Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −79.98 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$295.00

4 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.63

vs TN average

−26.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	295.00	1,682	4thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.81, low $340.56, median $374.98 across 11 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 sale4 hd

295.00

—

TN average17 barns · 718 hd

307.63

−12.63

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−26.18

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−79.98

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	—	High	1,891	175.79	3,325	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	147.75	2,148	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	141.98	1,677	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	129.87	1,277	2thin

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	$1,900	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,770	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,293	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,145	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	353.61/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,694	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	403	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	424.80/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	361.68/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,834	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	397.56/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	319.25/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,500	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	329.81/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,398	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	388.24/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,242	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	350.69/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,333	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	336.37/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	850	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	238.75/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,737	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	200–250	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	433.54/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,357	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,900.00/head	1,300.00–2,300.00	1,900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,893.75/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,894	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,292.50/head	1,275.00–1,310.00	1,293	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bulls	—	—	1,998	179.24/cwt	178.50–180.00	3,581	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	173.49/cwt	169.50–175.50	3,158	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	140.18/cwt	133.50–147.50	1,623	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	129.87/cwt	128.00–131.50	1,277	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,256	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	146.22/cwt	137.00–150.00	2,107	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,488	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 Apr 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 92Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 26Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 6Year ago 6

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	313	420.00–455.00	433.54
6	350–400	364	410.00–430.00	424.80
6	400–450	425	330.00–390.00	361.68
11	450–500	479	330.00–370.00	353.61
4	500–550	511	327.50–342.50	336.37
1	550–600	565	307.50	307.50
2	600–650	638	292.00	292.00
2	750–800	780	237.50–240.00	238.75
1	950–1000	950	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	395.00–400.00	397.56
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	580	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	365.00	365.00
6	300–350	320	360.00–400.00	388.24
7	350–400	380	335.00–370.00	350.69
17	400–450	424	310.00–345.00	329.81
11	450–500	470	305.00–345.00	319.25
4	550–600	570	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	605	262.50	262.50
2	650–700	658	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	340.00	340.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,275.00–1,310.00	1,292.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,250	1,300.00–2,300.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,263	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,893.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,190.00	1,190.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,998	178.50–180.00	179.24
3	—	1,820	169.50–175.50	173.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,158	133.50–147.50	140.18
1	—	1,410	160.00	160.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	128.00–131.50	129.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,441	137.00–150.00	146.22
1	—	1,555	160.00	160.00

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

Heifers · 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