Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 10.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.18/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$136.18

59 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$16.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.22

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	512	138.29	708	51
Medium and Large 2-3	408	126.50	515	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	474	121.49	576	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.80/cwt here — about $131 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 sale59 hd

136.18

—

TN average10 barns · 2,400 hd

146.40

−10.22

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	—	High	1,816	110.32	2,003	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	94.08	1,177	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	81.21	1,180	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,152	72.13	831	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	865	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	577	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.33/cwt	130.00–139.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	128.29/cwt	120.00–134.00	844	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	137.17/cwt	137.00–138.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	126.73/cwt	124.00–132.00	791	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	142.81/cwt	138.00–150.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	146.43/cwt	139.00–149.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	143.82/cwt	139.00–150.00	685	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	142.97/cwt	137.00–150.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	159.05/cwt	150.00–167.00	811	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	743	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	168.66/cwt	166.00–170.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	201.97/cwt	200.00–206.00	616	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	805	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	83.15/cwt	79.50–89.00	1,001	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	80.71/cwt	77.50–85.50	926	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	69.55/cwt	63.50–73.50	802	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,271	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	80.77/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,175	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	98.94/cwt	92.00–104.50	1,259	18
Bulls	—	—	1,635	118.78/cwt	118.00–119.50	1,942	2
Bulls	—	—	1,852	108.63/cwt	104.00–116.00	2,012	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	6,970	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,563	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	940.00/cwt	930.00–950.00	8,930	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	7,830	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,010.00/cwt	980.00–1,040.00	12,120	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	148.37/cwt	135.00–153.00	837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	167.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	155.23/cwt	154.00–159.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	178.48/cwt	176.00–180.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	121.00/cwt	116.00–130.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 250Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 96Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 7Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	112.00–114.00	113.01
3	—	462	166.00–170.00	168.66
3	—	305	200.00–206.00	201.97
1	—	1,075	94.50	94.50
4	—	513	137.00–140.00	138.48
1	—	240	213.00	213.00
6	—	564	135.00–153.00	148.37
6	—	426	160.00–170.00	167.02
4	—	383	176.00–180.00	178.48
1	—	800	116.00	116.00
1	—	870	98.00	98.00
6	—	667	116.00–130.00	121.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
2	—	513	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	156.00	156.00
1	—	345	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	124.00	124.00
1	—	590	118.00	118.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
2	—	530	117.00–120.00	118.47
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	130.00–139.00	135.33
3	—	658	120.00–134.00	128.29
6	—	574	137.00–138.00	137.17
4	—	624	124.00–132.00	126.73
3	—	327	138.00–150.00	142.81
1	—	275	145.00	145.00
5	—	441	139.00–149.00	146.43
1	—	720	119.00	119.00
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
9	—	476	139.00–150.00	143.82
4	—	365	137.00–150.00	142.97
2	—	820	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	131.00	131.00
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	149.00	149.00
4	—	421	154.00–159.00	155.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	176.00	176.00
1	—	490	166.00	166.00
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
1	—	590	149.00	149.00
3	—	510	150.00–167.00	159.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	648	154.00	154.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,204	79.50–89.00	83.15
18	—	1,272	92.00–104.50	98.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	77.50–85.50	80.71
10	—	1,153	63.50–73.50	69.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	89.50	89.50
19	—	1,455	78.00–84.00	80.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	118.00–119.50	118.78
10	—	1,852	104.00–116.00	108.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	820.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	930.00–950.00	940.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	980.00–1,040.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,030.00	1,030.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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