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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 6

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

134 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 0▲ 54 vs year ago 80 · +67.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 0▲ 47 vs year ago 59 · +79.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 4 · +225.0%

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

No trends established, due to no report previous week.

Today's offering included one load of video Steers based at 890 selling for 3.35. https://ww.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams2068.pdf

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 $327.92/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −42.56 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$327.92

12 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$32.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.48

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	341.41	1,827	7thin
Medium and Large 2	552	309.02	1,706	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.40/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

327.92

—

TN average17 barns · 605 hd

337.40

−9.48

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−42.56

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	—	Low	1,642	205.50	3,373	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	172.03	2,603	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	161.41	2,046	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,116	151.57	1,691	22

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,673	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	265	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,352	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	450.00/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,305	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	451.63/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,527	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,492	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	363.21/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,736	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	305.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,373	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	349	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,344	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	372.55/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,352	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	302.07/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,238	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,629	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	315.47/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,502	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	306.58/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,616	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	328.37/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,852	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	273.79/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,856	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,074	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	254.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,053	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,046	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	394.90/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,493	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,501	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	385.33/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,653	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	363.20/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,700	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	349.93/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,788	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	314.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,632	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	330.06/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,871	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	305.04/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,754	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	308.98/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,869	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	298.86/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,017	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	289.40/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,087	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,114	1
Bulls	—	—	1,482	199.67/cwt	192.00–204.00	2,959	7
Bulls	—	—	1,813	213.53/cwt	207.00–228.00	3,871	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	136.98/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,459	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,355	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	155.24/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,740	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	163.22/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,898	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	144.95/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,710	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	176.32/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,200	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	160.84/cwt	151.00–169.00	2,057	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	168.21/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,488	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,589	180.63/cwt	178.50–184.00	2,870	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	—	1,673.33/head	1,420.00–1,825.00	1,673	3

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 Aug 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 0Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 0Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 4

No trends established, due to no report previous week.

Today's offering included one load of video Steers based at 890 selling for 3.35. https://ww.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams2068.pdf

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	440.00–460.00	450.00
3	300–350	338	440.00–465.00	451.63
2	350–400	373	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	478	360.00–370.00	363.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	778	300.00–310.00	305.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	530	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	285.00–320.00	302.07
5	450–500	476	270.00–340.00	315.47
3	500–550	527	300.00–310.00	306.58
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	835	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
4	300–350	349	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	363	370.00–375.00	372.55
2	400–450	423	385.00	385.00
5	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
7	550–600	564	320.00–335.00	328.37
1	600–650	630	310.00	310.00
4	650–700	678	260.00–295.00	273.79
2	750–800	768	270.00	270.00
2	800–850	805	250.00–260.00	254.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	417	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	465	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	518	310.00–320.00	314.98
3	550–600	575	295.00–310.00	305.04
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	380.00–410.00	394.90
9	400–450	429	370.00–400.00	385.33
3	450–500	468	360.00–370.00	363.20
4	500–550	511	340.00–360.00	349.93
3	550–600	567	320.00–335.00	330.06
5	600–650	605	305.00–310.00	308.98
5	650–700	675	290.00–310.00	298.86
8	700–750	721	275.00–295.00	289.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	126.00	126.00
5	—	1,065	132.00–140.00	136.98
5	—	1,163	161.00–166.00	163.22
11	—	1,121	149.00–159.00	155.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,589	178.50–184.00	180.63
9	—	1,479	162.00–175.00	168.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,180	143.00–147.00	144.95
6	—	1,248	172.00–185.00	176.32
41	—	1,279	151.00–169.00	160.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	174.00	174.00
7	—	1,482	192.00–204.00	199.67
9	—	1,813	207.00–228.00	213.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,420.00–1,825.00	1,673.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	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.