Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.63/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$116.63

33 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$9.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.50

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	561	117.46	659	30
Small and Medium 1-2	492	108.33	533	3thin

One grade step is worth $9.13/cwt here — about $126 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 sale33 hd

116.63

—

TN average8 barns · 1,855 hd

125.14

−8.50

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	—	High	1,583	89.21	1,412	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	62.53	746	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	61.96	896	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	59.50	689	12

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	628	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	621	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	625	114.03/cwt	113.00–116.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	132.97/cwt	129.00–138.00	698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.58/cwt	131.00–144.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	118.13/cwt	114.00–125.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	138.45/cwt	136.00–143.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	445	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	59.50/cwt	54.50–62.50	689	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,036	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	61.65/cwt	57.50–65.00	889	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	62.23/cwt	57.50–65.50	747	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	727	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,930	1
Bulls	—	—	1,576	89.32/cwt	84.50–94.00	1,408	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,195	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	974	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,175	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	114.68/cwt	110.00–119.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	129.58/cwt	127.00–133.00	741	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	120.08/cwt	114.00–125.00	615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	122.07/cwt	119.00–125.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	114.16/cwt	110.00–117.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	118.14/cwt	114.00–125.00	667	6

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 154Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 85Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 11Year ago 17

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	159.00	159.00
1	—	770	124.00	124.00
1	—	470	154.00	154.00
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
7	—	525	131.00–144.00	138.58
4	—	576	136.00–143.00	138.45
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	153.00	153.00
1	—	365	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	138.00	138.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
3	—	625	113.00–116.00	114.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	141.00	141.00
6	—	525	129.00–138.00	132.97
1	—	345	153.00	153.00
3	—	665	110.00–119.00	114.68
2	—	638	123.00–124.00	123.50
10	—	572	127.00–133.00	129.58
2	—	358	151.00	151.00
1	—	465	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	104.00	104.00
3	—	463	114.00–125.00	118.13
2	—	363	121.00–124.00	122.49
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
8	—	512	114.00–125.00	120.08
3	—	422	119.00–125.00	122.07
5	—	622	110.00–117.00	114.16
6	—	565	114.00–125.00	118.14
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,158	54.50–62.50	59.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	67.50	67.50
18	—	1,442	57.50–65.00	61.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,200	57.50–65.50	62.23
1	—	1,085	67.00	67.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	96.50	96.50
4	—	1,576	84.50–94.00	89.32
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	81.50	81.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	650.00	650.00

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