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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 10

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 35▼ 34 vs year ago 106 · −32.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 44▲ 9 vs year ago 26 · +34.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 1▲ 4 vs year ago 6 · +66.7%

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 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 $340.78/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −29.70 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$340.78

6 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$33.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.01

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	346.43	1,962	5thin
Medium and Large 2	520	312.50	1,625	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.93/cwt here — about $337 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale6 hd

340.78

—

TN average14 barns · 320 hd

348.78

−8.01

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−29.70

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	1,864	194.94	3,633	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	155.60	2,196	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,345	152.72	2,054	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	129.20	1,452	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,338	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,111	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,218	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,694	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Heifers	550–600	Small 1Fleshy	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	309.96/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,916	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,932	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,859	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,625	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	355.54/cwt	335.00–362.50	2,073	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Bulls	600–650	Small 1Full	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	1
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	303.76/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,014	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,255	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	830	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,951	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,100	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,300	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,916	193.90/cwt	187.00–199.50	3,715	4
Bulls	—	—	2,023	206.49/cwt	205.00–208.00	4,177	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,105	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,619	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	129.20/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,452	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	153.54/cwt	148.50–157.50	2,041	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,283	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,896	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	157.87/cwt	157.00–159.50	2,349	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	2,337.50/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,338	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	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 Dec 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 35Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 44Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 6

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	450	413.00	413.00
4	550–600	583	335.00–362.50	355.54
4	650–700	663	295.00–315.00	303.76
1	800–850	820	275.00	275.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	830	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	875	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	770	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	662	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	603	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	464	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	618	300.00–320.00	309.96
2	650–700	678	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	580	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	345.00	345.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,163	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,337.50

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	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,916	187.00–199.50	193.90
2	—	2,023	205.00–208.00	206.49
1	—	1,335	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	134.50	134.50
1	—	1,375	166.00	166.00
6	—	1,329	148.50–157.50	153.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,488	157.00–159.50	157.87
1	—	1,105	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	124.00–138.00	129.20

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.