Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with 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 $132.36/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$132.36

36 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$174

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

$3.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.90

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	313	133.00	416	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	529	132.96	703	28
Medium and Large 2-3	456	129.33	590	6thin

One grade step is worth $3.67/cwt here — about −$174 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

132.36

—

TN average8 barns · 1,162 hd

146.26

−13.90

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	1,665	106.00	1,765	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	80.38	1,175	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	80.00	950	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	68.17	738	11

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)	1,217	$992	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$980	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,700	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1-2Fancy	—	500	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	159.32/cwt	159.00–160.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	113.45/cwt	110.00–117.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	142.57/cwt	140.00–146.00	763	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	170.74/cwt	170.00–171.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	144.20/cwt	136.00–152.50	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	133.93/cwt	128.00–139.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	595	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,000	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	350	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	149.73/cwt	144.00–158.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	141.31/cwt	135.00–144.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	126.85/cwt	123.00–137.00	728	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	121.16/cwt	118.00–126.00	807	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	210	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	590	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	137.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	129.99/cwt	128.00–136.00	797	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	980.00/head	975.00–990.00	980	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	991.67/head	900.00–1,040.00	992	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	897	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,765	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	979	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	78.90/cwt	75.50–83.50	944	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	78.38/cwt	73.50–84.00	1,172	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	87.87/cwt	85.50–90.00	1,176	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	67.09/cwt	62.50–74.50	723	10

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 776Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 259Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 83Year ago 10

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	159.00–160.00	159.32
2	—	828	110.00–117.00	113.45
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
7	—	535	140.00–146.00	142.57
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
6	—	666	118.00–126.00	121.16
1	—	890	116.00	116.00
1	—	430	144.00	144.00
2	—	570	130.00–145.00	137.50
1	—	925	109.00	109.00
7	—	613	128.00–136.00	129.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	152.00	152.00
2	—	453	179.00	179.00
4	—	415	170.00–171.00	170.74
4	—	555	144.00–158.00	149.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	141.00	141.00
5	—	476	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	136.00–152.50	144.20
5	—	527	128.00–139.00	133.93
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	129.00	129.00
5	—	464	135.00–144.00	141.31
11	—	574	123.00–137.00	126.85
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
2	—	688	119.00–120.00	119.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	128.00	128.00
1	—	210	138.00	138.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	92.50	92.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,700	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	975.00–990.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,217	900.00–1,040.00	991.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	79.00	79.00
10	—	1,078	62.50–74.50	67.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	85.50	85.50
5	—	1,196	75.50–83.50	78.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,495	73.50–84.00	78.38
4	—	1,338	85.50–90.00	87.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	106.00	106.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle