Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows holding mostly steady overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted for feeder steers and heifers.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.56/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −67.32 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$140.56

53 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$13.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.01

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	520	141.23	735	50
Medium and Large 2-3	480	133.00	638	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	513	127.50	653	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.73/cwt here — about $81 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 sale53 hd

140.56

—

TN average7 barns · 715 hd

134.54

+6.01

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−67.32

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	1,634	99.41	1,625	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	74.72	890	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	73.60	1,052	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	63.93	703	5thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	16,160	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	81.21/cwt	78.00–83.50	1,020	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	72.93/cwt	66.50–77.50	1,047	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	79.61/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,101	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	63.93/cwt	60.50–69.50	703	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,250	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	121.69/cwt	116.00–125.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	132.51/cwt	125.00–136.00	692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	866	2
Bulls	—	—	1,581	97.11/cwt	96.00–98.50	1,535	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	139.60/cwt	134.00–144.00	729	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	137.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	109.98/cwt	109.00–111.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	137.43/cwt	130.00–140.00	601	11
Dairy Heifers	Small 4	—	805	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	531	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	162.73/cwt	157.50–167.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	148.08/cwt	140.00–154.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	121.02/cwt	115.00–127.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	131.98/cwt	131.00–133.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	125.64/cwt	124.00–129.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	154.10/cwt	150.00–162.50	650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	70.40/cwt	67.00–75.50	808	9
Bulls	—	—	1,933	108.72/cwt	108.00–109.50	2,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	142.18/cwt	138.00–145.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	135.60/cwt	129.00–139.00	763	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	144.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	123.23/cwt	121.00–126.00	780	4

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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 146Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 95Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 8

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,600	1,010.00	1,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,256	78.00–83.50	81.21
9	—	1,148	67.00–75.50	70.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,435	66.50–77.50	72.93
3	—	1,383	78.00–82.50	79.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,100	60.50–69.50	63.93
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,581	96.00–98.50	97.11
2	—	1,933	108.00–109.50	108.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	116.00–125.00	121.69
8	—	522	125.00–136.00	132.51
6	—	472	135.00–138.00	137.01
11	—	437	130.00–140.00	137.43
2	—	663	115.00–127.00	121.02
3	—	573	124.00–129.00	125.64
5	—	382	138.00–145.00	142.18
3	—	315	140.00–150.00	144.53
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	131.00–133.00	131.98
2	—	540	138.00	138.00
2	—	430	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	113.00	113.00
1	—	890	102.00	102.00
15	—	522	134.00–144.00	139.60
2	—	768	109.00–111.00	109.98
5	—	387	157.50–167.00	162.73
6	—	463	140.00–154.00	148.08
7	—	422	150.00–162.50	154.10
8	—	563	129.00–139.00	135.60
4	—	633	121.00–126.00	123.23
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	155.00	155.00
2	—	570	152.00	152.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
1	—	800	134.00	134.00
1	—	645	150.00	150.00
1	—	425	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
1	—	490	133.00	133.00
1	—	535	136.00	136.00
2	—	575	134.00–135.00	134.50
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	66.00	66.00

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