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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 5

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Jan 22Feb 5Feb 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 146 vs last sale 0▼ 78 vs year ago 224 · −34.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 0▼ 44 vs year ago 71 · −62.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 0▼ 15 vs year ago 29 · −51.7%

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 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 $268.64/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −101.83 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$268.64

11 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$53.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.83

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	278.45	1,559	9thin
Small and Medium 1	568	224.50	1,274	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.95/cwt here — about $285 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale11 hd

268.64

—

TN average15 barns · 546 hd

282.47

−13.83

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−101.83

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	1,743	143.39	2,499	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,715	139.75	2,397	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	122.65	1,540	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	109.51	1,047	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,510	138.50	2,091	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)	1,500	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,353	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$2,350	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,763	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,450	1thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,672	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	655	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,487	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	958	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,232	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	313.70/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,035	4
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 1	380	269.61/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,025	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,226	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	300.62/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,293	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,181	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,411	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	563	237.29/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,336	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	258.58/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,484	3
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 1	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,493	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	672	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,599	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	770	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,786	1
Heifers	800–850	Small and Medium 1Fleshy	835	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,712	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	338.92/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,227	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	379	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,364	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	310.46/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,338	10
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 1	437	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	896	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	301.29/cwt	299.00–310.00	1,404	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	302.70/cwt	298.00–309.00	1,601	4
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1Fleshy	545	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,194	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,293	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	268.06/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,571	4
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	259.44/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,583	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	239.72/cwt	238.00–242.50	1,654	13
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,808	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,040	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,028	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,743	143.39/cwt	139.00–147.50	2,499	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	112.78/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,050	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	102.97/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,035	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	115.97/cwt	115.50–116.50	1,363	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	127.10/cwt	120.50–136.00	1,665	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	2,304	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,491	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,510	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	2,091	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,352.50/head	1,825.00–2,880.00	2,353	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 0Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 29

No market trends available due to reporter absence last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
5	350–400	362	335.00–340.00	338.92
10	400–450	431	305.00–315.00	310.46
5	450–500	466	299.00–310.00	301.29
4	500–550	529	298.00–309.00	302.70
4	550–600	586	250.00–274.00	268.06
6	600–650	610	256.00–264.00	259.44
13	650–700	690	238.00–242.50	239.72
1	800–850	800	226.00	226.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	437	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	300.00–318.00	313.70
3	350–400	393	312.00	312.00
5	400–450	430	280.00–306.00	300.62
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	574	250.00–263.00	258.58
2	600–650	638	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	297.00	297.00
7	650–700	672	238.00	238.00
1	750–800	770	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	260.00–280.00	269.61
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	230.00–245.00	237.29
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	958	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	227.00	227.00

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
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,125.00	2,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,450.00	1,450.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,400	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,825.00–2,880.00	2,352.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	139.00–147.50	143.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	102.00–104.00	102.97
4	—	931	109.00–117.00	112.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,700	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	120.50–136.00	127.10
2	—	1,175	115.50–116.50	115.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	138.50	138.50

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.