Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted for feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $406.68/cwt on 10 head, up $22.55 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 7 comparable sales and sits +3.76 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$406.68

▲ 22.55 vs prior sale

10 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.70

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	406.68	2,132	10thin

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 sale10 hd

406.68

—

TN average16 barns · 390 hd

393.99

+12.70

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

+3.76

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	1,589	226.59	3,600	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	182.07	2,223	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,361	181.46	2,469	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	946	161.44	1,528	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	168.00	2,377	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	158.25	1,696	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)	—	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$3,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,875	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	155.87/cwt	154.50–157.00	1,610	2
Bulls	—	—	1,380	221.71/cwt	220.00–224.00	3,060	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	176.44/cwt	166.00–185.00	2,033	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	176.32/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,285	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	343.61/cwt	332.50–355.00	2,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	364.19/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	436.73/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	545	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	399.09/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,948	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	410.76/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,128	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	414.14/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,677	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	286.49/cwt	286.00–287.50	2,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	521.03/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	466.50/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,801	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	435.16/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	434.84/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,418	7
Bulls	—	—	1,798	231.46/cwt	231.00–232.00	4,162	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	194.74/cwt	190.00–204.00	2,680	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,377	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	163.30/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,564	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 182Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	163.00	163.00
2	—	1,033	154.50–157.00	155.87
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	168.00	168.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	220.00–224.00	221.71
2	—	1,798	231.00–232.00	231.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,152	166.00–185.00	176.44
4	—	1,376	190.00–204.00	194.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,296	175.00–180.00	176.32
1	—	1,620	202.00	202.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	958	161.00–165.00	163.30
1	—	900	154.00	154.00

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	337	500.00–530.00	521.03
8	350–400	386	440.00–470.00	466.50
5	400–450	413	410.00–450.00	436.73
3	450–500	477	420.00	420.00
9	500–550	518	380.00–420.00	410.76
1	550–600	580	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	618	332.50–355.00	343.61
1	650–700	685	322.50	322.50
3	700–750	739	286.00–287.50	286.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	430.00–445.00	434.84
4	350–400	388	420.00–440.00	435.16
6	400–450	405	400.00–420.00	414.14
5	450–500	488	370.00–410.00	399.09
6	550–600	564	345.00–370.00	364.19
2	600–650	628	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	685	335.00	335.00
1	850–900	865	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	625	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	407.50	407.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	780	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	415.00	415.00
2	600–650	645	394.00	394.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	470	417.50	417.50
1	550–600	590	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,450.00	3,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,500.00	4,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,350.00	3,350.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle