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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 23

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 93 vs last sale 117▼ 85 vs year ago 109 · −78.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 41▼ 25 vs year ago 57 · −43.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 17▲ 7 vs year ago 1 · +700.0%

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 Trends Established. To view 65 head of cattle sold on video click here: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams 2228.pdf

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $270.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −50.27 against this barn's trailing median of $320.27.

Average price

$270.00

1 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.06

vs TN average

−32.19 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	695	270.00	1,877	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

270.00

—

TN average13 barns · 232 hd

277.06

−7.06

National average170 barns · 10,138 hd

302.19

−32.19

This barn, trailing median3 sales

320.27

−50.27

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 600–700 lb

3 sales

Heifers 600–700 lb: high $384.84, low $313.17, median $320.27 across 3 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	140.66	1,753	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	140.50	2,166	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,182	124.58	1,472	10

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$1,885	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,025	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,525	1thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,673	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,343	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,113	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,958	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,149	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,280	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,501	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	362.44/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,486	2
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,829	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	965	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,075	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	621	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,389	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,600	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	112.89/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,315	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	151.75/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,892	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	138.58/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,749	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,273	133.01/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,693	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,065	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	136.37/cwt	135.00–138.50	2,179	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	875	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	1,820.00/head	1,820.00–1,820.00	1,820	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 24Last week 117Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 41Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 17Year ago 1

No Trends Established. To view 65 head of cattle sold on video click here: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams 2228.pdf

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	965	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	410	360.00–365.00	362.44
2	650–700	665	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	410	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	845	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	880	222.50	222.50
1	900–950	905	237.50	237.50
1	950–1000	960	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	108.00–120.00	112.89
1	—	850	73.00	73.00
2	—	1,135	140.00–142.00	140.97
5	—	1,273	128.00–138.00	133.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	149.00–154.00	151.75
1	—	1,120	124.00	124.00
8	—	1,262	132.00–144.00	138.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,598	135.00–138.50	136.37
1	—	1,315	157.00	157.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,820.00	1,820.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,725.00	1,725.00

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.