Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers measuring 2.00 higher and feeder bulls sharply higher; no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.86/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$118.86

56 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$14.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.00

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	491	120.08	590	51
Small and Medium 1-2	449	106.68	479	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	505	106.00	535	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.08/cwt here — about $55 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 sale56 hd

118.86

—

TN average12 barns · 2,980 hd

124.86

−6.00

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	1,878	81.92	1,538	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	64.89	770	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,507	64.07	965	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	53.00	543	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	235	173.77/cwt	163.00–185.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	179.05/cwt	178.00–180.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.44/cwt	135.00–138.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	106.57/cwt	104.00–109.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	158.84/cwt	154.00–166.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	143.53/cwt	135.00–150.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	126.51/cwt	122.00–130.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	111.96/cwt	110.00–119.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	113.77/cwt	108.00–120.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	112.48/cwt	107.00–118.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	123.15/cwt	121.00–128.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	123.20/cwt	119.00–128.00	516	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	123.50/cwt	119.00–128.00	580	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	118.23/cwt	114.00–121.00	675	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	583	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	424	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	473	107.02/cwt	106.00–108.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	135.03/cwt	132.00–138.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	139.89/cwt	138.50–144.00	753	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	123.50/cwt	119.00–128.00	630	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	414	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	650.00/cwt	580.00–720.00	7,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	850.00/cwt	775.00–925.00	10,200	2
Bulls	—	—	1,878	81.92/cwt	78.50–85.50	1,538	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	53.85/cwt	46.50–57.50	658	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	73.88/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,005	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	63.21/cwt	58.50–68.50	735	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	853	79.87/cwt	77.00–83.00	681	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	54.13/cwt	49.50–56.50	756	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	65.26/cwt	59.00–70.50	992	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	543	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 Jul 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 198Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 101Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 16Year 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
2	—	235	163.00–185.00	173.77
1	—	310	141.00	141.00
1	—	415	152.00	152.00
1	—	750	108.00	108.00
1	—	840	97.00	97.00
2	—	278	178.00–180.00	179.05
2	—	520	135.00–138.00	136.44
2	—	663	120.00–125.00	122.47
2	—	725	104.00–109.00	106.57
4	—	376	154.00–166.00	158.84
4	—	466	135.00–150.00	143.53
4	—	583	122.00–130.00	126.51
6	—	627	110.00–119.00	111.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	116.00	116.00
2	—	403	129.00	129.00
4	—	491	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	135.00	135.00
1	—	345	129.00	129.00
1	—	770	96.00	96.00
2	—	520	108.00–120.00	113.77
2	—	663	107.00–118.00	112.48
5	—	375	121.00–128.00	123.15
10	—	419	119.00–128.00	123.20
12	—	470	119.00–128.00	123.50
16	—	571	114.00–121.00	118.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	114.00	114.00
1	—	595	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	106.00	106.00
2	—	473	106.00–108.00	107.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	187.00	187.00
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	159.00	159.00
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
1	—	600	133.00	133.00
2	—	453	140.00	140.00
2	—	570	132.00–138.00	135.03
4	—	538	138.50–144.00	139.89
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	116.00	116.00
2	—	510	119.00–128.00	123.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	72.00	72.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	580.00–720.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	540.00	540.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	775.00–925.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,878	78.50–85.50	81.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,221	46.50–57.50	53.85
7	—	1,360	72.00–75.00	73.88
29	—	1,163	58.50–68.50	63.21
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	77.00–83.00	79.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	49.50–56.50	54.13
25	—	1,520	59.00–70.50	65.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	53.00	53.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle