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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, May 21

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 64▼ 33 vs year ago 82 · −40.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 59▲ 5 vs year ago 44 · +11.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 8▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −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

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 higher overall with limited comparable receipts available for slaughter bulls, but a higher undertone was noted. Also, 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 $328.75/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −41.72 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$328.75

2 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.66

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	328.75	1,849	2thin

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 sale2 hd

328.75

—

TN average15 barns · 378 hd

334.41

−5.66

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−41.72

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	—	High	1,841	212.00	3,902	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	170.23	2,111	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	166.84	2,438	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	152.84	1,502	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,385	140.00	1,939	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,141	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	447.33/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,006	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,555	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	314.89/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,480	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,196	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	414.45/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,513	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,583	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	383.99/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,786	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,790	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,816	220.14/cwt	215.00–231.00	3,998	4
Bulls	—	—	1,865	203.86/cwt	197.00–209.00	3,802	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	152.84/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,502	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	167.04/cwt	159.00–174.00	2,041	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	178.22/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,290	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	152.23/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,014	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	169.14/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,529	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,700	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,939	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,300	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1

How this sale compares

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 64Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 59Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	420.00–480.00	447.33
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	432	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	470	307.50–322.50	314.89
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	260	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	365	395.00–435.00	414.45
4	400–450	406	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	465	372.50–395.00	383.99
1	550–600	570	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	755	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	342.50	342.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	145.00–159.00	152.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,285	177.00–180.00	178.22
10	—	1,222	159.00–174.00	167.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	180.00	180.00
7	—	1,495	163.00–175.00	169.14
2	—	1,323	150.00–154.00	152.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,816	215.00–231.00	220.14
4	—	1,865	197.00–209.00	203.86

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,700.00	2,700.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,900.00	1,900.00

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.