Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls remaining mostly steady. 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 $137.37/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$137.37

31 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$15.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.89

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	138.84	754	28
Medium and Large 2-3	467	123.65	577	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.19/cwt here — about $176 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

137.37

—

TN average9 barns · 1,685 hd

148.26

−10.89

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	1,665	113.08	1,883	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	88.92	1,231	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	85.72	1,024	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	78.89	884	7thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	673	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	169.87/cwt	160.00–180.00	632	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	158.51/cwt	158.00–159.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,006	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	164.96/cwt	155.00–169.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	856	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	174.53/cwt	165.00–180.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	140.47/cwt	139.00–142.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	158.42/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,079	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	146.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	136.95/cwt	132.00–142.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	119.48/cwt	117.00–122.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.45/cwt	134.00–139.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	827	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	945.00/cwt	910.00–980.00	11,813	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,227	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,065	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	852	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	85.72/cwt	80.50–91.00	1,024	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	87.54/cwt	81.00–91.50	1,192	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	94.00/cwt	93.50–95.00	1,377	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,123	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	111.30/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,818	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	76.55/cwt	75.00–78.00	846	5

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 138Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 70Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 18Year ago 26

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls remaining mostly steady. 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	—	673	139.00	139.00
3	—	372	160.00–180.00	169.87
1	—	810	104.00	104.00
2	—	430	158.00–159.00	158.51
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	155.00–169.00	164.96
1	—	475	167.00	167.00
1	—	765	141.00	141.00
2	—	535	170.00–172.00	171.00
3	—	432	165.00–180.00	174.53
7	—	681	154.00–170.00	158.42
2	—	715	139.00	139.00
1	—	635	154.00	154.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	139.00	139.00
2	—	380	138.00–140.00	138.99
2	—	408	139.00–142.00	140.47
6	—	466	140.00–150.00	146.99
5	—	569	132.00–142.00	136.95
2	—	520	134.00–139.00	136.45
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
1	—	745	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	132.00	132.00
2	—	525	117.00–122.00	119.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	910.00–980.00	945.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	122.00	122.00
5	—	1,633	108.00–115.00	111.30
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,195	80.50–91.00	85.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,362	81.00–91.50	87.54
3	—	1,465	93.50–95.00	94.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	89.50	89.50
5	—	1,105	75.00–78.00	76.55

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle