Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 15.00 lower with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $351.44/cwt on 14 head, down $55.24 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −51.48 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$351.44

▼ 55.24 vs prior sale

14 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$66.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.33

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	356.17	1,944	13thin
Small 1	570	290.00	1,653	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.17/cwt here — about $291 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

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 sale14 hd

351.44

—

TN average15 barns · 226 hd

344.11

+7.33

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−51.48

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	—	Low	1,579	209.17	3,302	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,506	168.90	2,543	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	164.81	1,925	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	148.83	1,490	5thin

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)	—	$2,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,250	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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	343.38/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,280	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	355.68/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,889	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	356.74/cwt	341.00–360.00	2,008	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	333.35/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,550	3
Bulls	—	—	1,305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	210.32/cwt	203.00–218.00	3,392	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	347.41/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	693	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	688	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	390.84/cwt	380.00–398.00	2,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	440	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	371.10/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	357.44/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	292.46/cwt	282.50–300.00	2,079	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	337.51/cwt	335.00–343.00	2,447	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	362.53/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,077	2
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	351.23/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,044	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,990	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	143.47/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,367	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	156.86/cwt	153.00–160.50	1,683	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,898	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	167.89/cwt	162.50–176.00	2,512	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,059	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	163.04/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,908	8

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 82Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 49Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 33

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 15.00 lower with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,775.00	2,775.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	525	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	573	360.00–365.00	362.53
3	600–650	630	352.50–360.00	357.44
4	650–700	664	337.50–350.00	343.38
8	700–750	725	335.00–343.00	337.51
1	750–800	760	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	915	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	412.50	412.50
3	500–550	530	380.00–398.00	390.84
5	650–700	688	367.50	367.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	531	350.00–360.00	355.68
6	550–600	563	341.00–360.00	356.74
2	600–650	603	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	667	325.00	325.00
9	700–750	711	282.50–300.00	292.46
1	850–900	880	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	865	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	330.00–335.00	333.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	365.00–377.50	371.10
7	500–550	539	344.00–355.00	347.41
8	550–600	582	340.00–360.00	351.23
1	700–750	730	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	760	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	693	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	200.00	200.00
8	—	1,613	203.00–218.00	210.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	142.00–145.00	143.47
2	—	1,073	153.00–160.50	156.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	180.00	180.00
11	—	1,496	162.50–176.00	167.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	179.00	179.00
8	—	1,170	157.00–170.00	163.04

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle