Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls measuring 4.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows remaining mostly steady overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.30/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$123.30

65 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$6.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.63

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	515	124.50	641	53
Medium and Large 2-3	467	117.99	551	12thin

One grade step is worth $6.51/cwt here — about $90 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 sale65 hd

123.30

—

TN average12 barns · 3,315 hd

124.93

−1.63

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	1,740	97.29	1,693	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	71.39	1,112	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	68.64	884	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	60.64	641	39

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	532	123.66/cwt	121.00–127.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	135.05/cwt	133.00–138.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	868	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	133.58/cwt	129.00–140.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	118.19/cwt	114.50–123.00	676	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	149.77/cwt	147.00–152.50	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	137.02/cwt	131.00–139.00	430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	93.91/cwt	90.00–101.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	595	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	620	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	145.76/cwt	141.50–156.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	109.08/cwt	106.00–112.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	891	75.53/cwt	64.00–91.00	673	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	56.85/cwt	52.50–62.50	614	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	68.76/cwt	67.50–70.50	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	509	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,360	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,204	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,800	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	945.00/cwt	860.00–1,030.00	10,159	2
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	720	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	554	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	1,045	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	648	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,135	92.24/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,047	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	97.61/cwt	92.50–102.00	1,701	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,015.00/cwt	850.00–1,180.00	10,658	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,020	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	8,080	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,400	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	2,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	79.26/cwt	75.50–82.00	1,374	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	67.31/cwt	60.50–72.00	1,062	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	538	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,255	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,029	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	397	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	234	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	580	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	319	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	437	56.43/cwt	56.00–57.00	247	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	64.76/cwt	58.00–71.50	825	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	82.26/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,112	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	119.62/cwt	119.00–124.00	568	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	450	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	830	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	150.80/cwt	147.00–157.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	150.29/cwt	142.50–157.50	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	134.33/cwt	129.00–140.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	116.95/cwt	114.00–120.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	155.97/cwt	154.00–158.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	130.34/cwt	123.00–134.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	143.08/cwt	137.00–149.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	155.85/cwt	150.00–166.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	143.07/cwt	136.00–150.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	178.78/cwt	175.00–182.50	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	794	2

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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 508Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 223Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 63Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	121.00–127.00	123.66
3	—	428	133.00–138.00	135.05
13	—	572	114.50–123.00	118.19
2	—	278	147.00–152.50	149.77
7	—	314	131.00–139.00	137.02
3	—	728	90.00–101.00	93.91
2	—	668	106.00–112.00	109.08
5	—	631	106.00–110.00	108.01
5	—	478	123.00–134.00	130.34
2	—	390	137.00–149.00	143.08
2	—	760	104.00–105.00	104.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	151.00	151.00
2	—	485	139.00	139.00
1	—	740	111.00	111.00
1	—	395	153.00	153.00
1	—	345	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	119.00–124.00	119.62
1	—	395	114.00	114.00
2	—	433	114.00–120.00	116.95
1	—	545	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	138.00	138.00
2	—	803	112.00	112.00
1	—	920	107.00	107.00
1	—	335	177.50	177.50
5	—	563	141.50–156.00	145.76
2	—	478	154.00–158.00	155.97
2	—	543	163.00	163.00
2	—	430	165.00–166.00	165.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	129.00–140.00	133.58
4	—	414	147.00–157.00	150.80
1	—	1,010	89.00	89.00
6	—	560	129.00–140.00	134.33
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
1	—	345	172.50	172.50
5	—	379	150.00–166.00	155.85
4	—	480	136.00–150.00	143.07
2	—	288	175.00–182.50	178.78
2	—	728	104.00–106.00	104.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	138.00	138.00
2	—	260	165.00	165.00
1	—	405	134.00	134.00
2	—	623	112.00–115.00	113.48
2	—	328	142.50–157.50	150.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	196.00	196.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	76.00	76.00
1	—	720	77.00	77.00
1	—	1,045	62.00	62.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	85.00	85.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	397	59.00	59.00
1	—	580	55.00	55.00
7	—	437	56.00–57.00	56.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	891	64.00–91.00	75.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,080	52.50–62.50	56.85
3	—	1,167	67.50–70.50	68.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	85.00–100.00	92.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,733	75.50–82.00	79.26
16	—	1,578	60.50–72.00	67.31
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,274	58.00–71.50	64.76
5	—	1,352	75.00–90.00	82.26
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	88.50	88.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,743	92.50–102.00	97.61
1	—	2,105	104.50	104.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	860.00–1,030.00	945.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	850.00–1,180.00	1,015.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	830.00	830.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	780.00	780.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,010.00	1,010.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

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