Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall with lean cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower. No comparisons for feeder classes and 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 $137.96/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$137.96

17 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$17

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

$16.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.25

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	469	139.89	656	15thin
Small and Medium 1-2	545	123.50	673	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.39/cwt here — about −$17 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 sale17 hd

137.96

—

TN average8 barns · 1,846 hd

146.21

−8.25

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	1,698	110.42	1,875	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	86.11	1,086	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	83.23	1,273	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	72.63	820	16

Every lot, as filed

35 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 1-2Fancy	—	412	196.64/cwt	190.00–200.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	167.50/cwt	160.00–175.00	720	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	162.49/cwt	161.00–164.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.14/cwt	141.00–152.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	149.46/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	710	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.99/cwt	139.00–144.00	670	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	589	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Bulls	—	—	1,751	112.60/cwt	104.00–117.50	1,972	5
Bulls	—	—	1,435	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	793	81.02/cwt	80.00–82.00	642	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	93.66/cwt	89.50–99.50	1,442	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	81.77/cwt	77.50–87.00	1,053	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	94.78/cwt	89.50–99.50	1,145	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	81.62/cwt	78.50–85.50	1,247	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	68.92/cwt	65.50–73.50	799	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	80.65/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,002	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 Mar 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 191Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 62Year ago 154

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	190.00–200.00	196.64
1	—	280	205.00	205.00
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
2	—	430	160.00–175.00	167.50
2	—	560	130.00–140.00	134.96
2	—	485	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	161.00–164.00	162.49
1	—	450	191.00	191.00
1	—	625	149.00	149.00
1	—	560	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	146.00–153.00	149.46
1	—	565	168.00	168.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	169.00	169.00
4	—	589	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	141.00–152.00	145.14
1	—	525	136.00	136.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
4	—	475	139.00–144.00	140.99
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,751	104.00–117.50	112.60
1	—	1,435	99.50	99.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	80.00–82.00	81.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	89.50–99.50	93.66
13	—	1,528	78.50–85.50	81.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,288	77.50–87.00	81.77
5	—	1,208	89.50–99.50	94.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,159	65.50–73.50	68.92
3	—	1,243	78.00–85.00	80.65

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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