Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

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 $346.49/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −56.44 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$346.49

28 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$37.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.55

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	352.45	1,924	23
Small 1	500	335.00	1,675	1thin
Medium and Large 2	568	315.04	1,789	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.41/cwt here — about $135 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 sale28 hd

346.49

—

TN average13 barns · 394 hd

360.04

−13.55

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−56.44

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	1,740	193.89	3,374	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,527	168.60	2,574	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	160.11	1,987	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	144.89	1,543	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,488	156.44	2,328	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,346	140.54	1,892	8thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	867	$2,017	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	750–800	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	328.07/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	412.57/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	325.99/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	292.29/cwt	275.00–305.00	2,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	386.68/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	334.48/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,900	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,080	2
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	500	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,675	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	750–800	780	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	336.32/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,769	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	413.71/cwt	380.00–460.00	1,568	5
Bulls	—	—	1,290	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,335	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,689	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,368	143.39/cwt	141.50–149.00	1,962	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,697	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	182.99/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,864	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,784	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	299.71/cwt	280.00–312.50	2,140	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	366.47/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,953	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	518.37/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	318.65/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,272	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	156.44/cwt	155.50–157.50	2,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	800–850	815	316.23/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	315.04/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,789	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	166.64/cwt	158.00–175.50	2,585	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	147.84/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,574	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,480	1
Bulls	—	—	1,812	192.52/cwt	184.00–203.00	3,488	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	161.62/cwt	154.50–170.50	2,006	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	151.04/cwt	149.50–152.50	1,873	2
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 179Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 47Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 33Year ago 20

No market trends available due to reporter absence last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	418	360.00–410.00	386.68
2	450–500	470	360.00	360.00
7	500–550	526	330.00–345.00	336.32
5	550–600	578	320.00–340.00	328.07
2	600–650	635	327.50	327.50
3	650–700	655	325.00–328.00	325.99
1	750–800	755	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	875	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	323	490.00–550.00	518.37
5	350–400	379	380.00–460.00	413.71
4	400–450	423	395.00–420.00	412.57
3	450–500	472	370.00–380.00	375.02
14	500–550	533	350.00–385.00	366.47
8	550–600	568	330.00–350.00	334.48
1	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	678	310.00–327.50	318.65
8	700–750	714	280.00–312.50	299.71
4	750–800	769	275.00–305.00	292.29
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	795	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	568	305.00–320.00	315.04
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	598	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	640	367.50	367.50
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	815	315.00–317.50	316.23
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	199.00	199.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	181.00	181.00
1	—	1,760	215.00	215.00
6	—	1,812	184.00–203.00	192.52
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	130.00–134.00	131.98
6	—	1,368	141.50–149.00	143.39
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	155.50–157.50	156.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,565	181.00–185.00	182.99
10	—	1,551	158.00–175.50	166.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	142.00–153.00	147.84
1	—	1,065	139.00	139.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,241	154.50–170.50	161.62
2	—	1,240	149.50–152.50	151.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	1,875.00	1,875.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle