Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to reporter absence last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.98/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −78.94 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$323.98

10 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$15.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.83

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	325.54	1,754	9thin
Medium and Large 2	520	310.00	1,612	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.54/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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

323.98

—

TN average13 barns · 254 hd

339.81

−15.83

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−78.94

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	1,710	206.49	3,530	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,120	166.44	1,865	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	164.86	2,432	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	136.00	1,408	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,650	167.00	2,756	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,903	158.57	3,018	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,255	132.22	1,659	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-2	—	1,100	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	194.23/cwt	184.00–203.00	3,327	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	175.64/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,920	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	164.86/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,432	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,903	158.57/cwt	156.00–161.00	3,018	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,408	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	132.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,723	1
Steers	Small 1Value Added	400–450	433	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	347.68/cwt	343.00–360.00	1,839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	357.79/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	368.71/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,637	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,204	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	324.86/cwt	323.00–327.50	1,654	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	283.75/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	333.74/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,519	2
Bulls	—	—	1,706	218.75/cwt	213.00–223.00	3,732	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	161.84/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,835	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,650	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	326.23/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,745	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	798	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,254	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	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 Jun 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 60Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 67Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 11

No market trends available due to reporter absence last week.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,713	184.00–203.00	194.23
4	—	1,706	213.00–223.00	218.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	174.00–177.00	175.64
6	—	1,134	156.00–167.00	161.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,475	158.00–169.00	164.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	136.00	136.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,903	156.00–161.00	158.57
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	130.00–135.00	132.22
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	167.00	167.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
11	400–450	444	335.00–375.00	368.71
2	450–500	453	335.00	335.00
8	500–550	535	320.00–330.00	326.23
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	614	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	715	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	800	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	880	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	940	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	975	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	415	335.00–375.00	357.79
2	450–500	455	332.50–335.00	333.74
9	500–550	509	323.00–327.50	324.86
2	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	610	282.50	282.50
2	650–700	678	282.50–285.00	283.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	526	331.00	331.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	668	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	700	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
4	500–550	529	343.00–360.00	347.68
1	650–700	680	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
4	750–800	798	282.50	282.50

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