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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

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

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 72▼ 35 vs year ago 98 · −35.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 45▼ 13 vs year ago 51 · −25.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 3▼ 3 vs year ago 12 · −25.0%

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $389.05/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 6 of 9 comparable sales and sits +14.07 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$389.05

6 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,140

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.40

vs TN average

−31.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	389.05	2,140	6thin

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 sale6 hd

389.05

—

TN average15 barns · 875 hd

397.45

−8.40

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−31.91

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

+14.07

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	1,993	212.50	4,234	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	162.22	2,427	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	159.49	1,869	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	153.67	1,697	6thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,870	159.00	2,973	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,480	157.50	2,331	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,220	144.00	1,757	1thin

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)	—	$2,925	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	345	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,070	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	388	627.50/cwt	627.50–627.50	2,435	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,233	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,467	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,987	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,297	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	392	451.62/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,770	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,883	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,115	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,971	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	386.44/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,048	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	387.49/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,259	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,312	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	255	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,530	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,869	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,947	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	456.02/cwt	447.50–465.00	2,157	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	433.38/cwt	400.00–452.50	2,284	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	349.95/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,334	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	930	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,744	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,945	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	4,026	1
Bulls	—	—	2,040	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	4,447	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,428	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,591	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	156.40/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,753	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	162.36/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,942	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	161.24/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,411	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,604	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,757	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,331	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,870	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,973	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,925.00/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,925	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 72Year ago 98

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 45Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 12

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
1	—	1,945	207.00	207.00
1	—	2,040	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	148.00	148.00
4	—	1,196	157.00–168.00	162.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	173.00	173.00
11	—	1,495	155.00–169.00	161.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,121	154.00–159.00	156.40
1	—	1,020	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	144.00	144.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	347.50	347.50
1	1000–1050	1,030	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	388	627.50	627.50
3	400–450	440	507.50	507.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	600.00	600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	575.00	575.00
2	400–450	428	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	473	447.50–465.00	456.02
3	500–550	527	400.00–452.50	433.38
1	600–650	600	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	667	345.00–360.00	349.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	930	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	428	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	475	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	530	370.00–395.00	386.44
2	550–600	583	385.00–390.00	387.49
4	650–700	656	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	450.00–455.00	451.62
1	450–500	470	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	545	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	Open	1	—	—	3,750.00	3,750.00

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.