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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 30

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

216 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 210▲ 61 vs year ago 155 · +39.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 62▲ 14 vs year ago 70 · +20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 10▼ 5 vs year ago 9 · −55.6%

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, breaker cows 4.00 higher, boning cows 1.00 lower, lean cows 9.00 lower, and slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. 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 $226.70/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −148.29 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$226.70

22 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.01

vs TN average

−33.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	226.70	1,230	22

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 sale22 hd

226.70

—

TN average14 barns · 881 hd

229.70

−3.01

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−33.76

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−148.29

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	—	High	1,522	140.58	2,140	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	127.28	1,782	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	116.91	1,358	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	97.38	1,074	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,040	118.00	1,227	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	109.64	1,645	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,126	104.13	1,173	10

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$1,725	1thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,285	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	275.21/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,288	3
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 1	480	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,140	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	244.45/cwt	231.00–260.00	1,249	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	241.41/cwt	232.00–254.00	1,398	9
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1	580	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,235	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	250.73/cwt	244.00–259.00	1,587	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,646	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 1	300	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	638	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	791	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	227.06/cwt	220.00–234.00	722	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	360	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	785	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	243.19/cwt	230.00–255.00	907	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	240.19/cwt	228.00–249.00	1,018	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	969	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	234.92/cwt	226.00–249.00	1,125	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	488	220.35/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,075	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	225.24/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,180	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	535	236.44/cwt	235.50–239.00	1,265	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	219.41/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,268	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,227	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	219.49/cwt	209.00–223.00	1,400	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	212.49/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,402	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	205.51/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,459	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,505	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	189.42/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,460	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	805	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,489	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	855	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,616	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	878	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,598	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,548	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1,005	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,734	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Small and Medium 1	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	267.47/cwt	266.00–269.00	877	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	296.00/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,098	6
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	274.98/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,185	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,077	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	243.91/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,159	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	247.20/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,293	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	226.55/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,289	6
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1	590	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,245	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	610	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,251	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	219.90/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,363	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	199.90/cwt	197.00–209.00	1,469	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	755	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,378	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	197.50/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,531	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	181.99/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,572	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	250–300	Small and Medium 3	280	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	574	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 3	305	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	618	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,010	132.97/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,343	3
Bulls	—	—	1,671	141.01/cwt	135.00–150.50	2,356	8
Bulls	—	—	1,865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,984	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	86.25/cwt	84.00–89.00	841	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	118.73/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,323	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	101.09/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,158	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	107.74/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,285	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,802	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	127.28/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,782	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,227	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	91.72/cwt	89.00–94.00	954	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	107.23/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,231	8
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	109.64/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,645	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	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 Oct 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 210Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 62Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	185.00	185.00
2	850–900	878	182.00	182.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	255.00	255.00
4	350–400	373	230.00–255.00	243.19
10	400–450	424	228.00–249.00	240.19
9	450–500	479	226.00–249.00	234.92
9	500–550	524	217.00–232.00	225.24
5	550–600	578	216.00–221.00	219.41
4	600–650	638	209.00–223.00	219.49
2	650–700	660	211.00–214.00	212.49
2	700–750	710	205.00–206.00	205.51
4	750–800	771	182.00–192.00	189.42
1	900–950	900	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	220.00–234.00	227.06
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	455	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	535	235.50–239.00	236.44
3	700–750	720	209.00	209.00
1	850–900	855	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	218.00	218.00
1	400–450	420	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	488	219.00–221.00	220.35
1	550–600	590	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	580	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	424	303.00	303.00
3	450–500	468	260.00–285.00	275.21
4	500–550	511	231.00–260.00	244.45
9	550–600	579	232.00–254.00	241.41
8	600–650	633	244.00–259.00	250.73
1	750–800	780	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	205.00	205.00
1	300–350	305	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	290.00–302.50	296.00
9	400–450	431	250.00–300.00	274.98
4	450–500	475	240.00–255.00	243.91
7	500–550	523	227.50–255.00	247.20
6	550–600	569	219.00–231.00	226.55
2	600–650	620	216.00–224.00	219.90
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
4	700–750	735	197.00–209.00	199.90
2	750–800	775	197.00–198.00	197.50
3	850–900	864	180.00–183.00	181.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	755	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	385	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	590	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	266.00–269.00	267.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	108.00–111.00	109.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	89.00–94.00	91.72
8	—	1,148	104.00–114.00	107.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,193	107.00–108.00	107.74
6	—	1,114	114.00–123.00	118.73
1	—	1,350	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,400	118.00–135.00	127.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,146	96.00–109.00	101.09
3	—	975	84.00–89.00	86.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	160.00	160.00
8	—	1,671	135.00–150.50	141.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	125.00–138.00	132.97

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,725.00	1,725.00

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.