Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher 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 $118.15/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$118.15

59 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$6.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.22

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	542	119.08	645	50
Medium and Large 2-3	445	116.00	516	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	475	112.62	535	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.46/cwt here — about $110 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 sale59 hd

118.15

—

TN average10 barns · 2,211 hd

125.37

−7.22

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	1,739	86.11	1,498	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	62.29	752	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	60.73	659	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	58.83	839	16

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	430	122.76/cwt	119.00–125.00	528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	350	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.30/cwt	117.00–128.00	647	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	123.97/cwt	121.00–128.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	705	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	468	114.49/cwt	112.00–117.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	133.48/cwt	129.00–138.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	101.98/cwt	94.00–108.00	846	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	109.67/cwt	108.00–111.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,159	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	113.26/cwt	108.00–120.00	803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	123.71/cwt	118.00–128.00	766	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	120.60/cwt	115.00–126.00	693	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	60.51/cwt	56.00–62.50	769	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	938	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	58.49/cwt	54.50–62.00	833	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	751	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	810	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	583	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	904	70.73/cwt	62.00–80.00	639	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	54.48/cwt	52.00–57.50	653	8
Bulls	—	—	2,080	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,774	87.35/cwt	82.50–90.50	1,550	6
Bulls	—	—	1,465	79.20/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,160	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,138	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	—	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	523	113.10/cwt	110.00–116.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.68/cwt	133.00–140.00	596	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	373	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	524	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	134.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	96.67/cwt	93.00–101.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	131.60/cwt	129.00–136.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	890	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	926	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	419	111.24/cwt	109.00–114.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	121.12/cwt	119.00–127.00	574	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	154.02/cwt	152.00–160.00	525	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	112.66/cwt	112.00–114.00	687	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 202Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	119.00–125.00	122.76
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
12	—	525	117.00–128.00	123.30
4	—	573	121.00–128.00	123.97
2	—	605	115.00–118.00	116.49
1	—	780	112.00	112.00
3	—	830	94.00–108.00	101.98
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
3	—	677	108.00–111.00	109.67
9	—	474	119.00–127.00	121.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	116.00	116.00
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	112.00–117.00	114.49
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
4	—	419	109.00–114.00	111.24
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	125.00	125.00
2	—	708	129.00–138.00	133.48
1	—	650	139.00	139.00
1	—	500	143.00	143.00
2	—	615	138.00–140.00	138.98
1	—	1,125	103.00	103.00
2	—	563	132.00–134.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	143.00	143.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
7	—	709	108.00–120.00	113.26
1	—	770	111.00	111.00
4	—	619	118.00–128.00	123.71
5	—	430	133.00–140.00	138.68
2	—	663	120.00–121.00	120.49
2	—	460	132.00–137.00	134.50
3	—	870	93.00–101.00	96.67
4	—	513	129.00–136.00	131.60
4	—	341	152.00–160.00	154.02
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	575	115.00–126.00	120.60
2	—	523	110.00–116.00	113.10
2	—	373	140.00–141.00	140.52
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	111.00	111.00
1	—	300	138.00	138.00
3	—	517	120.00–125.00	122.60
4	—	598	118.00	118.00
3	—	610	112.00–114.00	112.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,271	56.00–62.50	60.51
1	—	1,155	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	64.00	64.00
15	—	1,424	54.50–62.00	58.49
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	904	62.00–80.00	70.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,198	52.00–57.50	54.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,080	92.50	92.50
6	—	1,774	82.50–90.50	87.35
2	—	1,465	77.00–81.00	79.20

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)	2	—	1,350	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,110.00	1,110.00

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