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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 12

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 59▼ 35 vs year ago 117 · −29.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 51▲ 2 vs year ago 47 · +4.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 1 vs year ago 4 · +25.0%

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

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

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 $349.29/cwt on 7 head, up $8.73 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 9 comparable sales and sits −25.70 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$349.29

▲ 8.73 vs prior sale

7 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−29.12

vs TN average

−17.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	349.29	1,841	7thin

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 sale7 hd

349.29

—

TN average17 barns · 859 hd

378.41

−29.12

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−17.36

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−25.70

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	—	Average	1,649	214.37	3,536	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	181.41	2,221	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	177.33	2,636	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	159.09	1,714	9thin

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)	—	$3,550	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,116	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,310	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,380	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,649	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	431.78/cwt	417.50–437.50	1,464	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	416.74/cwt	407.50–435.00	1,746	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,910	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,967	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,135	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	438.99/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,387	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	465.07/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,660	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	450.29/cwt	427.50–460.00	1,855	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,604	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	396.23/cwt	395.00–397.50	1,815	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	374.59/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,993	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,076	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,168	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,493	1
Bulls	—	—	1,601	219.92/cwt	210.00–230.00	3,521	5
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,235	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,694	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	162.68/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,687	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	147.79/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,578	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	184.74/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,178	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	178.07/cwt	170.50–182.00	2,261	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,293	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	176.14/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,602	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,961	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,550.00/head	2,800.00–4,300.00	3,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 59Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 51Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 4

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	184.00–185.00	184.74
4	—	1,270	170.50–182.00	178.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,477	169.00–185.00	176.14
1	—	1,575	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	175.00	175.00
3	—	1,068	143.00–152.00	147.79
5	—	1,037	158.00–171.00	162.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,235	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	191.00	191.00
5	—	1,601	210.00–230.00	219.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	410.00–460.00	438.99
3	350–400	357	450.00–480.00	465.07
4	400–450	412	427.50–460.00	450.29
2	450–500	458	395.00–397.50	396.23
3	500–550	532	365.00–395.00	374.59
1	550–600	550	377.50	377.50
1	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	735	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	455	352.50	352.50
1	500–550	520	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	417.50–437.50	431.78
11	400–450	419	407.50–435.00	416.74
4	450–500	480	398.00	398.00
6	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	570	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	628	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	560	412.50	412.50
3	650–700	652	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	785	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	400.00	400.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,800.00–4,300.00	3,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00

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.