Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady overall, with feeder bulls 3.00 higher. Regarding slaughter classes, breaker cows 4.00 higher with boning cows 7.00 higher, lean cows mostly steady, and no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.97/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$111.97

76 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$8.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.92

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	508	112.39	571	72
Small and Medium 1-2	460	105.00	483	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	475	104.00	494	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.39/cwt here — about $77 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 sale76 hd

111.97

—

TN average8 barns · 1,355 hd

120.89

−8.92

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	1,658	94.20	1,562	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	68.64	837	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	65.61	957	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	57.12	598	30
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,595	84.00	1,340	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	808	93.78/cwt	90.00–97.50	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	122.34/cwt	119.00–129.00	391	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	132.17/cwt	124.00–135.00	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	117.57/cwt	113.00–125.00	554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	139.29/cwt	136.00–144.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	108.55/cwt	104.00–115.00	568	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	165.38/cwt	162.50–168.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	98.34/cwt	97.00–100.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	128.54/cwt	127.00–130.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	142.16/cwt	139.00–150.00	678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	140.98/cwt	133.00–147.00	812	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	593	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	595	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	410	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	493	127.98/cwt	124.00–132.00	631	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	475	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	464	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	68.24/cwt	63.50–74.00	817	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,280	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	960	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,595	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,340	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,657	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,563	96.48/cwt	92.50–99.50	1,508	4
Bulls	—	—	1,721	87.49/cwt	82.50–92.50	1,506	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,400	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	11,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	11,165	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	—	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	57.09/cwt	52.50–60.50	634	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,257	70.21/cwt	64.50–75.50	883	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	875	64.15/cwt	61.00–67.00	561	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,430	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,244	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,270	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	749	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	63.51/cwt	59.50–67.50	938	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	55.64/cwt	51.50–60.50	584	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,468	59.74/cwt	59.00–60.50	877	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,452	67.04/cwt	61.00–72.50	973	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	69.76/cwt	69.00–70.50	1,042	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,685	102.41/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,726	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,106	61.09/cwt	58.00–65.00	676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	735	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	157.63/cwt	154.00–160.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	755	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	731	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	77.14/cwt	75.50–78.00	1,025	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	101.22/cwt	100.00–105.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	112.24/cwt	112.00–113.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	117.49/cwt	115.00–119.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	118.93/cwt	112.00–123.00	508	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	101.66/cwt	100.00–104.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	118.46/cwt	116.00–125.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	143.41/cwt	142.00–146.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	157.08/cwt	150.00–165.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	126.42/cwt	123.00–130.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	139.71/cwt	135.00–145.00	658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	128.80/cwt	124.00–134.00	679	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	420	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	103.57/cwt	100.00–107.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	115.68/cwt	113.00–119.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	149.48/cwt	145.00–159.00	568	3

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 Feb 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 413Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 135Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 39Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	90.00–97.50	93.78
6	—	320	154.00–160.00	157.63
1	—	710	103.00	103.00
4	—	682	112.00–113.00	112.24
6	—	622	115.00–119.00	117.49
1	—	225	155.00	155.00
6	—	583	116.00–125.00	118.46
5	—	430	142.00–146.00	143.41
2	—	265	150.00–165.00	157.08
8	—	471	135.00–145.00	139.71
11	—	527	124.00–134.00	128.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	124.00–132.00	127.98
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
1	—	330	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	119.00–129.00	122.34
5	—	471	113.00–125.00	117.57
11	—	523	104.00–115.00	108.55
3	—	728	97.00–100.00	98.34
4	—	677	100.00–105.00	101.22
13	—	427	112.00–123.00	118.93
3	—	613	100.00–104.00	101.66
1	—	895	88.00	88.00
1	—	800	94.00	94.00
1	—	270	128.00	128.00
7	—	569	100.00–107.00	103.57
3	—	353	113.00–119.00	115.68
2	—	228	145.00–150.00	147.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	97.00	97.00
1	—	735	94.00	94.00
1	—	755	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	127.00–130.00	128.54
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
4	—	593	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	102.00	102.00
1	—	430	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	107.00	107.00
1	—	520	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	124.00–135.00	132.17
4	—	519	136.00–144.00	139.29
2	—	330	162.50–168.00	165.38
7	—	477	139.00–150.00	142.16
5	—	576	133.00–147.00	140.98
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
2	—	630	123.00–130.00	126.42
3	—	380	145.00–159.00	149.48
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,197	63.50–74.00	68.24
5	—	1,110	52.50–60.50	57.09
6	—	1,329	75.50–78.00	77.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,468	59.00–60.50	59.74
23	—	1,452	61.00–72.50	67.04
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,257	64.50–75.50	70.21
1	—	1,430	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,270	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	61.00–67.00	64.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,477	59.50–67.50	63.51
2	—	1,493	69.00–70.50	69.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,050	51.50–60.50	55.64
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,106	58.00–65.00	61.09
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	95.50	95.50
4	—	1,721	82.50–92.50	87.49
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,563	92.50–99.50	96.48
2	—	1,685	101.00–104.00	102.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	770.00	770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	630.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,160.00	1,160.00

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

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