Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers measuring 5.00 lower with feeder bulls remaining mostly steady overall. No comparisons available, however, for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 4.00 to 5.00 lower overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.80/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$108.80

76 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$8.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.43

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	494	109.31	540	70
Medium and Large 2-3	440	103.75	457	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	430	101.00	434	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.31/cwt here — about $106 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 sale76 hd

108.80

—

TN average10 barns · 1,915 hd

112.23

−3.43

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	1,709	67.95	1,162	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	48.96	755	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	48.48	584	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	38.86	385	8thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	421	113.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	476	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	108.88/cwt	106.00–113.00	613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	113.12/cwt	110.00–116.00	526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	117.38/cwt	114.00–120.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	103.52/cwt	99.00–107.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	116.06/cwt	112.00–118.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	110.37/cwt	110.00–111.00	241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	375	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	875	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	675	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	594	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	483	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	116.25/cwt	111.00–123.00	609	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	104.73/cwt	101.00–108.00	712	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	97.24/cwt	93.00–99.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	113.27/cwt	109.00–119.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	126.31/cwt	124.00–128.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	96.07/cwt	90.00–103.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	111.27/cwt	108.00–113.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	135.82/cwt	131.00–145.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	121.50/cwt	119.00–124.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	147.47/cwt	146.00–149.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	128.78/cwt	127.50–130.00	358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	675	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	695	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	513	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	38.86/cwt	33.50–42.50	385	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	48.96/cwt	43.50–52.00	755	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	940	62.00/cwt	53.00–70.00	583	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	47.13/cwt	42.50–52.50	580	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	54.52/cwt	53.50–56.50	656	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	40.49/cwt	39.50–41.50	421	2
Bulls	—	—	1,726	66.36/cwt	63.50–70.00	1,145	6
Bulls	—	—	1,610	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,248	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	681.43/cwt	620.00–800.00	8,715	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	640.00/cwt	620.00–660.00	7,680	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	567.50/cwt	510.00–625.00	6,668	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	397	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	638	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	520	113.04/cwt	111.00–115.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	114.88/cwt	112.00–118.00	770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	120.07/cwt	116.00–123.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.08/cwt	120.00–127.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	127.34/cwt	126.00–128.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	496	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	437	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	100.49/cwt	98.00–103.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	108.24/cwt	102.00–114.00	569	16

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 Oct 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 216Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 126Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 49Year 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
14	—	421	110.00–120.00	113.05
8	—	563	106.00–113.00	108.88
8	—	465	110.00–116.00	113.12
5	—	372	114.00–120.00	117.38
4	—	664	100.00–105.00	102.54
4	—	630	99.00–107.00	103.52
3	—	315	112.00–118.00	116.06
3	—	218	110.00–111.00	110.37
1	—	805	86.00	86.00
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
16	—	526	102.00–114.00	108.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	84.00	84.00
1	—	675	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	92.00	92.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	98.00–103.00	100.49
1	—	425	106.00	106.00
1	—	350	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	111.00	111.00
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	98.00	98.00
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	524	111.00–123.00	116.25
11	—	680	101.00–108.00	104.73
4	—	765	93.00–99.00	97.24
4	—	618	109.00–119.00	113.27
4	—	434	124.00–128.00	126.31
3	—	737	90.00–103.00	96.07
3	—	572	108.00–113.00	111.27
3	—	363	131.00–145.00	135.82
2	—	480	119.00–124.00	121.50
2	—	323	146.00–149.00	147.47
2	—	278	127.50–130.00	128.78
1	—	855	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	99.00	99.00
1	—	450	114.00	114.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	77.00	77.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	520	111.00–115.00	113.04
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	670	112.00–118.00	114.88
3	—	628	120.00–121.00	120.32
3	—	567	116.00–123.00	120.07
3	—	525	120.00–127.00	123.08
3	—	463	126.00–128.00	127.34
2	—	708	110.00–112.00	111.01
1	—	365	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	991	33.50–42.50	38.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,543	43.50–52.00	48.96
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	53.00–70.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,230	42.50–52.50	47.13
6	—	1,203	53.50–56.50	54.52
2	—	1,040	39.50–41.50	40.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,726	63.50–70.00	66.36
1	—	1,610	77.50	77.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	460.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,279	620.00–800.00	681.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	620.00–660.00	640.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	510.00–625.00	567.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	700.00	700.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

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Slaughter Cattle

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