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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 7

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

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Feeder Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 60▼ 63 vs year ago 143 · −44.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 47▼ 8 vs year ago 67 · −11.9%

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, breaker cows measuring 11.00 t0 13.00 higher, with boning cows 7.00 to 8.00 higher, lean cows 2.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted due, in part, to recent ongoing downturn in the futures market.

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 $225.69/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −144.79 against this barn's trailing median of $370.47.

Average price

$225.69

4 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.68

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	225.69	1,224	4thin

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 sale4 hd

225.69

—

TN average15 barns · 324 hd

241.36

−15.68

This barn, trailing median8 sales

370.47

−144.79

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	1,559	162.04	2,527	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	143.03	2,058	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	139.30	1,700	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	123.67	1,184	8thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	129.85	2,078	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,194	122.70	1,465	6thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,000	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,700	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	623	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	257.50/cwt	250.00–265.00	953	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	244.39/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,046	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	212.98/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,125	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,335	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	213.76/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,417	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,356	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,393	1
Heifers	850–900	Large 1	873	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,554	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	606	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	293.82/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,102	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,092	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	268.52/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,230	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	227.58/cwt	218.00–245.00	1,218	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	217.87/cwt	211.00–224.00	1,366	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	207.51/cwt	199.00–213.00	1,394	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,424	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	189.42/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,455	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Small 4	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,055	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,572	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,087	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	165.32/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,786	4
Bulls	—	—	1,710	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,010	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	123.87/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,120	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	107.95/cwt	104.00–111.00	991	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,533	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	148.76/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,671	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	138.70/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,709	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,668	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,758	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	143.83/cwt	132.00–149.00	2,045	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,508	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,264	126.24/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,596	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	129.85/cwt	128.00–132.00	2,078	2

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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 60Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 47Year ago 67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	152.00	152.00
10	—	1,422	132.00–149.00	143.83
1	—	1,395	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	147.00–151.00	148.76
1	—	1,345	124.00	124.00
6	—	1,232	130.00–142.00	138.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	104.00–111.00	107.95
4	—	904	119.00–129.00	123.87
2	—	1,103	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	105.00	105.00
5	—	1,264	120.00–129.00	126.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	128.00–132.00	129.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,685	158.00–170.00	165.32
1	—	1,410	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,710	176.00	176.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	235.00	235.00
2	350–400	370	250.00–265.00	257.50
2	400–450	428	230.00–260.00	244.39
1	450–500	490	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	528	209.00–217.00	212.98
1	550–600	560	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	615	217.00	217.00
4	650–700	663	210.00–215.00	213.76
1	700–750	745	182.00	182.00
1	750–800	760	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	805	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	873	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	247.50	247.50
2	350–400	375	292.50–295.00	293.82
1	400–450	400	273.00	273.00
2	450–500	458	265.00–272.00	268.52
3	500–550	535	218.00–245.00	227.58
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
5	600–650	627	211.00–224.00	217.87
3	650–700	672	199.00–213.00	207.51
1	700–750	730	195.00	195.00
7	750–800	768	186.00–190.00	189.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,000	170.00	170.00

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.