Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reporter absence two weeks ago.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.40/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −87.47 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$120.40

24 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.74

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	573	120.40	690	24

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

120.40

—

TN average1 barns · 33 hd

111.66

+8.74

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−87.47

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	—	High	1,726	88.35	1,525	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	59.59	850	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	59.49	716	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	53.95	561	20

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	740.00/cwt	630.00–850.00	8,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	696.00/cwt	600.00–720.00	7,656	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	910.00/cwt	900.00–920.00	11,830	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,700	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,930	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	95.70/cwt	95.50–96.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	499	1
Bulls	—	—	1,722	80.12/cwt	79.50–81.50	1,380	3
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,868	87.94/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,643	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,770	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,761	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,265	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,113	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	52.29/cwt	51.00–53.50	577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	118.02/cwt	114.00–122.00	694	2
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	620	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	403	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	420	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	290	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	485	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	354	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	590	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	108.74/cwt	108.00–109.00	505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	52.38/cwt	49.50–55.50	542	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,484	62.25/cwt	58.50–69.50	924	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	58.89/cwt	55.00–64.00	836	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,158	53.29/cwt	52.50–54.00	617	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,226	61.60/cwt	59.00–65.50	755	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	628	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	725	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	537	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	476	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	59.18/cwt	54.50–64.50	707	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	66.29/cwt	65.00–68.00	875	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	106.96/cwt	106.00–108.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	110.19/cwt	106.00–114.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	104.26/cwt	102.00–107.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	151.21/cwt	141.00–160.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	410	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	960	62.23/cwt	62.00–62.50	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	141.39/cwt	136.00–148.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	136.31/cwt	135.00–139.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	118.83/cwt	113.00–125.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,155	58.26/cwt	54.50–61.50	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.52/cwt	131.00–153.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	76.35/cwt	72.00–79.00	706	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	870	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 231Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 7Year ago 0

No comparisons available due to reporter absence two weeks ago.

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	630.00–850.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,100	600.00–720.00	696.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	900.00–920.00	910.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	870.00	870.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,040.00	1,040.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	95.50–96.00	95.70
3	—	1,722	79.50–81.50	80.12
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	86.00–90.00	87.94
1	—	1,770	99.50	99.50
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,103	51.00–53.50	52.29
40	—	1,195	54.50–64.50	59.18
8	—	1,320	65.00–68.00	66.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,035	49.50–55.50	52.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,484	58.50–69.50	62.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,420	55.00–64.00	58.89
3	—	1,158	52.50–54.00	53.29
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,226	59.00–65.50	61.60
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	62.00–62.50	62.23
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	54.50–61.50	58.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	80.00	80.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	805	98.00	98.00
2	—	310	140.00	140.00
4	—	689	102.00–107.00	104.26
4	—	384	141.00–160.00	151.21
3	—	432	136.00–148.00	141.39
3	—	473	135.00–139.00	136.31
2	—	520	113.00–125.00	118.83
3	—	925	72.00–79.00	76.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	149.00	149.00
2	—	588	114.00–122.00	118.02
1	—	875	111.00	111.00
1	—	605	123.00	123.00
2	—	425	131.00–153.00	142.52
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	114.00	114.00
1	—	325	126.00	126.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	65.00	65.00
1	—	420	69.00	69.00
1	—	485	73.00	73.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	81.00	81.00
1	—	725	74.00	74.00
1	—	610	78.00	78.00
1	—	870	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	95.00	95.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	99.00	99.00
1	—	665	107.00	107.00
4	—	464	108.00–109.00	108.74
2	—	520	106.00–108.00	106.96
2	—	425	106.00–114.00	110.19
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	805	89.00	89.00
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	100.00	100.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle