Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady with no comparisons for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $402.92/cwt on 18 head, up $45.45 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$402.92

▲ 45.45 vs prior sale

18 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$34.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.04

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	404.86	2,305	17thin
Small 1	535	370.00	1,980	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.86/cwt here — about $326 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 sale18 hd

402.92

—

TN average16 barns · 383 hd

433.96

−31.04

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

+0.00

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	—	High	1,816	206.02	3,742	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,115	171.65	1,914	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,298	171.65	2,228	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	152.19	1,602	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	178.00	2,901	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,200	153.94	1,847	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)	—	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,975	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	402.35/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,338	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	505.87/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,206	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	596.07/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	379.98/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	843	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	361.23/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	763	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	475.63/cwt	462.50–507.50	2,254	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	354.84/cwt	342.50–375.00	2,392	5
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	270	452.01/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,220	3
Steers	Small 1	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	205	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	416.56/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	623	319.14/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,988	3
Bulls	Small 1	800–850	820	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,235	1
Bulls	Small 1	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	490	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,083	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,940	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	170.30/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,790	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	181.59/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,284	3
Bulls	—	—	1,475	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,083	1
Bulls	—	—	1,717	198.70/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,412	3
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	5,524	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,267	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,298	158.59/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,058	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	141.68/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,421	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	154.82/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,649	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,901	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	171.65/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	835	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	764	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,181	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,389	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	705	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	483.12/cwt	450.00–502.50	1,797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	409.69/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,155	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	480.91/cwt	457.50–500.00	1,977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	432.38/cwt	429.00–442.50	2,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	562.57/cwt	545.00–580.00	1,980	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	357.82/cwt	332.50–370.00	2,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,440	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 Feb 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 114Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady with no comparisons for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	640.00	640.00
3	250–300	272	580.00–620.00	596.07
2	300–350	323	625.00	625.00
4	350–400	352	545.00–580.00	562.57
11	400–450	436	495.00–520.00	505.87
9	450–500	474	462.50–507.50	475.63
3	500–550	515	412.50–420.00	416.56
14	550–600	581	395.00–425.00	402.35
2	600–650	613	375.00–385.00	379.98
5	650–700	674	342.50–375.00	354.84
3	700–750	734	332.50–370.00	357.82
2	750–800	778	328.00	328.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	763	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	315	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	490	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	623	317.50–320.00	319.14
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	820	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	452.50	452.50
1	700–750	735	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	392.50	392.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	515.00	515.00
3	300–350	302	515.00	515.00
10	350–400	372	450.00–502.50	483.12
5	400–450	411	457.50–500.00	480.91
4	450–500	485	429.00–442.50	432.38
5	500–550	526	400.00–430.00	409.69
3	550–600	573	387.50	387.50
1	650–700	690	327.50	327.50
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	623	360.00–362.50	361.23
5	750–800	764	317.50	317.50
2	800–850	843	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	415.00–470.00	452.01
2	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	417.50	417.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	600.00	600.00
1	800–850	835	330.00	330.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	154.00	154.00
9	—	1,051	163.00–175.00	170.30
3	—	1,258	179.00–184.00	181.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	139.00–144.00	141.68
8	—	1,065	149.00–163.00	154.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	167.00–174.00	171.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	209.00	209.00
3	—	1,717	195.00–205.00	198.70
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,455	225.00	225.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,298	156.00–163.00	158.59
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	178.00	178.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00

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