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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-05

Feeder Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Apr 5

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2073

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Receipts

468 head

▼ 215 vs last sale 683▼ 108 vs year ago 576 · −18.8%

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $269.86/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −168.32 against this barn's trailing median of $438.18.

Average price

$269.86

49 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$36.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.33

vs TN average

−40.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	278.14	1,546	38
Medium and Large 2	562	241.27	1,356	11thin

One grade step is worth $36.87/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale49 hd

269.86

—

TN average11 barns · 449 hd

281.19

−11.33

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

−40.90

This barn, trailing median8 sales

438.18

−168.32

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.97, low $362.69, median $438.18 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

50 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	987	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,082	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,206	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	446	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,356	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,368	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	230.83/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,085	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	480	254.18/cwt	251.00–257.50	1,220	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,497	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,188	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	554	283.24/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,569	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	561	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,403	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,254	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,487	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	645	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,477	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,550	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,632	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,566	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	753	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,709	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,629	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	814	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,840	57
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,732	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,804	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	881	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,890	19
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,828	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	812	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	961	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,035	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	451	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,069	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	461	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,203	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	231.29/cwt	231.00–232.50	1,085	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	238.27/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,127	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,234	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	207.51/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,118	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,337	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	231.32/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,325	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	207.54/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,214	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	625	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,266	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,285	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,402	33
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	665	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,347	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,330	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	765	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,610	26
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Value Added	843	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,265	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	990	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,614	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 Apr 5, 2024

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Receipts 468Last week 683Year ago 576

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	461	261.00	261.00
29	550–600	557	240.00	240.00
33	650–700	655	214.00	214.00
26	750–800	765	210.50	210.50
1	950–1000	990	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	377	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	440	220.00	220.00
11	450–500	473	220.00–240.00	238.27
3	500–550	523	236.00	236.00
15	550–600	573	231.00–236.00	231.32
4	600–650	636	202.00	202.00
2	650–700	675	197.00	197.00
1	750–800	780	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	451	237.00	237.00
1	600–650	625	202.50	202.50
1	650–700	665	202.50	202.50
6	700–750	730	185.00	185.00
2	800–850	843	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	230.00	230.00
3	350–400	353	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	445	232.50	232.50
5	450–500	469	231.00–232.50	231.29
8	500–550	539	205.00–215.00	207.51
3	550–600	585	205.00–212.50	207.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	255.00	255.00
4	400–450	423	285.00	285.00
10	450–500	470	291.00	291.00
5	500–550	527	284.00	284.00
7	550–600	583	255.00	255.00
9	600–650	646	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	735	213.00	213.00
8	750–800	761	214.00	214.00
1	800–850	845	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	880	205.00	205.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	446	304.00	304.00
26	550–600	554	270.00–285.00	283.24
23	650–700	650	251.00	251.00
22	750–800	753	227.00	227.00
57	800–850	814	226.00	226.00
19	850–900	881	214.50	214.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	277.50	277.50
3	450–500	470	223.00–235.00	230.83
1	500–550	545	218.00	218.00
2	550–600	575	218.00	218.00
1	600–650	620	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	251.00–257.50	254.18
8	550–600	561	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	645	229.00	229.00
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00

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.