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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 24

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 176▲ 18 vs year ago 114 · +15.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 89▲ 36 vs year ago 54 · +66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 29▼ 10 vs year ago 15 · −66.7%

Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026 Graded Holstein Steer SaleFri Oct 9, 2026 Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)Fri Apr 24, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows mostly steady overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts this week, but a higher undertone was noted. Also, no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.09/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −131.89 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$243.09

16 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$32.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.31

vs TN average

−21.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	251.12	1,306	12thin
Medium and Large 2	543	219.00	1,189	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.12/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

243.09

—

TN average12 barns · 901 hd

258.40

−15.31

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−21.54

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−131.89

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.81, low $325.16, median $374.98 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,704	164.23	2,798	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	134.63	2,004	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	131.51	1,458	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	120.03	1,268	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,600	$1,410	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

48 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 1	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,193	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,172	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,342	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,643	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,768	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,840	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,002	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,208	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	256.63/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,193	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,125	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	254.72/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,279	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,189	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	240.32/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,382	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	229.41/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,436	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,521	2
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	655	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,389	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	207.98/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,462	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	206.61/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,595	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	856	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	337.40/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,282	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,150	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	291.69/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,351	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,358	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	549	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,235	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	243.99/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,374	3
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,326	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	226.17/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,515	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	214.02/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,530	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,704	164.23/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,798	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	110.85/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,101	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	122.61/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,317	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	131.05/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,461	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,480	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	143.04/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,685	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	135.16/cwt	127.00–143.00	2,006	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,956	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jul 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 176Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 89Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 29Year ago 15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,600	1,410.00	1,410.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,115	126.00–140.00	131.05
2	—	1,178	142.00–144.00	143.04
1	—	830	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,484	127.00–143.00	135.16
1	—	1,565	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	993	108.00–114.00	110.85
1	—	1,130	131.00	131.00
10	—	1,074	117.00–128.00	122.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,704	158.00–170.00	164.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	305.00	305.00
4	350–400	380	335.00–340.00	337.40
5	450–500	463	272.50–305.00	291.69
2	500–550	525	257.50–260.00	258.75
3	550–600	563	235.00–250.00	243.99
2	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	670	222.50–230.00	226.17
2	700–750	715	213.00–215.00	214.02
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	267.50	267.50
1	400–450	430	267.50	267.50
4	500–550	549	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	600	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	348	288.00	288.00
5	400–450	430	281.00	281.00
3	450–500	465	255.00–260.00	256.63
9	500–550	502	235.00–259.00	254.72
3	550–600	575	235.00–246.00	240.32
4	600–650	626	218.00–235.00	229.41
2	650–700	650	234.00	234.00
2	700–750	703	202.00–214.00	207.98
3	750–800	772	199.00–216.00	206.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	226.00	226.00
4	500–550	543	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	287.50	287.50
1	450–500	475	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	665	247.00	247.00
1	700–750	710	249.00	249.00
1	800–850	825	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	257.50	257.50

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.