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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 22

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 131▼ 21 vs year ago 130 · −16.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 40▼ 16 vs year ago 64 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 11▼ 3 vs year ago 6 · −50.0%

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 1.00 to 2.00 higher with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted for all classes of feeder cattle.

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 $340.56/cwt on 17 head, down $34.43 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 9 comparable sales and sits −34.43 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$340.56

▼ 34.43 vs prior sale

17 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.05

vs TN average

−35.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	340.56	1,848	17thin

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 sale17 hd

340.56

—

TN average15 barns · 563 hd

367.61

−27.05

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−35.25

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−34.43

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	1,623	217.99	3,538	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	182.37	2,216	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	179.03	2,647	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	164.38	1,747	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,363	162.00	2,208	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	435	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,925	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	514	406.84/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,091	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	553	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,198	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,291	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	395	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,679	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	387.21/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,692	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	358.06/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,701	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	475	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,639	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	346.43/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,822	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,040	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	323.38/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,898	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	318.37/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,948	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,078	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	653	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,139	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,089	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,266	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,795	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	398.79/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,854	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,913	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	343.33/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,974	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	314.22/cwt	311.00–317.50	1,901	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,032	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	748	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,945	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	3,460	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,959	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	219.65/cwt	213.00–228.00	3,756	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	164.38/cwt	158.00–174.00	1,747	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	178.39/cwt	170.50–185.50	2,142	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	192.97/cwt	190.50–194.50	2,416	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,278	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	177.45/cwt	165.00–185.50	2,612	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	192.79/cwt	192.00–193.50	2,950	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,363	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,208	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 131Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 40Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 11Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	192.00–193.50	192.79
1	—	1,415	161.00	161.00
6	—	1,472	165.00–185.50	177.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,063	158.00–174.00	164.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	170.50–185.50	178.39
3	—	1,252	190.50–194.50	192.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	237.00	237.00
1	—	1,525	194.00	194.00
3	—	1,710	213.00–228.00	219.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	432.50	432.50
2	450–500	465	397.50–400.00	398.79
6	500–550	539	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	575	327.50–360.00	343.33
2	600–650	605	311.00–317.50	314.22
2	650–700	683	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	780	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	748	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	580	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	442.50	442.50
4	500–550	514	397.50–410.00	406.84
3	550–600	553	397.50	397.50
1	600–650	600	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	380.00–402.50	387.21
5	450–500	475	350.00–360.00	358.06
10	500–550	526	335.00–360.00	346.43
3	550–600	587	320.00–330.00	323.38
6	600–650	612	315.00–325.00	318.37
1	650–700	685	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	795	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	555	367.50	367.50
1	600–650	625	332.50	332.50
2	650–700	653	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	565	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	345.00	345.00

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	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.