Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.57/cwt on 2 head, up $12.01 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 11 comparable sales and sits −22.41 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$352.57

▲ 12.01 vs prior sale

2 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.52

vs TN average

−7.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	352.57	1,780	2thin

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 sale2 hd

352.57

—

TN average16 barns · 450 hd

355.09

−2.52

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−7.95

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−22.41

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	—	Low	1,741	225.99	3,935	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	179.43	2,101	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	177.56	2,740	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	162.11	1,726	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	184.00	2,392	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	169.50	2,890	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,257	160.95	2,023	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,575	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,257	160.95/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,023	3
Bulls	—	—	1,445	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,049	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	196.81/cwt	192.00–203.50	2,503	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,392	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	177.56/cwt	165.50–184.50	2,740	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	2,890	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	402.47/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	367.45/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	400.10/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	352.57/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	381	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	428.79/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	426.62/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,118	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	371.64/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	162.11/cwt	155.00–174.00	1,726	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	177.59/cwt	165.50–185.50	2,046	8
Bulls	—	—	1,840	225.98/cwt	225.00–227.00	4,158	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	233.50/cwt	233.00–234.00	4,180	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	160.71/cwt	160.00–161.50	1,760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,403	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 109Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	156.00–166.00	160.95
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	184.00	184.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	169.50	169.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	211.00	211.00
2	—	1,840	225.00–227.00	225.98
2	—	1,790	233.00–234.00	233.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,272	192.00–203.50	196.81
8	—	1,152	165.50–185.50	177.59
2	—	1,095	160.00–161.50	160.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,543	165.50–184.50	177.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,065	155.00–174.00	162.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	435	400.00–405.00	402.47
2	450–500	470	365.00–370.00	367.45
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	598	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	420.00	420.00
5	250–300	262	395.00–440.00	426.62
4	300–350	342	410.00–435.00	428.79
2	350–400	363	395.00–405.00	400.10
1	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	467	360.00–380.00	371.64
2	500–550	505	345.00–360.00	352.57
1	700–750	700	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	513	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	635	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	840	305.00	305.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,575.00	2,575.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle