Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to reporter absence last week, however, a higher undertone and high-quality offerings were noted for feeder classes when compared to sale two weeks ago.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $313.10/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −89.82 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$313.10

8 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.11

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	313.10	1,716	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale8 hd

313.10

—

TN average14 barns · 357 hd

295.99

+17.11

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−89.82

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	2,086	158.80	3,312	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,335	142.80	1,907	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	141.42	2,051	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	116.37	1,241	7thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	137.79	2,329	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,385	126.50	1,752	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,378	122.30	1,685	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	305.48/cwt	292.00–317.00	1,274	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	324.77/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,208	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	320.49/cwt	316.00–332.50	1,699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	281.99/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	963	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	339.14/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	267.75/cwt	267.50–268.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	355.56/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	326.16/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	257.68/cwt	246.00–269.00	1,611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	291.61/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	395.63/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,321	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	400–450	425	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	279	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,102	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	685	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	241.89/cwt	237.50–246.00	1,621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	300.79/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	353.22/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,335	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	335.98/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	268.64/cwt	267.50–271.00	1,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	351.53/cwt	332.50–362.50	1,490	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	600–650	615	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,617	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,298	155.45/cwt	153.50–157.50	3,572	2
Bulls	—	—	1,873	162.15/cwt	156.50–166.50	3,037	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	135.89/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,968	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,439	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	157.33/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,226	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	157.99/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,303	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,791	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,117	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	120.35/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,290	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	106.43/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,121	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	136.73/cwt	131.50–139.00	1,802	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,423	123.84/cwt	119.00–129.50	1,762	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,709	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	137.79/cwt	128.50–146.50	2,329	2

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 35Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 29Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 1Year ago 8

No market trends available due to reporter absence last week, however, a higher undertone and high-quality offerings were noted for feeder classes when compared to sale two weeks ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	337.50–342.50	339.14
6	350–400	372	315.00–335.00	324.77
3	400–450	417	292.00–317.00	305.48
3	450–500	460	285.00–300.00	291.61
5	500–550	536	279.00–285.00	281.99
2	550–600	570	267.50–268.00	267.75
2	600–650	625	246.00–269.00	257.68
3	650–700	670	237.50–246.00	241.89
1	800–850	845	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	334	390.00–400.00	395.63
6	350–400	378	350.00–360.00	353.22
4	400–450	424	332.50–362.50	351.53
4	450–500	470	330.00–355.00	335.98
5	500–550	530	316.00–332.50	320.49
3	550–600	578	295.00–305.00	300.79
3	650–700	670	267.50–271.00	268.64
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	277.50	277.50
1	600–650	615	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	685	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	963	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	482	350.00–361.00	355.56
6	500–550	538	322.50–335.00	326.16
2	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
2	850–900	898	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,298	153.50–157.50	155.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,873	156.50–166.50	162.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,448	130.00–144.00	135.89
2	—	1,458	151.00–165.00	157.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	123.50	123.50
3	—	1,415	150.00–161.00	157.33
4	—	1,318	131.50–139.00	136.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,072	116.00–124.00	120.35
2	—	1,053	102.00–110.00	106.43
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	123.50	123.50
1	—	1,320	129.50	129.50
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	110.00	110.00
8	—	1,423	119.00–129.50	123.84
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	128.50–146.50	137.79

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