Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.24/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$117.24

39 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$10.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.61

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	522	117.79	615	37
Small and Medium 1-2	403	107.00	431	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.79/cwt here — about $184 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 sale39 hd

117.24

—

TN average10 barns · 2,265 hd

128.85

−11.61

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	1,769	82.86	1,466	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	64.00	738	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	53.17	775	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,111	49.80	553	7thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	442	123.30/cwt	121.00–130.00	545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	124.61/cwt	120.00–131.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	111.98/cwt	109.00–115.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	124.87/cwt	120.00–135.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	120.53/cwt	117.00–124.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	103.77/cwt	100.00–105.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	119.92/cwt	114.00–122.00	633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	715	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	140.60/cwt	137.00–142.50	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	138.50/cwt	136.00–140.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	131.91/cwt	124.00–140.00	881	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	143.63/cwt	137.00–146.00	616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	136.76/cwt	130.00–142.00	587	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	577	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	494	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	50.68/cwt	47.50–53.50	563	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,055	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	654	1
Bulls	—	—	1,972	85.65/cwt	79.50–90.00	1,689	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	53.17/cwt	50.00–57.00	775	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	825	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,160	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	864	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	771.43/cwt	700.00–880.00	9,257	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,000	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	12,880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	881.25/cwt	850.00–950.00	8,372	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,036.67/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,500	1,490.00/cwt	1,490.00–1,490.00	22,350	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	127.55/cwt	120.00–135.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	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 Oct 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 170Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 90Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 11Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	442	121.00–130.00	123.30
6	—	479	120.00–131.00	124.61
3	—	567	109.00–115.00	111.98
4	—	723	100.00–105.00	103.77
8	—	528	114.00–122.00	119.92
2	—	675	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	358	120.00–135.00	127.55
2	—	333	115.00–120.00	117.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
1	—	475	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	120.00–135.00	124.87
2	—	610	117.00–124.00	120.53
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
4	—	429	130.00–142.00	136.76
1	—	885	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	112.00	112.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	111.00	111.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	154.00	154.00
1	—	595	151.00	151.00
3	—	614	137.00–142.50	140.60
2	—	370	140.00	140.00
3	—	755	124.00	124.00
4	—	536	136.00–140.00	138.50
2	—	668	124.00–140.00	131.91
6	—	429	137.00–146.00	143.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	127.00	127.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	44.50	44.50
6	—	1,111	47.50–53.50	50.68
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,457	50.00–57.00	53.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,972	79.50–90.00	85.65
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	74.50	74.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,200	700.00–880.00	771.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	920.00	920.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	950	850.00–950.00	881.25
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	790.00	790.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,036.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	1,490.00	1,490.00

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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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