Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2026-09-02

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 2
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 116▼ 41 vs year ago 144 · −28.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 58▼ 18 vs year ago 72 · −25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 9 vs year ago 15 · −60.0%
Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleFri Sep 18, 2026Graded Holstein Steer SaleFri Sep 11, 2026Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)Fri Apr 24, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to reporter absence last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $325.00/cwt on 1 head, down $119.29 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −135.92 against this barn's trailing median of $460.92.
Average price
$325.00
▼ 119.29 vs prior sale
1 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−26.98
vs TN average
−46.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3500325.001,6251thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales
503479454430median 460.9203/2503/2504/0104/2204/22
Steers 500–600 lb: high $488.79, low $444.29, median $460.92 across 3 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 sale1 hd
325.00
—
TN average15 barns · 285 hd
351.98
−26.98
National average157 barns · 5,984 hd
371.39
−46.39
This barn, trailing median3 sales
460.92
−135.92
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,645198.633,2676thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,228171.502,1052thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,177160.851,89312
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,073143.391,5398thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,140179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,0411
Bulls—Light Weight—1,075210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,2581
CowsLean 85-90%—1,110134.21/cwt130.00–137.501,4903
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,030144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,4831
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,177160.15/cwt153.50–166.001,8859
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,250172.43/cwt171.00–174.002,1552
SteersSmall 1700–750730300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1901
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550500325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6251
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800788270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1283
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750705310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1861
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900860319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,74361
SteersSmall 1300–350340373.00/cwt373.00–373.001,2681
HeifersSmall 1350–400380327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,2451
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500475317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,5081
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added950–1000980276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,7051
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500474336.24/cwt335.00–340.001,5944
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450408350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4282
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full550–600597300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7913
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750735270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9851
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,315164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,1571
CowsLean 85-90%—1,051148.90/cwt142.00–160.001,5655
Bulls——1,759196.35/cwt190.00–200.003,4545
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450413366.73/cwt360.00–370.001,5153
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550510310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5811
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450431371.75/cwt370.00–375.001,6028
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——2,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——2,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——2,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——2,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751

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.