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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 22

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 126▲ 73 vs year ago 24 · +304.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 55▲ 16 vs year ago 32 · +50.0%

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 sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower, with no market trends available for slaughter bulls and feeder cattle 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 $382.98/cwt on 9 head, down $35.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 9 comparable sales and sits +8.00 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$382.98

▼ 35.91 vs prior sale

9 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,140

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$42.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.67

vs TN average

−39.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	387.73	2,151	8thin
Medium and Large 2	590	345.00	2,036	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.73/cwt here — about $115 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale9 hd

382.98

—

TN average16 barns · 776 hd

415.65

−32.67

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−39.19

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

+8.00

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	1,515	211.25	3,200	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	175.64	2,398	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	173.51	2,067	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	161.45	1,617	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	156.39	1,678	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	388	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,037	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	455	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,286	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,518	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	543	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,416	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	563	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,393	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,558	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	479.65/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,703	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	360	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,890	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,712	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,200	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	562	389.79/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,191	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	373.12/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,101	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,036	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,237	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	833	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,624	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	270	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,377	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,642	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	490.00/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,838	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,207	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,915	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	376.25/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,013	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	403.33/cwt	380.00–427.50	2,259	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,266	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	366.25/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,399	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,520	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,583	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	200.37/cwt	197.00–205.00	3,006	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	3,600	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	152.24/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,416	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	166.06/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,722	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	171.34/cwt	162.50–176.00	2,029	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	183.27/cwt	182.50–184.00	2,245	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,339	173.36/cwt	162.00–180.00	2,321	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	184.75/cwt	184.50–185.00	2,716	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	156.39/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,678	2

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 126Year ago 24

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 55Year ago 32

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower, with no market trends available for slaughter bulls and feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	197.00–205.00	200.37
1	—	1,545	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,184	162.50–176.00	171.34
2	—	1,225	182.50–184.00	183.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,339	162.00–180.00	173.36
2	—	1,470	184.50–185.00	184.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,037	160.00–176.00	166.06
3	—	930	149.00–158.00	152.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	156.00–157.00	156.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	570.00	570.00
2	350–400	375	480.00–500.00	490.00
1	450–500	455	485.00	485.00
2	500–550	535	370.00–382.50	376.25
2	550–600	560	380.00–427.50	403.33
1	600–650	625	362.50	362.50
2	650–700	655	360.00–372.50	366.25
1	700–750	705	357.50	357.50
1	800–850	820	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	407.50	407.50
1	600–650	605	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	440.00	440.00
3	550–600	562	380.00–410.00	389.79
2	800–850	833	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	355	455.00–500.00	479.65
2	450–500	480	450.00	450.00
4	550–600	563	370.00–375.00	373.12
1	600–650	630	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	735	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	410	417.50	417.50
1	550–600	590	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	750	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	525.00	525.00
2	450–500	455	502.50	502.50
3	500–550	530	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	543	445.00	445.00
5	550–600	563	425.00	425.00

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.