Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to no sale last week in observance of the July 4th holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $384.14/cwt on 13 head, down $42.00 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits −18.78 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$384.14

▼ 42.00 vs prior sale

13 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$35.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.21

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	400.54	2,067	7thin
Medium and Large 2	565	365.00	2,062	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.54/cwt here — about $5 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $433.51, low $351.44, median $402.92 across 7 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 sale13 hd

384.14

—

TN average12 barns · 270 hd

403.34

−19.21

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−18.78

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	—	Average	1,499	211.18	3,165	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	183.99	2,565	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	180.64	2,220	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,152	144.89	1,669	3thin

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)	—	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	178.41/cwt	171.00–187.00	2,532	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	198.86/cwt	195.00–202.00	2,641	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	177.59/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,211	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	193.88/cwt	180.50–205.00	2,245	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	209.94/cwt	199.00–225.00	3,223	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,035	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	428.49/cwt	412.50–445.00	2,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	400.54/cwt	391.00–427.50	2,067	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	447.12/cwt	415.00–457.50	2,075	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	368.10/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,102	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	417.19/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,890	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	347.37/cwt	341.00–355.00	2,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	434.91/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	519.70/cwt	497.50–524.00	1,923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	378.99/cwt	357.50–409.00	1,971	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	399.83/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	349.93/cwt	347.50–355.00	2,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	355.58/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,746	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,565	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	141.58/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,654	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,697	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	4,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	343.77/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,554	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	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 Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 146Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 47Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 4

No market trends available due to no sale last week in observance of the July 4th holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,419	171.00–187.00	178.41
3	—	1,328	195.00–202.00	198.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,245	171.00–185.00	177.59
3	—	1,158	180.50–205.00	193.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	139.00–144.00	141.58
1	—	1,120	151.50	151.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,535	199.00–225.00	209.94
1	—	1,710	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	196.00	196.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	512.50	512.50
1	450–500	455	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	303	520.00	520.00
6	350–400	370	497.50–524.00	519.70
4	400–450	428	420.00	420.00
13	450–500	464	415.00–457.50	447.12
7	500–550	516	391.00–427.50	400.54
4	600–650	614	341.00–355.00	347.37
2	650–700	675	342.50–345.00	343.77
2	800–850	813	280.00–285.00	282.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
10	450–500	491	352.00–370.00	355.58
6	550–600	565	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	420	447.50	447.50
2	450–500	468	412.50–445.00	428.49
2	550–600	575	380.00–420.00	399.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
8	350–400	373	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	423	430.00–440.00	434.91
14	450–500	453	415.00–430.00	417.19
10	500–550	520	357.50–409.00	378.99
8	550–600	571	355.00–370.00	368.10
3	650–700	675	347.50–355.00	349.93
2	750–800	785	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	855	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
1	550–600	565	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	410.00	410.00

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)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,550.00	3,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00

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.

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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

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Bulls · 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

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