Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale two weeks ago due to the holidays, therefore no comparisons are available. However, market trends will be available in two weeks.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.01/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −81.87 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$126.01

49 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$19.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.76

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	400	135.57	542	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	604	125.57	758	37
Small and Medium 1-2	416	115.81	482	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.76/cwt here — about $60 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 sale49 hd

126.01

—

TN average10 barns · 1,081 hd

126.77

−0.76

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−81.87

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	1,812	72.99	1,323	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	54.69	684	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,453	53.91	783	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	40.49	401	5thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2-3	—	465	115.50/cwt	112.00–119.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	127.79/cwt	124.00–131.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	417	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	45.91/cwt	45.50–46.50	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	132.07/cwt	129.00–136.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	120.66/cwt	119.00–124.00	630	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	115.27/cwt	112.00–118.00	702	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	131.37/cwt	124.00–139.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	159.17/cwt	155.00–163.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	109.01/cwt	107.00–111.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	71.48/cwt	65.50–74.50	1,300	3
Bulls	—	—	1,795	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2Full	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	132.73/cwt	127.00–136.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	45.14/cwt	44.00–46.50	485	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	62.62/cwt	60.50–65.50	911	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	54.58/cwt	48.50–60.00	790	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	40.49/cwt	38.50–42.50	401	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	54.69/cwt	47.50–59.50	672	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	148.48/cwt	148.00–150.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	102.50/cwt	101.00–103.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	118.15/cwt	114.00–120.00	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	134.13/cwt	130.00–138.00	644	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	328	123.68/cwt	123.00–125.00	406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	141.93/cwt	133.00–145.00	451	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	151.61/cwt	145.00–158.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,280	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	602	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 Jan 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 0Year ago 0

No sale two weeks ago due to the holidays, therefore no comparisons are available. However, market trends will be available in two weeks.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	112.00–119.00	115.50
1	—	305	119.00	119.00
3	—	353	118.00	118.00
1	—	525	104.00	104.00
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	136.00	136.00
8	—	469	124.00–131.00	127.79
4	—	386	129.00–136.00	132.07
3	—	582	116.00–118.00	117.00
3	—	522	119.00–124.00	120.66
4	—	609	112.00–118.00	115.27
1	—	345	126.00	126.00
1	—	730	108.00	108.00
2	—	668	112.00–114.00	112.99
4	—	409	127.00–136.00	132.73
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	124.00–139.00	131.37
4	—	510	130.00–135.00	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	113.00	113.00
2	—	480	130.00–138.00	134.13
4	—	318	133.00–145.00	141.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	155.00–163.00	159.17
2	—	675	107.00–111.00	109.01
1	—	1,020	72.00	72.00
1	—	730	111.00	111.00
4	—	475	148.00–150.00	148.48
4	—	815	101.00–103.00	102.50
6	—	622	114.00–120.00	118.15
6	—	751	109.00	109.00
1	—	410	158.00	158.00
1	—	570	128.00	128.00
3	—	378	145.00–158.00	151.61
3	—	523	130.00–140.00	135.02
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	123.00–125.00	123.68
1	—	675	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	45.50–46.50	45.91
24	—	1,448	48.50–60.00	54.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,074	44.00–46.50	45.14
7	—	1,455	60.50–65.50	62.62
28	—	1,229	47.50–59.50	54.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	991	38.50–42.50	40.49
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	47.00	47.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,818	65.50–74.50	71.48
1	—	1,795	77.50	77.50

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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