Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, higher-quality receipts and a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.02/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 2 of 11 comparable sales and sits −27.97 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$347.02

21 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.87

vs TN average

−12.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	347.02	1,849	21

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale21 hd

347.02

—

TN average15 barns · 655 hd

343.15

+3.87

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−12.78

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−27.97

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	—	Low	1,667	200.42	3,340	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	173.54	2,447	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	168.40	2,075	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	142.00	1,292	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,608	163.34	2,627	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,385	157.48	2,181	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,177	137.37	1,616	4thin

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)	1,050	$3,125	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	944	$2,959	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,700	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	933	$2,650	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,650	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$4,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	500–550	515	349.54/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,800	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	354.78/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	339.97/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	420.97/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,916	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	393.50/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,763	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	299.02/cwt	290.00–303.00	2,030	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	388.51/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,469	7
Bulls	—	—	1,810	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,349	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	128.48/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,494	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	146.26/cwt	138.00–153.00	1,740	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,581	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	173.54/cwt	169.50–179.00	2,447	6
Bulls	—	—	1,455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,274	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,125.00/head	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,125	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,067.86/head	2,775.00–3,250.00	3,068	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,700.00/head	2,300.00–3,250.00	2,700	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	167.76/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,100	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	152.23/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,640	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	199.28/cwt	190.00–210.00	3,338	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,292	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	167.51/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,647	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	157.48/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	249.90/cwt	240.00–270.00	2,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	415	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,085	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	186.94/cwt	178.00–192.00	2,455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	314.17/cwt	314.00–315.00	1,904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	296.68/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	372.95/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	403.41/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	498.31/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	418.16/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,401	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	497.48/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	383	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	356.89/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	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 Aug 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 117Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 47Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 4Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	445.00	445.00
5	300–350	335	390.00–430.00	418.16
7	350–400	378	380.00–390.00	388.51
2	400–450	433	347.50–362.50	354.78
8	450–500	472	355.00–370.00	356.89
12	500–550	515	340.00–362.50	349.54
3	550–600	558	335.00–350.00	339.97
6	600–650	606	314.00–315.00	314.17
9	650–700	679	290.00–303.00	299.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	397.50	397.50
5	550–600	556	353.00	353.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	425	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	308.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	382.50	382.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	480.00–515.00	498.31
3	300–350	318	395.00–435.00	420.97
3	350–400	377	400.00–405.00	403.41
10	400–450	448	390.00–407.50	393.50
2	450–500	463	345.00–400.00	372.95
5	500–550	544	340.00	340.00
9	550–600	572	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	677	290.00–300.00	296.68
2	700–750	735	290.00–295.00	292.48
3	800–850	834	240.00–270.00	249.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	475.00	475.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	495.00–500.00	497.48
3	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	413	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	475	425.00	425.00
4	500–550	534	365.00	365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,455	225.00	225.00
8	—	1,675	190.00–210.00	199.28
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	128.00–129.00	128.48
2	—	1,190	138.00–153.00	146.26
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,580	167.00–168.00	167.51
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	157.00–158.00	157.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,410	169.50–179.00	173.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,252	160.00–174.00	167.76
3	—	1,077	149.00–155.00	152.23
3	—	1,313	178.00–192.00	186.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	950	2,775.00–3,250.00	3,067.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,113	2,300.00–3,250.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	933	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	4,200.00	4,200.00

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

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