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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 23

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Oct 16Oct 23Oct 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

210 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 137▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 79▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 3▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 3.00 to 6.00 higher overall, with no trends available for slaughter bulls 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 $225.96/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −144.51 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$225.96

5 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.98

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	225.96	1,268	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

225.96

—

TN average14 barns · 487 hd

239.94

−13.98

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−144.51

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	1,682	143.00	2,406	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,270	123.28	1,566	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	119.59	1,423	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	108.18	993	8thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	110.00	1,210	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$988	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,425	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	316.38/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,180	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3Full	385	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,011	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	285.82/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,240	9
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	500	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,338	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	243.51/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,522	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	242.32/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,662	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,468	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	715	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	802	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	235.97/cwt	225.00–245.00	859	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	234.59/cwt	220.00–245.00	974	10
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1	440	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	911	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	228.93/cwt	217.00–239.00	1,076	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	228.02/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,149	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	223.79/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,273	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,340	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	292.73/cwt	277.50–307.50	966	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	297.60/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,086	2
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1	373	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	951	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	279.25/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,170	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	263.78/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,285	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	226.20/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,301	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	205.73/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,292	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	217.55/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,486	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	190.68/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,377	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	173.14/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,350	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,504	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	169.95/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,572	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,123	139.74/cwt	139.50–140.00	1,569	2
Bulls	—	—	1,906	144.31/cwt	140.50–152.00	2,751	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	96.23/cwt	93.00–99.00	830	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	112.16/cwt	109.00–114.50	1,050	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	119.59/cwt	114.50–127.00	1,423	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	123.28/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,566	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,210	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	750	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 137Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 higher overall, with no trends available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	242.50	242.50
6	350–400	364	225.00–245.00	235.97
10	400–450	415	220.00–245.00	234.59
7	450–500	470	217.00–239.00	228.93
4	500–550	504	220.00–236.00	228.02
5	550–600	569	220.00–228.00	223.79
3	600–650	612	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	373	312.50–320.00	316.38
9	400–450	434	280.00–288.00	285.82
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	500	267.50	267.50
2	600–650	625	243.00–244.00	243.51
7	650–700	686	232.00–246.00	242.32
1	700–750	745	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	277.50–307.50	292.73
2	350–400	365	290.00–305.00	297.60
6	400–450	419	275.00–287.50	279.25
7	450–500	487	259.00–275.00	263.78
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
4	550–600	575	220.00–233.00	226.20
3	600–650	628	200.00–210.00	205.73
2	650–700	683	215.00–220.00	217.55
8	700–750	722	187.00–200.00	190.68
4	750–800	780	170.00–180.00	173.14
1	800–850	845	178.00	178.00
3	900–950	925	160.00–190.00	169.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	115.00–130.00	123.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,190	114.50–127.00	119.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	936	109.00–114.50	112.16
2	—	863	93.00–99.00	96.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,906	140.50–152.00	144.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	139.50–140.00	139.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,025.00	1,025.00

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)	Open	1	—	—	2,425.00	2,425.00

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.