Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers measuring 1.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls remaining mostly steady. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls holding steady overall.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $115.87/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −92.01 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$115.87

73 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$7.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.83

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	434	117.80	511	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	116.50	653	61
Small and Medium 1-2	471	110.13	518	8thin

One grade step is worth $7.67/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale73 hd

115.87

—

TN average9 barns · 1,299 hd

113.04

+2.83

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−92.01

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	1,778	67.47	1,200	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	46.92	566	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	46.56	664	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	908	35.55	323	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	822	96.92/cwt	90.00–103.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	113.26/cwt	110.00–118.00	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	117.75/cwt	114.00–120.00	502	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	105.60/cwt	101.00–110.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	107.54/cwt	105.00–112.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	93.18/cwt	91.00–98.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	96.58/cwt	95.00–99.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	116.00/cwt	113.00–120.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	325	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	750	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	660	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	538	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	603	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	548	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	620	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	552	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	547	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	448	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	375	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	265	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	110.09/cwt	107.00–113.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	535	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	127.25/cwt	122.00–134.00	598	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	113.74/cwt	110.00–119.00	651	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	121.90/cwt	116.00–128.00	641	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	106.37/cwt	100.00–109.00	714	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	108.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	130.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	99.19/cwt	98.00–101.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	127.88/cwt	125.00–131.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	655	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	609	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	35.55/cwt	33.00–37.50	323	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	46.56/cwt	40.50–49.50	664	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	970	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	524	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	47.02/cwt	41.50–53.50	561	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	55.13/cwt	54.00–56.50	730	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	37.35/cwt	35.50–40.50	435	7
Bulls	—	—	1,778	67.47/cwt	62.50–71.50	1,200	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,950	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,000	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	10,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	740.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,990	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	575.00/cwt	530.00–620.00	8,194	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	657.50/cwt	625.00–690.00	7,561	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	557	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	365	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,103	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	700	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	130.73/cwt	124.50–135.50	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.34/cwt	119.00–122.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	121.01/cwt	118.00–124.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	121.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	480	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	566	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	111.65/cwt	108.00–118.00	579	10

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 274Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 38Year 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	—	822	90.00–103.00	96.92
10	—	476	110.00–118.00	113.26
10	—	426	114.00–120.00	117.75
7	—	617	101.00–110.00	105.60
7	—	577	105.00–112.00	107.54
5	—	721	91.00–98.00	93.18
5	—	673	95.00–99.00	96.58
3	—	385	113.00–120.00	116.00
1	—	320	124.00	124.00
10	—	519	108.00–118.00	111.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	90.00	90.00
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	95.00	95.00
1	—	540	99.00	99.00
1	—	395	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	112.00	112.00
1	—	660	83.00	83.00
1	—	620	89.00	89.00
1	—	460	119.00	119.00
1	—	370	121.00	121.00
1	—	315	119.00	119.00
1	—	265	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	107.00–113.00	110.09
1	—	355	123.00	123.00
1	—	330	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	470	122.00–134.00	127.25
8	—	572	110.00–119.00	113.74
8	—	526	116.00–128.00	121.90
7	—	671	100.00–109.00	106.37
6	—	616	105.00–110.00	108.36
6	—	433	125.00–135.00	130.35
5	—	762	98.00–101.00	99.19
2	—	370	125.00–131.00	127.88
1	—	880	85.00	85.00
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	93.00	93.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	65.50	65.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	63.50	63.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	490	124.50–135.50	130.73
3	—	630	119.00–122.00	120.34
2	—	653	118.00–124.00	121.01
2	—	565	119.00–125.00	121.97
2	—	405	136.00–138.00	136.99
1	—	930	103.00	103.00
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
1	—	530	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	33.00–37.50	35.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,426	40.50–49.50	46.56
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,193	41.50–53.50	47.02
7	—	1,324	54.00–56.50	55.13
7	—	1,165	35.50–40.50	37.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,778	62.50–71.50	67.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	650.00	650.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,350	700.00–800.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,425	530.00–620.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	625.00–690.00	657.50

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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Bulls · 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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