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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 26

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 104▲ 5 vs year ago 130 · +3.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 68▲ 28 vs year ago 60 · +46.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 8 vs year ago 12 · −66.7%

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 and bulls gauging 2.00 to 5.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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 $252.18/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −122.80 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$252.18

26 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.03

vs TN average

−17.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	252.18	1,396	26

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 sale26 hd

252.18

—

TN average13 barns · 505 hd

257.21

−5.03

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−17.10

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−122.80

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	1,375	166.91	2,295	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,417	146.51	2,075	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	142.81	1,671	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	131.15	1,456	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,440	139.00	2,002	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,594	134.85	2,149	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	128.84	1,395	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

36 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 1-2	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,410	3
Steers	500–550	Large 1	505	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,318	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	281.75/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,445	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,553	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,752	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	605	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	262.42/cwt	260.00–265.00	827	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	257.52/cwt	255.00–260.00	948	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	262.35/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,133	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	245.97/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,168	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,277	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	257.53/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,311	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	250.58/cwt	236.00–258.00	1,421	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	216.33/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,341	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	278.63/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,064	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	285.14/cwt	272.50–310.00	1,212	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	259.01/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,352	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,473	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,484	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,010	158.43/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,600	4
Bulls	—	—	1,618	172.57/cwt	169.00–175.50	2,792	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	131.15/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,456	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	141.60/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,643	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	155.54/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,988	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,802	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	145.25/cwt	138.00–150.50	2,018	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	156.03/cwt	153.50–159.00	2,414	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	128.84/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,395	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,002	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	138.27/cwt	138.00–138.50	2,140	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,157	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 Jun 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 104Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 68Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 12

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 to 5.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	315	260.00–265.00	262.42
2	350–400	368	255.00–260.00	257.52
4	400–450	432	260.00–270.00	262.35
3	450–500	475	245.00–248.00	245.97
6	500–550	509	255.00–260.00	257.53
20	550–600	567	236.00–258.00	250.58
3	600–650	620	215.00–219.00	216.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	493	286.00	286.00
10	550–600	570	270.00–275.00	272.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	280.00–285.00	281.75
4	650–700	661	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	265.00–295.00	278.63
3	400–450	425	272.50–310.00	285.14
6	500–550	522	255.00–262.50	259.01
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	620	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	710	209.00	209.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	155.00–156.00	155.54
21	—	1,160	136.00–148.00	141.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,110	127.00–136.00	131.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	153.50–159.00	156.03
12	—	1,389	138.00–150.50	145.25
1	—	1,355	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,548	138.00–138.50	138.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	127.00–131.00	128.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	154.00–162.00	158.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,618	169.00–175.50	172.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,375.00	2,375.00

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.