Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.05/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −73.83 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$134.05

37 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

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

$27.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.64

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	480	138.00	662	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	134.59	737	35
Medium and Large 2-3	690	111.00	766	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.00/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale37 hd

134.05

—

TN average9 barns · 1,004 hd

134.69

−0.64

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−73.83

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	1,631	97.20	1,585	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	71.88	914	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,366	68.90	941	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,199	64.07	768	14

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	370	164.47/cwt	164.00–165.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	104.33/cwt	104.00–105.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	122.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	138.64/cwt	130.00–142.50	646	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	62.90/cwt	62.50–63.50	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	124.22/cwt	122.00–126.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	134.76/cwt	130.00–137.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	134.34/cwt	130.00–139.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	135.31/cwt	132.00–138.00	760	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	389	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	693	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	810	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	69.07/cwt	65.50–75.00	947	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	69.98/cwt	65.00–75.00	887	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	78.72/cwt	76.50–81.50	1,016	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,095	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	936	1
Bulls	—	—	1,899	107.82/cwt	105.00–111.00	2,048	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	512	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	541	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	64.07/cwt	59.50–67.50	768	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	123.08/cwt	118.00–130.00	699	7
Bulls	—	—	1,554	92.81/cwt	88.50–99.50	1,442	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	613	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	138.20/cwt	138.00–139.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	119.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	141.20/cwt	139.00–143.00	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	113.52/cwt	111.00–116.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 72Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 83Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 19

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	164.00–165.00	164.47
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
2	—	785	107.00–110.00	108.51
5	—	618	120.00–125.00	122.76
4	—	526	130.00–137.00	134.76
1	—	715	109.00	109.00
3	—	562	132.00–138.00	135.31
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	144.00	144.00
1	—	485	141.00	141.00
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
1	—	240	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	115.50	115.50
4	—	613	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	149.50	149.50
1	—	485	157.00	157.00
1	—	305	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	104.00–105.00	104.33
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
5	—	466	130.00–142.50	138.64
4	—	531	122.00–126.00	124.22
3	—	420	130.00–139.00	134.34
7	—	568	118.00–130.00	123.08
2	—	268	131.00–132.00	131.50
4	—	614	116.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	878	111.00–116.00	113.52
1	—	365	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	174.00	174.00
1	—	290	182.50	182.50
2	—	785	122.00–124.00	122.99
5	—	647	138.00–139.00	138.20
1	—	515	141.00	141.00
5	—	570	139.00–143.00	141.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	62.50–63.50	62.90
8	—	1,371	65.50–75.00	69.07
1	—	1,290	79.50	79.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,267	65.00–75.00	69.98
5	—	1,291	76.50–81.50	78.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,199	59.50–67.50	64.07
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	85.50	85.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,899	105.00–111.00	107.82
7	—	1,554	88.50–99.50	92.81

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	830.00	830.00

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

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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