Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2026-04-24

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Apr 24
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3893
Feb 27Apr 24latest
Receipts
163 head
110 vs last sale 53 19 vs year ago 182 · 10.4%
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Aug 19, 2026Graded Holstein Steer SaleFri Aug 14, 2026Graded Feeder Cattle SaleFri Aug 7, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The University of Tennessee Production Sale was included as a part of this Replacement Sale, with registered and commercial offerings of bulls, bred and open heifers, and cow-calf pairs.

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$4,2305
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$4,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$4,0577
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$3,9502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,79213
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,9502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,8502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)$4,0258
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$3,6004thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)$3,3333thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)$2,9254thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,208$5,66814
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,410$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$7,0002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$6,2833thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$6,1367
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$5,8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$5,6833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$4,8789
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$4,1001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$4,5001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)$3,8176

Every lot, as filed

32 lots · USDA AMS · East Tennessee Livestock Center Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal) - Sweetwater TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 13,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1Registered4,166.67/head4,100.00–4,200.004,1676
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 15,910.00/head5,100.00–6,450.005,9105
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Registered6,700.00/head6,700.00–6,700.006,7002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 17,000.00/head7,000.00–7,000.007,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 16,283.33/head5,850.00–6,500.006,2833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-32,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 15,350.00/head5,350.00–5,350.005,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 15,400.00/head5,400.00–5,400.005,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 14,183.33/head3,900.00–4,300.004,1836
Bred CowsMedium and Large 14,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 13,816.67/head3,500.00–3,900.003,8176
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-33,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-32,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 12,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 13,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 14,230.00/head3,900.00–4,350.004,2305
Bred CowsMedium and Large 13,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 13,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 12,925.00/head2,500.00–3,300.002,9254
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 13,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 13,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 13,936.36/head3,600.00–4,900.003,93611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 13,950.00/head3,500.00–4,400.003,9502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 15,850.00/head5,850.00–5,850.005,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 15,850.00/head5,850.00–5,850.005,8502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 16,350.00/head6,350.00–6,350.006,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 14,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 14,756.25/head4,050.00–5,500.004,7568
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 14,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
BullsMedium and Large 11,4103,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1Registered1,2085,667.99/head4,900.00–6,300.005,66814

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.