Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls holding mostly steady overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.58/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −77.30 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$130.58

55 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$256

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

$32.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.11

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	250	145.00	363	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	474	131.72	624	50
Medium and Large 2-3	549	112.75	619	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.25/cwt here — about −$256 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 sale55 hd

130.58

—

TN average9 barns · 1,028 hd

123.47

+7.11

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−77.30

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	—	High	1,500	86.11	1,292	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	59.03	854	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	58.98	675	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	58.72	601	13

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	100.15/cwt	96.00–105.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	119.35/cwt	116.00–120.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	112.36/cwt	108.00–116.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	223	117.19/cwt	116.00–120.00	261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	415	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	582	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,888	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,935	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,627	84.27/cwt	83.00–85.50	1,371	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,093	86.43/cwt	86.00–87.00	945	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	523	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	59.75/cwt	56.00–64.50	690	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	740	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	696	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	55.78/cwt	51.50–59.00	584	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	59.03/cwt	55.50–64.50	854	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	106.76/cwt	102.00–108.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	122.75/cwt	120.00–129.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	93.98/cwt	93.00–95.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	136.33/cwt	134.00–141.00	577	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	127.91/cwt	123.00–130.00	678	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	146.87/cwt	140.00–149.50	488	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	142.22/cwt	139.00–150.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	134.79/cwt	134.00–136.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	107.50/cwt	104.00–110.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	121.34/cwt	118.00–124.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	402	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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 122Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls holding mostly steady overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
1	—	885	100.00	100.00
2	—	588	122.00–124.00	122.99
1	—	330	144.00	144.00
1	—	410	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	661	96.00–105.00	100.15
6	—	484	116.00–120.00	119.35
6	—	514	108.00–116.00	112.36
5	—	620	102.00–108.00	106.76
3	—	382	120.00–129.00	122.75
2	—	723	93.00–95.00	93.98
1	—	1,040	87.00	87.00
1	—	415	121.00	121.00
1	—	345	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	223	116.00–120.00	117.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	98.00	98.00
1	—	580	113.00	113.00
1	—	545	106.00	106.00
1	—	395	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	134.00–141.00	136.33
9	—	530	123.00–130.00	127.91
7	—	332	140.00–149.50	146.87
6	—	374	139.00–150.00	142.22
5	—	467	134.00–136.00	134.79
4	—	659	104.00–110.00	107.50
3	—	553	118.00–124.00	121.34
1	—	945	98.00	98.00
1	—	710	93.00	93.00
1	—	270	149.00	149.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	625.00	625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	91.00	91.00
3	—	1,627	83.00–85.50	84.27
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	86.00–87.00	86.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	50.50	50.50
11	—	1,154	56.00–64.50	59.75
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	94.00	94.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,047	51.50–59.00	55.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,446	55.50–64.50	59.03

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle