Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower with exception of boning cows and slaughter bulls too few to trend. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $364.28/cwt on 14 head, up $10.56 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 11 comparable sales and sits −10.71 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$364.28

▲ 10.56 vs prior sale

14 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.93

vs TN average

−49.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	364.28	1,940	14thin

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 sale14 hd

364.28

—

TN average15 barns · 649 hd

367.21

−2.93

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−49.20

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−10.71

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	1,923	183.91	3,537	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	157.07	2,534	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	146.37	1,759	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	132.35	1,363	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	142.50	1,952	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,803	135.24	2,438	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,253	131.04	1,641	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)	1,300	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,088	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	1
Steers	Small 1Value Added	500–550	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	419.92/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	652	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,324	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	399	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,075	4
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	420	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Small 1Value Added	300–350	320	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,216	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,803	135.24/cwt	135.00–135.50	2,438	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	157.07/cwt	152.50–162.00	2,534	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,952	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	146.37/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,759	11
Bulls	—	—	1,750	187.86/cwt	186.00–190.00	3,288	2
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,270	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,995	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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	—	1,300	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	367.09/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,920	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	347.39/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	458	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	416.64/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	990	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	316.01/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,253	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	135.22/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,359	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,363	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,335	134.72/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,799	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	853	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,058	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	—	2,087.50/head	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,088	2

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 Jan 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 111Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 46Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	388	415.00–430.00	419.92
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
5	450–500	467	400.00	400.00
12	500–550	523	362.50–380.00	367.09
2	550–600	590	335.00–360.00	347.39
2	600–650	640	320.00–330.00	325.00
5	700–750	713	310.00–317.50	316.01
1	900–950	910	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	623	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	652	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	420	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	990	240.00	240.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	600.00	600.00
1	650–700	675	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	630.00	630.00
3	400–450	442	410.00–430.00	416.64
1	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
2	550–600	560	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	830	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	399	520.00	520.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	853	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	135.00–135.50	135.24
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	142.50	142.50
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	134.00–135.00	134.72
1	—	1,005	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,613	152.50–162.00	157.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,202	139.00–154.00	146.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,005	131.00–144.00	135.22
1	—	1,155	118.00	118.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	186.00–190.00	187.86
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,270	176.00	176.00

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	—	800	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,087.50

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle