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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 24

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 105▲ 146 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 52▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 2 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

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher with slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, and no comparisons available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $445.10/cwt on 6 head, up $0.81 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits −7.50 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.

Average price

$445.10

▲ 0.81 vs prior sale

6 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$30.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.92

vs TN average

−23.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	450.12	2,318	5thin
Medium and Large 2	530	420.00	2,226	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.12/cwt here — about $92 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 sale6 hd

445.10

—

TN average14 barns · 586 hd

444.18

+0.92

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−23.36

This barn, trailing median4 sales

452.60

−7.50

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

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $488.79, low $355.45, median $452.60 across 4 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	1,520	213.85	3,251	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	179.55	2,587	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	170.33	2,050	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,133	157.81	1,788	5thin

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,765	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,341	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	450.12/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,318	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,226	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,623	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	883	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	3,143	62
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,071	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	442.48/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,252	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,414	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	428.63/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,633	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	413.30/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,901	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	865	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,725	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,776	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,777	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	434.98/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,062	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,231	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	379.97/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,120	3
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	369.76/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,274	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	312.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,416	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,145	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,290	1
Bulls	—	—	1,524	211.39/cwt	205.00–221.00	3,222	5
Bulls	—	—	1,875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	4,500	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	160.01/cwt	157.00–161.50	1,738	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	168.25/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,984	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,320	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,967	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	181.80/cwt	180.00–183.50	2,436	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	187.51/cwt	187.00–188.00	2,528	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	176.89/cwt	171.50–184.00	2,604	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 105Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher with slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, and no comparisons available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	149.00	149.00
4	—	1,086	157.00–161.50	160.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	180.00–183.50	181.80
11	—	1,179	161.00–175.00	168.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,472	171.50–184.00	176.89
2	—	1,348	187.00–188.00	187.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	240.00	240.00
5	—	1,524	205.00–221.00	211.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	200.00	200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	530.00	530.00
5	350–400	378	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	474	420.00–440.00	434.98
1	500–550	525	425.00	425.00
3	550–600	558	370.00–390.00	379.97
2	600–650	615	360.00–380.00	369.76
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	773	310.00–315.00	312.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	575	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	510.00	510.00
2	250–300	283	440.00–445.00	442.48
1	300–350	325	435.00	435.00
7	350–400	381	420.00–430.00	428.63
1	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	460	410.00–415.00	413.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	530.00	530.00
1	400–450	440	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	498	470.00	470.00
5	500–550	515	430.00–470.00	450.12
1	650–700	655	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	430.00	430.00
62	850–900	883	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	420.00	420.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,075.00	2,075.00

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.