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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 3

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

144 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 179▼ 34 vs year ago 178 · −19.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 47▲ 13 vs year ago 59 · +22.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 33▼ 5 vs year ago 20 · −25.0%

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 market trends available due to reporter absence last week.

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 $346.49/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −23.99 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$346.49

28 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$37.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.55

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	352.45	1,924	23
Small 1	500	335.00	1,675	1thin
Medium and Large 2	568	315.04	1,789	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.41/cwt here — about $135 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 sale28 hd

346.49

—

TN average13 barns · 394 hd

360.04

−13.55

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−23.99

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	1,740	193.89	3,374	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,527	168.60	2,574	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	160.11	1,987	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	144.89	1,543	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,488	156.44	2,328	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,346	140.54	1,892	8thin

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)	1,025	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	867	$2,017	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	550–600	Medium and Large 1	598	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,272	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,352	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,199	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Value Added	815	316.23/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,577	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,086	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	386.68/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,616	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	336.32/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,769	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	328.07/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,896	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,080	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	325.99/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,135	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,472	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,290	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	518.37/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,674	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	413.71/cwt	380.00–460.00	1,568	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	412.57/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,745	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,770	3
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	500	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,675	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	366.47/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,953	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	334.48/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,900	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	315.04/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,789	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	318.65/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,160	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	299.71/cwt	280.00–312.50	2,140	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	292.29/cwt	275.00–305.00	2,248	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	750–800	Small 4	780	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,552	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,335	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,784	1
Bulls	—	—	1,812	192.52/cwt	184.00–203.00	3,488	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	147.84/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,574	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,480	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,170	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,697	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	151.04/cwt	149.50–152.50	1,873	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	161.62/cwt	154.50–170.50	2,006	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	166.64/cwt	158.00–175.50	2,585	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	182.99/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,864	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,689	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,368	143.39/cwt	141.50–149.00	1,962	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,488	156.44/cwt	155.50–157.50	2,328	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 179Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 47Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 33Year ago 20

No market trends available due to reporter absence last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	418	360.00–410.00	386.68
2	450–500	470	360.00	360.00
7	500–550	526	330.00–345.00	336.32
5	550–600	578	320.00–340.00	328.07
2	600–650	635	327.50	327.50
3	650–700	655	325.00–328.00	325.99
1	750–800	755	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	875	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	323	490.00–550.00	518.37
5	350–400	379	380.00–460.00	413.71
4	400–450	423	395.00–420.00	412.57
3	450–500	472	370.00–380.00	375.02
14	500–550	533	350.00–385.00	366.47
8	550–600	568	330.00–350.00	334.48
1	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	678	310.00–327.50	318.65
8	700–750	714	280.00–312.50	299.71
4	750–800	769	275.00–305.00	292.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	795	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	568	305.00–320.00	315.04
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	598	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	640	367.50	367.50
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	815	315.00–317.50	316.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	199.00	199.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	181.00	181.00
1	—	1,760	215.00	215.00
6	—	1,812	184.00–203.00	192.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	130.00–134.00	131.98
6	—	1,368	141.50–149.00	143.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	155.50–157.50	156.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,565	181.00–185.00	182.99
10	—	1,551	158.00–175.50	166.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	142.00–153.00	147.84
1	—	1,065	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,241	154.50–170.50	161.62
2	—	1,240	149.50–152.50	151.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,950.00	1,950.00

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	—	1,150	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00

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.