Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaker and lean cows mostly steady with boning cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, and no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or 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 $142.85/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$142.85

35 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.07

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	482	142.85	688	35

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale35 hd

142.85

—

TN average9 barns · 1,962 hd

146.92

−4.07

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	1,785	114.85	2,050	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	91.48	1,129	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,362	86.56	1,179	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	77.63	844	15

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	933	$975	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	800	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	700	$640	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,124	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,095	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	138.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	151.61/cwt	148.00–154.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	172.06/cwt	168.00–176.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	142.56/cwt	141.00–144.00	469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	146.46/cwt	144.00–148.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	146.58/cwt	144.00–150.00	683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	152.57/cwt	138.00–156.00	897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.63/cwt	138.00–149.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	137.16/cwt	129.00–140.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,123.33/head	1,040.00–1,250.00	1,123	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,075.00/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	640.00/head	640.00–640.00	640	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,285	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,317	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,541	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	85.83/cwt	79.50–93.50	1,153	13
Bulls	—	—	2,035	121.02/cwt	118.00–124.00	2,463	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	88.16/cwt	80.50–93.50	1,089	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	98.12/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,211	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	75.83/cwt	70.00–80.50	812	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	84.83/cwt	84.50–85.00	978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	159.51/cwt	153.00–165.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	152.37/cwt	144.00–154.00	724	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	295	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	166.33/cwt	160.00–168.00	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	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 Jun 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 126Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 77Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 13Year ago 13

Compared to last week, breaker and lean cows mostly steady with boning cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, and no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	156.00	156.00
1	—	430	160.00	160.00
1	—	475	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	135.00–140.00	138.41
1	—	595	131.00	131.00
7	—	432	148.00–154.00	151.61
3	—	707	125.00	125.00
4	—	329	141.00–144.00	142.56
5	—	535	144.00–148.00	146.46
7	—	466	144.00–150.00	146.58
4	—	614	129.00–140.00	137.16
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	168.00–176.00	172.06
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
5	—	588	138.00–156.00	152.57
2	—	523	138.00–149.00	143.63
1	—	810	113.00	113.00
4	—	442	153.00–165.00	159.51
6	—	475	144.00–154.00	152.37
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
7	—	380	160.00–168.00	166.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,080.00	1,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,040.00–1,250.00	1,123.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	640.00	640.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	102.50	102.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,035	118.00–124.00	121.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	96.00	96.00
13	—	1,343	79.50–93.50	85.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,235	80.50–93.50	88.16
5	—	1,234	95.00–102.00	98.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,071	70.00–80.50	75.83
3	—	1,153	84.50–85.00	84.83

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle