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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 13

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Oct 30Nov 13Nov 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

112 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 216▼ 83 vs year ago 195 · −42.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 84▼ 44 vs year ago 77 · −57.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 12 · +8.3%

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

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

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 $230.18/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −140.29 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$230.18

9 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.02

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	230.18	1,311	9thin

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 sale9 hd

230.18

—

TN average14 barns · 391 hd

239.20

−9.02

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−140.29

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

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	1,612	131.34	2,118	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	107.21	1,163	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,250	106.35	1,329	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	98.54	961	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$1,330	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,275	1thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 1Value Added	373	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,016	2
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 1Value Added	415	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,027	1
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 1Value Added	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	278.77/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,416	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,442	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	620	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,287	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	655	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,421	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	259.91/cwt	257.50–262.50	741	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	253.55/cwt	242.50–265.00	908	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,110	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,007	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	462	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,044	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	234.00/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,147	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,123	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,288	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	805	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,417	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	284.64/cwt	272.50–293.00	1,210	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,386	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	231.61/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,318	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	593	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,239	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	217.31/cwt	207.50–220.50	1,382	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,271	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	196.91/cwt	188.00–206.00	1,424	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	176.01/cwt	165.00–187.50	1,440	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Small 4	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,516	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	135.67/cwt	127.00–141.50	2,283	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,007	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	743	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	998	125.93/cwt	114.00–139.00	1,257	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	94.08/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,030	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	100.72/cwt	98.50–105.00	1,122	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,145	99.12/cwt	97.50–100.50	1,135	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,053	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,245	106.75/cwt	103.50–110.00	1,329	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,764	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,330.00/head	1,250.00–1,410.00	1,330	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	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 Nov 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 216Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 84Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 4Year ago 12

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	593	209.00	209.00
1	600–650	645	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	305.00	305.00
5	400–450	425	272.50–293.00	284.64
3	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	525	264.00	264.00
6	550–600	569	228.00–239.00	231.61
4	600–650	636	207.50–220.50	217.31
2	700–750	723	188.00–206.00	196.91
2	800–850	818	165.00–187.50	176.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	257.50–262.50	259.91
3	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	358	242.50–265.00	253.55
2	400–450	433	230.00–235.00	232.51
2	450–500	490	233.00–235.00	234.00
3	500–550	513	219.00	219.00
1	550–600	565	228.00	228.00
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	176.00	176.00
1	850–900	870	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	508	275.00–282.50	278.77
1	550–600	570	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	272.50	272.50
1	400–450	415	247.50	247.50
2	450–500	470	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	207.50	207.50
1	650–700	655	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	90.00	90.00
6	—	1,114	98.50–105.00	100.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,095	92.00–96.00	94.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,145	97.50–100.50	99.12
2	—	1,245	103.50–110.00	106.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	114.00–139.00	125.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,683	127.00–141.50	135.67
1	—	1,330	114.00	114.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,475.00	1,475.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	1,250.00–1,410.00	1,330.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,250.00	1,250.00

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)	Open	1	—	—	2,275.00	2,275.00

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.