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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

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

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Jul 10Jul 17Jul 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

176 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 207▲ 66 vs year ago 110 · +60.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 117▲ 41 vs year ago 48 · +85.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 18▲ 23 vs year ago 6 · +383.3%

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

Not enough comparable receipts to form a trend on feeders. Slaughter cows/bulls 5.00 to 15.00 lower.

link to video report:: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2228.pdf

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 $241.64/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −133.35 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$241.64

18 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$33.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.39

vs TN average

−16.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	252.59	1,359	11thin
Large 1-2	559	228.04	1,275	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	518	219.93	1,139	2thin
Small 1-2	595	219.00	1,303	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.59/cwt here — about $56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale18 hd

241.64

—

TN average14 barns · 809 hd

252.03

−10.39

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−16.16

This barn, trailing median9 sales

374.98

−133.35

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	1,646	155.14	2,553	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	134.93	1,926	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	129.53	1,575	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	121.70	1,320	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	120.00	1,368	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,480	115.00	1,702	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,464	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,235	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,363	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,240	1thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	292.61/cwt	280.00–305.00	843	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	313	253.72/cwt	252.50–255.00	794	2
Steers	300–350	Small 1-2	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,016	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,302	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	460	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,162	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,076	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	278.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,490	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,427	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	253.75/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,449	4
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	611	235.60/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,440	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	256.00/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,615	5
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	670	233.00/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,561	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	835	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,820	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,953	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	268.98/cwt	260.00–280.00	753	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	235.50/cwt	220.00–250.00	878	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	255.47/cwt	247.00–265.00	976	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	258.06/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,058	4
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	256.09/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,222	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	250.07/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,295	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	219.93/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,139	2
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	559	228.04/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,275	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	255.61/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,437	5
Heifers	550–600	Small 1-2	595	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,303	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	628	208.55/cwt	197.50–219.00	1,310	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,481	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	680	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,489	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,262	1
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	750	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,343	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,385	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,460	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	263.13/cwt	220.00–300.00	1,134	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	266.23/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,233	2
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	227.57/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,172	2
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	529	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,169	4
Bulls	500–550	Small 1-2	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	225.77/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,303	3
Bulls	600–650	Small 1-2	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	211.02/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,315	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,425	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	210.00/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,470	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,385	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	913	152.99/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,397	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,496	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,170	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,732	1
Bulls	—	—	1,689	155.79/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,631	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	112.78/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,212	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	123.19/cwt	117.00–131.00	1,338	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	139.28/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,533	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	129.24/cwt	122.00–135.50	1,592	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	118.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,495	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,580	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,931	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	134.91/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,983	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,368	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,702	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470.00/head	1,175.00–1,550.00	1,470	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,362.50/head	1,125.00–1,600.00	1,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	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 Jul 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 207Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 117Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 18Year ago 6

Not enough comparable receipts to form a trend on feeders. Slaughter cows/bulls 5.00 to 15.00 lower.

link to video report:: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2228.pdf

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	305.00	305.00
9	400–450	431	220.00–300.00	263.13
2	450–500	463	265.00–267.50	266.23
2	500–550	515	220.00–235.00	227.57
3	550–600	577	220.00–235.00	225.77
2	600–650	623	205.00–217.50	211.02
1	650–700	655	217.50	217.50
2	700–750	700	205.00–215.00	210.00
1	750–800	795	190.00	190.00
2	900–950	913	151.00–155.00	152.99
1	950–1000	965	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	725	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	529	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	260.00–280.00	268.98
1	300–350	315	235.00	235.00
3	350–400	382	247.00–265.00	255.47
4	400–450	410	252.50–260.00	258.06
5	450–500	477	250.00–262.00	256.09
6	500–550	518	240.00–257.50	250.07
5	550–600	562	255.00–256.00	255.61
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	670	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	220.00–250.00	235.50
1	400–450	425	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	518	215.00–225.00	219.93
1	700–750	725	174.00	174.00
1	750–800	780	177.50	177.50
1	800–850	800	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	595	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	235.00	235.00
4	550–600	559	224.00–232.00	228.04
2	600–650	628	197.50–219.00	208.55
1	650–700	680	219.00	219.00
1	750–800	750	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	280.00–305.00	292.61
2	300–350	320	317.50	317.50
2	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	445	292.50	292.50
5	500–550	536	270.00–280.00	278.00
4	550–600	571	240.00–265.00	253.75
5	600–650	631	255.00–260.00	256.00
1	900–950	930	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	252.50–255.00	253.72
1	450–500	460	234.00	234.00
1	550–600	565	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	835	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	460	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	611	232.00–239.00	235.60
4	650–700	670	231.00–237.00	233.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,470	131.00–140.00	134.91
1	—	1,295	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,305	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,232	122.00–135.50	129.24
3	—	1,262	115.00–120.00	118.50
4	—	1,101	138.00–141.00	139.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	110.00–114.00	112.78
18	—	1,086	117.00–131.00	123.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,689	150.00–162.00	155.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,020.00	1,020.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,175.00–1,550.00	1,470.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,240.00	1,240.00

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)	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,600.00	1,362.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00

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.