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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Dec 17

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 72▲ 10 vs year ago 73 · +13.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 35▲ 6 vs year ago 54 · +11.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 7 vs year ago 5 · +140.0%

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 limited comparable receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −57.60 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.

Average price

$395.00

3 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

per head · Small 1 over Medium and Large 1

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.77

vs TN average

−49.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1	525	400.00	2,100	1thin
Medium and Large 1	540	392.50	2,120	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale3 hd

395.00

—

TN average16 barns · 295 hd

402.77

−7.77

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−49.10

This barn, trailing median4 sales

452.60

−57.60

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

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $488.79, low $355.45, median $452.60 across 4 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	1,627	193.26	3,145	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,634	158.81	2,595	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	148.56	1,864	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	130.32	1,360	6thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,778	151.75	2,699	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	150.24	2,034	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	137.67	1,555	7thin

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,988	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Small 1Value Added	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,425	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1Value Added	495	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,079	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1Value Added	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,317	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	805	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,705	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	945	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,024	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Small 1	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1Value Added	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	418	286.57/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,198	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1Value Added	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	2
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	565	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,667	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,999	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,391	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,399	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1Fleshy	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,210	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,413	183.14/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,588	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,321	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,001	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	123.43/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,240	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	133.77/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,422	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	134.67/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,518	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	151.28/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,930	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	159.90/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,191	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	156.97/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,508	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,815	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,049	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	118.51/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,005	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	141.84/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,730	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	150.56/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,920	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	150.24/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,034	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,757	149.10/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,620	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,885	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,110	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,987.50/head	2,925.00–3,050.00	2,988	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 72Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 35Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 5

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,905	210.00	210.00
2	—	1,413	180.00–186.00	183.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,276	144.00–156.00	151.28
2	—	1,370	159.00–161.00	159.90
3	—	1,127	130.00–141.00	134.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	168.00	168.00
5	—	1,598	154.00–162.00	156.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,063	128.00–141.00	133.77
2	—	1,005	122.00–125.00	123.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	114.00–124.00	118.51
2	—	1,275	149.00–152.00	150.56
3	—	1,220	139.00–144.00	141.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,354	148.00–156.00	150.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	165.00	165.00
5	—	1,757	144.00–156.00	149.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	495	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	525	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	410.00	410.00
3	800–850	805	336.00	336.00
21	900–950	945	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	315	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	307.50	307.50
1	700–750	700	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	418	280.00–295.00	286.57
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	565	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	333	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	360	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
1	850–900	850	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,925.00–3,050.00	2,987.50

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.