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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 2

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Aug 19Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 116▼ 41 vs year ago 144 · −28.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 58▼ 18 vs year ago 72 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 9 vs year ago 15 · −60.0%

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 reporter absence last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $325.00/cwt on 1 head, down $119.29 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −127.60 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.

Average price

$325.00

▼ 119.29 vs prior sale

1 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−26.98

vs TN average

−46.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	500	325.00	1,625	1thin

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 sale1 hd

325.00

—

TN average15 barns · 285 hd

351.98

−26.98

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−46.39

This barn, trailing median4 sales

452.60

−127.60

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

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $488.79, low $355.45, median $452.60 across 4 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	—	High	1,645	198.63	3,267	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,228	171.50	2,105	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	160.85	1,893	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	143.39	1,539	8thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Small 1	340	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,268	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	371.75/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,602	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Steers	700–750	Small 1	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	860	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,743	61
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	980	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,705	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	380	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,245	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,428	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	474	336.24/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,594	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,508	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	597	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,791	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	366.73/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,515	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,128	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,075	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,258	1
Bulls	—	—	1,759	196.35/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,454	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,483	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	148.90/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,565	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	134.21/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,490	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,140	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,041	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	160.15/cwt	153.50–166.00	1,885	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	172.43/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,155	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,157	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 Sep 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 116Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 58Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 15

No market trends available due to reporter absence last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	179.00	179.00
1	—	1,315	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	130.00–137.50	134.21
5	—	1,051	142.00–160.00	148.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	144.00	144.00
9	—	1,177	153.50–166.00	160.15
2	—	1,250	171.00–174.00	172.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,759	190.00–200.00	196.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	373.00	373.00
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	431	370.00–375.00	371.75
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	850–900	860	319.00	319.00
1	950–1000	980	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	360.00–370.00	366.73
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	788	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	335.00–340.00	336.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	597	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,375.00	2,375.00

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.