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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 8

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 131▲ 11 vs year ago 92 · +12.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 56▲ 7 vs year ago 26 · +26.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%

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 $398.66/cwt on 5 head, down $20.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 9 comparable sales and sits +23.67 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$398.66

▼ 20.24 vs prior sale

5 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,205

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.37

vs TN average

−29.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	398.66	2,205	5thin

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 sale5 hd

398.66

—

TN average15 barns · 580 hd

411.02

−12.37

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−29.70

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

+23.67

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	1,651	207.99	3,434	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,595	206.00	3,286	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	177.96	2,016	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	161.42	1,684	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,154	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,508	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1	480	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,100	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1Value Added	500	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,300	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	478.29/cwt	467.50–500.00	2,545	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,393	2
Steers	550–600	Small 1Value Added	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,635	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	718	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,836	4
Steers	700–750	Small 1Value Added	740	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,627	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,113	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	295	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,637	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,189	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1Value Added	425	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,955	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	436.89/cwt	435.00–437.50	1,870	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	430.56/cwt	427.50–440.00	1,998	4
Heifers	450–500	Small 1Value Added	493	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,071	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,258	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	390.82/cwt	379.00–415.00	2,189	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	360.20/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,204	3
Heifers	650–700	Small 1Value Added	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	719	331.96/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,387	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,247	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,742	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	602.14/cwt	580.00–625.00	1,897	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	584.64/cwt	575.00–600.00	2,151	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,333	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,358	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	427.52/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,304	4
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	427.95/cwt	402.50–455.00	2,452	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,381	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,393	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,423	188.08/cwt	175.00–196.00	2,676	3
Bulls	—	—	1,693	207.91/cwt	199.00–215.00	3,520	6
Bulls	—	—	1,795	228.05/cwt	227.00–230.00	4,093	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,403	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	164.27/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,758	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	177.96/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,016	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,286	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 131Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 56Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 6

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	580.00	580.00
1	250–300	260	670.00	670.00
2	300–350	315	580.00–625.00	602.14
3	350–400	368	575.00–600.00	584.64
3	400–450	428	545.00	545.00
3	450–500	467	505.00	505.00
4	500–550	539	420.00–430.00	427.52
2	550–600	573	402.50–455.00	427.95
1	600–650	635	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	725	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	590.00	590.00
3	500–550	532	467.50–500.00	478.29
2	550–600	550	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	437.50	437.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	570	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	740	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	570.00	570.00
1	600–650	635	415.00	415.00
4	700–750	718	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	428	435.00–437.50	436.89
4	450–500	464	427.50–440.00	430.56
4	550–600	560	379.00–415.00	390.82
3	600–650	612	340.00–370.00	360.20
1	700–750	740	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	493	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	655	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	555.00	555.00
1	400–450	425	515.00	515.00
1	500–550	525	430.00	430.00
5	700–750	719	325.00–335.00	331.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,795	227.00–230.00	228.05
3	—	1,423	175.00–196.00	188.08
6	—	1,693	199.00–215.00	207.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	162.00–168.00	164.27
1	—	935	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	177.00–179.00	177.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	206.00	206.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.