Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2024-09-06

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Sep 6
● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2073
Receipts
135 head
113 vs last sale 248 1 vs year ago 134 · +0.7%
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Aug 19, 2026Graded Holstein Steer SaleFri Aug 14, 2026Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)Fri Apr 24, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All cattle included in this, the Southeast Pride sale, are home-raised with EID tags, and follow a strict backgrounding protocol consisting of weaning for a minimum of 45 days and double-vaccinating.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $260.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits 186.73 against this barn's trailing median of $446.73.
Average price
$260.00
7 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,453
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.88
vs TN average
9.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559260.001,4537thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

6 sales
492468444419median 446.7301/0903/0605/0806/0508/07
Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.97, low $433.30, median $446.73 across 6 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
260.00
TN average11 barns · 248 hd
252.12
+7.88
National average147 barns · 6,928 hd
269.40
−9.40
This barn, trailing median6 sales
446.73
−186.73
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

10 lots · USDA AMS · East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Sweetwater, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800750239.50/cwt239.50–239.501,79625
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700655247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,62119
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added850–900850222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,89113
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600559260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4537
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500470290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3631
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added650–700655219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4341
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700662231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,52919
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600559231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,29112
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500473250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1833
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800755217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,63827

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.