Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established on feeder calves, due to light receipts. Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls Steady to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $286.99/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −87.99 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$286.99

5 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.57

vs TN average

−52.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	296.65	1,682	3thin
Medium and Large 2	558	272.50	1,519	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.15/cwt here — about $163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale5 hd

286.99

—

TN average14 barns · 582 hd

320.56

−33.57

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−52.89

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−87.99

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	1,804	200.56	3,618	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	166.80	2,042	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,493	165.25	2,468	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,144	140.80	1,610	8thin

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)	—	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	—	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,949	187.77/cwt	179.00–195.00	3,660	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	161.55/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,998	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,379	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	152.14/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,922	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	177.93/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,213	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	142.66/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,498	2
Steers	Small 1	250–300	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	308.30/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	296.65/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	407.14/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	210.00/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	366.11/cwt	359.00–370.00	1,574	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	130.51/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,426	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	143.53/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,600	3
Bulls	—	—	1,721	207.87/cwt	202.00–215.00	3,577	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	164.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,502	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 May 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 108Year ago 72

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 71Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 10

No trends established on feeder calves, due to light receipts. Slaughter Cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls Steady to 10.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,949	179.00–195.00	187.77
7	—	1,721	202.00–215.00	207.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,237	154.00–168.00	161.55
10	—	1,244	172.00–185.00	177.93
2	—	1,050	137.00–148.00	142.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	157.00	157.00
4	—	1,520	160.00–170.00	164.63
1	—	1,365	176.00	176.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	151.00–153.00	152.14
3	—	1,093	126.00–133.00	130.51
3	—	1,115	139.00–149.00	143.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	400.00–415.00	407.14
3	400–450	427	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	815	190.00–230.00	210.00
1	900–950	935	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
9	400–450	430	359.00–370.00	366.11
1	450–500	460	357.50	357.50
3	550–600	567	290.00–300.00	296.65
1	800–850	815	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	275.00–350.00	308.30
1	650–700	650	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	905	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle