Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available for feeder or slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $344.44/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −58.48 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$344.44

5 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+31.42

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	344.44	1,798	5thin

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 sale5 hd

344.44

—

TN average14 barns · 396 hd

313.02

+31.42

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−58.48

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	1,930	170.00	3,281	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	145.00	2,204	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	138.90	1,539	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	870	125.00	1,088	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	118.43	1,188	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	600–650	621	255.82/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	294.24/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,046	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1Fleshy	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	915	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	860	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	709	241.49/cwt	241.00–242.50	1,712	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	290.73/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	910	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	1050–1100	1,080	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	344.44/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	255.65/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,928	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	266.54/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	258.34/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,899	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	118.43/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,188	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,088	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,669	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	139.46/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,611	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	860	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,084	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,281	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	362.49/cwt	337.50–371.00	1,751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	386.83/cwt	345.00–415.00	1,489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	692	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	336.32/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1Fleshy	450–500	455	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	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 Mar 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 98Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 12Year ago 0

No market trends available for feeder or slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	327.50–345.00	336.32
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	517	287.50–297.50	294.24
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
6	600–650	621	255.00–260.00	255.82
2	700–750	713	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	423	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	709	241.00–242.50	241.49
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	692	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	835	245.00	245.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	860	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	915	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	550	372.50	372.50
3	650–700	668	282.50–295.00	290.73
1	700–750	700	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	910	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,080	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
5	350–400	385	345.00–415.00	386.83
4	450–500	483	337.50–371.00	362.49
5	500–550	522	340.00–362.50	344.44
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
5	650–700	681	257.50–270.00	266.54
3	700–750	735	257.50–260.00	258.34
4	750–800	754	242.50–260.00	255.65
2	900–950	938	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	117.00–119.00	118.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	149.00	149.00
5	—	1,155	132.00–143.00	139.46
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	126.00	126.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	170.00	170.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle