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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 29

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Oct 15Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 117▼ 116 vs year ago 216 · −53.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 39▼ 36 vs year ago 84 · −42.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 23▲ 6 vs year ago 4 · +150.0%

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 market reporter absence last week.

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 $292.58/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −82.40 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$292.58

8 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−29.03

vs TN average

−82.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	292.58	1,624	8thin

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 sale8 hd

292.58

—

TN average15 barns · 617 hd

321.61

−29.03

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−82.31

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−82.40

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	1,813	194.07	3,519	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	160.28	2,436	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	150.04	1,729	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	128.37	1,380	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)	1,300	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Small 2	305	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	900	1
Steers	600–650	Small 1Fleshy	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,168	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,527	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	325.33/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,226	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	314.76/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,322	4
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	311.44/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,501	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	300.13/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,618	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	278.55/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,866	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	238.34/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,847	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	220.03/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,921	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	389.62/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,278	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,483	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	341.53/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,633	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,658	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	309.69/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,775	2
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	277.50/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,762	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	266.95/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,831	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,883	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,927	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,690	191.60/cwt	190.00–193.00	3,238	2
Bulls	—	—	2,060	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	4,099	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	965	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,341	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	131.02/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,390	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	119.08/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,337	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	147.60/cwt	141.00–152.50	1,694	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	165.30/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,088	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	160.28/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,436	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 Oct 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 117Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 39Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 23Year ago 4

No market trends available due to market reporter absence last week.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,300	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,200.00	2,200.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	190.00–193.00	191.60
1	—	2,060	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,061	128.00–135.00	131.02
2	—	1,123	117.00–121.00	119.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	162.00–168.00	165.30
1	—	965	139.00	139.00
8	—	1,148	141.00–152.50	147.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	158.00–163.00	160.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	377	310.00–335.00	325.33
4	400–450	420	310.00–330.00	314.76
3	450–500	482	305.00–320.00	311.44
5	500–550	539	280.00–310.00	300.13
2	550–600	585	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	670	270.00–287.50	278.55
3	750–800	775	235.00–240.00	238.34
2	850–900	873	210.00–230.00	220.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	815	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	328	380.00–400.00	389.62
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	412	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	478	330.00–360.00	341.53
4	500–550	514	320.00–325.00	322.52
2	550–600	573	300.00–320.00	309.69
2	600–650	635	270.00–285.00	277.50
5	650–700	686	250.00–275.00	266.95
2	750–800	753	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	820	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00

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.