Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2025-04-23

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 23
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
24 head
93 vs last sale 117 85 vs year ago 109 · 78.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
9 vs last sale 41 25 vs year ago 57 · 43.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
9 vs last sale 17 7 vs year ago 1 · +700.0%
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

No Trends Established. To view 65 head of cattle sold on video click here: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams 2228.pdf

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $270.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 82.56 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.
Average price
$270.00
1 head · 695 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,877
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
7.06
vs TN average
32.19 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1695270.001,8771thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
270.00
TN average13 barns · 232 hd
277.06
−7.06
National average170 barns · 10,138 hd
302.19
−32.19
This barn, trailing median2 sales
352.56
−82.56
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
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,246140.661,75312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,541140.502,1665thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,182124.581,47210

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$1,9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,9502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$1,9251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,050$1,8852thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,025$1,7251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)750$1,5251thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800770230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7711
CowsLean 85-90%1,165112.89/cwt108.00–120.001,3152
CowsLean 85-90%85073.00/cwt73.00–73.006211
CowsLean 85-90%1,135140.97/cwt140.00–142.001,6002
CowsBoner 80-85%1,247151.75/cwt149.00–154.001,8923
CowsBoner 80-85%1,120124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3891
CowsBoner 80-85%1,262138.58/cwt132.00–144.001,7498
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450400320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2801
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850830240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9921
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 27501,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
BullsSmall 1500–550510275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4031
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900880222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,9581
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700695270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8771
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850845250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1131
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950905237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,1491
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000965215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2751,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400380395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5011
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450410362.44/cwt360.00–365.001,4862
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3432
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450408410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6732
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450410260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0661
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000960237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,2801
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8292
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750745280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0861
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450410335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3741
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,598136.37/cwt135.00–138.502,1794
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,315157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,0651
CowsLean 85-90%1,273133.01/cwt128.00–138.001,6935
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28751,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29501,820.00/head1,820.00–1,820.001,8201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0251,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251

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.