Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $349.29/cwt on 7 head, up $8.73 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 11 comparable sales and sits −25.70 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$349.29

▲ 8.73 vs prior sale

7 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−29.12

vs TN average

−17.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	349.29	1,841	7thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

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 sale7 hd

349.29

—

TN average17 barns · 859 hd

378.41

−29.12

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

−17.40

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−25.70

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	1,649	214.37	3,536	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	181.41	2,221	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	177.33	2,636	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	159.09	1,714	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)	—	$3,550	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,550.00/head	2,800.00–4,300.00	3,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	178.07/cwt	170.50–182.00	2,261	4
Bulls	—	—	1,601	219.92/cwt	210.00–230.00	3,521	5
Bulls	—	—	1,305	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,493	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,235	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	184.74/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,178	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	176.14/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,602	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,961	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,293	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	147.79/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,578	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	162.68/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	396.23/cwt	395.00–397.50	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	465.07/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	416.74/cwt	407.50–435.00	1,746	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	374.59/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	438.99/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	450.29/cwt	427.50–460.00	1,855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	431.78/cwt	417.50–437.50	1,464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 59Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 51Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 4

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,800.00–4,300.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	560	412.50	412.50
3	650–700	652	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	785	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	455	352.50	352.50
1	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	410.00–460.00	438.99
3	350–400	357	450.00–480.00	465.07
4	400–450	412	427.50–460.00	450.29
2	450–500	458	395.00–397.50	396.23
3	500–550	532	365.00–395.00	374.59
1	550–600	550	377.50	377.50
1	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	735	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	417.50–437.50	431.78
11	400–450	419	407.50–435.00	416.74
4	450–500	480	398.00	398.00
6	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	570	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	628	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	170.50–182.00	178.07
4	—	1,179	184.00–185.00	184.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,477	169.00–185.00	176.14
1	—	1,575	188.00	188.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	175.00	175.00
3	—	1,068	143.00–152.00	147.79
5	—	1,037	158.00–171.00	162.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,601	210.00–230.00	219.92
1	—	1,305	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,235	210.00	210.00

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle