Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning and lean cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with lean cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. No comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.37/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −55.51 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$152.37

48 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$20.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.75

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	499	153.23	764	46
Small and Medium 1-2	443	132.50	586	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.73/cwt here — about $178 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 sale48 hd

152.37

—

TN average8 barns · 862 hd

149.62

+2.75

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−55.51

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	1,295	89.50	1,159	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	71.71	822	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	71.66	973	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,089	64.43	702	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,035	83.00	859	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	147.41/cwt	139.00–154.00	851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	159.50/cwt	154.00–168.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	143.88/cwt	137.00–148.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	129.72/cwt	126.00–134.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	124.50/cwt	122.00–126.00	768	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	653	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	128.54/cwt	125.00–132.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	137.95/cwt	130.00–144.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	111.77/cwt	104.00–118.00	815	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	410	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,035	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	859	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	779	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	71.12/cwt	67.50–74.50	958	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	69.60/cwt	65.50–73.50	782	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	77.34/cwt	76.50–78.00	934	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	62.91/cwt	58.50–64.50	683	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	77.01/cwt	76.50–77.50	1,131	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,473	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,095	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	167.48/cwt	164.00–170.00	705	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	148.09/cwt	139.00–156.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	129.03/cwt	122.00–136.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	180.46/cwt	170.00–190.00	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	189.92/cwt	180.00–200.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.26/cwt	130.00–141.00	649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	140.35/cwt	132.00–150.00	386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	183.06/cwt	175.00–192.50	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	122.16/cwt	120.00–124.00	814	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	873	2

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 77Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 48Year ago 135

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	146.00	146.00
3	—	667	137.00–148.00	143.88
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
2	—	533	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	137.50	137.50
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
2	—	673	120.00	120.00
4	—	531	126.00–134.00	129.72
4	—	617	122.00–126.00	124.50
5	—	567	125.00–132.00	128.54
1	—	335	143.00	143.00
2	—	715	116.00–118.00	116.99
6	—	418	130.00–144.00	137.95
8	—	480	130.00–141.00	135.26
2	—	275	132.00–150.00	140.35
2	—	753	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	134.00	134.00
1	—	460	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	172.00	172.00
1	—	505	161.00	161.00
1	—	340	210.00	210.00
1	—	615	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	139.00–154.00	147.41
4	—	466	154.00–168.00	159.50
4	—	729	104.00–118.00	111.77
7	—	421	164.00–170.00	167.48
5	—	519	139.00–156.00	148.09
2	—	638	122.00–136.00	129.03
4	—	271	170.00–190.00	180.46
2	—	323	180.00–200.00	189.92
2	—	223	175.00–192.50	183.06
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
6	—	666	120.00–124.00	122.16
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	70.50	70.50
4	—	1,085	58.50–64.50	62.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,347	67.50–74.50	71.12
2	—	1,468	76.50–77.50	77.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,124	65.50–73.50	69.60
3	—	1,208	76.50–78.00	77.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	98.50	98.50
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	80.50	80.50

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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