Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend is available this week as this market was not reported last week. Trends will resume next week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.71/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$131.71

71 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$10.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.97

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	538	132.34	712	66
Small and Medium 1-2	340	128.00	435	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	561	122.25	686	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.09/cwt here — about $26 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 sale71 hd

131.71

—

TN average6 barns · 1,090 hd

136.68

−4.97

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	1,629	93.66	1,525	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	69.17	817	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	68.47	964	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	60.94	659	14

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	418	133.70/cwt	129.00–139.00	559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	131.68/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	140.12/cwt	132.00–145.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	131.47/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	148.03/cwt	142.00–154.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	155.50/cwt	151.00–160.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	124.38/cwt	124.00–124.50	1,224	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	150.34/cwt	150.00–151.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	125.99/cwt	120.00–132.00	665	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	528	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	136.54/cwt	133.00–140.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	129.99/cwt	124.00–137.00	998	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	134.60/cwt	132.00–137.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	136.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	921	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.25/cwt	130.00–137.00	649	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	128.35/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	125.68/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	140.01/cwt	139.00–141.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	137.64/cwt	136.00–139.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	125.46/cwt	121.00–130.00	970	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	701	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	60.89/cwt	57.50–64.00	653	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	551	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	69.62/cwt	65.00–73.50	989	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	61.60/cwt	60.50–63.00	816	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	75.82/cwt	74.50–79.00	999	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	67.72/cwt	62.50–73.00	780	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	854	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	93.37/cwt	91.50–95.00	1,599	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,903	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,090	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	921	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	715.00/cwt	640.00–790.00	6,614	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,660	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	987.50/cwt	900.00–1,130.00	10,744	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	905.00/cwt	860.00–950.00	9,503	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	962.50/cwt	910.00–980.00	9,384	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	157.03/cwt	156.00–158.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	118.68/cwt	117.00–121.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	145.85/cwt	141.00–153.00	842	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	140.52/cwt	134.00–147.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.65/cwt	119.00–131.00	716	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	114.02/cwt	112.00–116.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	135.72/cwt	131.00–138.00	977	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	136.18/cwt	125.00–145.00	714	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	142.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	678	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	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 Sep 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 175Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 7Year ago 0

No trend is available this week as this market was not reported last week. Trends will resume next week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	129.00–139.00	133.70
3	—	288	132.00–145.00	140.12
2	—	788	128.00–135.00	131.47
3	—	367	150.00–151.00	150.34
8	—	528	120.00–132.00	125.99
2	—	638	133.00–140.00	136.54
2	—	328	132.00–137.00	134.60
7	—	676	130.00–140.00	136.17
1	—	900	120.00	120.00
14	—	480	130.00–137.00	135.25
11	—	570	119.00–131.00	125.65
4	—	720	131.00–138.00	135.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	117.00	117.00
1	—	385	139.00	139.00
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	720	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	810	129.00–135.00	131.68
2	—	558	142.00–154.00	148.03
2	—	535	151.00–160.00	155.50
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
4	—	984	124.00–124.50	124.38
6	—	768	124.00–137.00	129.99
3	—	863	126.00–130.00	128.35
3	—	918	124.00–129.00	125.68
2	—	675	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	139.00–141.00	140.01
3	—	627	136.00–139.00	137.64
2	—	705	125.00–127.00	125.99
2	—	773	121.00–130.00	125.46
1	—	870	121.00	121.00
2	—	375	156.00–158.00	157.03
10	—	577	141.00–153.00	145.85
2	—	653	134.00–147.00	140.52
2	—	830	112.00–116.00	114.02
9	—	524	125.00–145.00	136.18
7	—	476	140.00–150.00	142.52
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	154.00	154.00
1	—	455	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	117.00–121.00	118.68
1	—	660	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,072	57.50–64.00	60.89
1	—	1,050	52.50	52.50
1	—	1,220	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,421	65.00–73.50	69.62
3	—	1,325	60.50–63.00	61.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,318	74.50–79.00	75.82
23	—	1,152	62.50–73.00	67.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,713	91.50–95.00	93.37
1	—	1,830	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	84.50	84.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,088	900.00–1,130.00	987.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	860.00–950.00	905.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	975	910.00–980.00	962.50
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	640.00–790.00	715.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	920.00	920.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

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