Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 lower overall with exception of lean cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. 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 $155.50/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −52.38 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$155.50

31 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$417

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

$9.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.40

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	250	165.00	413	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	535	155.19	830	30

One grade step is worth $9.81/cwt here — about −$417 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 sale31 hd

155.50

—

TN average9 barns · 1,056 hd

151.10

+4.40

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−52.38

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	1,578	106.13	1,675	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	80.73	1,216	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	80.47	957	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	73.47	766	9thin

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 1-2	—	543	143.19/cwt	142.00–146.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	143.64/cwt	141.00–146.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	148.28/cwt	146.00–150.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	188.44/cwt	183.00–194.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	164.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	155.01/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	155.28/cwt	150.00–161.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	161.74/cwt	158.00–164.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	455	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	696	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	79.96/cwt	73.50–84.00	1,215	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	86.87/cwt	86.50–87.50	1,225	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	79.68/cwt	73.00–84.00	942	14
Bulls	—	—	1,578	106.13/cwt	100.50–111.00	1,675	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	837	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	71.75/cwt	68.00–77.50	745	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,185	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	697.50/cwt	620.00–775.00	5,231	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	152.33/cwt	149.00–158.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	170.98/cwt	170.00–172.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	180.00/cwt	175.00–195.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	130.98/cwt	129.00–133.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	152.89/cwt	147.00–161.00	870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	120.68/cwt	118.00–126.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	140.97/cwt	139.00–145.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	954	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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 114Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 96Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 18Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	543	142.00–146.00	143.19
3	—	427	141.00–146.00	143.64
3	—	377	146.00–150.00	148.28
1	—	240	157.50	157.50
1	—	470	152.00	152.00
2	—	565	140.00–143.00	141.51
1	—	880	104.00	104.00
2	—	660	129.00–133.00	130.98
1	—	325	149.00	149.00
3	—	737	118.00–126.00	120.68
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
3	—	610	139.00–145.00	140.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	183.00–194.00	188.44
2	—	510	160.00–170.00	164.90
1	—	595	170.00	170.00
1	—	780	133.00	133.00
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
3	—	652	151.00–158.00	155.01
3	—	635	150.00–161.00	155.28
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	189.00	189.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	136.00–139.00	137.49
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
4	—	480	158.00–164.00	161.74
1	—	840	120.00	120.00
2	—	730	127.50	127.50
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
1	—	625	139.00	139.00
4	—	520	149.00–158.00	152.33
2	—	435	170.00–172.00	170.98
4	—	375	175.00–195.00	180.00
6	—	569	147.00–161.00	152.89
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,519	73.50–84.00	79.96
3	—	1,410	86.50–87.50	86.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,182	73.00–84.00	79.68
1	—	1,295	91.50	91.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	79.50	79.50
7	—	1,039	68.00–77.50	71.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,578	100.50–111.00	106.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	750	620.00–775.00	697.50
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	885.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

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