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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-19

Feeder Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, Sep 19

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2073

← Aug 22Sep 19Oct 17 →

Receipts

670 head

▲ 321 vs last sale 349▼ 130 vs year ago 800 · −16.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026 Graded Holstein Steer SaleFri Oct 9, 2026 Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)Fri Apr 24, 2026

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $368.82/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −69.36 against this barn's trailing median of $438.18.

Average price

$368.82

68 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$16.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.02

vs TN average

−35.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	370.49	2,064	61
Medium and Large 2	551	354.29	1,954	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.21/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale68 hd

368.82

—

TN average16 barns · 669 hd

379.85

−11.02

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−35.82

This barn, trailing median8 sales

438.18

−69.36

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.97, low $362.69, median $438.18 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

58 lots · USDA AMS · East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,113	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,320	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,463	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,651	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	448	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,848	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	461	390.14/cwt	381.00–395.00	1,799	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,713	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,756	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	528	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,943	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,899	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	559	389.50/cwt	389.50–389.50	2,177	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	569	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,957	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,940	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,978	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,221	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,147	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	641	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,244	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,399	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,261	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,345	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	740	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,442	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	741	348.86/cwt	345.00–351.00	2,585	70
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,377	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	783	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	2,697	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Value Added	825	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,673	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,530	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	844	339.00/cwt	333.00–341.75	2,861	89
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,634	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	870	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,897	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,751	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,860	10
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,053	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,790	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,358	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,337	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	330.74/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,435	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,500	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	449	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,509	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	459	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,698	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	338.68/cwt	334.00–341.00	1,582	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,688	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	515	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,591	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	1,749	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	562	316.84/cwt	309.00–318.00	1,781	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	564	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,946	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,901	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,784	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	633	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,899	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,032	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,057	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,016	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,079	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	775	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,395	21
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,102	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	930	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,009	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 Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Sweetwater, TN

Fri Sep 19, 2025

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

Receipts 670Last week 349Year ago 800

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	448	412.50	412.50
34	550–600	559	389.50	389.50
38	650–700	650	369.00	369.00
70	700–750	741	345.00–351.00	348.86
12	750–800	783	344.50	344.50
89	800–850	844	333.00–341.75	339.00
1	850–900	870	333.00	333.00
10	950–1000	950	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	424	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	463	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	620	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	461	381.00–395.00	390.14
3	500–550	528	368.00	368.00
4	550–600	569	344.00	344.00
4	600–650	641	350.00	350.00
3	700–750	740	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	770	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	825	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	622	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	410.00	410.00
4	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
7	400–450	426	387.50	387.50
14	450–500	476	369.00	369.00
13	500–550	529	359.00	359.00
14	550–600	579	335.00	335.00
26	600–650	637	337.00	337.00
8	650–700	671	337.00	337.00
6	700–750	735	319.00	319.00
5	750–800	762	312.00	312.00
1	800–850	835	303.00	303.00
2	850–900	858	307.00	307.00
2	900–950	923	298.00	298.00
3	1050–1100	1,053	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	459	370.00	370.00
23	550–600	564	345.00	345.00
32	650–700	655	335.00	335.00
21	750–800	775	309.00	309.00
1	900–950	930	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	374	357.50	357.50
4	400–450	434	330.00–331.00	330.74
3	450–500	467	334.00–341.00	338.68
1	600–650	610	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	449	336.00	336.00
1	500–550	515	309.00	309.00
8	550–600	562	309.00–318.00	316.84
3	600–650	633	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	367	370.00	370.00
6	400–450	440	341.00	341.00
3	450–500	485	348.00	348.00
12	500–550	523	334.50	334.50
8	550–600	576	330.00	330.00
16	600–650	647	314.00	314.00
8	650–700	655	314.00	314.00
2	700–750	733	275.00	275.00
7	750–800	756	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	885	237.50	237.50

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.