Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning cows sold 8.00 lower, with lean cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady, and no comparisons available for breaker cows due to limited comparable receipts but a lower undertone noted. Also 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 $417.50/cwt on 6 head, up $28.41 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 11 comparable sales and sits +42.52 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$417.50

▲ 28.41 vs prior sale

6 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.07

vs TN average

−12.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	417.50	2,296	6thin

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 sale6 hd

417.50

—

TN average15 barns · 569 hd

405.43

+12.07

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−12.91

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

+42.52

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	1,509	199.89	3,017	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	164.68	1,944	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	160.50	2,565	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	153.37	1,587	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,510	196.00	4,920	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,675	156.00	2,613	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,364	151.00	2,060	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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	162.52/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,887	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	172.23/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,149	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,675	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,613	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,565	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	153.37/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,587	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,364	151.00/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,060	4
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	265	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	444.63/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	503.02/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,836	5
Steers	Small 1	250–300	295	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	625.04/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	546	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	456.13/cwt	452.50–460.00	2,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	527.50/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	456.86/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	447.44/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,464	198.21/cwt	194.00–204.00	2,902	6
Bulls	—	—	1,780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,738	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,510	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	4,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	928	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	365.13/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,633	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 166Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 52Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 19Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,161	156.00–166.00	162.52
2	—	1,248	169.00–175.00	172.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	160.00–161.00	160.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	149.00–162.00	153.37
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	156.00	156.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	146.00–155.00	151.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,464	194.00–204.00	198.21
1	—	1,780	210.00	210.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,510	196.00	196.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00
1	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	620.00–630.00	625.04
1	350–400	365	630.00	630.00
1	400–450	415	610.00	610.00
2	450–500	470	452.50–460.00	456.13
4	500–550	521	420.00–465.00	444.63
1	650–700	670	392.50	392.50
1	800–850	805	297.50	297.50
3	850–900	875	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	500.00–555.00	527.50
2	900–950	928	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	490.00	490.00
1	600–650	615	430.00	430.00
1	800–850	820	331.00	331.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	600.00	600.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	553	492.50	492.50
2	650–700	655	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	445.00–450.00	447.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	546	423.00	423.00
3	650–700	653	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	525.00	525.00
5	350–400	365	470.00–520.00	503.02
3	400–450	427	445.00–465.00	456.86
6	450–500	473	469.00	469.00
1	550–600	570	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	360.00–370.00	365.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,775.00	3,775.00

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

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

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