Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 16.00 lower with slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $330.49/cwt on 25 head, down $20.95 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −72.43 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$330.49

▼ 20.95 vs prior sale

25 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.48

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	330.49	1,874	25

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 $330.49, 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 sale25 hd

330.49

—

TN average14 barns · 372 hd

340.97

−10.48

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−72.43

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	1,726	187.27	3,233	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	150.53	1,869	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	149.03	2,202	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,248	135.71	1,694	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,663	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,425	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,275	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,550	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,075	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,210	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	3,768	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	147.37/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,905	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	161.14/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,855	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,563	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	147.93/cwt	140.50–155.00	2,201	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	323.30/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,810	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	334.33/cwt	334.00–335.00	2,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	316.86/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,006	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	357.64/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	810	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	332.60/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,759	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	339.25/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	306.44/cwt	300.00–314.00	2,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	329.30/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,887	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	430.00/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	386.95/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,621	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	366.41/cwt	349.00–382.50	1,718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	455	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	530	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	326.85/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,036	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	402.90/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	284.52/cwt	279.00–290.00	2,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	413.33/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	371.78/cwt	360.00–376.00	1,591	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	135.71/cwt	131.50–140.00	1,694	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,255	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,171	1
Bulls	—	—	1,732	189.00/cwt	183.00–195.00	3,273	10
Bulls	—	—	1,655	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,075.00/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,075	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,662.50/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,663	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 Sep 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 111Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 53Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 2Year ago 9

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 16.00 lower with slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,210	170.50	170.50
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	173.00	173.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,732	183.00–195.00	189.00
1	—	1,655	201.00	201.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,293	141.00–152.00	147.37
4	—	1,151	158.00–165.00	161.14
1	—	1,145	136.50	136.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,488	140.50–155.00	147.93
1	—	1,370	160.00	160.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,248	131.50–140.00	135.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	373	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	415.00	415.00
3	300–350	310	410.00–420.00	413.33
2	350–400	350	425.00–435.00	430.00
9	400–450	419	370.00–405.00	386.95
8	450–500	469	349.00–382.50	366.41
3	500–550	523	332.50–345.00	339.25
22	550–600	573	317.50–340.00	329.30
6	600–650	623	320.00–330.00	326.85
8	650–700	668	300.00–314.00	306.44
2	700–750	728	279.00–290.00	284.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	335	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	355	375.00	375.00
9	400–450	428	360.00–376.00	371.78
7	450–500	462	350.00–371.00	357.64
15	500–550	529	325.00–340.00	332.60
14	550–600	560	315.00–329.00	323.30
8	600–650	633	310.00–320.00	316.86
2	650–700	685	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	788	291.00	291.00
1	800–850	840	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	675	334.00–335.00	334.33
2	800–850	810	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	380.00–425.00	402.90
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	740	324.00	324.00
1	750–800	790	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,662.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00

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