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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 4

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Aug 28Sep 4Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

178 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 148▼ 66 vs year ago 244 · −27.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 44▼ 4 vs year ago 63 · −6.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 6▲ 14 vs year ago 6 · +233.3%

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

Not enough comparable receipts to form a trend but a higher undertone was noted on quality feeders. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

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 $219.87/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −155.11 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$219.87

12 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$19.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.63

vs TN average

−20.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	229.59	1,212	6thin
Medium and Large 2	544	210.15	1,143	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.44/cwt here — about $69 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 sale12 hd

219.87

—

TN average11 barns · 360 hd

225.50

−5.63

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−20.82

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−155.11

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	1,600	151.92	2,431	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	133.13	1,978	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,344	129.46	1,740	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	115.72	1,198	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	102.67	1,195	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,800	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,613	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,380	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,110	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	310.23/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,039	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	294.82/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,053	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,428	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,489	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	707	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	240.26/cwt	225.00–255.00	685	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	231.46/cwt	220.00–242.00	775	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	267.31/cwt	262.50–285.00	912	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	856	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	231.50/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,030	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	473	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,230	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	946	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	235.52/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,147	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	229.59/cwt	229.00–232.50	1,212	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	210.15/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,143	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	613	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,563	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	213.15/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,339	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,350	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	199.78/cwt	193.00–207.00	1,444	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	175.79/cwt	172.50–179.00	1,529	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	274.22/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,064	6
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,247	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	451	261.41/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,179	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	211.75/cwt	200.00–223.00	985	2
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	470	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,022	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,140	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,194	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	226.01/cwt	223.00–234.00	1,259	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	213.62/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,243	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	198.08/cwt	186.00–204.00	1,315	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	188.63/cwt	187.50–189.00	1,390	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,310	146.60/cwt	140.50–152.00	1,920	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	154.58/cwt	146.00–159.50	2,697	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	107.68/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,114	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	121.46/cwt	114.00–129.50	1,258	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	120.25/cwt	119.00–121.50	1,599	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	131.30/cwt	123.00–136.50	1,769	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	134.71/cwt	129.00–138.50	1,995	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	124.43/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,883	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	102.67/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,195	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,200.00–2,100.00	1,800	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 148Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 44Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 6Year ago 6

Not enough comparable receipts to form a trend but a higher undertone was noted on quality feeders. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	388	270.00–285.00	274.22
3	400–450	417	299.00	299.00
15	450–500	451	249.00–265.00	261.41
2	500–550	545	219.00	219.00
7	550–600	557	223.00–234.00	226.01
4	700–750	737	187.50–189.00	188.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	465	200.00–223.00	211.75
1	500–550	500	228.00	228.00
3	550–600	582	212.00–217.00	213.62
3	650–700	664	186.00–204.00	198.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	470	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	252.50	252.50
9	300–350	341	262.50–285.00	267.31
2	400–450	445	230.00–233.00	231.50
8	450–500	487	227.00–238.00	235.52
6	500–550	528	229.00–232.50	229.59
5	600–650	628	212.00–215.00	213.15
2	700–750	723	193.00–207.00	199.78
2	850–900	870	172.50–179.00	175.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	473	260.00	260.00
4	600–650	613	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	225.00–255.00	240.26
5	300–350	335	220.00–242.00	231.46
2	350–400	385	220.00–225.00	222.44
1	400–450	435	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	485	195.00	195.00
6	500–550	544	200.00–215.00	210.15
8	600–650	634	213.00	213.00
1	850–900	895	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	300.00–315.00	310.23
4	350–400	357	280.00–300.00	294.82
1	400–450	420	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
3	600–650	613	233.00	233.00
1	650–700	650	229.00	229.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,481	129.00–138.50	134.71
2	—	1,513	124.00–125.00	124.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	119.00–121.50	120.25
10	—	1,347	123.00–136.50	131.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,036	114.00–129.50	121.46
5	—	1,035	106.00–109.00	107.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,164	99.00–105.00	102.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	140.50–152.00	146.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,745	146.00–159.50	154.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,380.00	1,380.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–2,100.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

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.