Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows gauging 5.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and 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 $117.49/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −90.39 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$117.49

47 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$147

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

$3.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.48

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	480	120.65	580	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	519	118.39	615	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	620	117.14	726	39

One grade step is worth $3.51/cwt here — about −$147 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 sale47 hd

117.49

—

TN average9 barns · 1,414 hd

125.98

−8.48

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−90.39

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	1,573	98.06	1,542	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	71.74	850	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	68.90	971	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	61.39	616	8thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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%	—	1,004	61.39/cwt	56.50–65.50	616	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	68.29/cwt	63.50–73.00	963	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	79.25/cwt	75.50–82.50	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	112.00/cwt	107.00–117.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.11/cwt	138.00–146.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.77/cwt	133.00–145.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	102.67/cwt	102.00–103.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	127.70/cwt	122.00–132.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	109.74/cwt	108.00–111.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	93.24/cwt	89.00–99.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	129.82/cwt	127.00–132.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	120.89/cwt	117.00–125.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	116.08/cwt	112.00–120.00	615	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2Full	—	395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	466	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	523	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	765	96.99/cwt	96.00–98.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	510	108.49/cwt	108.00–109.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	653	98.52/cwt	94.00–103.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	121.03/cwt	119.00–123.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	119.62/cwt	117.00–121.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	126.28/cwt	123.00–130.00	600	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	60.97/cwt	59.50–61.50	857	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	68.52/cwt	63.00–75.00	790	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	81.19/cwt	77.00–88.50	1,034	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	659	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	94.72/cwt	87.50–100.00	1,497	5
Bulls	—	—	1,555	106.41/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,655	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,625	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	351	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	480	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	336	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	550	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	462	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	450	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	374	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	370	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	398	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	140.91/cwt	137.00–142.00	688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.22/cwt	127.00–141.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	129.27/cwt	125.00–132.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	117.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	115.61/cwt	115.00–118.00	657	5

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 Jun 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 49Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 52Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 1Year ago 0

Compared to sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows gauging 5.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,004	56.50–65.50	61.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,410	63.50–73.00	68.29
3	—	1,407	75.50–82.50	79.25
3	—	1,405	59.50–61.50	60.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,153	63.00–75.00	68.52
8	—	1,274	77.00–88.50	81.19
1	—	1,090	60.50	60.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,580	87.50–100.00	94.72
2	—	1,555	105.00–108.00	106.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	104.00	104.00
1	—	915	88.00	88.00
2	—	393	137.00–140.00	138.49
2	—	625	107.00–117.00	112.00
2	—	863	89.00	89.00
3	—	425	138.00–146.00	141.11
3	—	470	133.00–145.00	137.77
3	—	723	102.00–103.00	102.67
4	—	564	122.00–132.00	127.70
4	—	669	108.00–111.00	109.74
4	—	813	89.00–99.00	93.24
6	—	527	127.00–132.00	129.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	118.00	118.00
2	—	473	117.00–125.00	120.89
2	—	530	112.00–120.00	116.08
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	120.00–124.00	121.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	96.00–98.00	96.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	108.00–109.00	108.49
2	—	653	94.00–103.00	98.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	122.00	122.00
2	—	438	119.00–123.00	121.03
3	—	525	117.00–121.00	119.62
4	—	475	123.00–130.00	126.28
5	—	621	114.00–120.00	117.99
5	—	568	115.00–118.00	115.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	113.00	113.00
1	—	375	112.00	112.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	84.00	84.00
1	—	450	83.00	83.00
1	—	370	76.00	76.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	142.00	142.00
4	—	398	153.00	153.00
2	—	873	111.00	111.00
2	—	670	124.00	124.00
2	—	345	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	488	137.00–142.00	140.91
4	—	565	127.00–141.00	131.22
3	—	620	125.00–132.00	129.27
1	—	740	117.00	117.00
1	—	510	138.00	138.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	770.00	770.00

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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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle