Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers measuring 2.00 higher with feeder bulls mostly steady overall. No comparisons available, however, for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.35/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$122.35

45 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$9.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

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	537	122.97	660	42
Medium and Large 2-3	448	113.65	510	3thin

One grade step is worth $9.32/cwt here — about $151 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 sale45 hd

122.35

—

TN average10 barns · 2,343 hd

126.88

−4.53

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	1,682	84.38	1,419	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	63.38	729	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,291	62.41	806	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	55.33	546	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,095	90.00	986	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	125.95/cwt	119.00–131.00	655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	129.67/cwt	124.00–135.00	611	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	120.01/cwt	115.00–123.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	116.75/cwt	115.00–119.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	131.55/cwt	129.00–136.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	107.67/cwt	105.00–109.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	104.52/cwt	102.00–107.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	419	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	583	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	147.12/cwt	137.00–151.00	615	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	138.42/cwt	135.00–143.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	115.76/cwt	112.00–119.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	171.88/cwt	167.00–176.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	110.00/cwt	108.00–112.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.34/cwt	127.00–129.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	154.48/cwt	146.00–159.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	116.04/cwt	114.00–118.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	641	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,095	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	986	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	55.33/cwt	53.00–58.50	546	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	62.39/cwt	57.50–67.00	820	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	886	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	611	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	62.90/cwt	58.50–66.50	719	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	69.69/cwt	69.00–70.50	859	2
Bulls	—	—	1,682	84.38/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,419	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,150	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	865.00/cwt	840.00–890.00	11,894	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	11,125	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	125.75/cwt	124.00–128.00	846	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	130.60/cwt	125.00–138.00	815	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	132.04/cwt	128.00–138.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	144.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	123.66/cwt	123.00–124.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	146.89/cwt	141.00–150.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	116.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	122.90/cwt	118.00–128.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	497	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 Aug 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 192Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 124Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
2	—	430	115.00–116.00	115.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	119.00–131.00	125.95
9	—	471	124.00–135.00	129.67
6	—	572	115.00–123.00	120.01
4	—	613	115.00–119.00	116.75
4	—	418	129.00–136.00	131.55
3	—	728	105.00–109.00	107.67
2	—	760	102.00–107.00	104.52
2	—	365	129.00–130.00	129.49
1	—	810	101.00	101.00
1	—	315	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	107.00	107.00
1	—	335	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	418	137.00–151.00	147.12
5	—	471	135.00–143.00	138.42
4	—	679	112.00–119.00	115.76
4	—	326	167.00–176.00	171.88
3	—	727	108.00–112.00	110.00
3	—	528	127.00–129.00	128.34
3	—	388	146.00–159.00	154.48
2	—	613	114.00–118.00	116.04
2	—	558	129.00–132.00	130.49
1	—	775	109.00	109.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	171.00	171.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	673	124.00–128.00	125.75
7	—	624	125.00–138.00	130.60
5	—	568	128.00–138.00	132.04
4	—	465	140.00–150.00	144.55
3	—	715	123.00–124.00	123.66
3	—	517	129.00–131.00	130.01
3	—	420	141.00–150.00	146.89
2	—	828	114.00–118.00	116.02
2	—	765	118.00–128.00	122.90
1	—	850	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	149.00	149.00
1	—	505	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	987	53.00–58.50	55.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,314	57.50–67.00	62.39
1	—	1,275	69.50	69.50
1	—	1,100	55.50	55.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,143	58.50–66.50	62.90
2	—	1,233	69.00–70.50	69.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,682	80.00–90.00	84.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	620.00	620.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,375	840.00–890.00	865.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	890.00	890.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle