Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted for feeder heifers, and for bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. Regarding slaughter classes: breaker cows sharply lower, with boning cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, lean cows 5.00 to 6.00 lower; and no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a sharply lower undertone noted. Let it be noted- drop in slaughter prices due, in part, to lighter demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.08/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$110.08

44 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$80

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

$0.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.95

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	450	111.00	500	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	526	110.04	579	42

One grade step is worth $0.96/cwt here — about −$80 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 sale44 hd

110.08

—

TN average8 barns · 1,325 hd

119.03

−8.95

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	1,614	83.18	1,342	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	59.15	681	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	56.99	820	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	924	53.05	490	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,155	84.00	970	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	823	59.41/cwt	57.50–62.50	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	105.81/cwt	102.00–111.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	118.91/cwt	113.00–126.00	554	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	137.19/cwt	135.00–142.00	495	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	116.98/cwt	116.00–119.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	131.03/cwt	129.00–135.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	134.66/cwt	130.00–138.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	506	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	50.93/cwt	45.50–55.50	488	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	57.15/cwt	54.00–60.00	806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	92.55/cwt	90.00–100.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	91.32/cwt	90.00–94.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	99.39/cwt	96.00–102.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	115.35/cwt	114.00–117.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	502	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	230	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	830	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	623	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	1,034	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	131.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	127.32/cwt	125.00–131.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	115.55/cwt	109.00–120.00	594	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	59.55/cwt	56.50–63.50	684	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	49.26/cwt	48.00–50.50	586	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	66.48/cwt	65.50–67.50	757	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	81.17/cwt	78.50–83.50	1,254	7
Bulls	—	—	1,734	86.71/cwt	85.50–87.50	1,504	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	540	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	117.24/cwt	114.00–127.00	736	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,155	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	970	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 Apr 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 95Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 140Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	823	57.50–62.50	59.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	958	45.50–55.50	50.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,411	54.00–60.00	57.15
1	—	1,655	62.50	62.50
1	—	1,470	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,148	56.50–63.50	59.55
2	—	1,190	48.00–50.50	49.26
2	—	1,138	65.50–67.50	66.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,545	78.50–83.50	81.17
4	—	1,734	85.50–87.50	86.71
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	84.00	84.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	102.00–111.00	105.81
5	—	466	113.00–126.00	118.91
4	—	671	90.00–100.00	92.55
3	—	708	90.00–94.00	91.32
3	—	632	96.00–102.00	99.39
3	—	425	114.00–117.00	115.35
1	—	325	129.00	129.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
1	—	245	124.00	124.00
12	—	514	109.00–120.00	115.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	104.00	104.00
1	—	390	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	361	135.00–142.00	137.19
4	—	613	116.00–119.00	116.98
4	—	509	129.00–135.00	131.03
3	—	465	130.00–138.00	134.66
1	—	980	75.00	75.00
1	—	910	71.00	71.00
1	—	805	80.00	80.00
1	—	755	94.00	94.00
1	—	745	93.00	93.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	565	123.00	123.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
6	—	428	130.00–135.00	131.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	121.00	121.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	230	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	75.00	75.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	125.00–131.00	127.32
2	—	710	105.00–115.00	110.00
2	—	378	140.00–145.00	142.45
1	—	810	96.00	96.00
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
1	—	695	119.00	119.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
4	—	628	114.00–127.00	117.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	118.00	118.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	112.00	112.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	73.00	73.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	820.00	820.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle