Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $149.49/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −58.39 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$149.49

22 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$15.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

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	543	151.95	825	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	383	140.75	538	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	518	136.00	704	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.95/cwt here — about $121 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 sale22 hd

149.49

—

TN average8 barns · 876 hd

151.90

−2.42

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−58.39

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	1,823	112.17	2,044	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	79.74	926	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	78.62	1,076	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	70.48	736	24

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	563	147.07/cwt	144.00–150.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	129.02/cwt	125.00–133.00	855	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	506	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	174.57/cwt	169.00–180.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,057	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	935	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	177.50/cwt	170.00–185.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.83/cwt	130.00–142.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	141.71/cwt	133.00–147.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	125.48/cwt	124.00–127.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	145.41/cwt	144.00–147.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.99/cwt	131.00–134.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	895	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	69.50/cwt	64.50–73.50	733	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	78.62/cwt	70.50–84.50	1,076	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	78.38/cwt	72.50–83.50	923	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	940	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	705	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,020	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	938	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,916	1
Bulls	—	—	1,858	111.03/cwt	106.00–116.00	2,063	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,688	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	787.50/cwt	725.00–850.00	6,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,100	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	987.50/cwt	900.00–1,225.00	12,838	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	174.95/cwt	169.00–186.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	160.34/cwt	155.00–170.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	117.66/cwt	116.00–120.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	159.85/cwt	155.00–170.00	347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 204Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 118Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 9

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	144.00–150.00	147.07
2	—	663	125.00–133.00	129.02
1	—	500	162.00	162.00
2	—	370	169.00–180.00	174.57
3	—	418	169.00–186.00	174.95
1	—	860	113.00	113.00
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
3	—	460	155.00–170.00	160.34
3	—	758	116.00–120.00	117.66
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	142.50	142.50
1	—	410	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	109.00	109.00
4	—	755	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	170.00–185.00	177.50
2	—	638	154.00	154.00
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
4	—	589	167.00	167.00
1	—	710	134.00	134.00
1	—	530	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	202.00	202.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	117.00	117.00
1	—	935	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	130.00–142.00	135.83
4	—	423	133.00–147.00	141.71
2	—	588	124.00–127.00	125.48
2	—	373	144.00–147.00	145.41
3	—	473	131.00–134.00	131.99
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
2	—	680	126.00–127.00	126.50
3	—	217	155.00–170.00	159.85
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	76.50	76.50
20	—	1,054	64.50–73.50	69.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,369	70.50–84.50	78.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,177	72.50–83.50	78.38
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	92.00	92.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	119.00	119.00
6	—	1,858	106.00–116.00	111.03

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	725.00–850.00	787.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,300	900.00–1,225.00	987.50
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

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

Bulls · 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