Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2025-12-03

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 3
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
35 head
68 vs last sale 103 74 vs year ago 109 · 67.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
4 vs last sale 48 16 vs year ago 60 · 26.7%
Also sold hereGraded Holstein Steer SaleFri Aug 14, 2026Graded Feeder Cattle SaleFri Aug 7, 2026Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)Fri Apr 24, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.33/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits 56.65 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.
Average price
$318.33
3 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
21.85
vs TN average
52.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548318.331,7463thin
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
434398362327median 374.9801/0701/2103/2507/0808/19
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 sale3 hd
318.33
TN average12 barns · 802 hd
340.18
−21.85
National average194 barns · 19,992 hd
370.45
−52.12
This barn, trailing median11 sales
374.98
−56.65
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,654197.773,2709thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,518163.542,4837thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,228156.941,9278thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,010142.541,4405thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,860164.003,0501thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,380154.002,1251thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersSmall 1450–500455335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5241
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580332.50/cwt320.00–345.001,9292
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6671
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550540330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7822
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750715325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3241
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250220420.00/cwt420.00–420.009241
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,860164.00/cwt164.00–164.003,0501
CowsLean 85-90%1,029139.43/cwt133.00–144.001,4354
Bulls1,698204.57/cwt202.00–208.003,4742
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,510169.61/cwt168.00–172.002,5613
CowsLean 85-90%935155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4491
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,380154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,1251
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550515390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0091
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615292.32/cwt285.00–300.001,7982
SteersSmall 1400–450430370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5911
Bulls1,641195.83/cwt192.00–199.003,2147
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228156.94/cwt149.00–164.001,9278
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,524158.99/cwt152.00–164.002,4234
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550520330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7161
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7581
BullsSmall 1750–800760235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7861
BullsSmall 1400–450425327.50/cwt310.00–345.001,3922
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450440330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4521
HeifersSmall 1350–400373307.08/cwt295.00–320.001,1452

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.