Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available for sale two weeks ago for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however a higher undertone overall was noted. Regarding slaughter classes- boning cows holding mostly steady with breaker and lean cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.96/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −78.92 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$128.96

49 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$6.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.51

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	528	129.93	686	38
Medium and Large 2-3	380	129.00	490	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	410	123.64	507	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.29/cwt here — about $179 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

128.96

—

TN average9 barns · 892 hd

123.44

+5.51

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−78.92

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	1,960	85.38	1,674	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	61.26	681	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	60.88	884	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	53.33	523	9thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	60.64/cwt	55.00–65.50	709	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	52.46/cwt	48.50–53.50	538	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	69.08/cwt	67.50–72.50	798	3
Bulls	—	—	1,952	84.36/cwt	82.50–86.50	1,647	5
Bulls	—	—	2,000	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	605.00/cwt	570.00–640.00	6,806	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	132.75/cwt	132.50–133.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	814	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	388	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	401	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	98.50/cwt	98.00–99.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	100.04/cwt	99.00–101.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	1,175	79.95/cwt	76.00–84.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	1,120	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	139.25/cwt	138.00–141.00	352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	107.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	118.65/cwt	118.00–120.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	87.53/cwt	85.00–90.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	113.02/cwt	112.00–114.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	136.08/cwt	134.00–138.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	146.94/cwt	137.50–157.50	328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	506	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	413	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	537	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	428	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	449	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2Full	—	590	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	398	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	142.06/cwt	138.00–148.00	594	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	127.02/cwt	124.00–130.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	124.60/cwt	123.00–126.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	80.50/cwt	78.00–83.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	146.62/cwt	144.00–149.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	362	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	795	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	485	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	52.37/cwt	49.50–57.50	526	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	60.05/cwt	55.00–64.50	860	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	67.08/cwt	66.50–67.50	1,079	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	945	71.39/cwt	68.00–83.00	675	4

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 140Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,170	55.00–65.50	60.64
6	—	1,026	48.50–53.50	52.46
3	—	1,155	67.50–72.50	69.08
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,004	49.50–57.50	52.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,432	55.00–64.50	60.05
2	—	1,608	66.50–67.50	67.08
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	945	68.00–83.00	71.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,952	82.50–86.50	84.36
1	—	2,000	90.50	90.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	570.00–640.00	605.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	132.50–133.00	132.75
1	—	690	116.00	116.00
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
1	—	545	131.00	131.00
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
1	—	385	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	401	98.00	98.00
2	—	585	98.00–99.00	98.50
2	—	470	99.00–101.00	100.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	76.00–84.00	79.95
1	—	1,120	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	253	138.00–141.00	139.25
3	—	572	105.00–110.00	107.99
3	—	427	118.00–120.00	118.65
2	—	720	85.00–90.00	87.53
2	—	513	112.00–114.00	113.02
2	—	318	134.00–138.00	136.08
2	—	223	137.50–157.50	146.94
1	—	765	85.00	85.00
1	—	660	96.00	96.00
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
1	—	460	123.00	123.00
1	—	395	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	119.00	119.00
1	—	315	142.50	142.50
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	119.00	119.00
1	—	440	131.00	131.00
1	—	325	131.00	131.00
1	—	250	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	138.00–148.00	142.06
5	—	563	124.00–130.00	127.02
5	—	537	123.00–126.00	124.60
3	—	478	139.00	139.00
2	—	945	78.00–83.00	80.50
2	—	610	116.00–118.00	116.99
2	—	378	144.00–149.00	146.62
1	—	1,175	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,065	87.00	87.00
1	—	225	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	139.00	139.00
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
1	—	210	172.50	172.50

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle