Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but higher-quality offerings overall and a higher undertone on steers was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.04/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$122.04

73 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$180

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

$2.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.57

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	403	124.50	501	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	373	123.10	459	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	559	121.86	681	67

One grade step is worth $2.64/cwt here — about −$180 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 sale73 hd

122.04

—

TN average10 barns · 2,294 hd

129.61

−7.57

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	1,988	109.50	2,176	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,337	72.38	967	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,639	67.94	1,113	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	62.87	705	7thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	119.46/cwt	114.00–124.00	749	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	150.71/cwt	144.00–153.00	874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	149.26/cwt	145.00–160.00	642	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.83/cwt	137.00–155.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	153.26/cwt	140.00–161.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	138.43/cwt	131.00–141.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	618	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	543	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	275	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	424	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	439	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,170	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	67.31/cwt	62.00–72.50	1,108	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	78.59/cwt	77.00–79.50	1,097	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	70.12/cwt	66.50–72.50	922	11
Bulls	—	—	1,970	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,049	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,306	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	62.87/cwt	60.50–64.50	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	123.95/cwt	119.00–127.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	135.34/cwt	127.50–140.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	118.15/cwt	110.00–126.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	123.10/cwt	120.00–126.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	114.13/cwt	109.00–116.00	754	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	137.00/cwt	130.00–144.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	131.76/cwt	131.00–132.00	481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	109.71/cwt	107.00–114.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	124.06/cwt	120.00–132.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	118.62/cwt	118.50–119.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	124.03/cwt	119.00–127.50	709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	132.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	126.20/cwt	122.00–130.00	596	17

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 149Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 89Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 13Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
4	—	580	144.00–153.00	150.71
4	—	430	145.00–160.00	149.26
3	—	525	137.00–155.00	142.83
3	—	460	140.00–161.00	153.26
4	—	624	131.00–141.00	138.43
3	—	715	120.00–132.00	124.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	133.00	133.00
2	—	668	110.00–126.00	118.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	627	114.00–124.00	119.46
6	—	758	109.00	109.00
4	—	518	119.00–127.00	123.95
6	—	661	109.00–116.00	114.13
4	—	365	131.00–132.00	131.76
2	—	803	100.00	100.00
10	—	572	119.00–127.50	124.03
5	—	432	130.00–135.00	132.03
17	—	472	122.00–130.00	126.20
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	118.00	118.00
2	—	265	135.00	135.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	120.00–126.00	123.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	134.00	134.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	370	154.00	154.00
1	—	315	154.00	154.00
3	—	467	127.50–140.00	135.34
2	—	445	130.00–144.00	137.00
1	—	825	103.00	103.00
3	—	715	107.00–114.00	109.71
4	—	638	118.50–119.00	118.62
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	143.00	143.00
2	—	275	154.00	154.00
2	—	315	139.00–140.00	139.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	118.00	118.00
1	—	540	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	75.50	75.50
12	—	1,646	62.00–72.50	67.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,396	77.00–79.50	78.59
11	—	1,315	66.50–72.50	70.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,121	60.50–64.50	62.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	104.00	104.00
1	—	2,005	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	900.00	900.00

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