Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. 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 $139.20/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$139.20

36 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$2.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.08

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	330	140.00	462	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	139.23	766	34
Small and Medium 1-2	305	137.50	419	1thin

One grade step is worth $2.50/cwt here — about $43 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 sale36 hd

139.20

—

TN average8 barns · 1,300 hd

145.28

−6.08

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	1,771	119.37	2,114	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	90.78	1,087	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	90.69	1,279	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	75.65	807	15

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2Fancy	—	478	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	152.32/cwt	146.00–159.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	146.96/cwt	146.00–148.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	166.11/cwt	162.50–170.00	346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,132	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	665	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	125.21/cwt	123.00–126.00	771	5
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	160.52/cwt	158.00–163.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	152.88/cwt	145.00–160.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	180.64/cwt	172.00–190.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	857	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	77.36/cwt	72.50–86.00	814	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	69.89/cwt	69.00–70.50	761	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,356	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	88.81/cwt	83.50–98.00	1,078	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	970	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,140	1
Bulls	—	—	1,757	130.02/cwt	129.00–131.00	2,284	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	116.47/cwt	109.00–123.50	2,067	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	90.17/cwt	82.50–96.00	1,274	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	12,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	991.43/cwt	940.00–1,010.00	10,410	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	9,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	163.18/cwt	159.00–171.00	773	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	305	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	144.51/cwt	141.00–148.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	151.76/cwt	145.00–156.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	157.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	145.13/cwt	139.00–150.00	766	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	135.52/cwt	134.00–138.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 118Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 72Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 10Year ago 7

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 5.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	146.00–159.00	152.32
2	—	415	146.00–148.00	146.96
2	—	800	113.00	113.00
1	—	765	114.00	114.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
2	—	208	162.50–170.00	166.11
1	—	920	118.00	118.00
1	—	290	157.50	157.50
5	—	616	123.00–126.00	125.21
10	—	528	139.00–150.00	145.13
4	—	576	134.00–138.00	135.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	161.00	161.00
2	—	338	158.00–163.00	160.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	145.00–160.00	152.88
1	—	235	172.50	172.50
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
2	—	375	172.00–190.00	180.64
1	—	840	102.00	102.00
4	—	474	159.00–171.00	163.18
1	—	270	177.50	177.50
2	—	663	141.00–148.00	144.51
3	—	567	145.00–156.00	151.76
4	—	419	150.00–160.00	157.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	164.00	164.00
1	—	845	134.00	134.00
1	—	455	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	155.00	155.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	93.00	93.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,052	72.50–86.00	77.36
5	—	1,089	69.00–70.50	69.89
1	—	1,090	89.00	89.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	99.00	99.00
16	—	1,413	82.50–96.00	90.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,214	83.50–98.00	88.81
1	—	1,070	106.50	106.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,757	129.00–131.00	130.02
11	—	1,775	109.00–123.50	116.47

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	—	1,300	940.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,050	940.00–1,010.00	991.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	940.00	940.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

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