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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 1

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

131 head

▼ 660 vs last sale 791▲ 98 vs year ago 33 · +297.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 125▲ 31 vs year ago 25 · +124.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 79▲ 0 vs year ago 3 · +0.0%

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

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady, with no comparisons available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts.

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 $423.64/cwt on 4 head, down $9.88 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 8 comparable sales and sits +53.16 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$423.64

▼ 9.88 vs prior sale

4 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,373

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$48.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.97

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	435.68	2,427	3thin
Medium and Large 2	570	387.50	2,209	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.18/cwt here — about $218 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 sale4 hd

423.64

—

TN average14 barns · 387 hd

438.60

−14.97

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

+53.16

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	—	High	1,702	207.77	3,536	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	175.69	2,445	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	175.24	2,124	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	163.36	1,725	9thin

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)	—	$1,975	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,428	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,863	1
Steers	250–300	Small 1	290	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,465	1
Steers	300–350	Small 1	330	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,766	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,191	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	484.71/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,288	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	488.79/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,556	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,485	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,210	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	539.74/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,565	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,659	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	486.44/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,834	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	473.10/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,954	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	438.12/cwt	430.00–442.50	2,138	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	513	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,026	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	433.50/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,276	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	381.26/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,146	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	361.22/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,077	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	599.41/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,924	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	589.93/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,082	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	492.03/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,086	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	492.60/cwt	475.00–521.00	2,227	13
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,349	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,209	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	429.77/cwt	422.50–437.50	2,463	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,189	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	356.25/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,398	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,571	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,491	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,651	206.41/cwt	195.00–214.00	3,408	9
Bulls	—	—	2,160	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,752	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	153.69/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,391	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	166.12/cwt	159.00–172.00	1,826	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	175.24/cwt	167.00–184.00	2,124	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	173.90/cwt	166.00–186.00	2,405	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,774	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 791Year ago 33

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 125Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 79Year ago 3

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady, with no comparisons available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	152.00–155.00	153.69
7	—	1,099	159.00–172.00	166.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,383	166.00–186.00	173.90
2	—	1,460	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,212	167.00–184.00	175.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,160	220.00	220.00
9	—	1,651	195.00–214.00	206.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	330	535.00	535.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	690.00	690.00
5	350–400	386	567.50	567.50
5	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
6	450–500	472	475.00–510.00	484.71
10	500–550	523	470.00–510.00	488.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	680.00	680.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	590.00	590.00
2	250–300	290	525.00–555.00	539.74
1	300–350	310	535.00	535.00
3	350–400	377	480.00–495.00	486.44
10	400–450	413	460.00–485.00	473.10
4	450–500	488	430.00–442.50	438.12
2	500–550	525	425.00–442.50	433.50
2	550–600	563	380.00–382.50	381.26
1	600–650	610	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	480	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	575	360.00–362.50	361.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	570.00–610.00	599.41
2	350–400	353	580.00–600.00	589.93
5	400–450	424	480.00–500.00	492.03
13	450–500	452	475.00–521.00	492.60
1	500–550	525	447.50	447.50
2	550–600	573	422.50–437.50	429.77
2	650–700	673	355.00–357.50	356.25
1	750–800	785	327.50	327.50
3	800–850	833	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	387.50	387.50
1	600–650	630	347.50	347.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00

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.