Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends established, due to no report previous week. To view 1 load of feeder cattle sold on video click here: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2228.pdf

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.46/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −70.52 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$304.46

10 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$9.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.28

vs TN average

−35.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	308.28	1,680	6thin
Medium and Large 2	525	298.74	1,568	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.54/cwt here — about $112 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale10 hd

304.46

—

TN average14 barns · 835 hd

337.74

−33.28

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−35.72

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−70.52

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	—	High	1,664	188.37	3,134	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	162.17	2,520	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,174	154.73	1,817	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,045	125.46	1,311	11

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	322.42/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	300.77/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	305.19/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	314.86/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	361.51/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,222	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	291.09/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	353.91/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,685	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	348.04/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	340.15/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	298.81/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	323.40/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	363.41/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	387.58/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,453	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,761	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	162.17/cwt	158.00–169.50	2,520	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	129.05/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,303	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	149.06/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,675	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	86.29/cwt	80.00–100.00	709	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	208.26/cwt	200.00–214.00	3,499	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	156.70/cwt	156.00–157.50	1,642	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,044	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	159.75/cwt	153.00–169.00	1,935	17
Bulls	—	—	1,747	189.13/cwt	183.00–193.00	3,304	5
Bulls	—	—	1,548	172.51/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,670	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	121.21/cwt	110.00–136.00	1,499	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	148.05/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	375.16/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	290.04/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	298.74/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	295.94/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	291.35/cwt	260.00–350.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	293.57/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	363.71/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,848	4

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 0Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 0Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 5

No trends established, due to no report previous week. To view 1 load of feeder cattle sold on video click here: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2228.pdf

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	435.00	435.00
6	300–350	338	360.00–370.00	361.51
2	350–400	383	370.00–380.00	375.16
2	400–450	413	335.00–345.00	340.15
7	450–500	476	342.00–360.00	353.91
3	500–550	530	310.00–325.00	314.86
2	550–600	565	285.00–295.00	290.04
5	600–650	624	280.00–295.00	291.09
1	650–700	665	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	375	270.00–335.00	300.77
4	400–450	428	280.00–310.00	295.94
3	450–500	477	270.00–325.00	293.57
4	500–550	525	295.00–300.00	298.74
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	760	210.00–230.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	508	360.00–365.00	363.71
2	550–600	568	320.00–325.00	322.42
1	900–950	905	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
3	300–350	322	260.00–350.00	291.35
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	473	300.00–310.00	305.19
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	745	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	845	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	890	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	375	380.00–400.00	387.58
3	400–450	434	360.00–365.00	363.41
5	450–500	469	335.00–360.00	348.04
3	500–550	520	310.00–330.00	323.40
5	550–600	568	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	618	290.00–295.00	292.47
4	650–700	680	295.00–300.00	298.81
1	700–750	730	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	790	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,554	158.00–169.50	162.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	124.00–134.00	129.05
6	—	1,124	146.00–151.00	149.06
17	—	1,211	153.00–169.00	159.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	80.00–100.00	86.29
2	—	1,048	156.00–157.50	156.70
3	—	1,237	110.00–136.00	121.21
3	—	1,075	143.00–153.00	148.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	200.00–214.00	208.26
5	—	1,747	183.00–193.00	189.13
4	—	1,548	166.00–177.00	172.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,400.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle