Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

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 $146.83/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$146.83

47 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$24.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.87

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	148.91	759	43
Medium and Large 2-3	448	125.00	559	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	610	124.03	757	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.88/cwt here — about $2 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 sale47 hd

146.83

—

TN average10 barns · 1,634 hd

147.70

−0.87

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	1,525	112.17	1,711	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,373	86.13	1,182	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	84.54	1,309	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	74.38	871	13

Every lot, as filed

71 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	153.62/cwt	146.00–160.00	747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	146.65/cwt	143.00–150.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	487	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	160.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	149.91/cwt	144.00–156.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	168.98/cwt	168.00–172.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	496	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	140.97/cwt	135.00–149.00	737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,112	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,088	92.99/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,012	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,005	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	985	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	985	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	746	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	116.00–124.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	175.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	631	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	73.08/cwt	69.00–78.00	836	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	81.54/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,076	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,691	90.25/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,526	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	82.64/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,240	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	85.26/cwt	80.50–88.50	1,177	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	89.32/cwt	89.00–89.50	1,201	3
Bulls	—	—	1,795	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,118	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,178	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	995	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	4,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	10,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,325	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	144.60/cwt	140.00–149.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	148.02/cwt	140.00–154.00	832	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	130.67/cwt	130.50–131.00	745	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	127.77/cwt	125.00–133.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	109.43/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	170.80/cwt	168.00–175.00	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	610	124.03/cwt	120.00–128.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	507	156.63/cwt	153.00–161.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	190.09/cwt	180.00–200.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	760	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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 191Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 87Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 12Year ago 31

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	851	141.50	141.50
3	—	472	155.00–165.00	160.41
2	—	660	144.00–156.00	149.91
1	—	1,120	121.00	121.00
1	—	645	145.00	145.00
1	—	800	139.00	139.00
2	—	555	160.00–165.00	162.52
2	—	420	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	496	137.50	137.50
2	—	433	150.00–151.00	150.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	185.00	185.00
5	—	843	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	113.00	113.00
10	—	486	146.00–160.00	153.62
2	—	418	143.00–150.00	146.65
1	—	610	140.00	140.00
3	—	360	151.00	151.00
8	—	523	135.00–149.00	140.97
2	—	655	130.00–134.00	131.98
2	—	553	137.00–138.00	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	167.00	167.00
4	—	413	168.00–172.00	168.98
3	—	507	153.00–161.00	156.63
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	131.00	131.00
1	—	520	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	120.00–128.00	124.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	89.00–97.00	92.99
1	—	1,005	98.00	98.00
1	—	985	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	116.00–124.00	120.00
6	—	425	170.00–180.00	175.35
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
3	—	562	140.00–154.00	148.02
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
4	—	630	125.00–133.00	127.77
2	—	980	105.00–114.00	109.43
4	—	471	168.00–175.00	170.80
2	—	538	160.00	160.00
1	—	230	200.00	200.00
2	—	288	180.00–200.00	190.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	144.00	144.00
1	—	380	210.00	210.00
1	—	290	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
3	—	570	130.50–131.00	130.67
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
1	—	485	148.00	148.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	140.00–149.00	144.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,144	69.00–78.00	73.08
2	—	1,320	81.00–82.00	81.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,691	89.00–92.00	90.25
12	—	1,500	79.00–86.00	82.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,380	80.50–88.50	85.26
3	—	1,345	89.00–89.50	89.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,785	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	96.50	96.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	620.00	620.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,120.00	1,120.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle