Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and 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 $123.81/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$123.81

29 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$9.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.68

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	491	124.96	614	25
Medium and Large 2-3	415	119.00	494	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	452	115.83	523	3thin

One grade step is worth $9.13/cwt here — about $90 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 sale29 hd

123.81

—

TN average8 barns · 1,925 hd

132.49

−8.68

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	—	High	1,722	104.51	1,799	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	73.65	1,125	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	72.76	849	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	64.75	717	12

Every lot, as filed

38 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	120.02/cwt	119.00–121.00	792	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	380	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	162.12/cwt	158.00–170.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	139.79/cwt	138.00–141.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	108.75/cwt	108.00–109.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	132.47/cwt	131.00–134.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.43/cwt	142.00–149.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	148.67/cwt	148.00–149.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	135.50/cwt	130.00–143.00	503	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	129.26/cwt	124.00–134.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.12/cwt	124.00–132.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	137.95/cwt	134.00–140.00	570	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	134.21/cwt	130.00–139.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.96/cwt	134.00–140.00	709	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	260	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	319	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	459	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	72.03/cwt	68.50–76.50	836	17
Bulls	—	—	1,803	109.66/cwt	109.00–111.50	1,977	5
Bulls	—	—	1,640	99.35/cwt	93.50–106.00	1,629	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	64.75/cwt	61.50–71.00	717	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	73.65/cwt	66.50–77.50	1,125	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	9,240	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 Jun 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 118Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 5Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	119.00–121.00	120.02
3	—	335	158.00–170.00	162.12
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
2	—	713	104.00–105.00	104.50
3	—	375	148.00–149.00	148.67
6	—	568	124.00–132.00	127.12
5	—	434	130.00–139.00	134.21
2	—	518	134.00–140.00	136.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	148.00	148.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	120.00–121.00	120.50
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
4	—	656	108.00–109.00	108.75
2	—	338	130.00–131.00	130.51
5	—	371	130.00–143.00	135.50
3	—	462	124.00–134.00	129.26
2	—	633	110.00–112.00	111.00
4	—	413	134.00–140.00	137.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	260	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
4	—	528	138.00–141.00	139.79
2	—	633	131.00–134.00	132.47
2	—	470	142.00–149.00	145.43
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	79.00	79.00
17	—	1,160	68.50–76.50	72.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,108	61.50–71.00	64.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,527	66.50–77.50	73.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,803	109.00–111.50	109.66
5	—	1,640	93.50–106.00	99.35

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	880.00	880.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle