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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 3

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 58▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 37▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 2▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 $357.12/cwt on 7 head, down $49.09 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 9 comparable sales and sits −17.86 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$357.12

▼ 49.09 vs prior sale

7 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.05

vs TN average

−47.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	357.12	1,922	7thin

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 sale7 hd

357.12

—

TN average16 barns · 740 hd

384.17

−27.05

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−47.64

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−17.86

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	1,675	218.69	3,663	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,296	173.16	2,244	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	170.74	2,100	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	155.41	1,745	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	160.00	2,184	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,323	146.86	1,943	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,020	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,957	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,303	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	341.07/cwt	332.50–344.00	2,463	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,756	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	398.65/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,511	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	397.57/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,662	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	382.10/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,777	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	349.98/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,795	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	356.22/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,991	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	643	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,283	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,295	2
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	427.49/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,005	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	379.62/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,974	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	363.53/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,079	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	215.03/cwt	201.00–224.00	3,526	5
Bulls	—	—	1,850	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	4,385	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	155.41/cwt	152.00–157.50	1,745	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,137	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	167.18/cwt	162.00–172.50	2,088	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,296	173.16/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,244	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,298	154.27/cwt	153.00–155.50	2,002	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,335	143.16/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,911	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,184	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,162.50/head	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,163	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,012.50/head	1,800.00–2,225.00	2,013	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 Jun 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 58Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 2Year ago 0

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,335	135.00–148.00	143.16
2	—	1,298	153.00–155.50	154.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,296	170.00–179.00	173.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,249	162.00–172.50	167.18
1	—	1,155	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	152.00–157.50	155.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	237.00	237.00
5	—	1,640	201.00–224.00	215.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
4	350–400	379	375.00–420.00	398.65
2	400–450	418	395.00–400.00	397.57
2	450–500	465	370.00–395.00	382.10
2	500–550	513	345.00–355.00	349.98
4	550–600	559	350.00–360.00	356.22
2	650–700	680	335.00–340.00	337.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
5	600–650	643	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	515.00	515.00
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
4	700–750	722	332.50–344.00	341.07
1	850–900	875	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	420	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	469	420.00–440.00	427.49
2	500–550	520	360.00–400.00	379.62
3	550–600	572	355.00–370.00	363.53
1	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	705	330.00	330.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,162.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–2,225.00	2,012.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.