Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows gauging 4.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 7.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $113.44/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −94.44 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$113.44

60 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$21.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.92

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	365	125.00	456	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	559	114.36	640	53
Medium and Large 2-3	514	103.33	531	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.67/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale60 hd

113.44

—

TN average9 barns · 1,251 hd

114.36

−0.92

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−94.44

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	—	Low	1,788	75.25	1,345	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	54.14	789	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	825	52.00	429	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	51.77	601	46

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	—	1,320	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	120.55/cwt	113.00–124.00	562	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	116.98/cwt	110.00–121.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	101.65/cwt	100.00–103.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	114.98/cwt	113.00–116.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	100.05/cwt	96.00–104.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	102.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	103.97/cwt	100.00–108.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	114.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	119.54/cwt	118.00–121.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	125.93/cwt	123.00–129.00	283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	310	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	103.50/cwt	101.00–106.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	115.95/cwt	109.00–123.00	602	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	121.77/cwt	119.00–123.00	581	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	103.51/cwt	99.00–106.50	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	104.79/cwt	100.00–108.00	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	136.62/cwt	129.00–143.00	522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	128.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	412	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	93.03/cwt	92.00–94.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	114.00/cwt	112.00–116.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	835	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,167	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	694	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,090	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	654	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	960	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	480	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	826	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	430	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	686.67/cwt	660.00–700.00	9,613	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	818.75/cwt	750.00–875.00	9,727	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	690.00/cwt	650.00–730.00	8,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	8,460	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,875	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	82.36/cwt	80.50–85.50	1,573	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	74.36/cwt	67.50–78.00	1,338	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	59.26/cwt	58.00–60.50	716	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	41.58/cwt	37.00–45.50	445	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	52.46/cwt	46.00–57.50	619	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	980	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	588	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	54.14/cwt	49.50–58.00	789	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	825	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	102.03/cwt	99.00–105.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	106.01/cwt	104.00–108.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	114.42/cwt	111.00–118.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	586	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 Sep 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 183Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows gauging 4.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 7.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	61.00	61.00
3	—	1,910	80.50–85.50	82.36
8	—	1,800	67.50–78.00	74.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,209	58.00–60.50	59.26
8	—	1,071	37.00–45.50	41.58
30	—	1,180	46.00–57.50	52.46
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,458	49.50–58.00	54.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	52.00	52.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	119.00–120.00	119.52
2	—	525	120.00	120.00
2	—	463	128.00	128.00
1	—	935	109.50	109.50
2	—	608	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	730	119.00–120.00	119.51
2	—	815	112.00–116.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	112.00	112.00
1	—	815	102.50	102.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	102.00	102.00
1	—	335	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	466	113.00–124.00	120.55
6	—	526	110.00–121.00	116.98
3	—	617	100.00–103.00	101.65
3	—	562	113.00–116.00	114.98
2	—	760	96.00–104.00	100.05
2	—	728	101.00–105.00	102.99
2	—	680	100.00–108.00	103.97
2	—	430	110.00–120.00	114.88
2	—	370	118.00–121.00	119.54
2	—	225	123.00–129.00	125.93
1	—	1,025	79.50	79.50
1	—	885	84.00	84.00
1	—	250	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	101.00–106.00	103.50
2	—	495	105.00	105.00
1	—	625	96.00	96.00
1	—	420	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	519	109.00–123.00	115.95
9	—	477	119.00–123.00	121.77
5	—	731	99.00–106.50	103.51
5	—	688	100.00–108.00	104.79
5	—	382	129.00–143.00	136.62
5	—	322	125.00–130.00	128.04
2	—	873	92.00–94.00	93.03
2	—	813	99.00–105.00	102.03
2	—	608	104.00–108.00	106.01
2	—	578	111.00–118.00	114.42
1	—	975	72.00	72.00
1	—	920	81.00	81.00
1	—	760	96.00	96.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	96.00	96.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,167	59.50	59.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	50.00	50.00
4	—	826	52.00	52.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	980.00	980.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,400	660.00–700.00	686.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,188	750.00–875.00	818.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	650.00–730.00	690.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	940.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	550.00	550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	620.00	620.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	625.00	625.00

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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