Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

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 $340.78/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −62.14 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$340.78

6 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$33.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.01

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	346.43	1,962	5thin
Medium and Large 2	520	312.50	1,625	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.93/cwt here — about $337 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale6 hd

340.78

—

TN average14 barns · 320 hd

348.78

−8.01

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−62.14

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	1,864	194.94	3,633	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	155.60	2,196	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,345	152.72	2,054	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	129.20	1,452	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,338	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	2
Bulls	Small 1Full	600–650	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	2,337.50/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,338	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,916	193.90/cwt	187.00–199.50	3,715	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,896	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,283	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	153.54/cwt	148.50–157.50	2,041	6
Bulls	—	—	2,023	206.49/cwt	205.00–208.00	4,177	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	157.87/cwt	157.00–159.50	2,349	4
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	355.54/cwt	335.00–362.50	2,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	309.96/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	303.76/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	830	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,350	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,619	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	129.20/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,452	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	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 Dec 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 35Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 44Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 6

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	450	413.00	413.00
4	550–600	583	335.00–362.50	355.54
4	650–700	663	295.00–315.00	303.76
1	800–850	820	275.00	275.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	830	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	875	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	770	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	662	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	603	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	464	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	618	300.00–320.00	309.96
2	650–700	678	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	345.00	345.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,163	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,337.50
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,916	187.00–199.50	193.90
2	—	2,023	205.00–208.00	206.49
1	—	1,335	176.00	176.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	134.50	134.50
1	—	1,375	166.00	166.00
6	—	1,329	148.50–157.50	153.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,488	157.00–159.50	157.87
1	—	1,105	146.50	146.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	124.00–138.00	129.20

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

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