Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reporter absence two weeks ago.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.85/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$117.85

64 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.72

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	550	117.85	649	64

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale64 hd

117.85

—

TN average9 barns · 1,502 hd

123.57

−5.72

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	1,742	88.63	1,544	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	62.80	750	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	62.22	856	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	58.76	586	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	132.81/cwt	130.00–138.00	560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	136.62/cwt	130.00–144.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	90.48/cwt	89.00–92.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	120.89/cwt	118.00–124.00	699	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	108.81/cwt	107.00–110.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	107.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	131.54/cwt	127.00–135.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	125.30/cwt	122.00–129.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	133.31/cwt	130.00–137.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	84.99/cwt	80.00–90.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	101.79/cwt	99.00–104.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	132.09/cwt	126.00–138.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	132.71/cwt	129.00–135.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	110.52/cwt	108.00–113.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	127.68/cwt	121.00–133.00	552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	116.36/cwt	112.00–122.00	660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	120.17/cwt	113.00–126.00	619	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	136.01/cwt	134.00–138.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	141.43/cwt	138.00–145.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	135.75/cwt	130.00–139.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	128.96/cwt	126.00–133.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	460	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	638	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	632	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	523	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,830	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,040	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	95.22/cwt	94.00–96.50	1,603	2
Bulls	—	—	1,771	85.34/cwt	78.50–89.50	1,511	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	786	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	55.74/cwt	55.50–56.50	676	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	63.16/cwt	57.50–67.50	759	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	62.22/cwt	59.50–68.00	856	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	58.76/cwt	58.50–59.00	586	2

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 Jul 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 140Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 7Year ago 0

No comparisons available due to reporter absence two weeks ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	130.00–138.00	132.81
5	—	370	130.00–144.00	136.62
9	—	578	118.00–124.00	120.89
6	—	673	107.00–110.00	108.81
4	—	723	99.00–104.00	101.79
4	—	521	126.00–138.00	132.09
3	—	477	129.00–135.00	132.71
2	—	630	108.00–113.00	110.52
1	—	1,230	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,030	88.00	88.00
1	—	960	84.00	84.00
1	—	765	101.00	101.00
1	—	335	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	89.00–92.00	90.48
2	—	733	100.00	100.00
1	—	830	93.00	93.00
1	—	600	109.00	109.00
6	—	682	105.00–110.00	107.66
5	—	379	127.00–135.00	131.54
4	—	473	122.00–129.00	125.30
3	—	323	130.00–137.00	133.31
2	—	943	80.00–90.00	84.99
7	—	432	121.00–133.00	127.68
10	—	567	112.00–122.00	116.36
14	—	515	113.00–126.00	120.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	129.00	129.00
4	—	608	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
2	—	428	134.00–138.00	136.01
2	—	535	138.00–145.00	141.43
3	—	623	130.00–139.00	135.75
6	—	564	126.00–133.00	128.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	123.00	123.00
3	—	638	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	117.00	117.00
1	—	490	129.00	129.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	123.00	123.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	910.00	910.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	630.00	630.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	94.00–96.50	95.22
4	—	1,771	78.50–89.50	85.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	70.50	70.50
3	—	1,212	55.50–56.50	55.74
16	—	1,201	57.50–67.50	63.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,375	59.50–68.00	62.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	58.50–59.00	58.76

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle