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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 6

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Feb 28Mar 6Mar 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 248▲ 5 vs year ago 124 · +4.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 121▲ 4 vs year ago 57 · +7.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 8▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%

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

Compared to last week, slaughter cows mostly steady overall with no comparisons for slaughter bulls or feeder classes 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 $212.64/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −162.34 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$212.64

2 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−32.38

vs TN average

−59.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	212.64	1,106	2thin

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 sale2 hd

212.64

—

TN average12 barns · 535 hd

245.02

−32.38

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−59.27

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−162.34

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	1,733	134.72	2,334	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	117.40	1,713	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	115.21	1,328	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	99.55	1,019	11

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)	1,200	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	800	$1,050	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	238	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	809	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	309.56/cwt	290.00–327.00	1,183	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	309.72/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,276	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,363	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,588	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	239	273.80/cwt	270.00–275.00	654	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	835	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	792	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	279.94/cwt	270.00–295.00	876	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	309.40/cwt	308.00–311.00	999	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	269.72/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,060	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,274	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	276.16/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,168	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	437	298.36/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,304	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	453	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,121	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,204	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	212.64/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,106	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,305	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	308.99/cwt	300.00–325.00	973	3
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	333	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	916	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,006	1
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	283.70/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,206	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	276.12/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,306	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,361	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,536	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,521	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,505	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,624	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,552	131.62/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,043	3
Bulls	—	—	2,275	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	3,276	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	743	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	100.61/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,048	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	111.89/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,258	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	129.31/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,646	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	116.34/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,681	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,083	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 248Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 121Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 10

Compared to last week, slaughter cows mostly steady overall with no comparisons for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	123.00–133.00	129.31
17	—	1,124	104.00–119.00	111.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,445	110.00–125.00	116.34
1	—	1,615	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,042	95.00–108.00	100.61
1	—	835	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	130.00–133.00	131.62
1	—	2,275	144.00	144.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	300.00–325.00	308.99
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	425	277.50–295.00	283.70
7	450–500	473	272.50–277.50	276.12
4	650–700	668	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	192.50	192.50
1	800–850	815	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	860	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	915	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	355	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	550	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	265	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
4	350–400	382	290.00–327.00	309.56
3	400–450	412	300.00–317.50	309.72
1	450–500	470	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	239	270.00–275.00	273.80
2	250–300	288	275.00	275.00
4	300–350	313	270.00–295.00	279.94
6	350–400	393	260.00–287.00	269.72
2	400–450	423	265.00–288.00	276.16
2	450–500	463	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	520	205.00–220.00	212.64
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	323	308.00–311.00	309.40
1	350–400	395	322.50	322.50
3	400–450	437	295.00–300.00	298.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	247.50	247.50

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.