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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 15

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 103▲ 9 vs year ago 117 · +7.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 33▲ 14 vs year ago 41 · +34.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 5▼ 8 vs year ago 17 · −47.1%

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $415.78/cwt on 8 head, down $17.73 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 8 comparable sales and sits +45.31 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$415.78

▼ 17.73 vs prior sale

8 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−35.49

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	415.78	2,289	8thin

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 sale8 hd

415.78

—

TN average15 barns · 398 hd

451.27

−35.49

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

+45.31

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	1,218	212.00	2,581	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	184.69	2,187	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	183.63	2,708	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	159.00	1,407	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	2,245	214.00	4,804	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	163.00	1,703	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)	—	$3,075	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,487	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,501	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,155	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,257	1
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	550.90/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,532	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	526.61/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,654	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	370	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,869	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	472.67/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,777	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,025	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,016	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	450.54/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,086	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,845	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	419.30/cwt	417.50–420.00	2,155	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,257	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	368.75/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,268	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	345.05/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,467	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Small 1	230	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,472	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,890	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,856	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	577.06/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,800	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	335	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,178	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	526.54/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,022	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,016	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	519.67/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,229	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	513.68/cwt	500.00–527.50	2,378	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	477	456.05/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,175	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,968	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,487	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	418.75/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,353	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,359	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,211	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	369.24/cwt	367.50–371.00	2,548	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,100	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,420	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,723	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,407	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	178.87/cwt	171.00–187.00	2,010	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,298	200.32/cwt	200.00–201.00	2,600	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	196.32/cwt	190.00–208.00	2,562	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	179.46/cwt	175.50–190.00	2,726	12
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,703	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,245	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	4,804	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,075.00/head	2,750.00–3,400.00	3,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 103Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 33Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 17

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	278	530.00–570.00	550.90
3	300–350	314	500.00–540.00	526.61
4	350–400	376	455.00–490.00	472.67
4	400–450	420	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	463	430.00–470.00	450.54
7	500–550	514	417.50–420.00	419.30
8	600–650	615	362.50–375.00	368.75
3	700–750	715	340.00–347.50	345.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	535.00	535.00
1	450–500	470	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	500.00	500.00
1	550–600	590	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	700.00	700.00
6	300–350	312	550.00–600.00	577.06
6	350–400	384	500.00–535.00	526.54
4	400–450	429	500.00–550.00	519.67
4	450–500	463	500.00–527.50	513.68
1	500–550	505	492.50	492.50
5	550–600	562	400.00–440.00	418.75
1	600–650	625	377.50	377.50
2	650–700	690	367.50–371.00	369.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	640.00	640.00
1	450–500	480	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	650.00	650.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	640.00	640.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	480.00	480.00
6	450–500	477	450.00–467.50	456.05
1	500–550	535	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	555	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	665	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	507.50	507.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,519	175.50–190.00	179.46
3	—	1,298	200.00–201.00	200.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,305	190.00–208.00	196.32
8	—	1,124	171.00–187.00	178.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	204.00	204.00
1	—	1,100	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,245	214.00	214.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,225.00	3,225.00

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	—	—	2,750.00–3,400.00	3,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,475.00	2,475.00

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.