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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Mar 8

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2073

← Feb 9Mar 8Apr 5 →

Receipts

683 head

▲ 262 vs last sale 421▼ 197 vs year ago 880 · −22.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.13/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −126.38 against this barn's trailing median of $378.52.

Average price

$252.13

85 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$19.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.14

vs TN average

−19.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	253.03	1,411	81
Medium and Large 2	573	234.00	1,341	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.03/cwt here — about $71 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale85 hd

252.13

—

TN average13 barns · 620 hd

246.00

+6.14

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−19.78

This barn, trailing median8 sales

378.52

−126.38

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $423.83, low $330.74, median $378.52 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

46 lots · USDA AMS · East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,102	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,180	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,153	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,264	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,166	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	452	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,284	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	454	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,544	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,374	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,279	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,525	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	274.28/cwt	259.00–290.00	1,484	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	561	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,705	50
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	257.52/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,478	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	283.35/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,641	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,494	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	625	250.48/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,566	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,615	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	656	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	1,814	65
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,668	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	752	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,835	46
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	870	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,966	41
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2Value Added	235	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	623	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Value Added	294	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	764	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	331	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	861	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	844	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	883	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	978	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	458	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,150	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	462	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,335	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,217	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,017	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	242.63/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,305	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	259.16/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,446	60
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	573	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,341	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,318	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	633	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,266	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,529	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	654	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,596	79
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,458	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	44
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	970	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,576	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 Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Sweetwater, TN

Fri Mar 8, 2024

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

Receipts 683Last week 421Year ago 880

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	240.00	240.00
8	350–400	368	240.00	240.00
5	400–450	430	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	468	260.00	260.00
12	500–550	538	241.00–245.00	242.63
9	550–600	583	226.00	226.00
5	600–650	637	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	720	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	450–500	462	289.00	289.00
60	550–600	558	241.00–260.00	259.16
79	650–700	654	244.00	244.00
44	750–800	770	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	970	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	265.00	265.00
8	250–300	294	260.00	260.00
4	300–350	331	260.00	260.00
6	450–500	458	251.00	251.00
4	550–600	573	234.00	234.00
4	600–650	633	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	363	232.50	232.50
3	400–450	418	234.00	234.00
5	450–500	473	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	363	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	420	301.00	301.00
6	450–500	472	291.00	291.00
4	500–550	526	290.00	290.00
6	550–600	579	282.50–285.00	283.35
1	600–650	605	247.00	247.00
13	650–700	654	247.00	247.00
8	700–750	722	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	454	340.00	340.00
50	550–600	561	304.00	304.00
65	650–700	656	276.50	276.50
46	750–800	752	244.00	244.00
41	850–900	870	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	452	284.00	284.00
4	600–650	625	250.00–252.00	250.48
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	330.00	330.00
5	350–400	381	302.50	302.50
5	400–450	428	272.50	272.50
3	450–500	478	267.50	267.50
4	500–550	541	259.00–290.00	274.28
8	550–600	574	245.00–285.00	257.52

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.