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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 7

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 83▲ 78 vs year ago 33 · +236.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 60▼ 10 vs year ago 56 · −17.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 12▼ 16 vs year ago 18 · −88.9%

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 no sales the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

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 $353.72/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 5 of 9 comparable sales and sits −21.26 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$353.72

12 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.84

vs TN average

−56.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	353.72	1,947	12thin

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 sale12 hd

353.72

—

TN average14 barns · 924 hd

360.56

−6.84

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−56.38

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−21.26

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	—	High	1,918	207.02	3,970	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	163.70	1,992	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	158.17	2,379	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	141.30	1,568	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,325	180.50	2,392	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,698	158.18	2,686	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	156.23	2,031	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,187	140.97	1,674	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,025	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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	436.68/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,865	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,079	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,114	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,398	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	410.89/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,750	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,809	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,770	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	360.66/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,940	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	339.84/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,954	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,271	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,137	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,296	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,176	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,969	2
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	380	415.21/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,578	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	445.92/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,859	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	423.91/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,039	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	364.09/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,123	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	348.30/cwt	330.00–367.50	2,177	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	335.90/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,261	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	335.13/cwt	328.00–337.50	2,363	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,442	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Small 4	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	203.53/cwt	203.00–204.00	3,277	2
Bulls	—	—	2,055	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,316	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,395	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	5,053	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	141.30/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,568	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	173.06/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,068	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	159.02/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,953	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	158.17/cwt	149.50–166.50	2,379	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,307	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	147.62/cwt	139.00–151.50	1,805	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	156.23/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,031	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,698	158.18/cwt	153.50–162.00	2,686	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,153	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,420	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,641	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 83Year ago 33

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 60Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 18

No market trends available due to no sales the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
6	400–450	426	390.00–420.00	410.89
4	450–500	476	380.00	380.00
8	500–550	538	345.00–380.00	360.66
4	550–600	575	325.00–350.00	339.84
2	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	673	315.00–320.00	317.53
1	800–850	835	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	668	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	435.00–440.00	436.68
1	450–500	495	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	542	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	610	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	690	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	640.00	640.00
2	350–400	375	500.00–550.00	525.00
3	400–450	417	420.00–460.00	445.92
5	450–500	481	420.00–430.00	423.91
1	500–550	510	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	583	350.00–377.50	364.09
2	600–650	625	330.00–367.50	348.30
3	650–700	673	320.00–350.00	335.90
4	700–750	705	328.00–337.50	335.13
1	800–850	835	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	385.00–430.00	415.21
1	500–550	535	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,228	158.00–160.00	159.02
2	—	1,195	172.00–174.00	173.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	135.00–147.00	141.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,504	149.50–166.50	158.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	153.50–162.00	158.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	153.00–159.00	156.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	139.00–151.50	147.62
1	—	1,080	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	210.00	210.00
2	—	1,610	203.00–204.00	203.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,395	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,420	186.00	186.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,025.00	2,025.00

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.