Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows holding mostly steady with slaughter bulls 5.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $122.72/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$122.72

26 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$0.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.24

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	523	122.75	643	25
Small and Medium 1-2	475	122.00	580	1thin

One grade step is worth $0.75/cwt here — about $63 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 sale26 hd

122.72

—

TN average8 barns · 1,634 hd

133.96

−11.24

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	1,754	105.49	1,850	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	68.53	820	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	67.72	1,033	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	63.58	689	10
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,150	76.00	874	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,037	102.10	1,059	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	804.00/cwt	800.00–810.00	7,316	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	925.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	10,869	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,744	102.44/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,787	8
Bulls	—	—	1,773	111.59/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,978	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,028	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	128.53/cwt	127.00–130.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	858	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,037	102.10/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,059	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,150	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	874	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	67.53/cwt	64.00–74.00	813	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	131.62/cwt	127.00–136.00	359	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	152.56/cwt	147.00–158.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	102.99/cwt	101.00–104.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	118.36/cwt	117.00–120.00	684	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	63.58/cwt	60.50–66.50	689	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	67.72/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,033	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	865	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	159.94/cwt	156.00–164.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	152.62/cwt	148.00–157.00	714	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	640	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	127.04/cwt	122.00–134.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	778	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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 119Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows holding mostly steady with slaughter bulls 5.00 to 6.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	910	800.00–810.00	804.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	850.00–1,000.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	890.00	890.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,744	97.00–108.00	102.44
4	—	1,773	109.00–114.00	111.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	76.50	76.50
8	—	1,204	64.00–74.00	67.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,084	60.50–66.50	63.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,526	64.00–74.00	67.72
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,037	100.00–104.00	102.10
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	76.00	76.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	149.00	149.00
2	—	843	117.00	117.00
1	—	610	149.00	149.00
1	—	905	111.00	111.00
2	—	475	160.00	160.00
2	—	518	156.00–164.00	159.94
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	154.00	154.00
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
2	—	608	126.00–130.00	127.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	127.00–130.00	128.53
2	—	453	124.00–126.00	125.01
2	—	670	110.00	110.00
2	—	768	104.00–105.00	104.49
2	—	273	127.00–136.00	131.62
2	—	610	123.00–124.00	123.51
3	—	578	117.00–120.00	118.36
8	—	516	122.00–134.00	127.04
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,020	87.00	87.00
2	—	435	147.00–158.00	152.56
1	—	655	119.00	119.00
3	—	727	101.00–104.00	102.99
2	—	620	114.00	114.00
2	—	468	148.00–157.00	152.62
1	—	500	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	121.00	121.00
1	—	575	122.00	122.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	79.00	79.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	56.00	56.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle