Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This week's sale included a 60th Anniversary celebration, with heavy receipts and increased buyer activity noted for all feeder classes. Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 8.00 to 11.00 lower with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts from last week, however, a higher undertone was noted on all feeder classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.17/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$142.17

218 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$19.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.88

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	157.25	885	49
Medium and Large 1-2	508	137.80	699	169

One grade step is worth $19.45/cwt here — about $186 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 sale218 hd

142.17

—

TN average9 barns · 2,155 hd

145.05

−2.88

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	1,805	107.84	1,947	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	77.95	946	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	73.36	1,013	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	65.62	689	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,245	121.00	1,506	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,141	$955	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$946	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$925	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$924	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	650	$725	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	981	$1,002	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$911	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,270	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,250	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,241	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	472	140.96/cwt	132.00–146.00	665	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.93/cwt	127.00–139.00	745	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	118.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	162.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	138.65/cwt	136.00–140.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	118.90/cwt	111.00–123.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	142.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	538	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	157.25/cwt	157.00–157.50	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	141.81/cwt	136.00–150.00	608	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	182.90/cwt	180.00–194.00	786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	127.93/cwt	122.00–130.50	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	141.88/cwt	137.00–150.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	122.63/cwt	119.00–126.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	160.09/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,007	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	138.51/cwt	130.00–141.00	719	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	885	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	129.21/cwt	124.00–134.50	806	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	174.73/cwt	164.00–181.00	828	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.00	821	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	149.24/cwt	147.00–153.00	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	160.99/cwt	156.00–163.00	918	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	184.69/cwt	176.00–186.00	669	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	844	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,426	60
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	135.80/cwt	130.00–139.00	831	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	185.33/cwt	180.00–191.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	Select	—	1,245	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,506	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	65.24/cwt	60.00–69.00	682	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	73.16/cwt	68.00–80.50	1,010	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	75.85/cwt	69.00–81.00	899	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	853	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	85.03/cwt	82.50–90.00	1,112	8
Bulls	—	—	1,700	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,980	2
Bulls	—	—	1,904	108.30/cwt	104.00–110.00	2,062	9
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,125	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	973	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	923.75/head	875.00–940.00	924	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	911.43/head	775.00–975.00	911	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	1,001.88/head	880.00–1,120.00	1,002	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	925.00/head	875.00–950.00	925	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	945.50/head	860.00–1,075.00	946	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	955.00/head	875.00–1,135.00	955	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,241.25/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,241	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	675	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	152.31/cwt	147.00–157.50	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	159.31/cwt	151.00–163.00	668	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	138.81/cwt	138.00–140.00	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	133.37/cwt	133.00–133.50	959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	428	144.97/cwt	144.00–146.00	620	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	130.56/cwt	128.00–134.00	881	12

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 Jul 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 776Last week 187Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 259Last week 82Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 9Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	472	132.00–146.00	140.96
25	—	565	127.00–139.00	131.93
4	—	725	118.00–122.00	118.97
19	—	378	140.00–150.00	142.35
13	—	429	136.00–150.00	141.81
4	—	663	122.00–130.50	127.93
4	—	325	137.00–150.00	141.88
28	—	519	130.00–141.00	138.51
21	—	624	124.00–134.50	129.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	149.00	149.00
4	—	566	151.50	151.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	144.00	144.00
6	—	372	157.00–157.50	157.25
2	—	570	141.00–142.00	141.50
1	—	420	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	109.00	109.00
2	—	525	119.00–126.00	122.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	563	157.25	157.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.38
6	—	515	136.00–140.00	138.65
4	—	824	111.00–123.00	118.90
22	—	612	130.00–139.00	135.80
3	—	315	180.00–191.00	185.33
4	—	459	147.00	147.00
9	—	419	151.00–163.00	159.31
5	—	576	138.00–140.00	138.81
4	—	719	133.00–133.50	133.37
1	—	785	122.00	122.00
12	—	675	128.00–134.00	130.56
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	128.00	128.00
1	—	390	151.00	151.00
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
3	—	340	147.00–157.50	152.31
2	—	428	144.00–146.00	144.97
1	—	570	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	193.00	193.00
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	180.00–194.00	182.90
1	—	995	121.00	121.00
19	—	474	164.00–181.00	174.73
8	—	542	151.00–152.00	151.50
5	—	773	145.50	145.50
1	—	635	146.00	146.00
5	—	659	147.00–153.00	149.24
13	—	570	156.00–163.00	160.99
8	—	362	176.00–186.00	184.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	629	158.00–165.00	160.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	844	169.00	169.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	121.00	121.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,045	60.00–69.00	65.24
1	—	1,160	73.50	73.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,380	68.00–80.50	73.16
1	—	1,450	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,185	69.00–81.00	75.85
8	—	1,308	82.50–90.00	85.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	115.00–118.00	116.46
9	—	1,904	104.00–110.00	108.30
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	86.50	86.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	850	875.00–940.00	923.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	900	875.00–950.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,180	860.00–1,075.00	945.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,141	875.00–1,135.00	955.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	650	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	943	775.00–975.00	911.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	981	880.00–1,120.00	1,001.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,270.00	1,270.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,241.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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