Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers measuring 6.00 lower overall. No comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted for feeder steers and sharply lower undertone noted for feeder bulls. Slaughter cows gauging 7.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.38/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$113.38

56 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$1.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

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	520	113.40	589	55
Medium and Large 2-3	405	112.00	454	1thin

One grade step is worth $1.40/cwt here — about $136 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

113.38

—

TN average8 barns · 1,426 hd

118.64

−5.26

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	1,502	81.23	1,220	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	58.54	828	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	54.36	636	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	47.69	481	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	114.45/cwt	113.00–116.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	113.43/cwt	110.00–117.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	445	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	574	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	626	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	116.69/cwt	116.00–121.00	540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	133.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	114.34/cwt	113.00–117.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	105.41/cwt	98.00–112.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	115.25/cwt	114.00–119.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	127.05/cwt	123.00–129.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	162.00/cwt	160.00–164.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	676	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	47.69/cwt	46.50–49.00	481	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	58.54/cwt	54.50–60.00	828	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	55.80/cwt	50.50–59.00	655	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	45.88/cwt	42.50–47.00	513	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	64.54/cwt	63.50–66.50	801	4
Bulls	—	—	1,468	78.86/cwt	73.50–82.50	1,158	6
Bulls	—	—	1,603	88.35/cwt	86.50–90.00	1,416	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	12,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	775.00/cwt	725.00–850.00	10,207	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,200	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	485	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	291	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,775	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	1,163	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,550	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	992	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,485	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	906	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	695	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.81/cwt	126.00–136.00	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	115.66/cwt	109.00–118.00	660	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	117.32/cwt	115.00–118.00	487	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	116.87/cwt	112.00–120.50	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	104.42/cwt	99.00–110.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	109.21/cwt	107.00–114.00	680	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 Aug 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 178Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	115.00	115.00
2	—	518	113.00–116.00	114.45
2	—	388	110.00–117.00	113.43
1	—	885	79.00	79.00
1	—	755	94.00	94.00
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
15	—	571	109.00–118.00	115.66
12	—	415	115.00–118.00	117.32
7	—	478	112.00–120.50	116.87
4	—	665	99.00–110.00	104.42
4	—	623	107.00–114.00	109.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	107.00	107.00
1	—	405	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	114.00–115.00	114.51
1	—	555	109.00	109.00
1	—	535	109.00	109.00
1	—	475	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	463	116.00–121.00	116.69
7	—	371	130.00–135.00	133.96
6	—	574	113.00–117.00	114.34
4	—	668	98.00–112.00	105.41
4	—	520	114.00–119.00	115.25
3	—	427	123.00–129.00	127.05
2	—	265	160.00–164.00	162.00
1	—	865	86.00	86.00
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
1	—	770	92.00	92.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	161.00	161.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	65.50	65.50
1	—	1,550	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,485	61.00	61.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	64.00	64.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	126.00–136.00	132.81
4	—	669	132.00	132.00
2	—	608	134.00	134.00
1	—	445	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	46.50–49.00	47.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,414	54.50–60.00	58.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,174	50.50–59.00	55.80
6	—	1,118	42.50–47.00	45.88
4	—	1,241	63.50–66.50	64.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	73.50–82.50	78.86
2	—	1,603	86.50–90.00	88.35

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,600	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,317	725.00–850.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	600.00	600.00

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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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle