Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2025-03-26

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 26
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
637 head
564 vs last sale 73 35 vs year ago 672 · 5.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
45 vs last sale 30 17 vs year ago 92 · 18.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
43 vs last sale 7 22 vs year ago 28 · +78.6%
Also sold hereGraded Holstein Steer SaleFri Aug 14, 2026Graded Feeder Cattle SaleFri Aug 7, 2026Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)Fri Apr 24, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Link to the Video/Board Sale Cattle; https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2228.pdf

No market trends available for feeder or slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts from last week's sale. Today's sale included the annual Customer Appreciation event. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 835 lbs., $280.60 per cwt., medium flesh, all black; 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 867 lbs., $278.25 per cwt., medium flesh, all black/bwf; and 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 912 lbs., $268.50 per cwt., medium flesh, all black/bwf.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $346.52/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 114.41 against this barn's trailing median of $460.92.
Average price
$346.52
44 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.11
vs TN average
17.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540346.521,87344
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales
503479454430median 460.9203/2503/2504/0104/2204/22
Steers 500–600 lb: high $488.79, low $444.29, median $460.92 across 3 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 sale44 hd
346.52
TN average13 barns · 404 hd
345.40
+1.11
National average170 barns · 13,177 hd
363.98
−17.46
This barn, trailing median3 sales
460.92
−114.41
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,528160.792,45710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,452142.732,0729thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,153134.791,55519
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,006120.961,2178thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,068115.001,2282thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,2305
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,156$1,8728
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,104$1,84511
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$1,6382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,5882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$1,4251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$1,1601thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$2,1583thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,375$2,8002thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,075$2,3252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,1002thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300284415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1795
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750710260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8462
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500463340.27/cwt330.00–350.001,5752
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750718270.52/cwt265.00–276.001,9422
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450432350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5128
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450446429.04/cwt385.00–435.001,9148
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700677295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9975
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850823230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8932
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550509346.88/cwt328.00–350.001,76612
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4251
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800763270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0602
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4281
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650626284.61/cwt276.00–289.001,78214
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8231
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600557325.24/cwt299.00–330.001,81244
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500484324.67/cwt310.00–350.001,57113
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550538323.15/cwt310.00–324.001,73934
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added300–350315345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0872
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,7691
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750735233.55/cwt230.00–237.001,7172
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450437336.21/cwt335.00–360.001,46922
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2402
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400363330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1982
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800768230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7662
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400387321.66/cwt320.00–325.001,2453
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650614335.45/cwt324.00–342.002,06017
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500474385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8254
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800770277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,1331
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600560349.24/cwt345.00–350.001,95616
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350330483.48/cwt450.00–515.001,5952
SteersSmall 1350–400375345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2941
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850833279.94/cwt272.00–280.602,33263
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600578329.18/cwt320.00–339.001,9038
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550511357.86/cwt355.00–359.001,8298
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900868276.50/cwt259.00–278.252,40066
SteersSmall 1Value Added350–400380370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4061
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950912266.98/cwt245.00–268.502,43562
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950925172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5961
Dairy HeifersLarge 31050–11001,080185.49/cwt184.00–187.002,0032
Dairy HeifersLarge 3700–750705172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2161
Dairy HeifersLarge 31150–12001,190177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,1121
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000970190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8431
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–900870165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4361
Dairy SteersLarge 11150–12001,175167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,9681
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2381
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700686286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,96217
BullsMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500484357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,7304
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600567313.01/cwt300.00–320.001,77511
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy300–350320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2801
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650615250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5381
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%890110.00/cwt110.00–110.009791
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,245120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4941
CowsBoner 80-85%1,260144.13/cwt142.00–149.001,8164
CowsBoner 80-85%1,125132.30/cwt126.00–139.501,48815
CowsLean 85-90%1,006120.96/cwt115.00–124.501,2178
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,543148.74/cwt147.50–150.002,2952
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,426141.01/cwt133.50–145.502,0117
Bulls1,639163.64/cwt152.00–172.002,6828
BullsLight Weight1,085149.38/cwt148.00–150.501,6212
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29001,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29171,741.67/head1,725.00–1,775.001,7423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,637.50/head1,475.00–1,800.001,6382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,587.50/head1,350.00–1,825.001,5882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,950.00/head1,725.00–2,275.001,9505
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29001,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1441,976.67/head1,500.00–2,375.001,9779
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Registered9002,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1172,325.00/head2,150.00–2,425.002,3253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,0002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-22,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550533280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4925
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400350375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3131
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320349.52/cwt335.00–355.001,1187
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463302.44/cwt295.00–305.001,4008
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450427312.94/cwt310.00–327.501,3366
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4581
HeifersSmall 1Fleshy450–500465255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1861
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450402440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7697
HeifersSmall 1350–400390280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0921
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700676284.22/cwt271.50–287.001,92134
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573285.88/cwt267.50–293.001,6387
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550524296.67/cwt295.00–300.001,5553
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750724265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9194
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400385390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5021
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450430389.83/cwt380.00–395.001,6763
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7701
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6681
BullsSmall 1400–450425327.94/cwt315.00–340.001,3942
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800785235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8451
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450447360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6093
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470337.60/cwt327.50–345.001,5873
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850835222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,8581
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620286.68/cwt285.00–290.001,7773
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,325.00/head2,150.00–2,500.002,3252
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3752,800.00/head2,750.00–2,850.002,8002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.