Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to limited comparable receipts for feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.63/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −74.25 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$133.63

44 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$22.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.04

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	535	137.15	734	37
Small and Medium 1-2	527	115.02	606	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.13/cwt here — about $128 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 sale44 hd

133.63

—

TN average9 barns · 901 hd

141.67

−8.04

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−74.25

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	1,429	89.99	1,286	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	62.40	787	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	61.42	863	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	57.61	598	18

Every lot, as filed

60 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	497	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	137.86/cwt	130.00–144.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	131.19/cwt	130.00–134.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	129.60/cwt	127.00–132.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	146.10/cwt	142.00–150.00	991	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	695	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	398	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	133.14/cwt	128.00–142.00	704	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	131.54/cwt	125.00–138.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	625	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	61.93/cwt	59.00–66.50	780	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	54.81/cwt	52.00–58.00	584	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	61.79/cwt	58.00–66.50	873	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	710	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	867	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	943	67.40/cwt	59.00–85.00	636	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,786	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	95.67/cwt	95.00–96.50	1,476	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,133	79.55/cwt	78.50–80.50	901	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,855	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,375	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	509	113.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	118.98/cwt	113.00–125.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	100.00/cwt	98.00–102.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	155.43/cwt	151.00–160.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.33/cwt	130.00–145.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.52/cwt	114.00–117.00	772	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	213	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	147.01/cwt	146.00–149.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	177.92/cwt	175.00–180.00	642	5

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 147Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 0

No comparisons available due to limited comparable receipts for feeder and slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	108.00	108.00
1	—	400	114.00	114.00
1	—	545	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	127.00–130.00	128.46
4	—	378	130.00–144.00	137.86
4	—	323	130.00–134.00	131.19
2	—	525	127.00–132.00	129.60
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
2	—	488	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
4	—	644	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	146.00–149.00	147.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	131.00	131.00
1	—	555	146.00	146.00
4	—	431	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	119.00	119.00
1	—	535	141.00	141.00
1	—	260	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	170.00	170.00
2	—	678	142.00–150.00	146.10
4	—	709	136.00	136.00
4	—	800	132.00	132.00
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	64.00	64.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	114.00	114.00
4	—	509	110.00–116.00	113.04
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	128.00–142.00	133.14
5	—	561	125.00–138.00	131.54
1	—	415	146.00	146.00
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
2	—	628	113.00–125.00	118.98
2	—	805	98.00–102.00	100.00
1	—	290	199.00	199.00
2	—	335	151.00–160.00	155.43
1	—	905	94.00	94.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
5	—	473	130.00–145.00	135.33
2	—	668	114.00–117.00	115.52
5	—	361	175.00–180.00	177.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
1	—	625	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,260	59.00–66.50	61.93
1	—	1,275	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,066	52.00–58.00	54.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,413	58.00–66.50	61.79
1	—	1,280	55.50	55.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	943	59.00–85.00	67.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	99.50	99.50
2	—	1,543	95.00–96.50	95.67
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	78.50–80.50	79.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	875.00	875.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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