Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers weighing up to 600 lbs. sharply higher, with those over 600 lbs. 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls measuring 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with feeder trends based on a heavier test and higher-quality offerings noted. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts from two weeks ago. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows 3.00 higher, boning cows 5.00 lower, lean cows mostly steady, and slaughter bulls 8.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.10/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$120.10

149 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$0.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.98

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	350	120.75	423	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	515	120.09	618	143
Medium and Large 2-3	340	120.00	408	2thin

One grade step is worth $0.75/cwt here — about $15 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 sale149 hd

120.10

—

TN average7 barns · 914 hd

125.09

−4.98

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	1,820	98.19	1,787	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,378	66.54	917	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	63.86	794	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	56.81	588	42
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,040	104.00	1,082	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	528	141.49/cwt	141.00–142.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	152.68/cwt	152.00–154.00	695	6
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	410	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	287	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	460	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	350	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	515	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	114.69/cwt	111.00–117.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	115.31/cwt	113.00–119.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	124.95/cwt	122.00–134.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	158.70/cwt	158.00–160.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	122.34/cwt	118.00–128.00	825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	93.50/cwt	93.00–94.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	95.50/cwt	94.00–97.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	153.26/cwt	150.00–160.00	564	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	55.25/cwt	52.00–61.50	584	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	719	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	486	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	343	1
Bulls	—	—	1,761	95.73/cwt	91.00–100.50	1,686	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	825.00/cwt	790.00–860.00	7,219	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	968.13/cwt	880.00–1,100.00	11,259	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	478	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	233	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	309	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	7,140	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	782.50/cwt	740.00–825.00	6,651	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,182	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	66.30/cwt	61.00–72.00	911	42
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,040	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,082	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,200	766.67/cwt	730.00–820.00	9,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	945.00/cwt	840.00–1,100.00	11,709	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	813.33/cwt	790.00–840.00	9,760	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	898.00/cwt	840.00–1,000.00	8,262	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	678.75/cwt	625.00–710.00	6,788	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,425	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	350	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,015	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	54.33/cwt	52.00–55.50	642	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	73.39/cwt	71.50–77.50	1,014	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	63.66/cwt	57.50–70.00	786	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	673	93.10/cwt	90.00–96.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	602	118.38/cwt	115.00–119.50	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	400	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	821	69.30/cwt	64.00–73.00	569	4
Bulls	—	—	1,961	104.11/cwt	102.00–107.00	2,042	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	141.56/cwt	135.00–150.00	671	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	132.66/cwt	125.00–139.00	761	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	725	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	132.02/cwt	126.00–137.00	562	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	138.01/cwt	137.00–139.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	149.50/cwt	147.50–151.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	139.51/cwt	131.00–145.00	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	105.47/cwt	102.00–109.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	128.22/cwt	123.00–135.00	350	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	97.96/cwt	95.00–101.00	759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	150.05/cwt	139.00–154.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	128.67/cwt	122.00–134.00	488	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	105.07/cwt	100.00–112.00	703	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	114.91/cwt	110.00–119.00	655	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	129.38/cwt	124.00–134.00	608	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	115.48/cwt	110.00–121.00	605	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	116.10/cwt	113.00–122.00	848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	151.98/cwt	147.00–155.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	105.91/cwt	104.00–109.00	767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	103.47/cwt	98.00–106.00	798	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	133.31/cwt	127.00–137.00	445	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	137.33/cwt	137.00–138.00	698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	123.31/cwt	120.00–126.00	769	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	131.78/cwt	126.00–138.00	694	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	157.65/cwt	150.00–165.00	438	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	99.70/cwt	96.00–106.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	146.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	119.59/cwt	114.00–121.00	794	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	153.88/cwt	144.00–160.00	565	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	572	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	686	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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 262Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 192Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 20Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	123.00	123.00
2	—	233	132.50	132.50
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	141.00	141.00
2	—	528	141.00–142.00	141.49
6	—	455	152.00–154.00	152.68
2	—	423	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
1	—	405	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	474	135.00–150.00	141.56
10	—	574	125.00–139.00	132.66
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
3	—	342	147.50–151.00	149.50
7	—	724	104.00–109.00	105.91
7	—	771	98.00–106.00	103.47
6	—	624	120.00–126.00	123.31
8	—	527	126.00–138.00	131.78
12	—	278	150.00–165.00	157.65
16	—	425	140.00–150.00	146.09
10	—	664	114.00–121.00	119.59
11	—	367	144.00–160.00	153.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	70.00	70.00
1	—	460	76.00	76.00
1	—	515	79.00	79.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
4	—	350	290.00	290.00
1	—	400	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	149.00	149.00
1	—	805	117.00	117.00
3	—	468	158.00–160.00	158.70
1	—	380	168.00	168.00
1	—	520	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	109.00	109.00
3	—	768	113.00–119.00	115.31
4	—	610	122.00–134.00	124.95
6	—	674	118.00–128.00	122.34
3	—	368	150.00–160.00	153.26
5	—	569	131.00–145.00	139.51
5	—	424	139.00–154.00	150.05
1	—	875	106.00	106.00
8	—	730	113.00–122.00	116.10
3	—	478	147.00–155.00	151.98
6	—	508	137.00–138.00	137.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
4	—	602	115.00–119.50	118.38
1	—	440	139.00	139.00
1	—	315	148.00	148.00
2	—	458	137.00–139.00	138.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	218	142.00	142.00
2	—	890	93.00–94.00	93.50
2	—	810	94.00–97.00	95.50
22	—	426	126.00–137.00	132.02
4	—	628	102.00–109.00	105.47
6	—	273	123.00–135.00	128.22
6	—	775	95.00–101.00	97.96
9	—	379	122.00–134.00	128.67
10	—	669	100.00–112.00	105.07
13	—	570	110.00–119.00	114.91
17	—	470	124.00–134.00	129.38
18	—	524	110.00–121.00	115.48
8	—	334	127.00–137.00	133.31
3	—	728	96.00–106.00	99.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	616	111.00–117.00	114.69
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	123.00	123.00
1	—	330	115.00	115.00
1	—	270	127.00	127.00
1	—	405	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	90.00–96.00	93.10
1	—	725	92.00	92.00
1	—	580	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	124.00	124.00
1	—	380	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,057	52.00–61.50	55.25
1	—	1,115	64.50	64.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	76.50	76.50
42	—	1,374	61.00–72.00	66.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	52.00–55.50	54.33
5	—	1,381	71.50–77.50	73.39
48	—	1,234	57.50–70.00	63.66
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	821	64.00–73.00	69.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,761	91.00–100.50	95.73
5	—	1,961	102.00–107.00	104.11
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	104.00	104.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	790.00–860.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	840.00	840.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	920	840.00–1,000.00	898.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,163	880.00–1,100.00	968.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	740.00–825.00	782.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,239	840.00–1,100.00	945.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,200	790.00–840.00	813.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,000	625.00–710.00	678.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,200	730.00–820.00	766.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,260.00	1,260.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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