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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 14

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

152 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 80▲ 12 vs year ago 140 · +8.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 59▲ 14 vs year ago 52 · +26.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 5 vs year ago 8 · −62.5%

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 gauging 1.00 to 6.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted. 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 $225.84/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −149.14 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$225.84

13 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.03

vs TN average

−26.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	225.84	1,228	13thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

225.84

—

TN average14 barns · 669 hd

238.87

−13.03

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−26.10

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−149.14

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	—	Low	1,847	168.67	3,115	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,449	144.18	2,089	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	142.25	1,630	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	873	122.69	1,071	11
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,825	172.00	3,139	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,390	136.00	1,890	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	125.79	1,478	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,450	1thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	280.52/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,147	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	279.49/cwt	269.00–287.00	1,339	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,320	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,499	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 1	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	285.48/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,085	6
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	400	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	860	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	250.40/cwt	244.00–270.00	1,017	4
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1	455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,024	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	251.98/cwt	235.00–266.00	1,182	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	227.40/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,223	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	220.65/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,242	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	223.01/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,356	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,424	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	304.80/cwt	300.00–310.00	969	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,211	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	268.99/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,243	5
Bulls	500–550	Large 1	538	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,211	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,280	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	224.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,289	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	203.26/cwt	202.00–204.50	1,250	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	214.00/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,466	11
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,020	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,070	1
Bulls	—	—	2,115	174.00/cwt	173.00–175.00	3,680	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	996	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,100	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	142.71/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,600	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,220	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,476	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,607	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,014	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	145.94/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,122	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,145	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	128.38/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,596	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,825	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,139	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	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 Aug 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 80Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 59Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	275.00–290.00	285.48
4	400–450	406	244.00–270.00	250.40
9	450–500	469	235.00–266.00	251.98
10	500–550	538	215.00–235.00	227.40
3	550–600	563	218.00–225.00	220.65
2	600–650	608	221.00–225.00	223.01
7	650–700	650	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	455	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	409	280.00–282.00	280.52
5	450–500	479	269.00–287.00	279.49
2	500–550	528	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	635	236.00	236.00
1	750–800	790	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	300.00–310.00	304.80
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	422	287.00	287.00
5	450–500	462	265.00–270.00	268.99
1	500–550	540	237.00	237.00
8	550–600	573	220.00–230.00	224.94
2	600–650	615	202.00–204.50	203.26
11	650–700	685	210.00–216.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	125.00–131.00	128.38
1	—	970	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,265	127.00	127.00
12	—	1,121	134.00–148.00	142.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	115.00–118.00	116.48
8	—	880	120.00–130.00	125.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,645	155.00	155.00
7	—	1,454	143.00–149.00	145.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	158.00	158.00
2	—	2,115	173.00–175.00	174.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,450.00	1,450.00

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.