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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 30

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 24▼ 22 vs year ago 106 · −20.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 32▼ 28 vs year ago 69 · −40.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 8▼ 8 vs year ago 15 · −53.3%

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

Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows gauging 8.00 to 16.00 higher overall with increased demand and buyer presence noted. Lean cows mostly steady with no trends established for slaughter bulls due to no receipts last week. No market trends available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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 $317.97/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −52.51 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$317.97

4 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−18.36

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	317.97	1,719	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

317.97

—

TN average14 barns · 368 hd

336.33

−18.36

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−52.51

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	1,620	190.18	3,081	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,482	165.61	2,454	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	156.26	1,876	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	128.02	1,238	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	135.00	1,553	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,150	2thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	407.53/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,528	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,856	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	337.44/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,900	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,992	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	672	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,386	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,091	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Small 1	240	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	804	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	332.37/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,406	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,634	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,684	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	573	302.60/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,734	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	293.09/cwt	291.00–297.50	1,855	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,017	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,128	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,071	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,160	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	407.52/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,316	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	362.59/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,733	2
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 2	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	319.93/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,689	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,747	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	311.24/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,892	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,662	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	252.55/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,907	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	223.75/cwt	220.00–227.50	2,025	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,824	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	190.18/cwt	183.00–195.00	3,081	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	128.02/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,238	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	149.03/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,753	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	174.32/cwt	168.00–185.00	2,202	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	174.92/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,501	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	160.95/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,427	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,553	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,200	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 24Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 32Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	405.00–410.00	407.53
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	563	335.00–340.00	337.44
3	600–650	613	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	820	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	412.50	412.50
3	650–700	672	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	323	405.00–410.00	407.52
1	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	478	360.00–365.00	362.59
2	500–550	528	315.00–325.00	319.93
2	550–600	553	316.00	316.00
4	600–650	608	300.00–315.00	311.24
1	700–750	715	232.50	232.50
2	750–800	755	245.00–260.00	252.55
2	900–950	905	220.00–227.50	223.75
1	950–1000	960	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	423	330.00–335.00	332.37
2	450–500	495	325.00–335.00	330.00
1	500–550	505	315.00	315.00
3	550–600	565	298.00	298.00
3	600–650	633	291.00–297.50	293.09
1	700–750	740	272.50	272.50
1	900–950	925	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	950	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	300.00–305.00	302.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,176	140.00–160.00	149.03
4	—	1,263	168.00–185.00	174.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	174.00–176.00	174.92
4	—	1,508	154.00–165.00	160.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	967	124.00–132.00	128.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,620	183.00–195.00	190.18

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,450.00	1,450.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00

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.