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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 4

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Jan 21Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 74▼ 95 vs year ago 146 · −65.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 27▲ 16 vs year ago 27 · +59.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 0▲ 27 vs year ago 14 · +192.9%

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 limited comparable receipts. Today's offerings included a herd dispersal consisting of mostly black moderate-framed cows, some with calves of varying sizes.

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 $383.50/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits +13.03 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$383.50

5 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$28.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.88

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	398.75	2,183	2thin
Small 1	530	380.00	2,014	1thin
Medium and Large 2	565	370.00	2,091	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.75/cwt here — about $93 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 sale5 hd

383.50

—

TN average10 barns · 86 hd

392.38

−8.88

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

+13.03

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	2,172	195.59	4,247	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	172.34	1,953	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	163.41	2,587	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	156.00	1,513	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,448	172.85	2,503	7thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	165.83	2,803	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,402	159.26	2,233	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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,550	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,006	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,390	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$4,300	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,664	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,538	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,386	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,555	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,604	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1Value Added	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,265	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,363	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,892	4
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,083	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,106	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,272	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,295	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,075	196.13/cwt	189.00–203.00	4,070	2
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,365	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	4,600	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,513	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	172.34/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,953	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	163.41/cwt	160.50–165.50	2,587	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,402	159.26/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,233	7
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	172.85/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,503	7
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	165.83/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,803	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,775.00/head	3,600.00–3,950.00	3,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,750.00/head	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,750	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,700.00/head	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,258.33/head	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,258	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	3
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 Feb 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 51Last week 74Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 27Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 0Year ago 14

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts. Today's offerings included a herd dispersal consisting of mostly black moderate-framed cows, some with calves of varying sizes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,365	194.50	194.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,075	189.00–203.00	196.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	169.00–176.00	172.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	160.50–165.50	163.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,448	166.00–177.00	172.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,690	160.00–172.00	165.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,402	150.00–165.00	159.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	530	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	397.50	397.50
1	500–550	505	412.50	412.50
1	550–600	590	385.00	385.00
2	650–700	680	335.00–340.00	337.46
1	750–800	750	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	415.00	415.00
3	650–700	650	393.00	393.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	377.50	377.50
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	700	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,950.00	3,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	4,700.00	4,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,600.00–3,950.00	3,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,258.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00

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.