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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 20

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

152 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 129▲ 9 vs year ago 143 · +6.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 61▼ 22 vs year ago 69 · −31.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 5▲ 3 vs year ago 4 · +75.0%

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

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week. The Customer Appreciation event will be included as a part of next week's sale.

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 $243.05/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −131.94 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$243.05

10 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−20.23

vs TN average

−34.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	243.05	1,367	10thin

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 sale10 hd

243.05

—

TN average12 barns · 1,099 hd

263.28

−20.23

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−34.17

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−131.94

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	—	High	1,776	154.89	2,751	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	121.73	1,474	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	121.42	1,781	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	100.02	1,030	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,775	1thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,044	1
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,365	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	616	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	272.64/cwt	255.00–290.00	853	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3Full	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	256.64/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,078	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	290.44/cwt	277.00–303.00	1,255	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	253.33/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,241	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	528	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,188	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	247.56/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,414	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	350.24/cwt	340.00–370.00	991	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	303	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	985	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	321.28/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,205	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	439	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,383	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	2
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	440	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,111	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	290.70/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,334	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	275.27/cwt	269.00–281.00	1,467	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,292	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	252.83/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,439	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,472	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	733	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,338	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,724	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,511	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,008	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,421	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,656	149.73/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,480	4
Bulls	—	—	1,937	161.76/cwt	158.00–167.00	3,133	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	100.02/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,030	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	129.59/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,568	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	113.81/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,443	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	121.42/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,781	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 129Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 61Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 4

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week. The Customer Appreciation event will be included as a part of next week's sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	313	255.00–290.00	272.64
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
6	400–450	420	247.00–267.00	256.64
3	450–500	490	250.00–255.00	253.33
8	550–600	571	240.00–250.00	247.56
1	900–950	925	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	432	277.00–303.00	290.44
2	450–500	475	275.00	275.00
5	750–800	790	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	615	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	340.00–370.00	350.24
2	300–350	303	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	375	300.00–330.00	321.28
2	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	459	280.00–312.00	290.70
6	500–550	533	269.00–281.00	275.27
4	550–600	569	235.00–259.00	252.83
3	650–700	669	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	780	221.00	221.00
2	800–850	835	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	237.00	237.00
2	1000–1050	1,008	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	733	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	315.00	315.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,937	158.00–167.00	161.76
4	—	1,656	145.00–155.00	149.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	114.00–127.00	121.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	107.00–117.00	113.81
5	—	1,210	126.00–138.00	129.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,030	94.00–106.00	100.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	130.00	130.00

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.