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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 17

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 97▲ 48 vs year ago 124 · +38.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 70▼ 5 vs year ago 53 · −9.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 11▼ 2 vs year ago 8 · −25.0%

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

Compared to last week, slaughter cows measuring 2.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes or slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted for slaughter bulls.

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 $230.75/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −144.23 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$230.75

6 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$18.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.92

vs TN average

−33.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	233.90	1,254	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	515	215.00	1,107	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale6 hd

230.75

—

TN average13 barns · 464 hd

242.67

−11.92

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−33.77

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−144.23

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	—	Average	1,865	155.68	2,903	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	122.63	1,705	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	120.59	1,337	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	99.74	982	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,597	117.86	1,882	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,307	110.69	1,447	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,835	109.95	2,018	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,590	1thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,089	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	442	308.31/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,363	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	296.56/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,379	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	285.68/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,466	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,609	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	268.95/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,541	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	244.85/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,665	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,746	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	274.53/cwt	265.00–282.50	618	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	730	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	289	280.86/cwt	280.00–281.00	812	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	251.80/cwt	245.00–255.00	982	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	253.18/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,063	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,179	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	235.06/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,105	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	484	261.86/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,267	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	232.25/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,226	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	210.85/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,307	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	208.28/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,427	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,512	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	770	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,290	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	767	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	300.20/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,120	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	279.77/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,203	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	279.84/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,338	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	493	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,444	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	274.90/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,443	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	245.64/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,400	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	202.42/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,372	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,269	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,649	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	914	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,260	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,738	149.27/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,594	3
Bulls	—	—	2,055	165.29/cwt	162.00–169.00	3,397	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	835	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	868	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	756	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	105.89/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,149	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	121.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,357	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,606	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	122.63/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,705	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,307	110.69/cwt	99.00–117.00	1,447	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,597	117.86/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,882	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,835	109.95/cwt	109.00–111.00	2,018	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590.00/head	1,590.00–1,590.00	1,590	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 Apr 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 97Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 70Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
6	350–400	373	280.00–312.50	300.20
3	400–450	430	270.00–300.00	279.77
8	450–500	478	270.00–290.00	279.84
3	500–550	525	265.00–280.00	274.90
4	550–600	570	245.00–247.50	245.64
2	650–700	678	195.00–210.00	202.42
1	700–750	715	177.50	177.50
1	750–800	780	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	970	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	493	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	289	280.00–281.00	280.86
2	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	360	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	435	271.00	271.00
5	450–500	484	260.00–270.00	261.86
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	265.00–282.50	274.53
1	250–300	285	256.00	256.00
1	300–350	320	265.00	265.00
3	350–400	390	245.00–255.00	251.80
4	400–450	420	247.50–265.00	253.18
10	450–500	470	225.00–245.00	235.06
2	500–550	528	225.00–240.00	232.25
2	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	620	210.00–212.50	210.85
6	650–700	685	200.00–214.00	208.28
2	700–750	745	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	770	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	302.50–320.00	308.31
4	500–550	531	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	360	300.00–305.00	302.50
4	450–500	465	280.00–312.50	296.56
3	500–550	513	285.00–287.00	285.68
3	550–600	573	265.00–272.00	268.95
3	650–700	680	230.00–255.00	244.85
2	750–800	785	220.00–225.00	222.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	565	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,597	116.00–119.00	117.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,835	109.00–111.00	109.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	99.00–117.00	110.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	90.00–91.00	90.51
3	—	1,085	100.00–109.00	105.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	116.00–131.00	122.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	104.00	104.00
13	—	1,120	115.00–125.00	121.14
1	—	1,235	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,738	145.00–151.00	149.27
2	—	2,055	162.00–169.00	165.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,590.00	1,590.00

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.