Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 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 $130.00/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −77.88 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$130.00

29 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.18

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	546	130.00	709	29

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

130.00

—

TN average8 barns · 798 hd

130.18

−0.18

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−77.88

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	1,810	99.48	1,800	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	72.21	892	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	68.08	1,008	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	64.60	716	7thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	132.53/cwt	128.00–134.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	722	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	106.83/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,798	4
Bulls	—	—	1,866	96.21/cwt	91.00–102.50	1,795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	120.98/cwt	119.00–122.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	113.45/cwt	109.00–118.00	752	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	138.76/cwt	134.00–148.00	565	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	875	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	604	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	63.87/cwt	60.00–68.00	733	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	68.08/cwt	63.50–73.00	1,008	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,235	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	19,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	163.01/cwt	162.00–164.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	123.20/cwt	117.00–129.00	759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	124.96/cwt	123.00–127.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	125.34/cwt	124.00–126.00	430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.67/cwt	113.00–120.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	70.41/cwt	64.50–74.00	837	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	132.74/cwt	131.00–134.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	129.28/cwt	124.00–136.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 187Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	148.00	148.00
2	—	618	135.00–145.00	139.98
1	—	510	138.00	138.00
2	—	678	123.00–127.00	124.96
1	—	840	123.00	123.00
2	—	570	137.00–138.00	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	152.00	152.00
2	—	408	162.00–164.00	163.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	128.00–134.00	132.53
4	—	579	119.00–122.00	120.98
2	—	663	109.00–118.00	113.45
1	—	705	112.00	112.00
1	—	360	124.00	124.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
1	—	500	124.00	124.00
3	—	343	124.00–126.00	125.34
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	126.00	126.00
1	—	610	123.00	123.00
1	—	665	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	141.00	141.00
1	—	460	147.00	147.00
1	—	605	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	139.00–140.00	139.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	124.00	124.00
3	—	407	134.00–148.00	138.76
8	—	616	117.00–129.00	123.20
3	—	668	113.00–120.00	115.67
4	—	478	131.00–134.00	132.74
4	—	571	124.00–136.00	129.28
1	—	355	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,683	104.00–109.00	106.83
9	—	1,866	91.00–102.50	96.21
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,148	60.00–68.00	63.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,481	63.50–73.00	68.08
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,189	64.50–74.00	70.41
2	—	1,423	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,450	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	670.00	670.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle