Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2026-03-18

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 18
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
94 head
13 vs last sale 81 21 vs year ago 73 · +28.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
7 vs last sale 23 0 vs year ago 30 · +0.0%
Also sold hereGraded Holstein Steer SaleFri Aug 14, 2026Graded Feeder Cattle SaleFri Aug 7, 2026Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)Fri Apr 24, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for feeder and slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $419.81/cwt on 11 head, up $30.72 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 11 comparable sales and sits +44.83 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.
Average price
$419.81
30.72 vs prior sale
11 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,174
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.27
vs TN average
+3.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517423.302,18910thin
Medium and Large 2525385.002,0211thin
One grade step is worth $38.30/cwt here — about $168 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

11 sales
434398362327median 374.9801/0701/2103/2507/0808/19
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 sale11 hd
419.81
TN average15 barns · 379 hd
401.54
+18.27
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
+3.69
This barn, trailing median11 sales
374.98
+44.83
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,905200.003,8101thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,188178.462,1194thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,414171.512,4254thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average976149.931,46311

Every lot, as filed

30 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%1,000166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,6601
Bulls1,905200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,8101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,250182.61/cwt178.00–190.002,2833
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,414171.51/cwt165.00–176.002,4254
CowsLean 85-90%1,008154.92/cwt147.00–162.001,5628
CowsLean 85-90%890136.63/cwt136.00–137.001,2163
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750739326.58/cwt325.00–329.002,4135
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400365485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7702
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900880310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7285
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450410500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700675360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4301
BullsSmall 1300–350320525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6801
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550513425.05/cwt405.00–432.502,1819
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600555407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,2621
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700695337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,3461
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500455444.50/cwt444.50–444.502,0222
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450400560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,2401
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650635355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2542
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700685350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3981
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850810307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,4912
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550514445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2874
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600561391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,1944
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500472459.83/cwt452.50–465.002,1705
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450431470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0267
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550525590.00/cwt590.00–590.003,0981
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600560460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5761
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450405455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8431
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1941
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,6521
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0211

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.