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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, May 6

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 106▼ 12 vs year ago 108 · −11.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 46▼ 38 vs year ago 71 · −53.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 5▼ 2 vs year ago 4 · −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

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 $426.13/cwt on 11 head, down $7.38 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 8 comparable sales and sits +55.66 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$426.13

▼ 7.38 vs prior sale

11 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.67

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	426.13	2,272	11thin

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 sale11 hd

426.13

—

TN average14 barns · 330 hd

429.80

−3.67

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

+55.66

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	1,862	202.20	3,765	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	177.02	2,090	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,597	173.94	2,778	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	158.85	1,549	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	150.00	1,688	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,282	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	413.41/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,551	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,128	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	446.48/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,670	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	460.69/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,972	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,060	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	488	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,172	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	356.54/cwt	347.50–375.00	2,171	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	710	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,361	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Heifers	850–900	Small 1	855	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,480	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,473	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,728	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,880	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	502.66/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,101	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	475.03/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,176	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,139	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	442.18/cwt	410.00–467.50	2,246	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,044	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	414.85/cwt	405.00–422.50	2,356	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	393.07/cwt	370.00–399.00	2,382	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,574	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	2,822	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	3,601	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	201.47/cwt	198.00–210.00	3,502	5
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,450	203.96/cwt	203.00–205.00	4,997	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	158.85/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,549	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	172.41/cwt	166.00–180.50	2,033	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	190.84/cwt	185.00–198.00	2,261	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,218	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	2,934	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,649	173.61/cwt	167.00–182.00	2,863	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,688	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 106Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 46Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 4

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
3	250–300	278	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	320	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	358	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	418	475.00–530.00	502.66
2	450–500	458	470.00–480.00	475.03
6	500–550	508	410.00–467.50	442.18
4	550–600	568	405.00–422.50	414.85
5	600–650	606	370.00–399.00	393.07
2	700–750	720	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	545	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	374	440.00–450.00	446.48
6	400–450	428	445.00–490.00	460.69
4	450–500	479	430.00	430.00
3	600–650	609	347.50–375.00	356.54
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	445.00	445.00
2	700–750	710	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	855	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	445	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	507	450.00	450.00
3	600–650	617	400.00–420.00	413.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,450	203.00–205.00	203.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	223.00	223.00
1	—	1,555	181.50	181.50
5	—	1,738	198.00–210.00	201.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,179	166.00–180.50	172.41
2	—	1,185	185.00–198.00	190.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,540	190.50	190.50
5	—	1,649	167.00–182.00	173.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	156.00–162.00	158.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	150.00	150.00

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.