Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available for feeder or slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.79/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$131.79

35 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$21.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

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	411	133.71	549	31
Medium and Large 2-3	340	121.25	412	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	475	112.50	534	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.21/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 sale35 hd

131.79

—

TN average10 barns · 1,875 hd

135.47

−3.68

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	1,383	91.66	1,268	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	69.98	784	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	67.76	1,013	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	58.10	670	7thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	13,580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,630	1
Bulls	—	—	2,250	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	2,003	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	152.06/cwt	146.00–154.00	721	4
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,268	89.83/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,139	9
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,390	98.62/cwt	97.00–100.50	1,371	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,315	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,223	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,225	62.00/cwt	60.50–64.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	157.09/cwt	152.00–163.00	586	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.59/cwt	132.00–143.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	197.14/cwt	194.00–200.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	547	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	55.18/cwt	52.50–59.00	606	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,516	66.95/cwt	62.00–72.00	1,015	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,001	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	67.84/cwt	67.00–69.50	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	114.97/cwt	111.00–119.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	382	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	—	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	133.85/cwt	130.00–145.00	436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	166.17/cwt	158.00–172.50	538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	213	162.24/cwt	155.00–170.00	346	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	72.83/cwt	72.50–73.50	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	162.93/cwt	152.50–175.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	135.30/cwt	129.00–140.00	499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.09/cwt	131.00–145.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	131.13/cwt	126.00–136.00	618	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	168.63/cwt	164.00–173.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	125.96/cwt	123.00–129.00	678	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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 176Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 116Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 26Year ago 0

No comparisons available for feeder or slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	465	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
4	—	474	146.00–154.00	152.06
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
4	—	373	152.00–163.00	157.09
3	—	523	132.00–143.00	137.59
1	—	275	199.00	199.00
2	—	685	111.00–119.00	114.97
4	—	324	158.00–172.50	166.17
2	—	423	164.00–173.00	168.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	129.00	129.00
1	—	480	137.00	137.00
2	—	213	155.00–170.00	162.24
2	—	275	152.50–175.00	162.93
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	195.00	195.00
2	—	320	194.00–200.00	197.14
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	145.00	145.00
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
5	—	326	130.00–145.00	133.85
8	—	369	129.00–140.00	135.30
4	—	424	131.00–145.00	140.09
9	—	471	126.00–136.00	131.13
2	—	538	123.00–129.00	125.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	187.00	187.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	970.00	970.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	780.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	985.00	985.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,250	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,610	95.50	95.50
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,268	87.00–93.00	89.83
2	—	1,390	97.00–100.50	98.62
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	93.00	93.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,225	60.50–64.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,098	52.50–59.00	55.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	62.00–72.00	66.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	67.00–69.50	67.84
3	—	1,158	72.50–73.50	72.83

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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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle