Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 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 $118.72/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −89.15 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$118.72

11 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$145

per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$17.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.12

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	460	121.00	557	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	602	120.11	723	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	675	104.00	702	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.00/cwt here — about −$145 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 sale11 hd

118.72

—

TN average2 barns · 139 hd

132.85

−14.12

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−89.15

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	1,899	99.88	1,896	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	74.73	979	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	68.71	1,038	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	66.75	769	11

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,045.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,090.00	9,405	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,625	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,050	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	81.74/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,180	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	70.64/cwt	68.50–76.00	871	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	68.71/cwt	64.50–73.00	1,038	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	123.45/cwt	121.00–126.00	654	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,025	3
Bulls	—	—	2,260	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	2,328	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	720	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	141.46/cwt	139.00–144.00	613	2
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,485	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	2,386	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	65.47/cwt	62.50–69.50	752	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	72.53/cwt	72.00–73.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	765	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,150	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	860	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.47/cwt	118.00–123.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	695	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	716	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 Jul 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 98Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	1,000.00–1,090.00	1,045.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	750.00	750.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	90.50	90.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,260	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,800	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,485	96.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,443	79.00–85.50	81.74
12	—	1,233	68.50–76.00	70.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,511	64.50–73.00	68.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,149	62.50–69.50	65.47
2	—	1,168	72.00–73.00	72.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	121.00–126.00	123.45
2	—	583	123.00–124.00	123.49
2	—	628	118.00–123.00	120.47
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	104.00	104.00
1	—	860	105.00	105.00
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	585	129.00	129.00
2	—	673	115.00–117.00	116.02
2	—	433	139.00–144.00	141.46
1	—	780	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	104.00	104.00
1	—	695	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	827	124.00	124.00
1	—	595	137.00	137.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	86.00	86.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle