Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available for feeder classes due to light receipts of quality cattle in this week's sale. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 lower overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.02/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −74.86 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$133.02

23 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$276

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

$16.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

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	290	141.83	411	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	526	132.38	696	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	125.50	687	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.33/cwt here — about −$276 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 sale23 hd

133.02

—

TN average10 barns · 1,158 hd

135.32

−2.31

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−74.86

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	1,706	90.88	1,550	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	63.82	779	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	61.34	936	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	56.82	594	13

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	240	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	260	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	345	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,325	92.93/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	116.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	479	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,679	62.25/cwt	59.00–66.00	1,045	8
Bulls	—Natural	—	2,010	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,849	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	151.29/cwt	150.00–152.50	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	2,000	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	2,010	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	69.56/cwt	67.50–72.00	940	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	60.97/cwt	58.00–64.50	716	16
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	660.00/cwt	650.00–670.00	5,280	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,880	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	810.00/cwt	770.00–850.00	7,695	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	13,390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	10,005	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,300	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	9,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.17/cwt	129.00–141.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,185	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	889	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	85.93/cwt	83.50–90.00	1,512	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	857	62.77/cwt	60.00–68.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	609	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,715	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,183	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	68.79/cwt	67.50–70.00	931	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	55.04/cwt	51.00–58.00	607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	518	126.35/cwt	122.00–131.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	795	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	55.36/cwt	53.50–61.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	144.74/cwt	139.00–148.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	133.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	542	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	265	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	391	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 405Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 154Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 48Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	139.00	139.00
1	—	365	139.00	139.00
1	—	265	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	123.00	123.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	115.00–121.00	116.96
2	—	320	150.00–152.50	151.29
1	—	430	139.00	139.00
3	—	570	129.00–141.00	136.17
2	—	723	109.00–111.00	110.00
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
3	—	522	139.00–148.00	144.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	122.00–131.00	126.35
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	112.00–116.00	113.98
1	—	645	126.00	126.00
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	151.00	151.00
2	—	370	160.00–165.00	162.50
1	—	600	134.00	134.00
1	—	655	139.00	139.00
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
2	—	383	124.00–126.00	124.98
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
2	—	315	134.00	134.00
2	—	510	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	605	122.00	122.00
7	—	405	130.00–135.00	133.81
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	132.50	132.50
1	—	490	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	89.00–97.50	92.93
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	92.00	92.00
1	—	2,000	100.50	100.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,760	83.50–90.00	85.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,679	59.00–66.00	62.25
1	—	1,715	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,351	67.50–72.00	69.56
16	—	1,174	58.00–64.50	60.97
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	857	60.00–68.00	62.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	67.50–70.00	68.79
5	—	1,313	53.50–61.00	55.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,102	51.00–58.00	55.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	650.00–670.00	660.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	770.00–850.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,030.00	1,030.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	720.00	720.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle