Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.84/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$138.84

25 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$15.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.49

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	537	140.05	753	23
Small and Medium 1-2	400	125.00	500	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about $253 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 sale25 hd

138.84

—

TN average11 barns · 2,039 hd

143.33

−4.49

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	1,768	112.49	1,989	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,382	88.76	1,226	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	84.56	1,320	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,193	73.05	871	14

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	585	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	954	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	154.91/cwt	149.00–159.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	184.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	788	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	177.17/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	151.53/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	149.82/cwt	140.00–160.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	696	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	138.63/cwt	130.00–140.00	823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	141.33/cwt	135.00–148.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	163.57/cwt	150.00–170.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	172.06/cwt	162.50–178.00	735	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	136.47/cwt	134.00–139.00	925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,695	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	112.49/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,989	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	83.53/cwt	78.00–89.50	1,300	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,358	78.50/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,066	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	85.84/cwt	78.00–92.00	1,182	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	99.48/cwt	93.00–109.50	1,392	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	94.59/cwt	91.50–99.00	1,527	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	72.14/cwt	66.00–76.50	840	12

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 85Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 85Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 20

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and 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 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	190.00	190.00
1	—	585	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
1	—	525	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	737	120.00–121.00	120.33
3	—	513	149.00–159.00	154.91
2	—	563	143.00–145.00	144.00
3	—	467	150.00–170.00	163.57
1	—	640	139.00	139.00
4	—	427	162.50–178.00	172.06
2	—	678	134.00–139.00	136.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	180.00–190.00	184.92
2	—	335	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	162.50	162.50
6	—	578	170.00–183.00	177.17
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
2	—	663	150.00–153.00	151.53
1	—	445	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	159.00	159.00
2	—	423	140.00–160.00	149.82
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
2	—	723	117.00–120.00	118.53
2	—	523	131.00–135.00	132.99
2	—	618	130.00–131.00	130.49
7	—	594	130.00–140.00	138.63
3	—	460	135.00–148.00	141.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	156.00	156.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	670.00	670.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,768	110.00–116.50	112.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,556	78.00–89.50	83.53
4	—	1,614	91.50–99.00	94.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	78.00–79.00	78.50
12	—	1,165	66.00–76.50	72.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,377	78.00–92.00	85.84
9	—	1,399	93.00–109.50	99.48

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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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle