Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted. No comparisons available for feeder classes also due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone and low-quality offerings was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.09/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$113.09

39 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$10.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.28

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	499	114.66	572	33
Medium and Large 2-3	453	105.50	477	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	475	104.00	494	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.66/cwt here — about $78 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 sale39 hd

113.09

—

TN average12 barns · 2,039 hd

122.37

−9.28

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	1,778	86.55	1,539	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	64.27	773	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	58.52	834	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	57.12	605	5thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	325	140.97/cwt	139.00–143.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	745	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	970	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	863	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	875	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	700	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	760	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	692	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	671	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.30/cwt	129.00–140.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	132.47/cwt	129.00–139.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	136.45/cwt	131.00–142.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	530	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	57.12/cwt	53.50–59.50	605	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	57.57/cwt	55.50–62.00	838	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	67.72/cwt	67.00–68.50	867	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	698	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	62.14/cwt	58.00–65.00	749	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	70.94/cwt	67.50–83.00	854	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	601	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,275	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,026	1
Bulls	—	—	1,904	88.06/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	114.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	119.54/cwt	116.00–122.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	118.49/cwt	116.00–120.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	109.05/cwt	107.00–112.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	114.69/cwt	112.00–116.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	118.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	96.03/cwt	94.00–98.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	112.08/cwt	109.00–115.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	389	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	418	119.82/cwt	114.00–126.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	114.48/cwt	112.00–117.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	99.66/cwt	97.00–104.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	121.30/cwt	119.00–125.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	129.61/cwt	126.00–132.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	123.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	506	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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 199Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	139.00–143.00	140.97
1	—	875	86.00	86.00
1	—	790	98.00	98.00
1	—	690	108.00	108.00
6	—	613	112.00–117.00	114.48
3	—	717	97.00–104.00	99.66
3	—	515	119.00–125.00	121.30
3	—	470	126.00–132.00	129.61
2	—	578	120.00–126.00	123.01
2	—	360	140.00–141.00	140.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	116.00–117.00	116.49
1	—	460	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	115.00	115.00
2	—	418	114.00–126.00	119.82
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	89.00	89.00
1	—	875	80.00	80.00
1	—	760	91.00	91.00
1	—	645	104.00	104.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	85.00	85.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	129.00–140.00	135.30
4	—	461	129.00–139.00	132.47
2	—	628	120.00–128.00	123.92
2	—	560	131.00–142.00	136.45
1	—	910	98.00	98.00
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
1	—	430	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	104.00	104.00
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	330	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	111.00	111.00
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	110.00–120.00	114.37
6	—	369	116.00–122.00	119.54
4	—	421	116.00–120.00	118.49
3	—	613	107.00–112.00	109.05
3	—	568	112.00–116.00	114.69
3	—	457	117.00–120.00	118.01
2	—	718	94.00–98.00	96.03
2	—	668	109.00–115.00	112.08
2	—	330	117.00–119.00	118.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	870.00	870.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,060	53.50–59.50	57.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,455	55.50–62.00	57.57
2	—	1,280	67.00–68.50	67.72
1	—	1,305	53.50	53.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,205	58.00–65.00	62.14
6	—	1,204	67.50–83.00	70.94
1	—	1,155	52.00	52.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	80.50	80.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,904	85.00–92.00	88.06

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