Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 7.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.35/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$128.35

71 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.32

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	509	128.35	653	71

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 sale71 hd

128.35

—

TN average10 barns · 2,915 hd

137.67

−9.32

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	1,573	99.68	1,568	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	79.16	964	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	78.91	1,204	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,038	65.40	679	10

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	630	126.17/cwt	120.00–135.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	131.84/cwt	125.00–141.00	430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	130.36/cwt	125.00–134.00	617	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	135.93/cwt	130.00–146.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	156.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	158.35/cwt	155.00–160.00	808	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	112.34/cwt	109.00–114.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	115.30/cwt	110.00–122.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	173.01/cwt	168.00–175.00	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	193.66/cwt	187.50–200.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	133.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	959	5
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	600	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	450	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	465	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	372	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.60/cwt	121.00–132.00	795	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	893	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	64.67/cwt	62.00–70.50	657	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	84.41/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,254	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	76.91/cwt	69.50–80.50	1,185	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	84.95/cwt	83.50–87.50	981	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	74.52/cwt	71.50–80.50	945	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,055	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	928	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	108.47/cwt	108.00–109.00	2,050	3
Bulls	—	—	1,602	98.68/cwt	96.00–102.50	1,581	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	533	125.53/cwt	120.00–131.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	147.13/cwt	140.00–156.00	767	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.55/cwt	137.00–148.00	805	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	372	150.69/cwt	150.00–152.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	173.75/cwt	167.50–180.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	114.56/cwt	110.00–119.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	157.94/cwt	150.00–169.00	742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	167.99/cwt	164.00–170.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	129.04/cwt	120.00–134.00	675	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	133.68/cwt	126.00–139.00	560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	126.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	143.05/cwt	136.00–151.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	668	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	862	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 Feb 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 151Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 59Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	120.00–135.00	126.17
6	—	326	125.00–141.00	131.84
12	—	473	125.00–134.00	130.36
6	—	370	130.00–146.00	135.93
3	—	757	109.00–114.00	112.34
2	—	833	106.00	106.00
3	—	677	110.00–122.00	115.30
18	—	523	120.00–134.00	129.04
5	—	419	126.00–139.00	133.68
4	—	579	120.00–130.00	126.00
3	—	282	136.00–151.00	143.05
1	—	935	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	154.00	154.00
2	—	668	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	150.00–160.00	156.46
3	—	510	155.00–160.00	158.35
5	—	477	168.00–175.00	173.01
2	—	335	187.50–200.00	193.66
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	182.00	182.00
2	—	755	134.00	134.00
5	—	721	130.00–135.00	133.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	143.00	143.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	75.00	75.00
1	—	465	80.00	80.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	121.00–132.00	127.60
2	—	665	120.00–130.00	124.92
8	—	521	140.00–156.00	147.13
6	—	573	137.00–148.00	140.55
2	—	395	167.50–180.00	173.75
2	—	730	110.00–119.00	114.56
7	—	470	150.00–169.00	157.94
3	—	344	164.00–170.00	167.99
2	—	775	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	400	185.00	185.00
1	—	370	185.00	185.00
1	—	325	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	120.00–131.00	125.53
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
3	—	372	150.00–152.00	150.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	130.00–134.00	131.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	72.00	72.00
9	—	1,016	62.00–70.50	64.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	83.00–86.00	84.41
11	—	1,541	69.50–80.50	76.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,155	83.50–87.50	84.95
5	—	1,268	71.50–80.50	74.52
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	88.00	88.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,890	108.00–109.00	108.47
3	—	1,602	96.00–102.50	98.68

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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