Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to market reporter absence last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.58/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −82.40 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$292.58

8 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−29.03

vs TN average

−82.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	292.58	1,624	8thin

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 sale8 hd

292.58

—

TN average15 barns · 617 hd

321.61

−29.03

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−82.31

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−82.40

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	1,813	194.07	3,519	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	160.28	2,436	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	150.04	1,729	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	128.37	1,380	9thin

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)	1,300	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1-2	—	1,300	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	191.60/cwt	190.00–193.00	3,238	2
Bulls	—	—	2,060	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	4,099	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	131.02/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,390	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	119.08/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,337	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	165.30/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,088	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	160.28/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,436	2
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Steers	Small 1Fleshy	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	278.55/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	325.33/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	311.44/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	266.95/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,831	5
Steers	Small 2	300–350	305	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	900	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	309.69/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	277.50/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	389.62/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	300.13/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	341.53/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	238.34/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	314.76/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,322	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,527	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,341	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	147.60/cwt	141.00–152.50	1,694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	220.03/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,921	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 117Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 39Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 23Year ago 4

No market trends available due to market reporter absence last week.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	190.00–193.00	191.60
1	—	2,060	199.00	199.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,061	128.00–135.00	131.02
2	—	1,123	117.00–121.00	119.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	162.00–168.00	165.30
1	—	965	139.00	139.00
8	—	1,148	141.00–152.50	147.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	158.00–163.00	160.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	377	310.00–335.00	325.33
4	400–450	420	310.00–330.00	314.76
3	450–500	482	305.00–320.00	311.44
5	500–550	539	280.00–310.00	300.13
2	550–600	585	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	670	270.00–287.50	278.55
3	750–800	775	235.00–240.00	238.34
2	850–900	873	210.00–230.00	220.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
Steers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	815	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	328	380.00–400.00	389.62
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	412	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	478	330.00–360.00	341.53
4	500–550	514	320.00–325.00	322.52
2	550–600	573	300.00–320.00	309.69
2	600–650	635	270.00–285.00	277.50
5	650–700	686	250.00–275.00	266.95
2	750–800	753	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	820	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00

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

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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