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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 16

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 92▼ 55 vs year ago 172 · −32.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 26▼ 7 vs year ago 48 · −14.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 6▲ 11 vs year ago 6 · +183.3%

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −79.98 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$295.00

4 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.63

vs TN average

−26.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	295.00	1,682	4thin

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 sale4 hd

295.00

—

TN average17 barns · 718 hd

307.63

−12.63

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−26.18

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−79.98

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	—	High	1,891	175.79	3,325	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	147.75	2,148	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	141.98	1,677	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	129.87	1,277	2thin

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	$1,900	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,770	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,293	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,145	2thin

Every lot

40 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 · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	887	2
Heifers	200–250	Small and Medium 1	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	388.24/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,242	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	350.69/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,333	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	329.81/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,398	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	319.25/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,500	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,682	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,588	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,783	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,955	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	433.54/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,357	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	397.56/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,324	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	424.80/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,546	6
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	403	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,652	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	361.68/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,537	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	353.61/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,694	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	336.37/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,719	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,737	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,697	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,863	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	238.75/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,862	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,834	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,820	173.49/cwt	169.50–175.50	3,158	3
Bulls	—	—	1,998	179.24/cwt	178.50–180.00	3,581	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	129.87/cwt	128.00–131.50	1,277	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	140.18/cwt	133.50–147.50	1,623	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,256	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	146.22/cwt	137.00–150.00	2,107	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,488	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	1,292.50/head	1,275.00–1,310.00	1,293	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,900.00/head	1,300.00–2,300.00	1,900	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	1,893.75/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,894	4

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 92Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 26Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 6Year ago 6

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
8	300–350	313	420.00–455.00	433.54
6	350–400	364	410.00–430.00	424.80
6	400–450	425	330.00–390.00	361.68
11	450–500	479	330.00–370.00	353.61
4	500–550	511	327.50–342.50	336.37
1	550–600	565	307.50	307.50
2	600–650	638	292.00	292.00
2	750–800	780	237.50–240.00	238.75
1	950–1000	950	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	395.00–400.00	397.56
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	580	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	365.00	365.00
6	300–350	320	360.00–400.00	388.24
7	350–400	380	335.00–370.00	350.69
17	400–450	424	310.00–345.00	329.81
11	450–500	470	305.00–345.00	319.25
4	550–600	570	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	605	262.50	262.50
2	650–700	658	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	340.00	340.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,275.00–1,310.00	1,292.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,250	1,300.00–2,300.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,263	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,893.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,190.00	1,190.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,998	178.50–180.00	179.24
3	—	1,820	169.50–175.50	173.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,158	133.50–147.50	140.18
1	—	1,410	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	128.00–131.50	129.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,441	137.00–150.00	146.22
1	—	1,555	160.00	160.00

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.