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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 22

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Jan 15Jan 22Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 117▼ 28 vs year ago 56 · −50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 65▼ 40 vs year ago 50 · −80.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 1▼ 2 vs year ago 7 · −28.6%

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

No market trends available for feeder or slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $300.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −152.60 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.

Average price

$300.00

1 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.30

vs TN average

−40.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	300.00	1,620	1thin

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 sale1 hd

300.00

—

TN average12 barns · 409 hd

313.30

−13.30

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−40.94

This barn, trailing median4 sales

452.60

−152.60

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

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $488.79, low $355.45, median $452.60 across 4 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	1,725	173.50	2,993	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	141.25	1,643	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	139.49	2,067	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	785	110.00	864	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,310	106.50	1,395	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,150	1thin

Every lot

22 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	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 1Full	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,956	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,513	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	292.96/cwt	272.50–315.00	1,386	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,764	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,774	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,097	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	333.26/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,410	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Small 4	580	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	972	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Small 4	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	2,993	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	141.25/cwt	141.00–141.50	1,643	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	139.49/cwt	135.50–148.00	2,067	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,395	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 117Year ago 56

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 65Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 7

No market trends available for feeder or slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	423	320.00–342.50	333.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	272.50–315.00	292.96
1	650–700	685	257.50	257.50
1	800–850	835	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	815	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	167.50	167.50
1	600–650	635	165.00	165.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,375.00	2,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	173.50	173.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	135.50–148.00	139.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	141.00–141.50	141.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	106.50	106.50

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.