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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 2

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 604 vs last sale 637▼ 60 vs year ago 93 · −64.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 75▼ 15 vs year ago 40 · −37.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 50▼ 3 vs year ago 6 · −50.0%

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 limited comparable receipts from this week's sale.

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 $285.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −89.98 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$285.00

1 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−29.02

vs TN average

−36.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	285.00	1,667	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

285.00

—

TN average14 barns · 1,008 hd

314.02

−29.02

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−36.38

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−89.98

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	—	Average	2,090	167.60	3,503	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	146.45	2,346	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	142.50	1,831	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	118.95	1,229	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,198	129.31	1,549	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,985	122.00	2,422	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)	950	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,850	1thin

Every lot

31 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	375	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,603	1
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 1Value Added	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,850	1
Steers	800–850	Small and Medium 1	800	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,960	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,051	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	383	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,341	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	448	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,505	3
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,742	1
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 1	628	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,649	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,386	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	359.05/cwt	349.00–370.00	1,688	2
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,766	1
Bulls	600–650	Small and Medium 1Fleshy	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	785	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,354	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,090	167.60/cwt	160.00–174.50	3,503	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	929	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	123.60/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,339	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,831	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	146.45/cwt	144.00–149.50	2,346	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	129.31/cwt	122.50–134.00	1,549	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,985	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,422	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 637Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 75Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 50Year ago 6

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts from this week's sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	470	349.00–370.00	359.05
1	600–650	625	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	349.00	349.00
1	800–850	830	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	628	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	448	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	362.50	362.50
1	300–350	330	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	605	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
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 — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,090	160.00–174.50	167.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	120.00–128.00	123.60
1	—	885	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	144.00–149.50	146.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	122.50–134.00	129.31

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.