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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 12

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Nov 5Nov 12Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 89▼ 9 vs year ago 112 · −8.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 42▲ 15 vs year ago 33 · +45.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 3▲ 24 vs year ago 13 · +184.6%

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 1.00 to 5.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady. No comparisons 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 $286.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −88.73 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$286.25

4 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$17.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.35

vs TN average

−77.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	295.00	1,696	2thin
Medium and Large 2	555	277.50	1,540	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about $156 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 sale4 hd

286.25

—

TN average13 barns · 583 hd

326.60

−40.35

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−77.71

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−88.73

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	1,905	185.26	3,530	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,386	148.05	2,053	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,129	144.78	1,635	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	134.00	1,512	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,508	152.00	2,291	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,920	144.50	2,774	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,238	122.92	1,522	6thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,113	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,100	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,019	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,988	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,850	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	350–400	Small 1	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,859	1
Steers	650–700	Small 1Fleshy	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	995	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,438	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	858	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	339.81/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,132	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	341.04/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,279	6
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	328.41/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,412	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	327.00/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,570	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	555	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,540	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	255	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	944	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	374.77/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,398	2
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	415	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,442	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,676	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	377.63/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,775	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	326.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,884	5
Bulls	750–800	Small 1	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,166	1
Bulls	—	—	2,013	186.76/cwt	179.50–194.00	3,759	2
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	4,513	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,555	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	136.09/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,515	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	148.26/cwt	143.50–152.50	1,684	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	130.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,496	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	137.42/cwt	134.00–139.50	1,903	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	152.04/cwt	145.50–156.50	2,109	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,303	127.50/cwt	120.00–139.50	1,661	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	2,081	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,575	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,512	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,920	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	2,774	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	900	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,018.75/head	1,700.00–2,350.00	2,019	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,125.00/head	1,575.00–2,500.00	2,125	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	2,225.00/head	1,975.00–2,450.00	2,225	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,425.00/head	3,050.00–3,800.00	3,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,862.50/head	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,863	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	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 Nov 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 89Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 42Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 3Year ago 13

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady. No comparisons 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 Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	2,550.00	2,550.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,350.00	2,350.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,170	1,575.00–2,500.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,217	1,975.00–2,450.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,075	1,700.00–2,350.00	2,018.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,050.00	2,050.00

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	—	800	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	3,050.00–3,800.00	3,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,325.00	3,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,862.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,013	179.50–194.00	186.76
1	—	1,220	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,375	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	134.00–138.00	136.09
5	—	1,136	143.50–152.50	148.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	125.00–135.00	130.66
1	—	1,080	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	134.00–139.50	137.42
8	—	1,387	145.50–156.50	152.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,303	120.00–139.50	127.50
1	—	915	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	159.50	159.50
1	—	1,440	144.50	144.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	415	347.50	347.50
1	450–500	480	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	373	370.00–380.00	374.77
5	400–450	444	377.50	377.50
2	450–500	470	365.00–390.00	377.63
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	577	325.00–330.00	326.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	995	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	333	335.00–345.00	339.81
6	350–400	375	325.00–360.00	341.04
3	400–450	430	320.00–340.00	328.41
5	450–500	480	320.00–335.00	327.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	277.50	277.50

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.