Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to no sale last week in observance of Independence Day.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $310.81/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −92.11 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$310.81

5 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.25

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	310.81	1,734	5thin

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 sale5 hd

310.81

—

TN average11 barns · 223 hd

312.06

−1.25

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−92.11

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	1,751	202.68	3,548	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	163.06	2,286	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	162.80	1,960	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	147.43	1,638	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	158.89	2,325	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,558	154.48	2,407	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	139.13	1,548	11

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	313.61/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,515	4
Bulls	—	—	1,787	202.22/cwt	195.00–211.00	3,614	13
Bulls	—	—	1,515	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	3,394	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	169.76/cwt	169.50–170.00	2,190	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,220	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,035	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,049	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	132.51/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	326.61/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1Full	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	358.41/cwt	335.00–372.50	1,555	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	301.24/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	790	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	302.54/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	252.49/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	267.49/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	311.35/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	341.88/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	332.64/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	162.98/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,344	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	158.89/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,325	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	144.64/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	713	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	147.43/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,638	5
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,230	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	4,282	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	160.61/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,900	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,943	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	187.06/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,400	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,558	154.48/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,407	2

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 Jul 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 109Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 48Year ago 117

No market trends available due to no sale last week in observance of Independence Day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	315.00–340.00	326.61
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	433	320.00–345.00	332.64
4	450–500	483	305.00–320.00	313.61
4	550–600	561	300.00–310.00	302.54
2	600–650	628	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	713	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	790	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	355.00	355.00
5	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
13	400–450	434	335.00–372.50	358.41
3	450–500	465	325.00–355.00	341.88
2	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	573	310.00–312.00	311.35
4	600–650	610	300.00–305.00	301.24
3	650–700	680	260.00–277.50	267.49
4	700–750	722	245.00–265.00	252.49
1	800–850	805	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	865	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
7	500–550	540	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,787	195.00–211.00	202.22
1	—	1,515	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,230	192.00	192.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	169.50–170.00	169.76
1	—	1,480	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,438	159.00–167.00	162.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,111	140.00–155.00	147.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,183	155.00–167.00	160.61
1	—	1,340	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,283	180.00–192.00	187.06
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,053	130.00–137.00	132.51
6	—	1,163	142.00–149.00	144.64
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	156.00–164.00	158.89
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	152.00–157.00	154.48

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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