Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.83/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$123.83

45 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$199

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

$1.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.15

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	310	125.00	388	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	474	123.80	587	44

One grade step is worth $1.20/cwt here — about −$199 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 sale45 hd

123.83

—

TN average10 barns · 1,959 hd

125.97

−2.15

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	1,734	93.49	1,621	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	69.00	820	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	65.34	940	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	59.71	602	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	81.00	952	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	853.33/cwt	790.00–890.00	10,522	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	9,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	13,720	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	9,994	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,120	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	952	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	72.11/cwt	70.00–76.00	915	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	66.67/cwt	61.50–69.00	751	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	64.29/cwt	60.50–69.50	919	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	59.71/cwt	55.50–65.50	602	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	136.65/cwt	130.00–139.00	786	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	74.75/cwt	73.50–76.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	127.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	121.08/cwt	114.00–127.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	119.35/cwt	118.00–120.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.90/cwt	134.00–140.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	647	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	546	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	91.15/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	100.98/cwt	98.00–104.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	119.43/cwt	116.00–123.00	504	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	151.60/cwt	150.00–154.00	575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	116.58/cwt	114.00–119.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	122.27/cwt	115.00–127.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.17/cwt	125.00–133.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	137.04/cwt	129.00–141.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	142.14/cwt	139.00–149.00	763	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	126.57/cwt	124.00–129.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	141.60/cwt	138.00–147.00	619	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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 169Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 70Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 9Year ago 9

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
5	—	575	130.00–139.00	136.65
1	—	455	159.00	159.00
6	—	379	150.00–154.00	151.60
10	—	537	139.00–149.00	142.14
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
1	—	390	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
2	—	518	134.00–140.00	136.90
2	—	485	133.00–134.00	133.49
1	—	325	158.00	158.00
4	—	570	125.00–133.00	130.17
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
3	—	437	138.00–147.00	141.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	124.00–128.00	127.03
4	—	573	114.00–127.00	121.08
8	—	473	118.00–120.00	119.35
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
2	—	730	98.00–104.00	100.98
5	—	422	116.00–123.00	119.43
2	—	620	114.00–119.00	116.58
5	—	538	115.00–127.00	122.27
3	—	303	129.00–141.00	137.04
1	—	650	128.00	128.00
3	—	248	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	129.00	129.00
1	—	455	129.00	129.00
2	—	618	124.00–129.00	126.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,233	790.00–890.00	853.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	790.00	790.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	980.00	980.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	900.00–1,050.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	640.00	640.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	640.00	640.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,269	70.00–76.00	72.11
8	—	1,127	61.50–69.00	66.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,430	60.50–69.50	64.29
2	—	1,520	73.50–76.00	74.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,008	55.50–65.50	59.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	100.50	100.50
3	—	1,710	87.00–94.00	91.15

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle