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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 4

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067

← Oct 28Nov 4latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 67▲ 7 vs year ago 89 · +7.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 58▲ 36 vs year ago 42 · +85.7%

Also sold hereGraded Holstein Steer SaleFri Nov 6, 2026 Graded Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026 Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)Fri Apr 24, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower with slaughter bulls mostly steady, and no comparisons available for feeder cattle 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 $314.79/cwt on 10 head, down $13.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −47.43 against this barn's trailing median of $362.22.

Average price

$314.79

▼ 13.32 vs prior sale

10 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$30.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.00

vs TN average

−46.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	317.82	1,821	9thin
Medium and Large 2	595	287.50	1,711	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.32/cwt here — about $110 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale10 hd

314.79

—

TN average16 barns · 567 hd

328.79

−14.00

National average182 barns · 19,783 hd

360.84

−46.05

This barn, trailing median10 sales

362.22

−47.43

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

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.81, low $314.79, median $362.22 across 10 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	1,700	176.85	3,006	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	125.36	1,813	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	125.05	1,555	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	111.70	1,171	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,490	118.50	1,766	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	114.68	1,798	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,265	113.52	1,436	7thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Small 1	485	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,528	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	325.00/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,113	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	255	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	969	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	375.14/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,223	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	351.90/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,478	2
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	471	345.93/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,629	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	490	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,482	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	315.77/cwt	306.00–330.00	1,841	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,711	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,788	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	310.07/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,916	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	640	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,840	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,898	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,093	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	284.51/cwt	282.50–285.00	2,233	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,162	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	386.65/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,442	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,742	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	355.11/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,644	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	313.59/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,803	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,690	1
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,000	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	307.15/cwt	299.00–315.00	2,036	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,060	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	186.20/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,728	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,957	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,190	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,482	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	111.70/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,171	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	123.80/cwt	113.50–130.50	1,534	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,914	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	125.36/cwt	117.00–132.50	1,813	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	113.52/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,436	7
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	118.50/cwt	112.00–126.50	1,766	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	114.68/cwt	111.50–119.50	1,798	3

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 Nov 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 67Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 58Year ago 42

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower with slaughter bulls mostly steady, and no comparisons available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	284.00	284.00
1	600–650	630	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	315	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	373	380.00–390.00	386.65
10	450–500	463	340.00–375.00	355.11
2	550–600	575	307.50–320.00	313.59
2	650–700	663	299.00–315.00	307.15
2	700–750	703	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	298.00	298.00
1	650–700	660	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	370.00–390.00	375.14
2	400–450	420	340.00–365.00	351.90
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
7	550–600	583	306.00–330.00	315.77
3	600–650	618	307.50–315.00	310.07
1	700–750	700	299.00	299.00
5	750–800	785	282.50–285.00	284.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	471	330.00–350.00	345.93
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	650	322.50–330.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	112.00–126.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	111.50–119.50	114.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,265	105.00–119.00	113.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	145.00	145.00
16	—	1,239	113.50–130.50	123.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	108.00–116.00	111.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,446	117.00–132.50	125.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	176.00	176.00
2	—	1,465	185.00–187.00	186.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,190	159.00	159.00

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.