Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $423.64/cwt on 4 head, down $9.88 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 7 comparable sales and sits +20.71 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$423.64

▼ 9.88 vs prior sale

4 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,373

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$48.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.97

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	435.68	2,427	3thin
Medium and Large 2	570	387.50	2,209	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.18/cwt here — about $218 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 sale4 hd

423.64

—

TN average14 barns · 387 hd

438.60

−14.97

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

+20.71

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	1,702	207.77	3,536	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	175.69	2,445	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	175.24	2,124	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	163.36	1,725	9thin

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)	—	$1,975	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	Lean 85-90%	—	905	153.69/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,391	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	173.90/cwt	166.00–186.00	2,405	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	175.24/cwt	167.00–184.00	2,124	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,774	2
Bulls	—	—	2,160	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,752	1
Bulls	—	—	1,651	206.41/cwt	195.00–214.00	3,408	9
Steers	Small 1	250–300	290	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	492.03/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	486.44/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,834	3
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	1
Steers	Small 1	300–350	330	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,191	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	356.25/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	438.12/cwt	430.00–442.50	2,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	429.77/cwt	422.50–437.50	2,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	488.79/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,210	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	433.50/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	473.10/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,954	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	166.12/cwt	159.00–172.00	1,826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	484.71/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,288	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	589.93/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	539.74/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	599.41/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	361.22/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	513	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	492.60/cwt	475.00–521.00	2,227	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	381.26/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,146	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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 791Year ago 33

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 125Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 79Year ago 3

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	152.00–155.00	153.69
7	—	1,099	159.00–172.00	166.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,383	166.00–186.00	173.90
2	—	1,460	190.00	190.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,212	167.00–184.00	175.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,160	220.00	220.00
9	—	1,651	195.00–214.00	206.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	330	535.00	535.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	690.00	690.00
5	350–400	386	567.50	567.50
5	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
6	450–500	472	475.00–510.00	484.71
10	500–550	523	470.00–510.00	488.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	680.00	680.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	590.00	590.00
2	250–300	290	525.00–555.00	539.74
1	300–350	310	535.00	535.00
3	350–400	377	480.00–495.00	486.44
10	400–450	413	460.00–485.00	473.10
4	450–500	488	430.00–442.50	438.12
2	500–550	525	425.00–442.50	433.50
2	550–600	563	380.00–382.50	381.26
1	600–650	610	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	575	360.00–362.50	361.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	570.00–610.00	599.41
2	350–400	353	580.00–600.00	589.93
5	400–450	424	480.00–500.00	492.03
13	450–500	452	475.00–521.00	492.60
1	500–550	525	447.50	447.50
2	550–600	573	422.50–437.50	429.77
2	650–700	673	355.00–357.50	356.25
1	750–800	785	327.50	327.50
3	800–850	833	299.00	299.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	387.50	387.50
1	600–650	630	347.50	347.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Cattle