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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 13

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 134▼ 35 vs year ago 152 · −23.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 106▼ 19 vs year ago 66 · −28.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 13▲ 1 vs year ago 3 · +33.3%

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 and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher overall, with no market trends available for feeder cattle 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 $332.44/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 3 of 9 comparable sales and sits −42.55 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$332.44

12 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.74

vs TN average

−18.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	332.44	1,853	12thin

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 sale12 hd

332.44

—

TN average16 barns · 910 hd

343.18

−10.74

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−18.37

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−42.55

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	1,809	210.93	3,816	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	173.74	2,653	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	171.32	2,153	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	145.93	1,362	9thin

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)	1,450	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	363.63/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,065	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	373.57/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,507	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	338.29/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,429	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	763	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,594	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,519	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	955	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,169	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	375.22/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,238	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	354.99/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,661	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	332.47/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,799	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	319.84/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,842	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	313.63/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,957	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	305.04/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,010	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	288.13/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,072	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Full	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,546	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,639	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	369.86/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,820	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,752	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	597	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,985	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	314.26/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,955	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,089	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,050	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,690	203.51/cwt	198.00–212.00	3,439	6
Bulls	—	—	2,048	225.77/cwt	222.00–230.00	4,624	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	135.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,159	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	148.88/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,423	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	167.95/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,076	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	176.93/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,286	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,683	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	171.86/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,647	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,150	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,425.00/head	3,300.00–3,550.00	3,425	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 Aug 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 134Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 106Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 13Year ago 3

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher overall, with no market trends available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,750.00	1,750.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,650.00	2,650.00

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)	Open	2	—	—	3,300.00–3,550.00	3,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,690	198.00–212.00	203.51
3	—	2,048	222.00–230.00	225.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,236	164.00–170.00	167.95
3	—	1,292	175.00–180.00	176.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,540	168.00–178.00	171.86
1	—	1,450	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	956	145.00–157.00	148.88
2	—	855	130.00–140.00	135.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
2	750–800	763	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	568	360.00–367.50	363.63
7	650–700	671	360.00–380.00	373.57
3	700–750	718	335.00–340.00	338.29
1	750–800	775	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
4	550–600	555	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	415.00	415.00
1	250–300	285	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	330	370.00–385.00	375.22
7	450–500	468	345.00–370.00	354.99
4	500–550	541	320.00–340.00	332.47
4	550–600	576	310.00–335.00	319.84
7	600–650	624	310.00–320.00	313.63
6	650–700	659	295.00–315.00	305.04
5	700–750	719	280.00–310.00	288.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	355	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	400	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	492	360.00–390.00	369.86
2	500–550	523	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	597	332.50	332.50
3	600–650	622	310.00–317.50	314.26
2	650–700	685	300.00–310.00	304.96
2	700–750	713	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	340.00	340.00

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.