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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 11

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← May 28Jun 11Jun 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 60▲ 43 vs year ago 78 · +55.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 67▼ 3 vs year ago 37 · −8.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 6▼ 4 vs year ago 11 · −36.4%

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 due to reporter absence last week.

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 $323.98/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −46.49 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$323.98

10 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.83

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	325.54	1,754	9thin
Medium and Large 2	520	310.00	1,612	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.54/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

323.98

—

TN average13 barns · 254 hd

339.81

−15.83

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−46.49

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	1,710	206.49	3,530	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,120	166.44	1,865	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	164.86	2,432	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	136.00	1,408	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,650	167.00	2,756	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,903	158.57	3,018	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,255	132.22	1,659	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Small 1Value Added	433	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,537	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	347.68/cwt	343.00–360.00	1,839	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,204	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,083	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	798	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,254	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	357.79/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,485	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	333.74/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,519	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	324.86/cwt	323.00–327.50	1,654	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	526	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,741	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,723	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	283.75/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,924	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	368.71/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,637	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,518	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	326.23/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,745	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,873	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,960	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,200	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,209	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,243	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,706	218.75/cwt	213.00–223.00	3,732	4
Bulls	—	—	1,713	194.23/cwt	184.00–203.00	3,327	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,408	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	175.64/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,920	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	161.84/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,835	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	164.86/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,432	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	132.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,659	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,650	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,756	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,903	158.57/cwt	156.00–161.00	3,018	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	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 Jun 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 60Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 67Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 11

No market trends available due to reporter absence last week.

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,950.00	1,950.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,713	184.00–203.00	194.23
4	—	1,706	213.00–223.00	218.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	174.00–177.00	175.64
6	—	1,134	156.00–167.00	161.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,475	158.00–169.00	164.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,903	156.00–161.00	158.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	130.00–135.00	132.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	167.00	167.00

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	335	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
11	400–450	444	335.00–375.00	368.71
2	450–500	453	335.00	335.00
8	500–550	535	320.00–330.00	326.23
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	614	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	715	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	800	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	880	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	940	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	975	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	415	335.00–375.00	357.79
2	450–500	455	332.50–335.00	333.74
9	500–550	509	323.00–327.50	324.86
2	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	610	282.50	282.50
2	650–700	678	282.50–285.00	283.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	526	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	668	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	700	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
4	500–550	529	343.00–360.00	347.68
1	650–700	680	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
4	750–800	798	282.50	282.50

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.