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

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

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 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits −15.82 against this barn's trailing median of $460.92.

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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $488.79, low $444.29, median $460.92 across 3 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 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 median3 sales

460.92

−15.82

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	1,520	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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,967	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	4,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	181.80/cwt	180.00–183.50	2,436	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,145	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,290	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	176.89/cwt	171.50–184.00	2,604	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	187.51/cwt	187.00–188.00	2,528	2
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	369.76/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	312.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	379.97/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	413.30/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	428.63/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	434.98/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	442.48/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	450.12/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,318	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	883	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	3,143	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,226	1
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
Bulls	—	—	1,524	211.39/cwt	205.00–221.00	3,222	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	865	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,725	1
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
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
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
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	240.00	240.00
5	—	1,524	205.00–221.00	211.39
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
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
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
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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	315.00	315.00
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
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
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.

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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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