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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 11

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Sep 4Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 178▼ 109 vs year ago 182 · −59.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 59▼ 18 vs year ago 60 · −30.0%

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, boning cows 12.00 lower, with lean cows 5.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, and no comparisons available for breaker cows and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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 $220.05/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −150.42 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$220.05

5 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.01

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	220.05	1,242	5thin

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 sale5 hd

220.05

—

TN average14 barns · 595 hd

226.06

−6.01

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−150.42

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	1,567	152.66	2,392	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,273	125.27	1,595	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	119.98	1,419	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	114.62	1,217	10

Every lot

33 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	405	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,065	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,215	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,145	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,314	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,401	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	682	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	979	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	244.02/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,069	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	231.43/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,122	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,183	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	219.65/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,263	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	191.96/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,319	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,017	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	262.39/cwt	237.50–273.00	1,123	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	256.69/cwt	251.00–262.50	1,219	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	215.06/cwt	208.00–235.00	1,243	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	195.59/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,504	5
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	658	118.54/cwt	100.00–137.50	780	2
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	735	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	801	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,110	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,682	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	153.24/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,751	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	925	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	999	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	114.62/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,217	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,140	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,357	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	119.68/cwt	116.00–122.50	1,428	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,809	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	128.41/cwt	127.00–129.50	1,721	2

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 178Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 59Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	428	237.50–273.00	262.39
2	450–500	475	251.00–262.50	256.69
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	578	208.00–235.00	215.06
5	750–800	769	194.00–199.00	195.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	398	246.00	246.00
2	400–450	438	240.00–248.00	244.02
2	450–500	485	228.00–235.00	231.43
1	500–550	510	232.00	232.00
3	550–600	575	215.00–222.00	219.65
3	650–700	687	188.00–200.00	191.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	263.00	263.00
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	530	248.00	248.00
1	550–600	565	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	248.00	248.00
1	500–550	525	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	658	100.00–137.50	118.54
1	700–750	735	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	149.00–158.00	153.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	151.50	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	127.00–129.50	128.41
1	—	1,140	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,062	109.00–120.00	114.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,193	116.00–122.50	119.68
1	—	1,340	135.00	135.00
1	—	925	108.00	108.00

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.