Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale three weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 4.00 to 8.00 higher, with slaughter bulls mostly steady. No comparisons available for feeder classes, however, due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.18/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$129.18

37 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$26.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.21

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	583	129.91	757	36
Small and Medium 1-2	435	103.00	448	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.91/cwt here — about $309 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 sale37 hd

129.18

—

TN average11 barns · 1,583 hd

130.39

−1.21

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	1,585	74.81	1,186	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	56.80	658	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	55.79	801	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	49.94	528	18

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	438	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	116.56/cwt	114.00–119.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	120.42/cwt	118.00–123.00	690	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	7,980	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	10,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	131.56/cwt	131.00–132.00	806	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	448	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	100.26/cwt	94.00–104.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	630	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	112.83/cwt	109.00–117.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	77.51/cwt	75.00–80.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	124.44/cwt	120.00–134.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	124.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	93.03/cwt	92.00–94.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	96.97/cwt	94.00–99.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	135.51/cwt	134.00–137.00	729	5
Bulls	—	—	1,585	74.81/cwt	70.50–80.50	1,186	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	859	59.42/cwt	54.50–64.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	494	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	47.23/cwt	43.50–50.50	527	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,100	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	765	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	54.50/cwt	50.00–59.00	642	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	55.79/cwt	50.00–59.50	801	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	668	6

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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 275Year ago 376

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 68Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 19Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	513	114.00–119.00	116.56
2	—	573	118.00–123.00	120.42
1	—	955	80.00	80.00
2	—	613	117.00–119.00	117.99
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
2	—	883	75.00–80.00	77.51
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
1	—	375	119.00	119.00
1	—	445	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	613	131.00–132.00	131.56
3	—	510	139.50	139.50
6	—	469	142.50	142.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	104.00–105.00	104.49
6	—	571	120.00–134.00	124.44
4	—	633	120.00–128.00	124.01
1	—	935	90.00	90.00
5	—	538	134.00–137.00	135.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	94.00–104.00	100.26
5	—	523	109.00–117.00	112.83
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
2	—	578	111.00–112.00	111.49
2	—	673	92.00–94.00	93.03
5	—	488	116.00	116.00
3	—	767	94.00–99.00	96.97
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
1	—	445	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	113.50	113.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	840.00	840.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	830.00	830.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	70.50–80.50	74.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	859	54.50–64.00	59.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,115	43.50–50.50	47.23
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	69.50	69.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,178	50.00–59.00	54.50
1	—	1,055	62.50	62.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,435	50.00–59.50	55.79

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

Steers · 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