Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

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 $426.13/cwt on 11 head, down $7.38 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 7 comparable sales and sits +23.21 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$426.13

▼ 7.38 vs prior sale

11 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.67

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	426.13	2,272	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale11 hd

426.13

—

TN average14 barns · 330 hd

429.80

−3.67

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

+23.21

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	1,862	202.20	3,765	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	177.02	2,090	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,597	173.94	2,778	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	158.85	1,549	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	150.00	1,688	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	568	414.85/cwt	405.00–422.50	2,356	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,044	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,450	203.96/cwt	203.00–205.00	4,997	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	3,601	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	2,822	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	201.47/cwt	198.00–210.00	3,502	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	172.41/cwt	166.00–180.50	2,033	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	190.84/cwt	185.00–198.00	2,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	446.48/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	488	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	442.18/cwt	410.00–467.50	2,246	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	393.07/cwt	370.00–399.00	2,382	5
Heifers	Small 1	850–900	855	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	413.41/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	710	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	460.69/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,972	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	502.66/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	475.03/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	356.54/cwt	347.50–375.00	2,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,218	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	2,934	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	173.61/cwt	167.00–182.00	2,863	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	158.85/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,549	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 106Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 46Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 4

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
3	250–300	278	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	320	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	358	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	418	475.00–530.00	502.66
2	450–500	458	470.00–480.00	475.03
6	500–550	508	410.00–467.50	442.18
4	550–600	568	405.00–422.50	414.85
5	600–650	606	370.00–399.00	393.07
2	700–750	720	357.50	357.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	545	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	465.00	465.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	374	440.00–450.00	446.48
6	400–450	428	445.00–490.00	460.69
4	450–500	479	430.00	430.00
3	600–650	609	347.50–375.00	356.54
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	445.00	445.00
2	700–750	710	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	855	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	445	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	507	450.00	450.00
3	600–650	617	400.00–420.00	413.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,450	203.00–205.00	203.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	223.00	223.00
1	—	1,555	181.50	181.50
5	—	1,738	198.00–210.00	201.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,179	166.00–180.50	172.41
2	—	1,185	185.00–198.00	190.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,540	190.50	190.50
5	—	1,649	167.00–182.00	173.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	156.00–162.00	158.85
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	150.00	150.00

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