Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

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 $380.00/cwt on 5 head, up $22.52 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits −22.92 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$380.00

▲ 22.52 vs prior sale

5 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$43.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.14

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	388.75	2,163	4thin
Small 1	555	345.00	1,915	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.75/cwt here — about $249 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 sale5 hd

380.00

—

TN average14 barns · 383 hd

419.14

−39.14

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−22.92

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	1,721	201.62	3,470	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	172.59	2,195	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	172.56	2,536	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	152.47	1,605	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,473	157.04	2,313	2thin

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)	—	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,850	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
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	339	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,661	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	181.16/cwt	176.00–190.00	2,534	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	167.70/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,011	7
Bulls	—	—	1,842	200.03/cwt	195.00–204.00	3,685	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,150	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,277	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,203	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	156.24/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	580.77/cwt	560.00–595.00	2,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	398.16/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	439.28/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,924	7
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	410	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,456	1
Steers	Small 1Value Added	700–750	715	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	316.23/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	838	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	436.17/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	341.07/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,244	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,075	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	172.09/cwt	161.50–179.00	2,492	4
Bulls	—	—	1,930	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,053	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,473	157.04/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,313	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	142.43/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	332.62/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	524.17/cwt	485.00–560.00	2,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	451.71/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	402.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	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 Feb 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 51Year ago 35

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 43Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 41Year ago 1

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
3	300–350	339	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	410	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	720.00	720.00
1	300–350	345	560.00	560.00
3	350–400	378	560.00–595.00	580.77
3	400–450	412	485.00–560.00	524.17
4	450–500	476	420.00–455.00	436.17
2	500–550	523	435.00	435.00
3	650–700	682	320.00–345.00	332.62
4	750–800	763	315.00–320.00	316.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	838	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	397.50	397.50
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	590	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	450.00–455.00	451.71
7	400–450	438	420.00–445.00	439.28
2	450–500	450	400.00–405.00	402.50
4	500–550	535	390.00–402.50	398.16
1	650–700	650	342.50	342.50
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	460	437.50	437.50
7	650–700	658	330.00–343.00	341.07
1	700–750	735	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	382.50	382.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,399	176.00–190.00	181.16
7	—	1,199	162.00–172.00	167.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,585	194.00	194.00
4	—	1,448	161.50–179.00	172.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,047	149.00–162.00	156.24
3	—	1,068	141.00–143.00	142.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,842	195.00–204.00	200.03
1	—	1,930	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	198.00	198.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	156.00–158.00	157.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	3,850.00	3,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle