Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers remaining mostly steady overall; and no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.87/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −90.01 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$117.87

65 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$2.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.88

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	565	118.12	667	57
Small and Medium 1-2	480	116.93	561	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	491	115.58	568	5thin

One grade step is worth $2.53/cwt here — about $100 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 sale65 hd

117.87

—

TN average9 barns · 1,068 hd

118.75

−0.88

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−90.01

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	—	Average	1,851	83.49	1,545	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	61.00	960	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	56.81	677	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	47.53	468	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2Fancy	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	91.44/cwt	89.00–94.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	138.47/cwt	133.00–145.00	443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.59/cwt	130.00–146.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	94.69/cwt	92.00–99.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	138.32/cwt	131.00–143.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	115.74/cwt	114.00–119.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	123.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	121.10/cwt	115.00–125.00	684	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	99.56/cwt	97.00–104.00	681	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	128.82/cwt	123.00–137.00	616	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	119.46/cwt	118.00–121.00	571	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	120.40/cwt	116.00–125.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	975	91.00/cwt	89.00–93.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	630	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	110.05/cwt	108.00–112.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	101.47/cwt	100.00–103.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	93.99/cwt	92.00–96.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	86.47/cwt	84.00–89.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	89.31/cwt	83.00–97.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	106.39/cwt	105.00–112.00	409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	114.25/cwt	108.00–120.00	478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	117.22/cwt	113.00–120.00	614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	114.92/cwt	112.00–118.00	545	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	139.50/cwt	139.00–141.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	131.39/cwt	128.00–133.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	133.34/cwt	133.00–134.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	122.54/cwt	121.00–124.00	509	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	379	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	535	1
Bulls	—	—	1,851	83.49/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,545	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	50.06/cwt	45.50–53.50	623	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	58.19/cwt	54.50–63.50	684	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	60.28/cwt	57.50–63.50	953	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	47.53/cwt	41.50–52.50	468	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,190	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	797	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,530	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,010	1

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 191Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 113Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	97.00	97.00
1	—	835	92.00	92.00
1	—	960	85.00	85.00
2	—	873	89.00–94.00	91.44
3	—	320	133.00–145.00	138.47
3	—	420	130.00–146.00	135.59
3	—	727	92.00–99.00	94.69
4	—	374	131.00–143.00	138.32
4	—	606	114.00–119.00	115.74
6	—	517	120.00–128.00	123.02
9	—	565	115.00–125.00	121.10
9	—	684	97.00–104.00	99.56
10	—	478	123.00–137.00	128.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	129.00	129.00
1	—	535	106.00	106.00
1	—	625	104.00	104.00
2	—	478	118.00–121.00	119.46
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
2	—	435	116.00–125.00	120.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	89.00–93.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	119.00	119.00
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
2	—	565	108.00–112.00	110.05
2	—	623	100.00–103.00	101.47
2	—	675	92.00–96.00	93.99
4	—	730	84.00–89.00	86.47
4	—	770	83.00–97.00	89.31
5	—	384	105.00–112.00	106.39
6	—	418	108.00–120.00	114.25
8	—	524	113.00–120.00	117.22
9	—	474	112.00–118.00	114.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	113.00	113.00
1	—	845	99.00	99.00
1	—	920	97.00	97.00
4	—	378	139.00–141.00	139.50
5	—	450	139.50	139.50
6	—	519	128.00–133.00	131.39
6	—	582	133.00–134.00	133.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	131.00	131.00
1	—	505	123.00	123.00
1	—	645	114.00	114.00
2	—	415	121.00–124.00	122.54
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	133.00	133.00
1	—	415	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,851	82.00–85.00	83.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,244	45.50–53.50	50.06
17	—	1,176	54.50–63.50	58.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,581	57.50–63.50	60.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	984	41.50–52.50	47.53
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	67.00	67.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	66.00	66.00

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.

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