Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2026-08-05

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 5
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
59 head
18 vs last sale 77 75 vs year ago 134 · 56.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
4 vs last sale 55 55 vs year ago 106 · 51.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
3 vs last sale 6 10 vs year ago 13 · 76.9%
Also sold hereGraded Holstein Steer SaleFri Aug 14, 2026Graded Feeder Cattle SaleFri Aug 7, 2026Replacement 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 4.00 higher with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $389.00/cwt on 4 head, down $17.68 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits 13.92 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.
Average price
$389.00
17.68 vs prior sale
4 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,058
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+17.80
vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529389.002,0584thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales
448411374337median 402.9201/2102/1805/0607/1508/19
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 sale4 hd
389.00
TN average15 barns · 336 hd
371.20
+17.80
This barn, trailing median7 sales
402.92
−13.92
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,649219.743,6247thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,506183.572,76415
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,182181.302,14311
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,100160.671,76811

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,2501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)$2,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,448195.99/cwt195.00–198.002,8383
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,355169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,2901
Bulls1,725221.84/cwt215.00–230.003,8275
Bulls1,845234.00/cwt234.00–234.004,3171
CowsLean 85-90%1,139161.14/cwt155.00–169.001,8357
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1121
Dairy SteersSmall 4500–550510210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0711
Dairy SteersSmall 4550–600570210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1971
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700650343.75/cwt335.00–352.502,2342
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500464353.92/cwt350.00–365.001,6424
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800790327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,5871
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850840285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3941
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375374.73/cwt370.00–380.001,4052
Dairy SteersSmall 4450–500490205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0051
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673324.81/cwt315.00–335.002,1862
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8031
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750728320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3302
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600550400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2001
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700688360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4772
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750735301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,2121
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550529389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,0584
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770282.95/cwt280.00–285.002,1795
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750735330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4261
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500482385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8563
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350320410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3121
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600595335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9932
BullsLight Weight1,075195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0961
CowsBoner 80-85%1,126176.32/cwt170.00–186.001,9856
CowsBoner 80-85%1,241192.84/cwt191.00–194.002,3934
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,535181.51/cwt172.00–190.002,78611
CowsLean 85-90%1,050180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8901
CowsLean 85-90%1,027153.14/cwt151.00–154.001,5733
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-22,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.