Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2025-03-26

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 26
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
637 head
▲ 564 vs last sale 73▼ 35 vs year ago 672 · −5.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 30▼ 17 vs year ago 92 · −18.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 7▲ 22 vs year ago 28 · +78.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Link to the Video/Board Sale Cattle; https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2228.pdf

No market trends available for feeder or slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts from last week's sale. Today's sale included the annual Customer Appreciation event. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 835 lbs., $280.60 per cwt., medium flesh, all black; 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 867 lbs., $278.25 per cwt., medium flesh, all black/bwf; and 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 912 lbs., $268.50 per cwt., medium flesh, all black/bwf.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $346.52/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −106.09 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.
Average price
$346.52
44 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.11
vs TN average
−17.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540346.521,87344
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 sale44 hd
346.52
—
TN average13 barns · 404 hd
345.40
+1.11
National average170 barns · 13,177 hd
363.98
−17.46
This barn, trailing median4 sales
452.60
−106.09
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
503449395341median 452.6003/2504/0104/2210/0710/07
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,528160.792,45710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,452142.732,0729thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,153134.791,55519
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,006120.961,2178thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,068115.001,2282thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,2305
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,156$1,8728
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,104$1,84511
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$1,6382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,5882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$1,4251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$1,1601thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$2,1583thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,375$2,8002thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,075$2,3252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,1002thin

Every lot

101 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1795
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added330483.48/cwt450.00–515.001,5952
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4281
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4251
Steers350–400Small 1375345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2941
Steers350–400Small 1Value Added380370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5128
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added446429.04/cwt385.00–435.001,9148
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463340.27/cwt330.00–350.001,5752
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added474385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8254
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509346.88/cwt328.00–350.001,76612
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added511357.86/cwt355.00–359.001,8298
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added560349.24/cwt345.00–350.001,95616
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578329.18/cwt320.00–339.001,9038
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added614335.45/cwt324.00–342.002,06017
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added677295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9975
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718270.52/cwt265.00–276.001,9422
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0602
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added770277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,1331
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added833279.94/cwt272.00–280.602,33263
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added868276.50/cwt259.00–278.252,40066
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added912266.98/cwt245.00–268.502,43562
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added315345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0872
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320349.52/cwt335.00–355.001,1187
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2402
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3131
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added363330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1982
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387321.66/cwt320.00–325.001,2453
Heifers350–400Small 1390280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0921
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427312.94/cwt310.00–327.501,3366
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added437336.21/cwt335.00–360.001,46922
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463302.44/cwt295.00–305.001,4008
Heifers450–500Small 1Fleshy465255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added484324.67/cwt310.00–350.001,57113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4925
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added538323.15/cwt310.00–324.001,73934
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added557325.24/cwt299.00–330.001,81244
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573285.88/cwt267.50–293.001,6387
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added626284.61/cwt276.00–289.001,78214
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,7691
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added676284.22/cwt271.50–287.001,92134
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added710260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8462
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8231
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy735233.55/cwt230.00–237.001,7172
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added768230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7662
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5021
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added402440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7697
Bulls400–450Small 1425327.94/cwt315.00–340.001,3942
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430389.83/cwt380.00–395.001,6763
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2447360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6093
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470337.60/cwt327.50–345.001,5873
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added484357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,7304
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524296.67/cwt295.00–300.001,5553
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4581
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567313.01/cwt300.00–320.001,77511
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5381
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620286.68/cwt285.00–290.001,7773
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6681
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added686286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,96217
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7701
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added724265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9194
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8451
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,8581
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3705172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2161
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3870165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4361
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3925172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5961
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3970190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8431
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,080185.49/cwt184.00–187.002,0032
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,190177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,1121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers1150–1200Large 11,175167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,9681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,085149.38/cwt148.00–150.501,6212
Bulls——1,639163.64/cwt152.00–172.002,6828
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006120.96/cwt115.00–124.501,2178
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125132.30/cwt126.00–139.501,48815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260144.13/cwt142.00–149.001,8164
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426141.01/cwt133.50–145.502,0117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543148.74/cwt147.50–150.002,2952
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%890110.00/cwt110.00–110.009791
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,245120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4941
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,325.00/head2,150.00–2,500.002,3252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,800.00/head2,750.00–2,850.002,8002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29001,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29001,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29171,741.67/head1,725.00–1,775.001,7423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,0002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,587.50/head1,350.00–1,825.001,5882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1172,325.00/head2,150.00–2,425.002,3253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1441,976.67/head1,500.00–2,375.001,9779
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,637.50/head1,475.00–1,800.001,6382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,950.00/head1,725.00–2,275.001,9505
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Registered9002,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3252
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—2,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.