Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.18/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$122.18

18 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.32

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	536	122.18	655	18thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

122.18

—

TN average7 barns · 989 hd

135.49

−13.32

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	1,674	91.64	1,534	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	69.66	992	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	69.47	845	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	57.87	567	4thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	124.25/cwt	116.00–133.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	165.04/cwt	155.00–170.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	126.05/cwt	123.00–131.00	586	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	153.97/cwt	142.00–164.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	136.95/cwt	134.00–142.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	175.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	118.35/cwt	117.00–120.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.03/cwt	122.00–133.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	110.99/cwt	109.00–113.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	875.71/cwt	795.00–950.00	9,633	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	962.50/cwt	800.00–1,125.00	10,347	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	630.00/cwt	500.00–700.00	7,352	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,125	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	906	1
Bulls	—	—	1,948	97.21/cwt	95.00–99.50	1,894	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	68.96/cwt	64.00–74.00	978	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,266	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	57.87/cwt	56.50–59.50	567	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	68.47/cwt	63.50–73.50	831	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,070	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	803	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 Jan 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 87Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 3Year ago 0

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	130.00–132.00	131.00
1	—	505	138.00	138.00
2	—	345	177.50	177.50
2	—	383	175.00	175.00
2	—	670	116.00–133.00	124.25
3	—	433	155.00–170.00	165.04
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
2	—	605	130.00	130.00
2	—	835	109.00–113.00	110.99
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	158.00	158.00
3	—	513	142.00–164.00	153.97
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
3	—	568	134.00–142.00	136.95
1	—	475	168.00	168.00
2	—	388	170.00–180.00	175.03
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	123.00–131.00	126.05
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
2	—	335	130.00–135.00	132.43
3	—	673	117.00–120.00	118.35
4	—	520	122.00–133.00	127.03
2	—	578	121.00–124.00	122.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,100	795.00–950.00	875.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	800.00–1,125.00	962.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,167	500.00–700.00	630.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	540.00	540.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	80.50	80.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,948	95.00–99.50	97.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,418	64.00–74.00	68.96
1	—	1,525	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	979	56.50–59.50	57.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	75.00	75.00
11	—	1,213	63.50–73.50	68.47
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	75.00	75.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle