Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reporter absence two weeks ago in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.05/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$105.05

69 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$3.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.12

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	553	105.14	582	67
Medium and Large 2-3	445	102.00	454	2thin

One grade step is worth $3.14/cwt here — about $128 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 sale69 hd

105.05

—

TN average8 barns · 2,051 hd

118.17

−13.12

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	1,188	74.20	882	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,352	58.42	790	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	56.30	645	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	50.64	505	10

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	865	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.25/cwt	128.00–138.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	96.10/cwt	89.00–105.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	77.50/cwt	76.00–79.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	107.23/cwt	103.00–112.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	90.02/cwt	84.00–97.00	699	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	432	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	117.06/cwt	113.00–124.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	104.49/cwt	100.00–107.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	116.90/cwt	112.00–121.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	122.43/cwt	116.00–129.00	528	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	521	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	55.36/cwt	48.00–59.50	633	14
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,180	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	121.23/cwt	117.00–124.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	113.11/cwt	109.00–115.00	533	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	96.74/cwt	92.00–105.00	604	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	468	118.48/cwt	118.00–119.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,245	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	909	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	51.58/cwt	49.50–52.50	675	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,220	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	811	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,180	75.35/cwt	70.50–79.50	889	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	6,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	780	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,090	60.81/cwt	56.50–64.50	663	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	730	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	106.39/cwt	100.00–111.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,246	52.79/cwt	51.50–53.50	658	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,065	50.84/cwt	47.50–54.50	541	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	49.11/cwt	45.50–53.50	499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	118.71/cwt	115.00–122.00	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	119.77/cwt	116.00–123.00	641	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	64.00/cwt	62.50–65.00	896	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,381	59.68/cwt	54.00–64.50	824	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	620	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	121.66/cwt	120.00–123.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	147.43/cwt	137.00–153.00	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	149.75/cwt	144.00–154.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	100.91/cwt	96.00–108.00	520	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	120.23/cwt	115.00–129.00	744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	760	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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 199Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 31Year ago 0

No comparisons available due to reporter absence two weeks ago in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	88.00	88.00
1	—	290	119.00	119.00
5	—	669	89.00–105.00	96.10
2	—	920	76.00–79.00	77.50
1	—	715	89.00	89.00
3	—	777	84.00–97.00	90.02
6	—	568	100.00–107.00	104.49
9	—	431	116.00–129.00	122.43
10	—	471	109.00–115.00	113.11
9	—	624	92.00–105.00	96.74
3	—	370	115.00–122.00	118.71
2	—	329	116.00–118.00	117.01
10	—	515	96.00–108.00	100.91
1	—	1,070	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	128.00–138.00	131.25
4	—	635	103.00–112.00	107.23
3	—	575	112.00–121.00	116.90
1	—	905	87.00	87.00
7	—	661	100.00–111.00	106.39
10	—	535	116.00–123.00	119.77
1	—	885	80.00	80.00
6	—	410	137.00–153.00	147.43
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
5	—	377	144.00–154.00	149.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
1	—	510	132.00	132.00
1	—	435	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	127.00	127.00
1	—	420	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	118.00–119.00	118.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	101.00	101.00
1	—	775	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	132.00	132.00
1	—	490	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
3	—	678	113.00–124.00	117.06
4	—	568	117.00–124.00	121.23
1	—	435	141.00	141.00
3	—	522	120.00–123.00	121.66
7	—	619	115.00–129.00	120.23
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,144	48.00–59.50	55.36
1	—	1,290	60.50	60.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	49.50–52.50	51.58
3	—	1,400	62.50–65.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	66.50	66.50
4	—	1,246	51.50–53.50	52.79
20	—	1,381	54.00–64.50	59.68
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	56.50–64.50	60.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	47.50–54.50	50.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,016	45.50–53.50	49.11
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	68.50	68.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	73.00	73.00
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,180	70.50–79.50	75.35

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	740.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	570.00	570.00

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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