Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established on Feeder Cattle due to lite receipts. Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.98/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −63.94 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$338.98

10 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.83

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	338.98	1,803	10thin

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 sale10 hd

338.98

—

TN average9 barns · 174 hd

335.15

+3.83

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−63.94

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	1,689	206.78	3,492	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	166.91	2,298	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	153.42	1,761	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	140.72	1,418	6thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	166.00	2,822	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	155.00	2,054	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	128.95	1,250	5thin

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)	1,150	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,800	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,667	199.88/cwt	190.00–207.00	3,332	9
Bulls	—	—	1,713	214.55/cwt	210.00–227.00	3,675	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	150.62/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,713	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	140.72/cwt	132.00–148.00	1,418	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	135.03/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,294	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	124.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	324.87/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,559	4
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	660	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	344.35/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,794	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	373.23/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,325	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,984	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,582	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,584	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,530	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	163.11/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,186	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,822	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 49Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 49Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 11

No trends established on Feeder Cattle due to lite receipts. Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady to 5.00 lower.

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,667	190.00–207.00	199.88
8	—	1,713	210.00–227.00	214.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,137	142.00–157.00	150.62
2	—	1,195	165.00–167.00	166.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,008	132.00–148.00	140.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	174.00–175.00	174.50
4	—	1,340	159.00–166.00	163.11
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	134.00–136.00	135.03
3	—	977	120.00–130.00	124.90
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,520	170.00	170.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	166.00	166.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	527	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	495	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	363	382.50	382.50
3	400–450	418	377.50	377.50
4	450–500	480	320.00–330.00	324.87
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	355	360.00–385.00	373.23
3	400–450	437	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	465	355.00	355.00
8	500–550	521	335.00–360.00	344.35
1	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	775	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle