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

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

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 1 of 11 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.

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 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 median11 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.

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.

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

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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

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