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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 5

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 100▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 48▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 10▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $328.50/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −41.97 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$328.50

5 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.08

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	328.50	1,822	5thin

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 sale5 hd

328.50

—

TN average15 barns · 411 hd

336.58

−8.08

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−41.97

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	—	High	1,802	195.78	3,527	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	156.74	2,431	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	156.42	1,970	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	133.25	1,412	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,283	129.12	1,657	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,050	1thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,602	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,482	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	356.67/cwt	350.00–360.00	838	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	325.27/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,067	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	326.03/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,363	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	326.26/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,546	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	286.70/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,692	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	430.11/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,011	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	385.10/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,494	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,481	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	360.04/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,725	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,704	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	326.25/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,850	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	303.80/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,908	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	243.75/cwt	240.00–245.00	2,006	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,092	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,082	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	187.04/cwt	180.00–194.00	3,170	2
Bulls	—	—	1,908	204.52/cwt	204.00–205.00	3,902	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	133.25/cwt	126.00–144.00	1,412	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,467	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	167.67/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,109	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	149.51/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,023	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	156.74/cwt	149.50–162.50	2,431	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,283	129.12/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,657	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	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 Nov 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 100Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	124.00–135.00	129.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	145.00–154.00	149.51
3	—	1,258	166.00–169.00	167.67
1	—	1,075	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,551	149.50–162.50	156.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,060	126.00–144.00	133.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,908	204.00–205.00	204.52
2	—	1,695	180.00–194.00	187.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	425.00–435.00	430.11
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	388	380.00–390.00	385.10
3	400–450	423	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	479	350.00–370.00	360.04
1	500–550	505	337.50	337.50
4	550–600	567	325.00–330.00	326.25
8	600–650	628	282.50–315.00	303.80
2	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
4	800–850	823	240.00–245.00	243.75
1	850–900	890	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	905	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	350.00–360.00	356.67
2	300–350	328	320.00–330.00	325.27
1	350–400	370	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	418	315.00–335.00	326.03
6	450–500	474	310.00–350.00	326.26
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	590	282.50–295.00	286.70
2	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	780	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	372.50	372.50
3	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	788	315.00	315.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00

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.