Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. 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 $143.69/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$143.69

60 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$6.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.66

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	484	143.91	696	58
Small and Medium 1-2	400	137.50	550	2thin

One grade step is worth $6.41/cwt here — about $146 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 sale60 hd

143.69

—

TN average9 barns · 2,485 hd

150.36

−6.66

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	—	Low	1,657	114.07	1,890	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	93.27	1,140	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	89.43	1,279	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	76.59	786	11

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	142.81/cwt	137.00–148.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.32/cwt	140.00–150.00	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	837	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	131.75/cwt	125.00–137.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	180.93/cwt	179.00–184.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	150.93/cwt	143.00–160.00	571	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	209.51/cwt	209.00–210.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	172.04/cwt	168.00–179.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	174.55/cwt	170.00–180.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	150.04/cwt	147.00–156.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	166.33/cwt	163.00–170.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	205.97/cwt	202.00–210.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	908	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	90.36/cwt	83.50–95.50	1,072	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	814	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	74.19/cwt	70.00–80.50	791	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	99.76/cwt	99.50–100.00	1,365	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	99.57/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,294	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	918	80.76/cwt	79.00–82.50	741	2
Bulls	—	—	1,363	102.98/cwt	102.50–103.50	1,404	2
Bulls	—	—	2,033	127.65/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,595	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	88.64/cwt	84.50–94.50	1,272	26
Bulls	—	—	1,512	115.08/cwt	108.50–120.00	1,740	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,400	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	2,508	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	178.97/cwt	178.00–180.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	153.28/cwt	136.00–159.50	952	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	181.54/cwt	172.00–193.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	142.03/cwt	137.00–149.00	810	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	167.38/cwt	160.00–175.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	165.61/cwt	150.00–169.50	879	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	155.73/cwt	150.00–158.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.57/cwt	120.00–127.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	617	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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 106Year ago 119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 81Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 19Year ago 14

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	160.00	160.00
1	—	700	128.00	128.00
5	—	432	137.00–148.00	142.81
2	—	523	140.00–145.00	142.49
9	—	485	140.00–150.00	145.32
5	—	622	125.00–137.00	131.75
3	—	660	110.00–114.00	112.00
12	—	378	143.00–160.00	150.93
7	—	570	137.00–149.00	142.03
5	—	329	150.00–158.00	155.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	141.50	141.50
1	—	475	156.00	156.00
3	—	367	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	134.00	134.00
1	—	340	141.00	141.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	170.00	170.00
6	—	434	179.00–184.00	180.93
1	—	905	129.00	129.00
2	—	340	209.00–210.00	209.51
3	—	515	168.00–179.00	172.04
3	—	468	170.00–180.00	174.55
1	—	675	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	147.00–156.00	150.04
3	—	568	163.00–170.00	166.33
1	—	345	175.00	175.00
2	—	428	178.00–180.00	178.97
2	—	868	113.00–115.00	113.99
9	—	621	136.00–159.50	153.28
1	—	770	117.00	117.00
4	—	379	172.00–193.00	181.54
5	—	486	160.00–175.00	167.38
14	—	531	150.00–169.50	165.61
2	—	725	120.00–127.00	123.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	202.00–210.00	205.97
1	—	430	200.00	200.00
1	—	510	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,186	83.50–95.50	90.36
6	—	1,300	96.00–103.00	99.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	87.50	87.50
8	—	1,066	70.00–80.50	74.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	99.50–100.00	99.76
26	—	1,435	84.50–94.50	88.64
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	79.00–82.50	80.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	102.50–103.50	102.98
3	—	2,033	125.00–129.00	127.65
5	—	1,512	108.50–120.00	115.08
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,400	104.50	104.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,510.00	1,510.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00

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