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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 9

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

132 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 118▼ 96 vs year ago 228 · −42.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 50▼ 18 vs year ago 71 · −25.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▼ 19 vs year ago 22 · −86.4%

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 4.00 to 8.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for feeder classes.

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 $244.48/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −125.99 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$244.48

9 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$50.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.41

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	250.04	1,375	8thin
Small and Medium 1	550	200.00	1,100	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.04/cwt here — about $275 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 sale9 hd

244.48

—

TN average12 barns · 416 hd

237.07

+7.41

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−125.99

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	1,835	144.96	2,660	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	120.24	1,751	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,102	118.02	1,300	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	107.06	1,154	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,230	97.00	1,193	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,510	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 1	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,133	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,408	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,723	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	260.12/cwt	252.00–270.00	874	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	251.41/cwt	245.00–257.50	918	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	814	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	241.49/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,038	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	245.40/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,126	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	227.34/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,328	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,290	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,343	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,457	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Small and Medium 1	270	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	608	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	303.79/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,133	2
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1	390	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,121	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	280.46/cwt	260.00–297.50	1,220	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	267.92/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,273	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,094	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	246.08/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,319	4
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,400	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,308	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	218.10/cwt	211.00–227.50	1,439	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,303	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3-4	960	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,536	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,835	144.96/cwt	144.50–145.50	2,660	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	993	124.96/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,241	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	109.81/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,178	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	107.06/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,154	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	118.30/cwt	113.50–121.50	1,339	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,195	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,303	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	120.83/cwt	113.00–126.50	1,776	19
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,193	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 Oct 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 118Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 50Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	221.00	221.00
1	650–700	665	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	373	295.00–312.00	303.79
5	400–450	435	260.00–297.50	280.46
8	450–500	475	240.00–280.00	267.92
4	500–550	536	240.00–248.00	246.08
3	550–600	567	247.00	247.00
1	600–650	600	218.00	218.00
3	650–700	660	211.00–227.50	218.10
1	700–750	710	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	390	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	229.00	229.00
1	700–750	730	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	252.00–270.00	260.12
3	350–400	365	245.00–257.50	251.41
2	400–450	430	241.00–242.00	241.49
5	450–500	459	235.00–248.00	245.40
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
11	550–600	584	216.00–235.00	227.34
2	650–700	690	187.00	187.00
2	700–750	703	191.00	191.00
1	750–800	755	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	960	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	109.00	109.00
19	—	1,470	113.00–126.50	120.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	109.00–111.00	109.81
9	—	1,132	113.50–121.50	118.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	106.00–108.00	107.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	124.00–126.00	124.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	144.50–145.50	144.96

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	—	1,200	1,510.00	1,510.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,600.00	1,600.00

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

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.