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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, May 15

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← May 1May 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 106▼ 44 vs year ago 116 · −37.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 69▼ 11 vs year ago 52 · −21.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 16 vs year ago 26 · −61.5%

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.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $280.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −90.47 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$280.00

1 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.27

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	280.00	1,484	1thin

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 sale1 hd

280.00

—

TN average11 barns · 202 hd

274.73

+5.27

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−90.47

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $433.51, low $330.49, median $370.47 across 8 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	1,742	165.56	2,885	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	136.51	1,987	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	126.40	1,465	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	118.89	1,244	8thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,910	153.00	2,922	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,265	106.00	1,341	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,390	146.00	2,029	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,875	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,360	$2,275	1thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,008	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,127	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,380	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,532	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	294.16/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,662	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	265.55/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,630	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	925	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,688	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	885	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,063	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,333	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,316	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,025	2
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,295	1
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	383	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,130	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,476	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	239.00/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,467	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,029	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,662	171.58/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,852	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	156.54/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,916	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,011	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	120.59/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,279	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	122.82/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,420	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	134.45/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,568	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,293	124.54/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,610	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	148.47/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,402	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,341	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,910	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,922	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	1,360	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 May 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 106Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 69Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 26

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

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	270	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	313	325.00–330.00	327.48
1	350–400	350	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	480	307.50	307.50
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
5	600–650	614	237.50–240.00	239.00
1	700–750	735	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	383	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	300	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	383	277.50	277.50
1	400–450	440	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	465	285.00	285.00
4	500–550	533	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	605	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	355	317.50	317.50
1	400–450	415	332.50	332.50
2	450–500	488	314.00	314.00
3	550–600	565	291.00–300.00	294.16
3	600–650	614	259.00–269.00	265.55
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	925	182.50	182.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,360	2,275.00	2,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,863	150.00–162.00	156.54
3	—	1,662	168.00–175.00	171.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,166	132.00–140.00	134.45
9	—	1,156	117.00–129.00	122.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	124.00–125.00	124.54
2	—	1,618	147.00–150.00	148.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,061	119.00–125.00	120.59
1	—	945	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	153.00	153.00

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.