Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2026-09-16

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 16
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 55▼ 85 vs year ago 196 · −43.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 35▲ 18 vs year ago 35 · +51.4%
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 limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.16/cwt on 19 head, down $24.29 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −49.83 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.
Average price
$325.16
▼ 24.29 vs prior sale
19 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,810
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−9.98
vs TN average
−29.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557325.161,81019thin
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
434393352311median 374.9801/2103/1806/1708/1909/23
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.81, low $325.16, 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 sale19 hd
325.16
—
TN average14 barns · 616 hd
335.14
−9.98
National average171 barns · 9,246 hd
354.31
−29.15
This barn, trailing median11 sales
374.98
−49.83
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—Average1,642188.703,0988thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,368163.822,2418thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,350160.952,1734thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,022138.021,41011

Every lot, as filed

32 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500484327.44/cwt322.50–330.001,5853
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700650312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,0282
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650600320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9202
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800780290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2621
CowsLean 85-90%—978124.62/cwt120.00–130.001,2194
CowsLean 85-90%—1,150159.46/cwt159.00–160.001,8342
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,368163.82/cwt159.00–172.002,2418
CowsLean 85-90%—1,005140.17/cwt134.00–149.001,4095
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,165179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,0851
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,412154.94/cwt151.50–161.002,1883
Bulls——1,627185.80/cwt179.00–194.003,0237
Bulls——1,745209.00/cwt209.00–209.003,6471
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4061
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450430362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,5591
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515333.46/cwt332.00–335.001,7174
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600585319.28/cwt317.00–320.001,8684
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950940294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,7643
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650601350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1044
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750728298.42/cwt295.00–302.002,1722
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900854274.67/cwt272.00–280.002,3463
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526317.51/cwt310.00–325.001,6706
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750707330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3333
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9531
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500464374.90/cwt360.00–390.001,74010
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750732294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,1523
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600585333.33/cwt330.00–335.001,9503
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400385410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5791
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500480381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,8291
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550517332.49/cwt330.00–335.001,7194
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750716300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1485
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600595327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,9469
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500474340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6124

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.