Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady. No comparisons available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $286.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −88.73 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$286.25

4 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$17.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.35

vs TN average

−77.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	295.00	1,696	2thin
Medium and Large 2	555	277.50	1,540	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about $156 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

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 sale4 hd

286.25

—

TN average13 barns · 583 hd

326.60

−40.35

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−77.71

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−88.73

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	1,905	185.26	3,530	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,386	148.05	2,053	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,129	144.78	1,635	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	134.00	1,512	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,508	152.00	2,291	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,920	144.50	2,774	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,238	122.92	1,522	6thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,113	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,100	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,019	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,988	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,850	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,125.00/head	1,575.00–2,500.00	2,125	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	2,225.00/head	1,975.00–2,450.00	2,225	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,018.75/head	1,700.00–2,350.00	2,019	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	—	—	2,013	186.76/cwt	179.50–194.00	3,759	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	136.09/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,515	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	148.26/cwt	143.50–152.50	1,684	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	130.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,496	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	127.50/cwt	120.00–139.50	1,661	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	415	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,442	1
Bulls	Small 1	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Steers	Small 1Fleshy	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,859	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	255	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	944	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	326.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	377.63/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	339.81/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,132	2
Heifer Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,425.00/head	3,050.00–3,800.00	3,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,862.50/head	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,863	4
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	4,513	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,166	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,555	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,920	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	2,774	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	137.42/cwt	134.00–139.50	1,903	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	152.04/cwt	145.50–156.50	2,109	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,540	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,575	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,512	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	327.00/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	341.04/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,279	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	374.77/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	328.41/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,412	3

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 Nov 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 89Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 42Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 3Year ago 13

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady. No comparisons available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	2,550.00	2,550.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,170	1,575.00–2,500.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,217	1,975.00–2,450.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,075	1,700.00–2,350.00	2,018.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,725.00	1,725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,600.00	1,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	3,050.00–3,800.00	3,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,325.00	3,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,862.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,013	179.50–194.00	186.76
1	—	1,220	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,375	190.00	190.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	134.00–138.00	136.09
5	—	1,136	143.50–152.50	148.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	125.00–135.00	130.66
1	—	1,080	144.00	144.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	134.00–139.50	137.42
8	—	1,387	145.50–156.50	152.04
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,303	120.00–139.50	127.50
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	144.50	144.50
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	159.50	159.50
1	—	1,440	144.50	144.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	415	347.50	347.50
1	450–500	480	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	373	370.00–380.00	374.77
5	400–450	444	377.50	377.50
2	450–500	470	365.00–390.00	377.63
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	577	325.00–330.00	326.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
Steers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	312.50	312.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	995	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	333	335.00–345.00	339.81
6	350–400	375	325.00–360.00	341.04
3	400–450	430	320.00–340.00	328.41
5	450–500	480	320.00–335.00	327.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	277.50	277.50

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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