Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.76/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$123.76

37 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$9.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.90

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	533	124.42	663	34
Small and Medium 1-2	445	120.00	534	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	114.47	595	2thin

One grade step is worth $9.95/cwt here — about $68 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

123.76

—

TN average9 barns · 2,211 hd

133.67

−9.90

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	1,921	92.45	1,776	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	71.66	1,005	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	69.92	821	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	62.86	648	9thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	127.59/cwt	120.00–132.00	676	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	112.94/cwt	109.00–119.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.09/cwt	140.00–148.00	748	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	593	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	120.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	614	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	127.38/cwt	120.00–135.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	143.32/cwt	134.00–148.00	815	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	69.92/cwt	64.00–75.00	821	9
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,125	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,849	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,793	1
Bulls	—	—	1,893	92.42/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,750	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	62.86/cwt	57.50–66.50	648	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	70.89/cwt	65.50–75.00	1,006	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,003	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	762	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	78.18/cwt	76.50–80.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	136.39/cwt	133.00–140.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	114.47/cwt	113.00–116.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	122.72/cwt	120.00–128.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	134.64/cwt	129.00–140.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	160.98/cwt	160.00–164.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	153.00/cwt	152.00–154.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	142.17/cwt	137.00–147.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	155.96/cwt	151.00–160.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	119.13/cwt	113.00–123.00	729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,092	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 Aug 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 179Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	530	120.00–132.00	127.59
2	—	320	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	425	129.00	129.00
9	—	576	115.00–125.00	120.14
2	—	473	120.00–135.00	127.38
2	—	380	129.00–140.00	134.64
1	—	735	111.00	111.00
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
7	—	612	113.00–123.00	119.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	113.00–116.00	114.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	109.00–119.00	112.94
1	—	270	162.00	162.00
2	—	588	127.50	127.50
1	—	690	116.00	116.00
5	—	514	133.00–140.00	136.39
3	—	618	120.00–128.00	122.72
4	—	333	160.00–164.00	160.98
2	—	715	115.00–116.00	115.51
4	—	474	137.00–147.00	142.17
4	—	425	151.00–160.00	155.96
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	118.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	430	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	136.00	136.00
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	154.00	154.00
2	—	578	152.00–154.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	159.00	159.00
3	—	523	140.00–148.00	143.09
1	—	370	166.00	166.00
3	—	569	134.00–148.00	143.32
1	—	675	126.00	126.00
1	—	840	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	575	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	119.00	119.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	76.00	76.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,174	64.00–75.00	69.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,031	57.50–66.50	62.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,419	65.50–75.00	70.89
2	—	1,258	76.50–80.00	78.18
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,125	87.00	87.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	98.00	98.00
4	—	1,893	90.00–95.00	92.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle