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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 8

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 73▼ 31 vs year ago 64 · −48.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 54▼ 9 vs year ago 65 · −13.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 5▲ 17 vs year ago 1 · +1,700.0%

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 market trends available due to no sales the last 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −130.73 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$244.25

4 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,340

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1

$19.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.00

vs TN average

−60.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	249.00	1,378	3thin
Small and Medium 1	535	230.00	1,231	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.00/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

244.25

—

TN average14 barns · 681 hd

269.25

−25.00

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−60.99

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−130.73

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	2,110	170.00	3,587	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	132.20	1,627	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	129.35	1,890	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	103.71	1,050	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,727	126.23	2,180	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,243	118.26	1,470	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	118.00	1,451	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,708	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,100	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin

Every lot

30 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	400–450	Small and Medium 1	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1	490	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,164	1
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,393	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	745	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,535	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,795	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,110	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,587	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	103.71/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,050	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	129.39/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,568	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	140.64/cwt	138.00–142.50	1,810	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,332	139.83/cwt	139.50–140.00	1,863	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	126.21/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,893	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,451	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	118.26/cwt	112.50–123.00	1,470	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,727	126.23/cwt	116.50–135.00	2,180	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	1,708.33/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,708	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	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 Jan 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 73Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 54Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 5Year ago 1

No market trends available due to no sales the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	550	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,117	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,708.33

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,925.00	1,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	138.00–142.50	140.64
9	—	1,212	120.00–134.00	129.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,500	120.00–133.00	126.21
3	—	1,332	139.50–140.00	139.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	100.00–109.00	103.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,243	112.50–123.00	118.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,727	116.50–135.00	126.23

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.