Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

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 $358.27/cwt on 6 head, down $44.65 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits −44.65 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$358.27

▼ 44.65 vs prior sale

6 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$9.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−69.67

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	359.92	2,034	5thin
Medium and Large 2	535	350.00	1,873	1thin

One grade step is worth $9.92/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

358.27

—

TN average14 barns · 315 hd

427.93

−69.67

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−44.65

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	1,817	200.20	3,637	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	165.41	2,096	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,339	161.50	2,162	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,204	139.41	1,678	3thin

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)	—	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,444	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,988	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,975	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,300	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,163	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,125	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	700–750	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,443.75/head	2,225.00–2,700.00	2,444	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	431.75/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	540.71/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	165.41/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,096	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	446.82/cwt	425.00–457.50	2,131	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	307.42/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,707	197.93/cwt	189.00–204.00	3,379	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,746	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	141.61/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,682	2
Bulls	—	—	2,145	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	4,440	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	163.25/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,377	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	338.12/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,276	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	595	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	342.52/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	464.72/cwt	445.00–505.00	1,980	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	541.06/cwt	500.00–615.00	1,785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	511.67/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,949	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	348.65/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	514.34/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	486.21/cwt	460.00–515.00	1,556	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,987.50/head	1,875.00–2,100.00	1,988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,162.50/head	3,025.00–3,300.00	3,163	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 Mar 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 63Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 38Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 9Year ago 7

No market trends available 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
4	300–350	330	500.00–615.00	541.06
6	350–400	381	500.00–540.00	511.67
5	400–450	426	445.00–505.00	464.72
3	450–500	477	425.00–457.50	446.82
1	500–550	505	405.00	405.00
4	550–600	580	340.00–355.00	348.65
4	650–700	673	330.00–342.50	338.12
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	775	295.00–320.00	307.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	520.00–560.00	540.71
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	555.00	555.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	283	500.00–530.00	514.34
2	300–350	320	460.00–515.00	486.21
1	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	424	430.00–435.00	431.75
2	550–600	560	340.00–345.00	342.52
1	600–650	620	342.50	342.50
1	650–700	670	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	470.00	470.00
1	700–750	745	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	480.00	480.00
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,225.00–2,700.00	2,443.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,875.00–2,100.00	1,987.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,975.00	2,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,025.00–3,300.00	3,162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,267	160.00–169.00	165.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	158.00	158.00
4	—	1,456	160.00–168.00	163.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,707	189.00–204.00	197.93
1	—	2,145	207.00	207.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	140.00–144.00	141.61
1	—	1,235	135.00	135.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle