Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week in observance of Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.44/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$123.44

74 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$15.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.79

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	546	124.08	677	71
Small and Medium 1-2	523	108.33	567	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.74/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 sale74 hd

123.44

—

TN average8 barns · 2,496 hd

134.23

−10.79

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	1,673	83.27	1,393	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	61.75	890	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	59.65	710	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,156	53.71	621	7thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1-2Full	—	550	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	120.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	118.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	758	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	117.09/cwt	113.00–122.00	843	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	117.75/cwt	116.00–119.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	138.46/cwt	130.00–144.00	870	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	127.72/cwt	126.00–128.00	668	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	122.36/cwt	120.00–129.00	525	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	135.80/cwt	129.00–140.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	305	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	158.31/cwt	155.00–160.00	448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	113.49/cwt	111.00–119.00	809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	873	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	881	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	58.89/cwt	56.50–63.50	691	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	717	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	52.74/cwt	48.50–55.50	605	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	61.53/cwt	56.00–64.50	890	26
Bulls	—	—	1,857	85.86/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,594	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,120	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	846	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,400	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,390	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	775.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,331	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,150	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,970	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,300	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	10,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	149.85/cwt	149.00–150.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	126.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	161.93/cwt	160.00–164.00	688	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	116.87/cwt	112.00–122.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	525	115.49/cwt	114.00–117.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	117.62/cwt	115.00–122.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.27/cwt	125.00–140.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	698	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	590	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	608	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	305	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	339	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 Dec 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 219Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 46Year ago 0

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week in observance of Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	113.00	113.00
2	—	525	114.00–117.00	115.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	303	120.00–123.00	120.99
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	215	137.50	137.50
12	—	639	115.00–120.00	118.59
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
8	—	720	113.00–122.00	117.09
4	—	769	116.00–119.00	117.75
14	—	523	126.00–128.00	127.72
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
10	—	429	120.00–129.00	122.36
5	—	379	129.00–140.00	135.80
2	—	563	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	452	143.50	143.50
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	111.00	111.00
1	—	590	103.00	103.00
1	—	305	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	628	130.00–144.00	138.46
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,020	113.00	113.00
6	—	805	130.00	130.00
1	—	920	122.00	122.00
5	—	526	143.00	143.00
1	—	1,070	121.00	121.00
2	—	955	120.50	120.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	400	185.00	185.00
1	—	575	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	105.00	105.00
4	—	283	155.00–160.00	158.31
6	—	713	111.00–119.00	113.49
6	—	488	149.00–150.00	149.85
2	—	558	124.00–128.00	126.03
1	—	395	164.00	164.00
1	—	770	116.00	116.00
2	—	425	160.00–164.00	161.93
6	—	680	112.00–122.00	116.87
6	—	623	115.00–122.00	117.62
6	—	520	125.00–140.00	136.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	305	184.00	184.00
4	—	701	124.50	124.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
2	—	515	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	67.50	67.50
26	—	1,447	56.00–64.50	61.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	66.50	66.50
9	—	1,174	56.50–63.50	58.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	59.50	59.50
6	—	1,148	48.50–55.50	52.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,857	80.00–89.50	85.86
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	75.50	75.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	750.00–800.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	780.00	780.00

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