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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 21

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 152▼ 14 vs year ago 140 · −10.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 66▲ 3 vs year ago 52 · +5.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▼ 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, breaker and boning cows gauging 5.00 to 9.00 lower overall, with lean cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower, and no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted. Also, no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but higher-quality offerings overall was noted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $230.54/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −139.93 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$230.54

10 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,261

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.00

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	230.54	1,261	10thin

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 sale10 hd

230.54

—

TN average14 barns · 406 hd

239.55

−9.00

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−139.93

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

8 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $433.51, low $330.49, median $370.47 across 8 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	1,863	167.80	3,126	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	138.56	1,944	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	135.77	1,531	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	122.28	1,233	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	120.00	1,296	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,675	1thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,140	3
Steers	450–500	Large 1	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Steers	500–550	Large 1	520	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,339	1
Steers	550–600	Large 1	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Steers	600–650	Large 1	628	226.43/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,422	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	253.75/cwt	250.00–257.50	736	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	252.27/cwt	240.00–260.00	812	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	251.22/cwt	249.00–255.00	937	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	235.52/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,105	5
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	228.28/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,242	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	226.56/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,310	5
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	580	219.56/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,273	2
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	618	211.39/cwt	206.00–217.00	1,306	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	220.22/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,365	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	279.67/cwt	270.00–290.00	638	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	700	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	285.07/cwt	270.00–295.00	955	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	262.35/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,115	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,147	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	231.24/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,202	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	230.08/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,300	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	224.31/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,411	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	212.45/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,462	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,390	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,863	167.80/cwt	165.00–172.00	3,126	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,149	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	118.85/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,247	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	134.97/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,517	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	144.56/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,691	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	138.56/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,944	17
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,296	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 152Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 66Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	270.00–290.00	279.67
1	250–300	250	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	335	270.00–295.00	285.07
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	425	255.00–270.00	262.35
3	450–500	472	243.00	243.00
4	500–550	520	230.00–235.00	231.24
6	550–600	565	220.00–234.00	230.08
3	600–650	629	223.00–227.00	224.31
4	650–700	688	210.00–220.00	212.45
2	700–750	713	195.00	195.00
2	750–800	785	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	520	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	628	224.00–229.00	226.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	267.00	267.00
1	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	855	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	250.00–257.50	253.75
3	300–350	322	240.00–260.00	252.27
3	350–400	373	249.00–255.00	251.22
1	400–450	415	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	469	225.00–240.00	235.52
3	500–550	544	225.00–235.00	228.28
5	550–600	578	225.00–229.00	226.56
4	600–650	620	215.00–222.00	220.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	580	217.00–222.00	219.56
2	600–650	618	206.00–217.00	211.39

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,675.00	1,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,863	165.00–172.00	167.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,124	128.00–139.00	134.97
2	—	1,170	144.00–145.00	144.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,403	134.00–144.00	138.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	136.00	136.00
4	—	1,049	116.00–129.00	118.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	120.00	120.00

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.