Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2026-04-29

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 29

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 97▲ 22 vs year ago 84 · +26.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 48▲ 5 vs year ago 41 · +12.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 2 vs year ago 7 · −28.6%

Also sold hereGraded Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026 Graded Holstein Steer SaleFri Oct 9, 2026 Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)Fri Apr 24, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower with slaughter bulls mostly steady, and no market trends available for 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 $406.21/cwt on 11 head, down $12.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 9 comparable sales and sits +31.23 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$406.21

▼ 12.68 vs prior sale

11 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$53.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.76

vs TN average

−17.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	411.09	2,159	10thin
Medium and Large 2	500	357.50	1,788	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.59/cwt here — about $372 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 sale11 hd

406.21

—

TN average15 barns · 568 hd

410.98

−4.76

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−17.86

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

+31.23

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	—	Low	1,526	212.80	3,247	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	171.51	2,498	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	171.16	2,100	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	160.01	1,736	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,950	160.00	3,120	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)	—	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Small 1	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	502.59/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,799	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	394	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	2,334	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	545	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,562	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,473	3
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	325	442.50/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,438	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	457.41/cwt	442.50–475.00	1,756	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	452.37/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,927	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	473	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,034	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,788	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,279	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	411.67/cwt	407.50–417.50	2,145	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	370.70/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,261	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,396	1
Heifers	750–800	Small 1	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,006	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,071	3
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	368	413.76/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,523	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	478.99/cwt	460.00–515.00	1,964	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	468.82/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,218	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	468.06/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,378	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,544	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	354.92/cwt	347.50–362.50	2,442	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,360	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	316.89/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,421	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,145	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,221	1
Bulls	—	—	1,190	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,309	1
Bulls	—	—	1,518	205.03/cwt	199.00–209.00	3,112	3
Bulls	—	—	1,711	228.02/cwt	224.00–232.00	3,901	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	160.01/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,736	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	167.98/cwt	161.50–176.50	1,952	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	179.65/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,515	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	168.43/cwt	164.00–172.50	2,403	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,107	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,950	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,120	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 97Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 48Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 7

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower with slaughter bulls mostly steady, and no market trends available for 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
1	—	1,190	194.00	194.00
3	—	1,518	199.00–209.00	205.03
4	—	1,711	224.00–232.00	228.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,162	161.50–176.50	167.98
3	—	1,400	178.00–182.00	179.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,427	164.00–172.50	168.43
1	—	1,635	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,085	156.00–165.00	160.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	160.00	160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	390.00–440.00	413.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	590.00	590.00
3	350–400	357	580.00	580.00
3	400–450	410	460.00–515.00	478.99
5	450–500	473	445.00–490.00	468.82
5	500–550	508	455.00–500.00	468.06
1	550–600	575	442.50	442.50
2	650–700	688	347.50–362.50	354.92
4	750–800	764	315.00–320.00	316.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	475.00	475.00
7	350–400	384	442.50–475.00	457.41
10	400–450	426	450.00–465.00	452.37
8	500–550	521	407.50–417.50	411.67
1	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	610	362.50–375.00	370.70
1	650–700	675	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	440.00–445.00	442.50
1	750–800	750	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	473	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	442.50	442.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	490.00–515.00	502.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	592.50	592.50
1	500–550	545	470.00	470.00

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	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00

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)	1	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00

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.