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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 11

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 109▲ 48 vs year ago 58 · +82.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 60▼ 14 vs year ago 40 · −35.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 5 vs year ago 11 · −45.5%

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 and bulls gauging 10.00 to 12.00 lower overall, with 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 $246.17/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −128.81 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$246.17

13 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.73

vs TN average

−34.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	246.17	1,361	13thin

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 sale13 hd

246.17

—

TN average10 barns · 433 hd

248.90

−2.73

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−34.13

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−128.81

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	2,045	139.00	2,843	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,273	111.96	1,425	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	108.82	1,191	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	99.29	1,053	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	106.58	1,455	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,387	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	301.14/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,566	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,567	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,717	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Small and Medium 1	215	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	538	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	951	1
Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 1	300	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	735	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,040	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,030	3
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 1	390	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	829	1
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1	415	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	861	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	425	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,052	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,190	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	263.47/cwt	254.00–282.00	1,220	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	253.39/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,297	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,305	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	241.48/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,430	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	214.54/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,319	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,523	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	298	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,147	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	2
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1	335	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,064	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,311	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,391	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	233.67/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,491	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,569	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,576	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,045	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,843	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,205	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	103.94/cwt	102.50–105.50	1,081	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	990	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	106.46/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,185	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,273	111.96/cwt	109.00–114.50	1,425	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	106.58/cwt	104.50–108.50	1,455	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	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 Dec 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 109Year ago 58

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 60Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 11

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 10.00 to 12.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,775.00	1,775.00

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	—	950	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	104.50–108.50	106.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	109.00–114.50	111.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,113	100.00–112.00	106.46
1	—	980	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,040	102.50–105.50	103.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,045	139.00	139.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	423	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	517	269.00	269.00
3	600–650	638	233.00–234.00	233.67
2	650–700	685	229.00	229.00
2	700–750	733	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	322.50	322.50
1	300–350	330	315.00	315.00
3	350–400	352	292.50	292.50
1	400–450	445	267.50	267.50
3	450–500	463	254.00–282.00	263.47
6	500–550	512	252.00–256.00	253.39
6	550–600	592	238.00–245.00	241.48
2	600–650	615	209.00–220.00	214.54
3	700–750	743	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	300	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	390	212.50	212.50
1	400–450	415	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	402.00	402.00
2	500–550	520	290.00–312.50	301.14
1	600–650	645	243.00	243.00
2	700–750	708	240.00–245.00	242.49

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.