Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $327.64/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −75.28 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$327.64

12 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$24.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.51

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	333.75	1,872	9thin
Medium and Large 2	570	309.29	1,763	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.46/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale12 hd

327.64

—

TN average15 barns · 485 hd

356.15

−28.51

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−75.28

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	1,741	197.58	3,439	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	173.35	2,508	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	166.44	2,094	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	151.98	1,451	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,343	134.54	1,806	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)	1,450	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	800	$1,325	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,250	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2-3	—	800	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	700	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,771	197.37/cwt	187.00–210.00	3,495	9
Bulls	—	—	1,225	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,634	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,613	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	164.08/cwt	156.50–171.00	2,007	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	177.04/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,505	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	173.35/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	309.29/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	328.57/cwt	307.50–340.00	1,879	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	468.55/cwt	430.00–497.50	1,762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	394.03/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,698	5
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	381.65/cwt	355.00–392.50	1,771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	392.57/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	322.36/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	329.91/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,884	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	342.45/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	309.38/cwt	307.50–310.00	2,039	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	305.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	312.00/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	509.84/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	347.21/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	285	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	151.98/cwt	149.50–155.00	1,451	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,375	139.19/cwt	138.50–140.00	1,914	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	129.89/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	625	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,281	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 144Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 0

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,771	187.00–210.00	197.37
1	—	1,225	215.00	215.00
1	—	1,985	182.00	182.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,223	156.50–171.00	164.08
2	—	1,415	175.00–179.00	177.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,447	160.00–179.00	173.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	149.50–155.00	151.98
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	138.50–140.00	139.19
2	—	1,310	126.00–134.00	129.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	343	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	420	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	477	335.00–350.00	342.45
5	500–550	532	307.50–317.50	312.00
8	550–600	572	307.50–340.00	328.57
1	600–650	625	306.00	306.00
4	650–700	659	307.50–310.00	309.38
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	750	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	570	300.00–315.00	309.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	500.00–520.00	509.84
4	350–400	376	430.00–497.50	468.55
5	400–450	431	375.00–415.00	394.03
5	450–500	464	355.00–392.50	381.65
2	500–550	525	340.00–355.00	347.21
7	550–600	571	320.00–342.50	329.91
3	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	667	300.00–310.00	305.05
1	750–800	785	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	840	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	865	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	540.00	540.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	380.00–405.00	392.57
2	700–750	718	330.00–335.00	332.46
2	800–850	825	315.00–330.00	322.36
1	850–900	875	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	775	315.00	315.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle