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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 16

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 55▼ 85 vs year ago 196 · −43.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 35▲ 18 vs year ago 35 · +51.4%

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 $325.16/cwt on 19 head, down $24.29 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 9 comparable sales and sits −49.83 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$325.16

▼ 24.29 vs prior sale

19 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.98

vs TN average

−29.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	325.16	1,810	19thin

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 sale19 hd

325.16

—

TN average14 barns · 616 hd

335.14

−9.98

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−29.15

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−49.83

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	1,642	188.70	3,098	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	163.82	2,241	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,350	160.95	2,173	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	138.02	1,410	11

Every lot, as filed

32 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	374.90/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,740	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	333.33/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,950	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	601	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,104	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	707	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,333	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	940	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,764	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,559	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	474	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,612	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	327.44/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,585	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	517	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,719	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	317.51/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,670	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	595	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,946	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,028	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	716	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,148	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,152	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,829	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	333.46/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,717	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	319.28/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,868	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	298.42/cwt	295.00–302.00	2,172	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	274.67/cwt	272.00–280.00	2,346	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,627	185.80/cwt	179.00–194.00	3,023	7
Bulls	—	—	1,745	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,647	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	124.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,219	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	140.17/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,409	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	159.46/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,834	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,085	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	163.82/cwt	159.00–172.00	2,241	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,412	154.94/cwt	151.50–161.00	2,188	3

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 55Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 35Year ago 35

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,368	159.00–172.00	163.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,005	134.00–149.00	140.17
2	—	1,150	159.00–160.00	159.46
4	—	978	120.00–130.00	124.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	179.00	179.00
3	—	1,412	151.50–161.00	154.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,627	179.00–194.00	185.80
1	—	1,745	209.00	209.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	430	362.50	362.50
3	450–500	484	322.50–330.00	327.44
6	500–550	526	310.00–325.00	317.51
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	650	312.00	312.00
3	700–750	732	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	517	330.00–335.00	332.49
9	550–600	595	327.00	327.00
5	700–750	716	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	480	381.00	381.00
4	500–550	515	332.00–335.00	333.46
4	550–600	585	317.00–320.00	319.28
2	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	728	295.00–302.00	298.42
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00
3	850–900	854	272.00–280.00	274.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	601	350.00	350.00
3	700–750	707	330.00	330.00
3	900–950	940	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	464	360.00–390.00	374.90
3	550–600	585	330.00–335.00	333.33

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.