Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.66/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −75.22 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$132.66

33 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$6.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

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	507	133.48	677	29
Small and Medium 1-2	439	126.70	556	4thin

One grade step is worth $6.79/cwt here — about $121 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 sale33 hd

132.66

—

TN average7 barns · 448 hd

132.13

+0.52

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−75.22

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	1,728	98.46	1,702	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	71.12	853	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	66.86	998	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	63.26	579	3thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,355	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,120	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	69.34/cwt	63.50–74.50	814	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	77.37/cwt	75.50–79.00	994	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	66.86/cwt	62.50–72.00	998	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	63.26/cwt	61.50–65.00	579	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	131.89/cwt	130.00–134.00	495	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	118.64/cwt	116.00–122.00	733	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	112.49/cwt	109.00–116.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	123.53/cwt	121.00–126.00	912	2
Bulls	—	—	1,828	98.14/cwt	97.50–99.00	1,794	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	106.27/cwt	105.00–107.50	2,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	119.71/cwt	115.00–123.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	125.50/cwt	123.00–128.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	92.04/cwt	90.00–94.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	104.48/cwt	104.00–105.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	141.04/cwt	135.00–148.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	97.49/cwt	95.00–100.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	122.59/cwt	119.00–128.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	134.08/cwt	131.00–138.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,085	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	162.85/cwt	159.00–170.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	128.62/cwt	126.00–132.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	136.12/cwt	130.00–142.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	113.64/cwt	109.00–117.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	437	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 Jun 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 110Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 37Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 1

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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)	1	—	850	630.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,174	63.50–74.50	69.34
2	—	1,285	75.50–79.00	77.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,493	62.50–72.00	66.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	61.50–65.00	63.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	97.50–99.00	98.14
2	—	1,950	105.00–107.50	106.27
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	83.50	83.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	130.00–134.00	131.89
1	—	540	119.00	119.00
1	—	465	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	158.00	158.00
2	—	670	110.00–115.00	112.44
3	—	618	116.00–122.00	118.64
5	—	431	135.00–148.00	141.04
5	—	587	119.00–128.00	122.59
3	—	315	159.00–170.00	162.85
3	—	535	126.00–132.00	128.62
5	—	479	130.00–142.00	136.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	109.00–116.00	112.49
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	115.00–123.00	119.71
2	—	425	123.00–128.00	125.50
2	—	775	90.00–94.00	92.04
2	—	625	104.00–105.00	104.48
2	—	708	95.00–100.00	97.49
3	—	373	131.00–138.00	134.08
1	—	480	121.00	121.00
2	—	678	105.00	105.00
8	—	579	109.00–117.00	113.64
1	—	295	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	121.00–126.00	123.53
1	—	440	157.00	157.00
1	—	545	146.00	146.00
1	—	580	150.00	150.00
1	—	790	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	153.00	153.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle