Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.01/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −43.98 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$331.01

10 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$53.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.36

vs TN average

−66.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	338.76	1,817	8thin
Medium and Large 2	590	315.00	1,859	1thin
Small 1	535	285.00	1,525	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.76/cwt here — about $292 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

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

331.01

—

TN average15 barns · 647 hd

352.37

−21.36

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−66.85

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−43.98

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	1,783	187.86	3,350	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,364	159.28	2,173	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	154.00	1,884	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	131.10	1,247	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,490	154.50	2,302	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	138.56	1,667	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,550	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,025	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$2,213	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	300–350	310	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	273.75/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,195	3
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Small 2	250–300	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	340.01/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,812	7
Steers	Small 1	400–450	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	167.21/cwt	166.00–169.50	2,154	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	138.56/cwt	136.00–141.50	1,667	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	134.80/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,339	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	153.45/cwt	146.00–161.00	1,932	7
Bulls	—	—	1,783	187.86/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,350	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,212.50/head	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,213	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,975.00/head	2,750.00–3,200.00	2,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	590	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,859	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,183	142.00/cwt	139.50–145.00	1,680	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,100	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	160.69/cwt	150.00–166.50	2,201	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	2,302	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	136.11/cwt	134.00–139.50	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	667	283.30/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	328.35/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	365.63/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	311.20/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	352.14/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	303.33/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	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 Oct 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 149Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 39Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 3Year ago 3

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	342.50	342.50
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	535	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	313	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
7	400–450	423	335.00–360.00	352.14
1	450–500	475	345.00	345.00
7	500–550	533	335.00–345.00	340.01
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	603	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	695	300.00–305.00	303.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	667	270.00–290.00	283.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	355.00–375.00	365.63
2	600–650	645	262.50–285.00	273.75
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	490	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	365	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	530	320.00–335.00	328.35
3	600–650	608	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	660	305.00–317.50	311.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	510	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	582	365.00	365.00
3	650–700	663	331.00	331.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	166.00–169.50	167.21
7	—	1,259	146.00–161.00	153.45
2	—	1,003	134.00–139.50	136.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	120.00	120.00
3	—	993	130.00–139.00	134.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	139.50–145.00	142.00
1	—	1,685	184.00	184.00
7	—	1,370	150.00–166.50	160.69
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	136.00–141.50	138.56
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	154.50	154.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	185.00–190.00	187.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	2,750.00–3,200.00	2,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,100	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,212.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00

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