Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reporter absence two weeks ago.

Video Lot 1- 1 load of 95% medium and large frame #1`medium flesh weaned, vaccinated, dewormed all black/bwf steers weighing est. 825 lbs. sold for 137.10 per cwt.

Video Lot 2- 1 load of 95% #1 medium flesh double wormed and vaccinated Holstein steers weighing est. 920 lbs. sold for 88.35 per cwt.

Video lot 3- 1 load of 95% #1 medium flesh double wormed and vaccinated Holstein steers weighing est. 925 lbs. sold for 88.50 per cwt.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.81/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$118.81

51 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$15.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.57

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	484	119.73	579	48
Medium and Large 2-3	470	104.00	489	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.73/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale51 hd

118.81

—

TN average6 barns · 885 hd

128.38

−9.57

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Low	1,587	80.11	1,272	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	60.69	723	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	57.59	882	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	49.84	472	5thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	49.84/cwt	44.50–53.50	472	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	57.59/cwt	54.50–60.50	882	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	60.27/cwt	54.50–65.50	710	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	145.54/cwt	139.00–155.00	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	147.56/cwt	139.00–151.50	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	148.47/cwt	147.00–150.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	122.70/cwt	111.00–126.00	628	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	126.70/cwt	122.50–130.00	471	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	121.02/cwt	115.00–123.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	121.99/cwt	113.00–128.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	128.96/cwt	128.00–132.00	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	106.34/cwt	104.00–110.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	134.16/cwt	130.00–138.00	496	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	143.96/cwt	140.00–147.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	145.22/cwt	140.00–155.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	140.95/cwt	137.00–145.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	129.67/cwt	125.00–134.00	681	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,135	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	823	1
Bulls	—	—	1,644	81.06/cwt	76.50–88.50	1,333	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	47.75/cwt	46.50–49.00	562	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	70.72/cwt	67.00–75.50	926	4

How this sale compares

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 May 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparisons available due to reporter absence two weeks ago.

Video Lot 1- 1 load of 95% medium and large frame #1`medium flesh weaned, vaccinated, dewormed all black/bwf steers weighing est. 825 lbs. sold for 137.10 per cwt.

Video Lot 2- 1 load of 95% #1 medium flesh double wormed and vaccinated Holstein steers weighing est. 920 lbs. sold for 88.35 per cwt.

Video lot 3- 1 load of 95% #1 medium flesh double wormed and vaccinated Holstein steers weighing est. 925 lbs. sold for 88.50 per cwt.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	947	44.50–53.50	49.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,531	54.50–60.50	57.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,178	54.50–65.50	60.27
2	—	1,178	46.50–49.00	47.75
4	—	1,310	67.00–75.50	70.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	72.50	72.50
8	—	1,644	76.50–88.50	81.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
1	—	575	121.00	121.00
2	—	525	125.00–134.00	129.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	139.00–155.00	145.54
4	—	428	139.00–151.50	147.56
2	—	480	147.00–150.00	148.47
1	—	720	128.00	128.00
1	—	630	137.00	137.00
1	—	560	146.00	146.00
1	—	280	144.00	144.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	98.00	98.00
1	—	440	104.00	104.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	434	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	512	111.00–126.00	122.70
8	—	372	122.50–130.00	126.70
6	—	473	115.00–123.00	121.02
5	—	440	113.00–128.00	121.99
4	—	318	128.00–132.00	128.96
3	—	625	109.00	109.00
3	—	575	104.00–110.00	106.34
2	—	658	105.00–106.00	105.50
1	—	800	88.00	88.00
1	—	705	96.00	96.00
1	—	270	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	130.00–138.00	134.16
1	—	405	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	127.00	127.00
1	—	290	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	140.00–147.00	143.96
3	—	412	140.00–155.00	145.22
2	—	840	90.00–95.00	92.50
2	—	375	137.00–145.00	140.95
2	—	293	148.00–150.00	149.01
1	—	850	99.00	99.00
1	—	750	103.00	103.00
1	—	605	132.00	132.00
1	—	480	146.00	146.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	930.00	930.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

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