Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with no comparisons 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 $135.99/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$135.99

25 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$15.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.35

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	512	140.88	721	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	310	128.33	398	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	548	125.27	687	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.61/cwt here — about $34 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 sale25 hd

135.99

—

TN average11 barns · 2,850 hd

154.34

−18.35

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	1,293	110.44	1,428	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	86.69	1,128	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	81.68	1,154	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	74.51	840	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,505	117.00	1,761	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	800	$650	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 1-2Full	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	171.77/cwt	171.00–172.50	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	170.00/cwt	169.00–171.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	779	2
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	1,045	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	977	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	830	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	645	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	445	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	3
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	180.36/cwt	176.00–185.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	168.58/cwt	167.00–170.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	140.99/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,505	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,761	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	84.65/cwt	80.50–87.50	1,051	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,081	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	80.77/cwt	75.00–86.50	1,161	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	89.75/cwt	89.50–90.00	1,248	2
Bulls	—	—	1,293	110.44/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,428	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	74.51/cwt	71.50–79.00	840	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	132.51/cwt	131.00–134.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	150.26/cwt	148.00–151.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	122.90/cwt	119.00–127.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	293	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	772	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 Aug 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 174Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 84Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 14Year ago 7

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with no comparisons 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 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	168.00	168.00
2	—	330	171.00–172.50	171.77
2	—	410	169.00–171.00	170.00
2	—	490	159.00	159.00
2	—	568	148.00–149.00	148.51
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	92.00	92.00
1	—	480	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	181.00	181.00
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
2	—	325	176.00–185.00	180.36
2	—	423	167.00–170.00	168.58
2	—	815	137.00	137.00
3	—	773	139.00–145.00	140.99
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	144.00	144.00
1	—	720	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	186.00	186.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	977	85.00	85.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	69.00	69.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	142.00	142.00
1	—	355	146.00	146.00
1	—	995	101.00	101.00
4	—	485	151.00	151.00
2	—	578	131.00–134.00	132.51
1	—	540	138.00	138.00
4	—	420	148.00–151.00	150.26
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
5	—	293	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
2	—	580	119.00–127.00	122.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	117.00	117.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	80.50–87.50	84.65
2	—	1,390	89.50–90.00	89.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	89.00	89.00
8	—	1,438	75.00–86.50	80.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,128	71.50–79.00	74.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	104.00–117.00	110.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	650.00	650.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle