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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 9

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 109▼ 83 vs year ago 207 · −40.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 48▼ 40 vs year ago 117 · −34.2%

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 no sale last week in observance of Independence Day.

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 $310.81/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −59.66 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$310.81

5 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.25

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	310.81	1,734	5thin

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 sale5 hd

310.81

—

TN average11 barns · 223 hd

312.06

−1.25

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−59.66

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	1,751	202.68	3,548	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	163.06	2,286	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	162.80	1,960	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	147.43	1,638	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	158.89	2,325	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,558	154.48	2,407	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	139.13	1,548	11

Every lot, as filed

40 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	326.61/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,101	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	332.64/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,440	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	313.61/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,515	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	302.54/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,697	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,790	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	713	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,139	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	790	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,410	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	905	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	5
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1Full	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	358.41/cwt	335.00–372.50	1,555	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	341.88/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,590	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	311.35/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,784	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	301.24/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,838	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	267.49/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,819	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	252.49/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,823	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,990	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,035	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,049	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	3,394	1
Bulls	—	—	1,787	202.22/cwt	195.00–211.00	3,614	13
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,230	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	4,282	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	147.43/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,638	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	160.61/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,900	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	187.06/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,400	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	169.76/cwt	169.50–170.00	2,190	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,943	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	162.98/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,344	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,220	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	132.51/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,395	5
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	144.64/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,682	6
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	158.89/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,325	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,558	154.48/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,407	2

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 Jul 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 109Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 48Year ago 117

No market trends available due to no sale last week in observance of Independence Day.

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	337	315.00–340.00	326.61
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	433	320.00–345.00	332.64
4	450–500	483	305.00–320.00	313.61
4	550–600	561	300.00–310.00	302.54
2	600–650	628	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	713	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	790	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	355.00	355.00
5	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
13	400–450	434	335.00–372.50	358.41
3	450–500	465	325.00–355.00	341.88
2	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	573	310.00–312.00	311.35
4	600–650	610	300.00–305.00	301.24
3	650–700	680	260.00–277.50	267.49
4	700–750	722	245.00–265.00	252.49
1	800–850	805	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	865	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
7	500–550	540	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,787	195.00–211.00	202.22
1	—	1,515	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,230	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	169.50–170.00	169.76
1	—	1,480	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,438	159.00–167.00	162.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,111	140.00–155.00	147.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,183	155.00–167.00	160.61
1	—	1,340	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,283	180.00–192.00	187.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,053	130.00–137.00	132.51
6	—	1,163	142.00–149.00	144.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	156.00–164.00	158.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	152.00–157.00	154.48

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.