Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers measuring 2.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls mostly steady overall, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.04/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$122.04

134 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$8.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.36

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	502	122.26	614	129
Small and Medium 1-2	305	120.50	368	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	460	113.63	523	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.63/cwt here — about $91 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 sale134 hd

122.04

—

TN average9 barns · 3,002 hd

128.41

−6.36

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	1,826	89.59	1,636	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	63.61	906	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	61.54	703	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	52.65	585	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,240	85.50	1,060	2thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	618	111.39/cwt	111.00–112.00	688	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	172.02/cwt	162.50–177.50	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	128.88/cwt	125.00–133.00	352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	119.10/cwt	115.00–125.00	673	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	129.75/cwt	124.00–133.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	131.95/cwt	125.00–138.00	501	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	165.48/cwt	161.00–170.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	147.02/cwt	142.00–149.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	265	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	128.10/cwt	124.00–131.00	601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	145.95/cwt	139.00–153.00	836	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	61.40/cwt	57.50–64.50	795	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,190	60.38/cwt	56.50–63.50	719	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,210	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	992	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	210	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	263	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	464	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	574	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,588	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	901.67/cwt	860.00–975.00	9,765	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	815.00/cwt	740.00–890.00	8,354	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	371	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	550	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,270	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,130	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	2,058	97.68/cwt	96.50–99.00	2,010	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,823	88.56/cwt	84.50–93.50	1,614	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	650.00/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	863.33/cwt	820.00–940.00	7,770	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	943.33/cwt	860.00–1,060.00	9,594	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	6,195	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	883.33/cwt	825.00–950.00	9,717	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	52.65/cwt	51.00–54.00	585	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	60.29/cwt	55.50–64.50	675	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	139.59/cwt	136.00–146.00	727	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	—	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,755	71.53/cwt	70.50–72.50	1,255	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	930	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	632	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	84.09/cwt	80.50–87.50	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,475	64.02/cwt	61.50–68.00	944	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	70.90/cwt	67.50–73.50	860	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,375	71.71/cwt	71.50–72.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	114.45/cwt	110.00–119.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	165.03/cwt	160.00–172.50	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	860	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	628	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	68.61/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	155.59/cwt	148.00–165.00	585	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	128.37/cwt	124.00–133.00	549	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	122.88/cwt	117.00–128.00	639	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	169.74/cwt	169.00–170.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	128.94/cwt	126.00–132.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	160.52/cwt	154.00–165.00	525	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	101.32/cwt	98.00–102.00	774	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	167.88/cwt	160.00–174.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	131.69/cwt	125.00–137.00	425	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	195.23/cwt	190.00–200.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	147.58/cwt	139.00–155.00	707	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	148.90/cwt	140.00–155.00	624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	102.94/cwt	101.00–106.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	140.03/cwt	138.00–141.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	695	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	158.80/cwt	157.50–160.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 208Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 143Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 31Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	618	111.00–112.00	111.39
1	—	885	91.00	91.00
4	—	273	125.00–133.00	128.88
8	—	565	115.00–125.00	119.10
2	—	708	100.00–105.00	102.51
1	—	1,025	100.00	100.00
17	—	380	125.00–138.00	131.95
1	—	815	89.00	89.00
8	—	469	124.00–131.00	128.10
15	—	428	124.00–133.00	128.37
23	—	520	117.00–128.00	122.88
2	—	660	110.00	110.00
9	—	764	98.00–102.00	101.32
10	—	323	125.00–137.00	131.69
2	—	240	128.00–130.00	129.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	141.00	141.00
2	—	360	140.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	235	155.00	155.00
1	—	645	124.00	124.00
2	—	435	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	125.00	125.00
1	—	400	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	110.00–119.00	114.45
1	—	430	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
1	—	695	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	162.50–177.50	172.02
5	—	474	161.00–170.00	165.48
4	—	505	142.00–149.00	147.02
1	—	845	111.00	111.00
4	—	573	139.00–153.00	145.95
2	—	663	126.00–132.00	128.94
6	—	743	122.00	122.00
5	—	427	160.00–174.00	167.88
1	—	975	103.00	103.00
4	—	635	138.00–141.00	140.03
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	162.50	162.50
1	—	385	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	124.00–133.00	129.75
14	—	521	136.00–146.00	139.59
3	—	275	160.00–172.50	165.03
8	—	376	148.00–165.00	155.59
11	—	327	154.00–165.00	160.52
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
9	—	479	139.00–155.00	147.58
7	—	419	140.00–155.00	148.90
1	—	755	114.00	114.00
3	—	727	101.00–106.00	102.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	139.00	139.00
4	—	373	169.00–170.00	169.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
2	—	320	190.00–200.00	195.23
1	—	370	182.50	182.50
2	—	418	157.50–160.00	158.80
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	140.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	225	165.00	165.00
1	—	455	129.00	129.00
2	—	425	129.00–130.00	129.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
1	—	530	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	73.00	73.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,295	57.50–64.50	61.40
2	—	1,598	68.00–69.00	68.61
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,190	56.50–63.50	60.38
2	—	1,375	71.50–72.00	71.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,112	51.00–54.00	52.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,119	55.50–64.50	60.29
2	—	1,213	67.50–73.50	70.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	70.50–72.50	71.53
18	—	1,475	61.50–68.00	64.02
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	68.00	68.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,270	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,058	96.50–99.00	97.68
5	—	1,823	84.50–93.50	88.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	80.50–87.50	84.09

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	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,083	860.00–975.00	901.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	740.00–890.00	815.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	600.00–700.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	820.00–940.00	863.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,017	860.00–1,060.00	943.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	825.00–950.00	883.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	590.00	590.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,020.00	1,020.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,090.00	1,090.00

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