Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2025-12-12

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Dec 12
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3893
Receipts
88 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 133▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,470$3,36211
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,404$3,2522thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,269$2,7859
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,247$2,6783thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,549$2,5163thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,049$3,70012
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,023$3,0665
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$2,0002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$1,5251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,183$2,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$3,3884thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)—$2,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,415$2,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,7001thin

Every lot

23 lots · USDA AMS · East Tennessee Livestock Center Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal) - 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 11,1052,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,2602,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19651,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19802,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2472,678.07/head1,750.00–3,050.002,6783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3072,926.54/head2,000.00–3,400.002,9278
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4043,252.03/head3,100.00–3,400.003,2522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5233,457.67/head2,475.00–3,900.003,45810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5492,516.25/head2,500.00–2,550.002,5163
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 17901,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 18201,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 19502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 19551,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0413,331.90/head2,950.00–3,800.003,3324
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0493,700.42/head3,400.00–3,800.003,70012
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2152,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,0101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,4152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1—2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1—3,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1—3,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1—2,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501

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.