Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers 4.00 lower overall with feeder steers and bulls sharply lower; and lower future prices played a role in lower feeder prices. Slaughter cows and bulls, however, remaining mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.98/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$114.98

57 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$9.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.44

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	452	115.14	521	56
Medium and Large 2-3	430	106.00	456	1thin

One grade step is worth $9.14/cwt here — about $65 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 sale57 hd

114.98

—

TN average10 barns · 2,789 hd

120.43

−5.44

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	—	High	1,829	83.94	1,535	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	60.05	879	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	59.60	729	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	51.33	526	4thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	138.44/cwt	132.00–145.00	350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	88.04/cwt	86.00–90.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	126.95/cwt	123.00–129.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	124.16/cwt	123.00–126.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	128.35/cwt	125.00–137.00	537	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	471	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	350	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	413	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	131.33/cwt	129.00–134.00	282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	111.99/cwt	109.00–115.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	127.52/cwt	121.00–132.00	338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	110.39/cwt	109.00–113.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	105.24/cwt	100.00–112.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	125.22/cwt	120.00–132.00	394	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	119.39/cwt	114.00–128.00	454	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	113.41/cwt	107.00–120.00	538	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	143.32/cwt	138.00–149.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	132.03/cwt	129.00–138.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	133.81/cwt	131.00–134.50	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	129.55/cwt	120.00–132.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	124.34/cwt	117.00–129.00	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	611	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	502	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,355	1
Bulls	—	—	1,894	82.73/cwt	78.50–85.50	1,567	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	66.31/cwt	66.00–66.50	995	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	52.18/cwt	51.00–54.00	589	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	60.03/cwt	55.00–65.50	729	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	60.05/cwt	57.00–64.00	879	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	51.33/cwt	48.50–58.50	526	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 Jun 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 158Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 86Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	81.00	81.00
2	—	253	132.00–145.00	138.44
2	—	368	150.00	150.00
2	—	570	124.00–125.00	124.49
2	—	818	86.00–90.00	88.04
3	—	522	123.00–129.00	126.95
6	—	482	123.00–126.00	124.16
7	—	418	125.00–137.00	128.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	118.00	118.00
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	645	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	95.00	95.00
1	—	830	91.00	91.00
2	—	215	129.00–134.00	131.33
2	—	633	99.00–100.00	99.51
3	—	412	109.00–115.00	111.99
5	—	265	121.00–132.00	127.52
5	—	514	109.00–113.00	110.39
5	—	580	100.00–112.00	105.24
7	—	315	120.00–132.00	125.22
9	—	380	114.00–128.00	119.39
11	—	474	107.00–120.00	113.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	136.00	136.00
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
1	—	805	109.00	109.00
2	—	383	138.00–149.00	143.32
2	—	723	112.00	112.00
4	—	508	129.00–138.00	132.03
5	—	464	131.00–134.50	133.81
5	—	583	120.00–132.00	129.55
6	—	618	117.00–129.00	124.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	141.00	141.00
1	—	505	121.00	121.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,894	78.50–85.50	82.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	66.00–66.50	66.31
5	—	1,128	51.00–54.00	52.18
40	—	1,215	55.00–65.50	60.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,464	57.00–64.00	60.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,024	48.50–58.50	51.33

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.

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