Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady overall, with no comparisons available for 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 $143.26/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$143.26

34 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$12.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.12

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	437	144.61	632	29
Small and Medium 1-2	305	137.79	420	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	423	132.00	558	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.61/cwt here — about $74 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 sale34 hd

143.26

—

TN average8 barns · 1,482 hd

147.38

−4.12

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	1,884	114.55	2,158	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	85.59	1,260	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	85.35	1,073	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	72.64	747	7thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2-3	—	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	635	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	161.58/cwt	160.00–163.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	147.74/cwt	144.00–154.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	199.40/cwt	198.00–204.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	174.61/cwt	170.00–179.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	994	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	540	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	151.58/cwt	150.00–154.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	160.98/cwt	150.00–170.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	131.69/cwt	128.00–139.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	156.59/cwt	153.00–160.00	451	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	83.10/cwt	77.50–90.50	1,035	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	873	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	71.08/cwt	67.00–76.00	726	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	103.39/cwt	98.50–108.00	1,391	2
Bulls	—	—	1,884	114.55/cwt	107.50–119.00	2,158	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	94.25/cwt	93.00–95.50	1,318	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	84.15/cwt	79.00–89.50	1,250	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,170	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,813	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	7,560	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	135.19/cwt	130.00–141.00	365	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	188.26/cwt	180.00–197.50	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	162.49/cwt	162.00–163.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	144.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	925	1

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 104Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 139Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 5Year ago 26

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady overall, with 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 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
2	—	423	160.00–163.00	161.58
1	—	530	147.00	147.00
1	—	345	215.00	215.00
3	—	377	180.00–197.50	188.26
2	—	483	162.00–163.00	162.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	189.00	189.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	72.00	72.00
1	—	540	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	188.00	188.00
4	—	568	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	482	198.00–204.00	199.40
2	—	533	170.00–179.00	174.61
2	—	665	149.00–150.00	149.49
4	—	561	150.00–170.00	160.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	144.00–154.00	147.74
5	—	372	150.00–154.00	151.58
4	—	564	128.00–139.00	131.69
2	—	288	153.00–160.00	156.59
2	—	530	130.00	130.00
3	—	460	144.00	144.00
3	—	333	140.00–150.00	144.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	148.00	148.00
1	—	690	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	130.00–141.00	135.19
1	—	375	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,246	77.50–90.50	83.10
2	—	1,345	98.50–108.00	103.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	82.00	82.00
6	—	1,022	67.00–76.00	71.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	93.00–95.50	94.25
12	—	1,485	79.00–89.50	84.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,884	107.50–119.00	114.55

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	840.00	840.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle