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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 18

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 121▲ 5 vs year ago 104 · +4.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 34▼ 20 vs year ago 68 · −29.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 7▲ 3 vs year ago 4 · +75.0%

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 sold 10.00 to 11.00 higher overall with strong demand noted. No market trends available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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 $320.58/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −54.40 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$320.58

12 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$38.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.32

vs TN average

−13.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	333.38	1,742	8thin
Medium and Large 2	529	295.00	1,561	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.38/cwt here — about $182 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 sale12 hd

320.58

—

TN average16 barns · 778 hd

324.91

−4.32

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−13.53

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−54.40

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	1,823	216.92	3,954	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	176.62	2,513	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	176.48	2,110	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	157.38	1,619	7thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,855	180.00	3,339	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	164.00	2,099	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,154	156.95	1,811	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,388	$2,688	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,588	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,033	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	613	344.01/cwt	330.50–346.00	2,109	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	353.48/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,166	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	372.41/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,519	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,656	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	511	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,748	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,561	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	297.62/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,815	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,737	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,801	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	395.14/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,423	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	298.26/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,831	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,750	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,378	1
Bulls	—	—	1,841	222.90/cwt	220.00–229.00	4,104	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,374	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	166.96/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,686	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	155.19/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,647	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	171.15/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,001	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	187.14/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,336	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	175.56/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,437	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,983	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,199	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,103	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	158.90/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,007	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,099	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,855	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,339	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,587.50/head	2,500.00–2,675.00	2,588	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	2,687.50/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,688	4

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 121Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 34Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	176.00	176.00
2	—	1,263	158.00–160.00	158.90
1	—	895	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,010	166.00–168.00	166.96
4	—	1,061	151.00–162.00	155.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	183.00–194.00	187.14
8	—	1,169	167.00–179.00	171.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,388	165.00–180.00	175.56
1	—	1,630	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	193.00	193.00
4	—	1,841	220.00–229.00	222.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	350.00–360.00	353.48
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	408	360.00–387.50	372.41
3	450–500	487	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	615	280.00–285.00	282.50
1	700–750	735	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	511	342.00	342.00
2	600–650	610	290.00–305.00	297.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	529	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	360	390.00–400.00	395.14
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
7	600–650	614	290.00–302.50	298.26
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	715	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	402.50	402.50
8	600–650	613	330.50–346.00	344.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00

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)	2	—	1,350	2,500.00–2,675.00	2,587.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,388	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,687.50

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.