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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 18

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 106▲ 15 vs year ago 58 · +25.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 26▲ 14 vs year ago 40 · +35.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 6▼ 6 vs year ago 11 · −54.5%

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 gauging 2.00 to 8.00 higher overall , with higher-quality offerings noted. No comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. No sales will be held the next two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

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 $251.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −119.47 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$251.00

5 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.83

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	251.00	1,441	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

251.00

—

TN average11 barns · 274 hd

274.84

−23.83

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−119.47

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	1,950	140.97	2,749	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	117.82	1,369	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	116.31	1,665	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	795	95.00	755	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,418	111.63	1,583	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	105.79	1,751	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,349	97.11	1,310	9thin

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)	1,200	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

40 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 1	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,544	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1	415	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	944	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	503	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,308	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,457	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1	373	299.70/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,118	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	313.81/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,444	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,378	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	246.88/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,454	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	225.55/cwt	217.50–234.00	1,410	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	221.25/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,553	4
Bulls	750–800	Small and Medium 1	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	846	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,671	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	185.11/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,620	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,639	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	177.57/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,793	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	590	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,009	2
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	625	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,047	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,950	140.97/cwt	140.50–141.50	2,749	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	114.94/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,333	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	122.14/cwt	120.50–123.50	1,423	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	122.20/cwt	120.50–124.50	1,729	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	113.37/cwt	105.50–118.50	1,633	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	87.53/cwt	80.00–91.50	1,068	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,413	101.90/cwt	95.00–111.00	1,440	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	111.63/cwt	103.50–118.50	1,583	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	105.79/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,751	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 106Year ago 58

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 26Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	460	312.50–317.50	313.81
1	500–550	515	267.50	267.50
4	550–600	589	239.00–255.00	246.88
2	600–650	625	217.50–234.00	225.55
4	700–750	702	220.00–225.00	221.25
4	800–850	846	197.50	197.50
2	850–900	875	180.00–190.00	185.11
1	950–1000	950	172.50	172.50
2	1000–1050	1,010	170.00–185.00	177.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	285.00–315.00	299.70
1	750–800	785	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	415	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	655	222.50	222.50
1	800–850	805	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	620	249.00	249.00
1	750–800	775	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	905	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	171.00	171.00
3	600–650	625	167.50	167.50

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	—	1,050	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,950	140.50–141.50	140.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	111.00–118.00	114.94
2	—	1,165	120.50–123.50	122.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,440	105.50–118.50	113.37
3	—	1,415	120.50–124.50	122.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	103.50–118.50	111.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,655	103.00–108.00	105.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	80.00–91.50	87.53
6	—	1,413	95.00–111.00	101.90

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.