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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 19

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 82▼ 63 vs year ago 179 · −35.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 49▲ 11 vs year ago 47 · +23.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 28 vs year ago 33 · −84.8%

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 and bulls sold 6.00 to 15.00 lower with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $351.44/cwt on 14 head, down $55.24 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 8 comparable sales and sits −19.03 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$351.44

▼ 55.24 vs prior sale

14 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$66.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.54

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	356.17	1,944	13thin
Small 1	570	290.00	1,653	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.17/cwt here — about $291 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

351.44

—

TN average16 barns · 246 hd

343.90

+7.54

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−19.03

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

8 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $433.51, low $330.49, median $370.47 across 8 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	—	Low	1,579	209.17	3,302	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,506	168.90	2,543	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	164.81	1,925	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	148.83	1,490	5thin

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)	—	$2,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,815	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	390.84/cwt	380.00–398.00	2,071	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	362.53/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,077	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	357.44/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,252	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	343.38/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,280	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	688	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,528	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	337.51/cwt	335.00–343.00	2,447	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,546	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,699	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	371.10/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,559	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	333.35/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,550	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	347.41/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,873	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	351.23/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,044	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	693	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,183	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,172	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,223	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	2
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	355.68/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,889	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	356.74/cwt	341.00–360.00	2,008	6
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,990	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,168	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	292.46/cwt	282.50–300.00	2,079	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,094	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,249	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,332	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	210.32/cwt	203.00–218.00	3,392	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	143.47/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,367	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	156.86/cwt	153.00–160.50	1,683	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,059	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	163.04/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,908	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	167.89/cwt	162.50–176.00	2,512	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,898	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 82Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 49Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 33

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 15.00 lower with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,775.00	2,775.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	525	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	573	360.00–365.00	362.53
3	600–650	630	352.50–360.00	357.44
4	650–700	664	337.50–350.00	343.38
8	700–750	725	335.00–343.00	337.51
1	750–800	760	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	915	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	412.50	412.50
3	500–550	530	380.00–398.00	390.84
5	650–700	688	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	531	350.00–360.00	355.68
6	550–600	563	341.00–360.00	356.74
2	600–650	603	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	667	325.00	325.00
9	700–750	711	282.50–300.00	292.46
1	850–900	880	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	865	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	330.00–335.00	333.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	365.00–377.50	371.10
7	500–550	539	344.00–355.00	347.41
8	550–600	582	340.00–360.00	351.23
1	700–750	730	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	760	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	693	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	200.00	200.00
8	—	1,613	203.00–218.00	210.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	142.00–145.00	143.47
2	—	1,073	153.00–160.50	156.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	180.00	180.00
11	—	1,496	162.50–176.00	167.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	179.00	179.00
8	—	1,170	157.00–170.00	163.04

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.