Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to reporter absence last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $268.64/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −134.28 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$268.64

11 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1

$53.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.83

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	278.45	1,559	9thin
Small and Medium 1	568	224.50	1,274	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.95/cwt here — about $285 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $433.51, low $351.44, median $402.92 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

268.64

—

TN average15 barns · 546 hd

282.47

−13.83

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−134.28

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,743	143.39	2,499	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,715	139.75	2,397	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	122.65	1,540	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	109.51	1,047	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,510	138.50	2,091	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,353	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$2,350	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,763	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Small and Medium 1Fleshy	500–550	545	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	379	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,364	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	268.06/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	239.72/cwt	238.00–242.50	1,654	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	302.70/cwt	298.00–309.00	1,601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	300.62/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,293	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	672	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	258.58/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	958	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	380	269.61/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,181	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	313.70/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	563	237.29/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1Fleshy	800–850	835	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	301.29/cwt	299.00–310.00	1,404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,028	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	300–350	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	770	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	259.44/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	338.92/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,227	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	400–450	437	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	310.46/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,338	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,352.50/head	1,825.00–2,880.00	2,353	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	143.39/cwt	139.00–147.50	2,499	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	102.97/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,035	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	112.78/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,050	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,491	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	127.10/cwt	120.50–136.00	1,665	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	115.97/cwt	115.50–116.50	1,363	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	2,304	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,510	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	2,091	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

Wed Feb 5, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 0Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 29

No market trends available due to reporter absence last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
5	350–400	362	335.00–340.00	338.92
10	400–450	431	305.00–315.00	310.46
5	450–500	466	299.00–310.00	301.29
4	500–550	529	298.00–309.00	302.70
4	550–600	586	250.00–274.00	268.06
6	600–650	610	256.00–264.00	259.44
13	650–700	690	238.00–242.50	239.72
1	800–850	800	226.00	226.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	437	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	300.00–318.00	313.70
3	350–400	393	312.00	312.00
5	400–450	430	280.00–306.00	300.62
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	574	250.00–263.00	258.58
2	600–650	638	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	297.00	297.00
7	650–700	672	238.00	238.00
1	750–800	770	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	260.00–280.00	269.61
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	230.00–245.00	237.29
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	958	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	227.00	227.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,125.00	2,125.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,450.00	1,450.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,400	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,825.00–2,880.00	2,352.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	139.00–147.50	143.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	102.00–104.00	102.97
4	—	931	109.00–117.00	112.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,700	135.50	135.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	120.50–136.00	127.10
2	—	1,175	115.50–116.50	115.97
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	138.50	138.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle