Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers remaining mostly steady overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers or bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher with exception of breaker cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls holding mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.10/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −87.78 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$120.10

54 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$3.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

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	532	120.56	641	46
Medium and Large 2-3	385	117.50	452	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	425	117.47	499	6thin

One grade step is worth $3.09/cwt here — about $142 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 sale54 hd

120.10

—

TN average10 barns · 1,279 hd

125.86

−5.76

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−87.78

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	1,548	86.56	1,340	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	66.32	768	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	63.80	971	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	58.03	571	11

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1-2	—	589	111.89/cwt	105.00–116.00	659	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	112.78/cwt	108.00–120.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	96.40/cwt	94.00–99.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	121.41/cwt	121.00–122.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	117.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	126.43/cwt	124.00–129.00	338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	362	123.60/cwt	121.00–128.00	447	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	551	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	574	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	127.18/cwt	123.00–132.00	608	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	130.00/cwt	123.00–138.00	546	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	124.18/cwt	121.00–127.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	111.97/cwt	110.00–116.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	120.47/cwt	119.00–123.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	109.37/cwt	107.00–112.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	610	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	659	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	58.03/cwt	54.50–61.00	571	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	63.30/cwt	58.00–68.50	961	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	70.09/cwt	69.50–71.00	1,106	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	825	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	627	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	65.11/cwt	58.50–69.50	749	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	71.90/cwt	70.00–73.00	917	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,035	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	807	1
Bulls	—	—	1,621	87.78/cwt	84.50–92.00	1,423	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	124.75/cwt	124.00–125.00	694	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	930.00/cwt	910.00–950.00	12,555	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	23,970	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	88.02/cwt	87.00–89.00	462	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	441	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	393	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	470	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	122.21/cwt	117.00–128.00	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.03/cwt	123.00–127.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	541	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	450	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 Sep 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 188Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	589	105.00–116.00	111.89
6	—	526	108.00–120.00	112.78
5	—	708	94.00–99.00	96.40
5	—	378	121.00–122.00	121.41
4	—	621	106.00–107.00	106.49
4	—	485	115.00–120.00	117.98
4	—	416	117.00–119.00	118.00
3	—	267	124.00–129.00	126.43
2	—	680	106.00–107.00	106.51
1	—	840	94.00	94.00
1	—	755	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	104.00	104.00
1	—	320	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	112.00	112.00
1	—	420	112.00	112.00
1	—	395	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	121.00–128.00	123.60
1	—	530	104.00	104.00
1	—	495	116.00	116.00
1	—	440	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	113.00	113.00
1	—	355	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	123.00–132.00	127.18
8	—	420	123.00–138.00	130.00
6	—	516	121.00–127.00	124.18
5	—	619	110.00–116.00	111.97
4	—	710	101.00–103.00	102.00
4	—	570	119.00–123.00	120.47
3	—	665	107.00–112.00	109.37
2	—	350	138.00	138.00
2	—	230	135.00	135.00
1	—	880	93.00	93.00
1	—	845	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	124.00–125.00	124.75
5	—	496	140.50	140.50
4	—	683	117.00–128.00	122.21
3	—	422	129.00	129.00
2	—	625	123.00–127.00	125.03
1	—	770	117.00	117.00
1	—	720	122.00	122.00
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	87.00–89.00	88.02
1	—	495	89.00	89.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	984	54.50–61.00	58.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,518	58.00–68.50	63.30
2	—	1,578	69.50–71.00	70.09
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,150	58.50–69.50	65.11
5	—	1,275	70.00–73.00	71.90
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	78.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,621	84.50–92.00	87.78

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	—	1,300	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	910.00–950.00	930.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	860.00	860.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,700	1,410.00	1,410.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle