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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 1

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 108▲ 18 vs year ago 118 · +15.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 32▼ 5 vs year ago 50 · −10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 9▲ 0 vs year ago 3 · +0.0%

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 mostly steady with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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 $335.90/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −34.57 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$335.90

23 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$27.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.05

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	337.08	1,869	22
Small 1	590	310.00	1,829	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.08/cwt here — about $40 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 sale23 hd

335.90

—

TN average16 barns · 501 hd

338.95

−3.05

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−34.57

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	2,070	189.01	3,912	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	161.97	2,368	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	155.62	1,880	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	130.00	1,346	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	156.50	2,621	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,365	150.50	2,054	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,708	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,096	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	384.82/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,097	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	363.79/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,346	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	428	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,412	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	363.09/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,569	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	332.20/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,784	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	297.55/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,678	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	300.03/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,839	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,066	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	973	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,374	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	427.95/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,378	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	386.13/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,645	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	339.22/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,618	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	338.77/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,795	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	336.70/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,886	18
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	298.60/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,833	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	284.96/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,889	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	828	247.39/cwt	242.50–252.50	2,048	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,209	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,268	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,145	1
Bulls	—	—	1,988	189.01/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,758	6
Bulls	—	—	2,290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,695	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,560	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	4,915	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,346	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	155.62/cwt	149.50–162.50	1,880	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	161.97/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,368	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,365	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	2,054	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	2,621	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,700	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 Oct 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 108Year ago 118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 32Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 3

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly steady with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,560	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,988	180.00–195.00	189.01
1	—	2,290	205.00	205.00
1	—	1,850	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	156.50	156.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,462	153.00–169.00	161.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,208	149.50–162.50	155.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	130.00	130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	365.00	365.00
2	800–850	828	242.50–252.50	247.39
1	850–900	875	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	410.00–450.00	427.95
2	350–400	375	410.00	410.00
4	400–450	426	375.00–400.00	386.13
8	450–500	477	330.00–350.00	339.22
4	500–550	530	335.00–340.00	338.77
18	550–600	560	330.00–340.00	336.70
7	600–650	614	295.00–310.00	298.60
4	650–700	663	280.00–295.00	284.96
1	950–1000	965	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	380.00–395.00	384.82
5	350–400	370	360.00–370.00	363.79
3	400–450	432	360.00–370.00	363.09
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
9	500–550	537	315.00–340.00	332.20
4	550–600	564	295.00–300.00	297.55
3	600–650	613	290.00–320.00	300.03
1	700–750	725	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	260.00	260.00
2	950–1000	973	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	365.00	365.00
3	600–650	622	337.00	337.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,700.00

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.