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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 14

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 97▼ 19 vs year ago 117 · −16.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 46▲ 26 vs year ago 39 · +66.7%

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 $321.21/cwt on 8 head, down $6.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −53.77 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$321.21

▼ 6.90 vs prior sale

8 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−18.04

vs TN average

−51.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	321.21	1,742	8thin

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 sale8 hd

321.21

—

TN average14 barns · 587 hd

339.26

−18.04

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−51.55

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−53.77

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	2,170	170.83	3,707	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	137.98	1,713	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	133.49	1,964	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	123.63	1,354	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,255	166.00	3,743	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,715	130.50	2,238	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	300–350	Small 1	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,747	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	356.67/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,562	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,508	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	319.90/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,833	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,854	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,690	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	380.00/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,752	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	345.20/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,968	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	323.70/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,984	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,076	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,183	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,093	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,262	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,085	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	4,107	1
Bulls	—	—	2,095	169.09/cwt	166.00–175.00	3,542	3
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,325	160.36/cwt	157.00–164.00	3,728	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	123.63/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,354	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	133.36/cwt	122.00–140.50	1,635	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	149.53/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,915	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	133.49/cwt	123.50–136.50	1,964	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	2,238	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,255	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,743	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 Oct 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 97Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 46Year ago 39

No market trends available due to limited comparable receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,325	157.00–164.00	160.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,085	197.00	197.00
3	—	2,095	166.00–175.00	169.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,471	123.50–136.50	133.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	149.00–150.00	149.53
10	—	1,226	122.00–140.50	133.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	121.00–126.00	123.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,255	166.00	166.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	342.50	342.50
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	630	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	310	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
9	400–450	438	340.00–365.00	356.67
1	450–500	450	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	573	315.00–325.00	319.90
2	600–650	613	300.00–305.00	302.51
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	393	430.00	430.00
5	450–500	461	370.00–382.50	380.00
1	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	570	327.50–350.00	345.20
2	600–650	613	320.00–327.50	323.70
1	650–700	675	307.50	307.50
1	700–750	740	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	768	272.50	272.50
1	850–900	870	260.00	260.00

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.