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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, May 7

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 84▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 41▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

Compared to last week, regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows 4.00 lower, with boning cows 7.00 higher, bulls 5.00 higher, and no comparisons available for lean cows due to limited comparable receipts. No market trends available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, high-quality offerings and a higher undertone were noted.

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 $323.05/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −51.93 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$323.05

7 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.57

vs TN average

−9.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	323.05	1,726	7thin

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 sale7 hd

323.05

—

TN average16 barns · 772 hd

322.49

+0.57

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−9.77

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−51.93

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	1,716	199.48	3,423	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	161.37	2,034	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	154.74	2,160	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	122.00	1,074	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,530	179.00	2,739	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	155.59	2,536	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,479	148.82	2,201	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,248	135.71	1,694	6thin

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)	1,300	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,900	1thin

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	285	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,482	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	384.25/cwt	372.50–410.00	1,787	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,183	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,227	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,345	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	298	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,192	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	389.31/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,265	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,469	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	425	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,413	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	382.86/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,631	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	432	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,447	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	351.25/cwt	340.00–359.00	1,690	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	328.78/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,690	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	308.74/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,806	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	288.03/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,815	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	820	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,968	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	960	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,136	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,712	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	390.40/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,765	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	352.73/cwt	347.50–357.00	1,831	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,022	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,704	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	276.00/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,982	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,193	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	930	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,232	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,713	205.76/cwt	201.00–210.00	3,525	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	195.71/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,362	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,074	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	156.51/cwt	148.00–164.00	1,930	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,268	144.21/cwt	143.00–145.50	1,829	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	177.16/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,393	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	155.00/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,201	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,575	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	133.85/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,660	5
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,871	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,479	148.82/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,201	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	155.59/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,536	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,530	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,739	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	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 May 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 84Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	410	417.50	417.50
6	450–500	452	375.00–397.50	390.40
8	500–550	519	347.50–357.00	352.73
2	550–600	560	361.00	361.00
2	600–650	603	280.00–285.00	282.51
4	700–750	718	270.00–279.00	276.00
1	750–800	755	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	860	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	930	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	298	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	820	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	370.00–415.00	389.31
3	350–400	372	395.00	395.00
4	400–450	426	365.00–400.00	382.86
8	450–500	481	340.00–359.00	351.25
5	500–550	514	320.00–335.00	328.78
2	550–600	585	307.50–310.00	308.74
4	600–650	630	285.00–289.00	288.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	335.00	335.00
2	950–1000	960	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	372.50–410.00	384.25
2	600–650	615	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	730	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	795	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,479	145.00–157.00	148.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	151.00–158.00	155.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,240	128.00–140.00	133.85
1	—	1,290	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,351	174.00–182.00	177.16
13	—	1,233	148.00–164.00	156.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,268	143.00–145.50	144.21
7	—	1,420	150.00–161.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,718	190.00–199.00	195.71
3	—	1,713	201.00–210.00	205.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	179.00	179.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00

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.