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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 20

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

179 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 117▲ 53 vs year ago 126 · +42.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 47▼ 8 vs year ago 55 · −14.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 4▲ 30 vs year ago 3 · +1,000.0%

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 steady to 1.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, higher-quality receipts and a higher undertone was noted.

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 $347.02/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 4 of 9 comparable sales and sits −27.97 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$347.02

21 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.87

vs TN average

−12.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	347.02	1,849	21

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 sale21 hd

347.02

—

TN average15 barns · 655 hd

343.15

+3.87

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−12.78

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−27.97

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	—	Low	1,667	200.42	3,340	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	173.54	2,447	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	168.40	2,075	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	142.00	1,292	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,608	163.34	2,627	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,385	157.48	2,181	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,177	137.37	1,616	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,125	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	944	$2,959	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,700	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	933	$2,650	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,650	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$4,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	497.48/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,632	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,735	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,949	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,046	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,085	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	418.16/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,401	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	388.51/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,469	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	415	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,650	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	415	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,587	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,286	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	354.78/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,536	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	356.89/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,685	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	349.54/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,800	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,709	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	556	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,963	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	339.97/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,897	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	314.17/cwt	314.00–315.00	1,904	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	299.02/cwt	290.00–303.00	2,030	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	498.31/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,071	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	420.97/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,339	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	403.41/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,521	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	383	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,819	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	393.50/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,763	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	372.95/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,727	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,850	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,916	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	296.68/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,009	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,150	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	249.90/cwt	240.00–270.00	2,084	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,274	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	199.28/cwt	190.00–210.00	3,338	8
Bulls	—	—	1,810	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,349	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,292	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,077	152.23/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,640	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	167.76/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,100	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	186.94/cwt	178.00–192.00	2,455	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	173.54/cwt	169.50–179.00	2,447	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	128.48/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,494	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	146.26/cwt	138.00–153.00	1,740	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	157.48/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,181	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	167.51/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,647	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,581	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	900	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	900	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	3,067.86/head	2,775.00–3,250.00	3,068	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	3,125.00/head	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	2,700.00/head	2,300.00–3,250.00	2,700	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	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	—	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	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 Aug 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 117Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 47Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 4Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	445.00	445.00
5	300–350	335	390.00–430.00	418.16
7	350–400	378	380.00–390.00	388.51
2	400–450	433	347.50–362.50	354.78
8	450–500	472	355.00–370.00	356.89
12	500–550	515	340.00–362.50	349.54
3	550–600	558	335.00–350.00	339.97
6	600–650	606	314.00–315.00	314.17
9	650–700	679	290.00–303.00	299.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	397.50	397.50
5	550–600	556	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	425	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	480.00–515.00	498.31
3	300–350	318	395.00–435.00	420.97
3	350–400	377	400.00–405.00	403.41
10	400–450	448	390.00–407.50	393.50
2	450–500	463	345.00–400.00	372.95
5	500–550	544	340.00	340.00
9	550–600	572	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	677	290.00–300.00	296.68
2	700–750	735	290.00–295.00	292.48
3	800–850	834	240.00–270.00	249.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	495.00–500.00	497.48
3	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	413	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	475	425.00	425.00
4	500–550	534	365.00	365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,455	225.00	225.00
8	—	1,675	190.00–210.00	199.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	128.00–129.00	128.48
2	—	1,190	138.00–153.00	146.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,580	167.00–168.00	167.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	157.00–158.00	157.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,410	169.50–179.00	173.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,252	160.00–174.00	167.76
3	—	1,077	149.00–155.00	152.23
3	—	1,313	178.00–192.00	186.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	950	2,775.00–3,250.00	3,067.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,113	2,300.00–3,250.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	933	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	4,200.00	4,200.00

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.