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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

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 4 of 11 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.81, low $340.56, median $374.98 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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 median11 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.

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,184	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	173.16/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,244	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,335	143.16/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,911	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	167.18/cwt	162.00–172.50	2,088	4
Bulls	—	—	1,850	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	4,385	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,137	1
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	397.57/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	398.65/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	379.62/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	363.53/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	341.07/cwt	332.50–344.00	2,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	382.10/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	427.49/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	356.22/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	643	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	349.98/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,795	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	155.41/cwt	152.00–157.50	1,745	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,298	154.27/cwt	153.00–155.50	2,002	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	215.03/cwt	201.00–224.00	3,526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,295	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,162.50/head	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,163	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,012.50/head	1,800.00–2,225.00	2,013	2
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
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
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,296	170.00–179.00	173.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,249	162.00–172.50	167.18
1	—	1,155	185.00	185.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	152.00–157.50	155.41
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
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
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
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
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	415.00	415.00
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
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
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.

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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle