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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 26

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

127 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 35▼ 121 vs year ago 248 · −48.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 29▼ 65 vs year ago 121 · −53.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 1▼ 2 vs year ago 8 · −25.0%

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 reporter absence last week, however, a higher undertone and high-quality offerings were noted for feeder classes when compared to sale two weeks ago.

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 $313.10/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −57.37 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$313.10

8 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.11

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	313.10	1,716	8thin

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 sale8 hd

313.10

—

TN average14 barns · 357 hd

295.99

+17.11

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−57.37

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	2,086	158.80	3,312	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,335	142.80	1,907	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	141.42	2,051	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	116.37	1,241	7thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	137.79	2,329	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,385	126.50	1,752	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,378	122.30	1,685	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	355.56/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,714	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	326.16/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,755	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,263	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	963	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,215	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	339.14/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,153	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	324.77/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,208	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	305.48/cwt	292.00–317.00	1,274	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	291.61/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,341	3
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	281.99/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,511	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	267.75/cwt	267.50–268.00	1,526	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	257.68/cwt	246.00–269.00	1,611	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	241.89/cwt	237.50–246.00	1,621	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,003	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	794	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	279	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,102	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	395.63/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,321	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	353.22/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,335	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	351.53/cwt	332.50–362.50	1,490	4
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 1	425	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,179	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	335.98/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,579	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	320.49/cwt	316.00–332.50	1,699	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	300.79/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,739	3
Bulls	600–650	Small and Medium 1	615	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,617	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	268.64/cwt	267.50–271.00	1,800	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	685	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,671	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,873	162.15/cwt	156.50–166.50	3,037	2
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,298	155.45/cwt	153.50–157.50	3,572	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	106.43/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,121	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	120.35/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,290	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,439	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	136.73/cwt	131.50–139.00	1,802	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	157.33/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,226	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	135.89/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,968	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	157.99/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,303	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,117	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,709	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,423	123.84/cwt	119.00–129.50	1,762	8
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,791	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	137.79/cwt	128.50–146.50	2,329	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	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 Feb 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 35Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 29Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 1Year ago 8

No market trends available due to reporter absence last week, however, a higher undertone and high-quality offerings were noted for feeder classes when compared to sale two weeks ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	337.50–342.50	339.14
6	350–400	372	315.00–335.00	324.77
3	400–450	417	292.00–317.00	305.48
3	450–500	460	285.00–300.00	291.61
5	500–550	536	279.00–285.00	281.99
2	550–600	570	267.50–268.00	267.75
2	600–650	625	246.00–269.00	257.68
3	650–700	670	237.50–246.00	241.89
1	800–850	845	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	334	390.00–400.00	395.63
6	350–400	378	350.00–360.00	353.22
4	400–450	424	332.50–362.50	351.53
4	450–500	470	330.00–355.00	335.98
5	500–550	530	316.00–332.50	320.49
3	550–600	578	295.00–305.00	300.79
3	650–700	670	267.50–271.00	268.64
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	277.50	277.50
1	600–650	615	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	685	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	963	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	482	350.00–361.00	355.56
6	500–550	538	322.50–335.00	326.16
2	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
2	850–900	898	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,298	153.50–157.50	155.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,873	156.50–166.50	162.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,448	130.00–144.00	135.89
2	—	1,458	151.00–165.00	157.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	123.50	123.50
3	—	1,415	150.00–161.00	157.33
4	—	1,318	131.50–139.00	136.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,072	116.00–124.00	120.35
2	—	1,053	102.00–110.00	106.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	123.50	123.50
1	—	1,320	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	110.00	110.00
8	—	1,423	119.00–129.50	123.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	128.50–146.50	137.79

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.