Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 6.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls mostly steady. No comparisons available for 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 $142.20/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −65.67 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$142.20

51 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$2.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.62

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	633	142.26	901	44
Medium and Large 2-3	508	142.16	722	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	455	140.00	637	1thin

One grade step is worth $2.26/cwt here — about $264 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 sale51 hd

142.20

—

TN average9 barns · 1,532 hd

153.82

−11.62

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−65.67

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	2,137	108.04	2,309	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	76.29	1,083	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	74.01	910	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	68.60	803	9thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	820	116.91/cwt	108.00–120.00	959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	133.71/cwt	132.00–136.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	171.60/cwt	160.00–180.00	719	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	121.06/cwt	115.00–127.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	841	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	191.00/cwt	180.00–202.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	140.22/cwt	138.00–144.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	138.14/cwt	136.00–144.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	167.88/cwt	160.00–180.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	138.73/cwt	135.00–142.50	573	6
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	985	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	106.56/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	205.96/cwt	200.00–212.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	76.79/cwt	70.00–80.50	1,097	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	804	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	67.11/cwt	63.00–74.00	777	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	64.97/cwt	64.50–65.50	845	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,224	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	73.34/cwt	69.50–79.00	917	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,018	1
Bulls	—	—	2,193	113.23/cwt	112.50–114.00	2,483	2
Bulls	—	—	2,109	105.45/cwt	103.00–109.00	2,224	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,312.50/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,370.00/cwt	1,370.00–1,370.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	139.48/cwt	139.00–140.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	107.00/cwt	101.00–109.00	982	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	141.29/cwt	138.00–145.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	127.96/cwt	126.00–134.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	122.02/cwt	118.00–126.00	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	134.03/cwt	132.00–138.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	137.48/cwt	134.00–140.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	178.32/cwt	170.00–186.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	164.46/cwt	159.00–175.00	770	3

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 141Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 6.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls mostly steady. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	820	108.00–120.00	116.91
5	—	419	160.00–180.00	171.60
2	—	978	103.00–110.00	106.56
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
4	—	918	101.00–109.00	107.00
3	—	560	138.00–145.00	141.29
2	—	625	134.00–136.00	135.01
2	—	513	157.00–160.00	158.49
5	—	670	126.00–134.00	127.96
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
4	—	734	118.00–126.00	122.02
2	—	370	170.00–186.00	178.32
1	—	1,100	111.00	111.00
3	—	468	159.00–175.00	164.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	200.00–212.00	205.96
1	—	610	151.00	151.00
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	139.00–140.00	139.48
2	—	570	132.00	132.00
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	132.00–136.00	133.71
1	—	235	142.50	142.50
3	—	673	124.00–126.00	125.01
4	—	708	114.00	114.00
3	—	323	138.00–144.00	140.22
4	—	365	136.00–144.00	138.14
1	—	610	129.00	129.00
6	—	413	135.00–142.50	138.73
4	—	531	132.00–138.00	134.03
4	—	478	134.00–140.00	137.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
2	—	530	115.00–127.00	121.06
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
1	—	580	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	131.00	131.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	180.00–202.00	191.00
1	—	820	137.00	137.00
7	—	464	160.00–180.00	167.88
2	—	630	148.00–150.00	149.01
1	—	520	160.00	160.00
1	—	565	159.00	159.00
1	—	365	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	89.00	89.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,429	70.00–80.50	76.79
2	—	1,300	64.50–65.50	64.97
1	—	1,415	86.50	86.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	82.00	82.00
12	—	1,250	69.50–79.00	73.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,158	63.00–74.00	67.11
1	—	1,265	80.50	80.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,193	112.50–114.00	113.23
4	—	2,109	103.00–109.00	105.45

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,070.00	1,070.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,370.00	1,370.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00

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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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