Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers measuring 1.00 lower, with feeder bulls 5.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 5.00 higher, with exception of lean cows sharply higher, and slaughter bulls 8.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.93/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$122.93

93 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$9.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

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	485	123.72	600	85
Small and Medium 1-2	325	120.00	390	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	411	113.73	467	7thin

One grade step is worth $9.99/cwt here — about $133 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 sale93 hd

122.93

—

TN average11 barns · 2,491 hd

127.10

−4.18

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	1,518	80.48	1,222	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	60.16	699	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	58.35	884	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	52.06	528	13

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	416	124.39/cwt	119.00–132.00	517	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	111.70/cwt	110.00–115.00	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	129.47/cwt	120.00–133.50	465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	132.35/cwt	128.00–137.00	433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	105.43/cwt	103.00–108.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	113.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	107.36/cwt	101.00–114.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	125.79/cwt	125.00–127.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	132.76/cwt	129.00–139.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	158.94/cwt	150.00–166.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	125.41/cwt	119.00–132.00	582	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	159.34/cwt	156.00–164.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	125.49/cwt	122.00–129.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.03/cwt	131.00–141.00	779	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	145.66/cwt	140.00–153.00	755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	159.07/cwt	156.00–168.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	453	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	400	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,033	68.90/cwt	67.00–71.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	407	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	423	141.60/cwt	139.00–144.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	131.35/cwt	122.00–136.00	743	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	—	—	1,518	80.48/cwt	74.50–84.50	1,222	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	167.57/cwt	160.00–175.00	449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	496	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	58.27/cwt	53.50–63.50	675	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	69.27/cwt	65.50–73.00	877	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	143.73/cwt	139.00–150.00	678	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	159.52/cwt	157.00–168.00	683	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	135.75/cwt	134.50–141.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	126.55/cwt	119.00–130.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	117.12/cwt	108.00–123.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	610	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	48.58/cwt	44.50–51.00	526	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	52.06/cwt	49.50–55.50	528	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	60.35/cwt	54.50–64.50	931	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	49.34/cwt	48.50–50.50	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	129.47/cwt	129.00–130.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	121.53/cwt	118.00–128.00	701	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	121.92/cwt	116.00–127.00	634	13

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 156Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 92Year 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
11	—	416	119.00–132.00	124.39
7	—	671	110.00–115.00	111.70
6	—	359	120.00–133.50	129.47
5	—	327	128.00–137.00	132.35
2	—	725	103.00–108.00	105.43
2	—	623	111.00–115.00	113.01
11	—	464	119.00–132.00	125.41
2	—	278	129.00–130.00	129.47
15	—	577	118.00–128.00	121.53
13	—	520	116.00–127.00	121.92
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	101.00–114.00	107.36
3	—	332	108.00–123.00	117.12
1	—	540	113.00	113.00
1	—	400	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	109.00	109.00
1	—	400	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
1	—	405	134.00	134.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	683	125.00–127.00	125.79
5	—	618	129.00–139.00	132.76
3	—	418	150.00–166.00	158.94
3	—	458	156.00–164.00	159.34
2	—	713	122.00–129.00	125.49
13	—	573	131.00–141.00	136.03
6	—	518	140.00–153.00	145.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	131.00	131.00
2	—	483	143.00	143.00
1	—	440	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	156.00–168.00	159.07
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
1	—	695	114.00	114.00
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
1	—	220	157.50	157.50
10	—	566	122.00–136.00	131.35
2	—	268	160.00–175.00	167.57
9	—	472	139.00–150.00	143.73
9	—	428	157.00–168.00	159.52
6	—	507	134.50–141.00	135.75
4	—	616	119.00–130.00	126.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	159.50	159.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	139.00–144.00	141.60
1	—	500	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	139.00	139.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	67.00–71.00	68.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,159	53.50–63.50	58.27
5	—	1,266	65.50–73.00	69.27
3	—	1,083	44.50–51.00	48.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,014	49.50–55.50	52.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,542	54.50–64.50	60.35
2	—	1,398	48.50–50.50	49.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,518	74.50–84.50	80.48

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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