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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 18

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 73▼ 102 vs year ago 243 · −42.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 42▼ 9 vs year ago 60 · −15.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 8 vs year ago 12 · −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, boning cows measuring 10.00 lower, with no comparisons available for breaker and lean cows and slaughter bulls, but a lower 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 $215.90/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −159.09 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$215.90

10 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.93

vs TN average

−21.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	215.90	1,178	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

215.90

—

TN average13 barns · 733 hd

225.83

−9.93

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−21.11

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−159.09

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	1,943	142.60	2,771	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	112.05	1,611	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	109.13	1,223	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	104.23	1,001	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	110.00	1,507	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	106.50	1,683	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	858	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	229.64/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,006	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	219.86/cwt	208.00–232.00	1,042	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	218.83/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,171	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	211.50/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,187	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	949	3
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	259.85/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,060	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	214.72/cwt	209.00–235.00	1,138	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	555	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,132	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	231.45/cwt	217.50–239.00	1,308	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	196.03/cwt	189.00–203.00	1,231	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	181.13/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,297	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,826	143.87/cwt	135.00–150.50	2,627	6
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	3,571	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	108.35/cwt	102.00–114.50	1,018	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	960	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	109.13/cwt	100.00–120.50	1,223	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	112.05/cwt	104.50–120.00	1,611	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,507	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,683	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 73Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 42Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	408	250.00–265.00	259.85
7	500–550	530	209.00–235.00	214.72
3	550–600	565	217.50–239.00	231.45
2	600–650	628	189.00–203.00	196.03
1	650–700	695	190.00	190.00
5	700–750	716	175.00–188.00	181.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	230.00	230.00
3	400–450	438	226.00–237.00	229.64
16	450–500	474	208.00–232.00	219.86
6	500–550	535	212.00–221.00	218.83
4	550–600	561	210.00–212.00	211.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	—	1,400	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,645	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,826	135.00–150.50	143.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,438	104.50–120.00	112.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	102.00–114.50	108.35
1	—	1,000	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,121	100.00–120.50	109.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	106.50	106.50

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.