Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaker and boning slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 lower overall, with lean cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $139.58/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$139.58

37 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$2.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.28

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	491	139.81	686	34
Medium and Large 2-3	412	137.00	564	3thin

One grade step is worth $2.81/cwt here — about $122 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 sale37 hd

139.58

—

TN average9 barns · 1,859 hd

148.86

−9.28

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	1,840	112.34	2,067	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	78.85	932	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	76.01	1,080	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	72.15	809	11

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2Value Added	—	480	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	151.82/cwt	149.00–158.00	357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	166.51/cwt	158.00–170.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	161.93/cwt	160.00–164.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	136.17/cwt	133.00–139.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	148.31/cwt	144.00–152.50	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	138.95/cwt	135.00–143.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	165.96/cwt	162.00–170.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	155.45/cwt	154.00–157.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	704	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	77.87/cwt	74.00–82.50	908	15
Bulls	—	—	1,776	108.23/cwt	101.50–112.50	1,922	4
Bulls	—	—	1,925	117.81/cwt	115.00–119.50	2,268	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,332	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	72.15/cwt	67.00–79.00	809	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	76.01/cwt	74.00–80.50	1,080	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	958.33/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	10,062	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,610	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	162.01/cwt	160.00–163.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	185.23/cwt	180.00–190.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	118.68/cwt	116.00–121.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.45/cwt	134.00–149.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	132.28/cwt	129.00–138.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	140.10/cwt	133.00–155.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	138.00/cwt	135.00–141.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 180Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 23Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	154.00	154.00
2	—	525	148.50	148.50
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	126.00	126.00
4	—	235	149.00–158.00	151.82
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
5	—	564	133.00–139.00	136.17
2	—	520	139.00–140.00	139.49
2	—	418	140.00–150.00	145.15
1	—	345	141.00	141.00
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
7	—	473	134.00–149.00	140.45
3	—	612	129.00–138.00	132.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
1	—	720	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
2	—	395	135.00–141.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
3	—	620	163.00	163.00
4	—	438	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	190.00	190.00
4	—	521	158.00–170.00	166.51
2	—	570	160.00–164.00	161.93
1	—	705	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	144.00–152.50	148.31
2	—	633	135.00–143.00	138.95
2	—	480	162.00–170.00	165.96
2	—	300	183.00	183.00
2	—	578	154.00–157.00	155.45
2	—	730	120.00–123.00	121.51
3	—	527	160.00–163.00	162.01
2	—	373	180.00–190.00	185.23
3	—	775	116.00–121.00	118.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	133.00–155.00	140.10
1	—	545	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,166	74.00–82.50	77.87
1	—	1,425	93.50	93.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,121	67.00–79.00	72.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,421	74.00–80.50	76.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,776	101.50–112.50	108.23
3	—	1,925	115.00–119.50	117.81

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)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	850.00–1,075.00	958.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	890.00	890.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	820.00	820.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

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