Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2026-03-25

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 25
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
791 head
▲ 697 vs last sale 94▲ 154 vs year ago 637 · +24.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 30▲ 50 vs year ago 75 · +66.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 3▲ 29 vs year ago 50 · +58.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts from last week's sale, but a higher undertone was noted for slaughter cows and bulls. Heavy receipts with high supply of preconditioned feeder cattle and strong demand was noted for all classes of cattle in response to the annual Customer Appreciation event which included lunch, door prizes, and drawing for prizes for all sellers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.90/cwt on 60 head, down $0.92 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 9 comparable sales and sits +43.91 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.
Average price
$418.90
▼ 0.92 vs prior sale
60 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,269
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+14.50
vs TN average
−6.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542418.902,26960
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 sale60 hd
418.90
—
TN average16 barns · 834 hd
404.40
+14.50
National average176 barns · 15,314 hd
425.19
−6.29
This barn, trailing median9 sales
374.98
+43.91
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
434393352311median 374.9803/1804/2907/0808/1909/23
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,802210.003,7859thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,410182.152,56818
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,197180.042,15535
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,034160.081,65515
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,429177.172,5324thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,249166.342,0787thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$3,0205
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,9503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,7418
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,3814thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,2003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$3,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,7252thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)—$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$4,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$4,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$4,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,8751thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added300660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,9801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added370622.50/cwt622.50–622.502,3035
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386574.18/cwt540.00–600.002,21618
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added414565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,3394
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added473526.38/cwt505.00–540.002,49012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477453.62/cwt450.00–465.002,1644
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532483.06/cwt435.00–490.002,57015
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added586457.14/cwt442.50–497.502,67969
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,4812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added674375.76/cwt375.00–382.502,53310
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added713373.00/cwt365.00–374.002,6599
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5501
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added855335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8641
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1878322.45/cwt320.00–325.002,8312
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added937331.59/cwt329.75–333.503,107114
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1960310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9761
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283554.96/cwt530.00–575.001,5714
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added300455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,36511
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added318571.54/cwt555.00–590.001,8172
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1337489.53/cwt470.00–515.001,6503
Heifers300–350Small 1340440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4961
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed360505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8182
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added363533.84/cwt520.00–537.501,9385
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380468.82/cwt460.00–485.001,7824
Heifers350–400Small 1380375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8473
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425502.52/cwt500.00–505.002,1366
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435483.47/cwt480.00–485.002,10320
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added458499.29/cwt490.00–501.002,28713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477440.18/cwt415.00–465.002,10010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added493402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,9844
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,29210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530417.93/cwt395.00–440.002,21524
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added562418.31/cwt400.00–435.002,35121
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577373.49/cwt369.00–387.502,1554
Heifers600–650Small 1Fleshy600290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added602392.97/cwt380.50–395.502,36666
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635363.34/cwt352.50–367.502,30712
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9181
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added667353.58/cwt345.00–358.002,3583
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722312.83/cwt300.00–325.002,25910
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added746346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,58114
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy795290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3061
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1933297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,77613
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,7301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333581.18/cwt580.00–585.001,9354
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369569.75/cwt530.00–590.002,10212
Bulls350–400Small 1375490.72/cwt440.00–510.001,8405
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415500.00/cwt490.00–520.002,0755
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417449.92/cwt445.00–455.001,8763
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8492
Bulls500–550Small 1510405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0661
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515410.05/cwt405.00–420.002,1123
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525466.84/cwt442.50–490.002,4517
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1594406.64/cwt385.00–420.002,4155
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1639389.96/cwt387.50–397.502,4924
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669369.18/cwt360.00–376.002,4707
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,5873
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2798304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,4262
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1833305.02/cwt300.00–310.002,5412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,740218.49/cwt218.00–219.003,8022
Bulls——1,820207.58/cwt196.00–213.003,7787
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%980150.68/cwt150.00–152.001,4773
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047162.43/cwt155.00–169.001,70112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179176.68/cwt168.00–184.002,08325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241188.44/cwt186.00–196.002,33910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,348191.39/cwt188.00–196.002,5806
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441177.53/cwt168.00–183.002,55812
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,238173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1422
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,254163.68/cwt160.00–167.002,0535
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,429177.17/cwt172.00–180.002,5324
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—3,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—2,725.00/head2,700.00–2,750.002,7252
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—2,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—2,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,137.50/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,950.00/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,842.86/head2,550.00–3,150.002,8437
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2—2,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,483.33/head2,450.00–2,550.002,4833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,200.00/head2,100.00–2,300.002,2003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3—2,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3—2,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2—1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2—1,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751

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.