Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $160.83/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −47.05 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$160.83

30 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$39.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.72

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	520	164.68	856	25
Medium and Large 2-3	467	152.33	711	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	595	125.50	747	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.18/cwt here — about $110 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 sale30 hd

160.83

—

TN average8 barns · 894 hd

156.12

+4.72

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−47.05

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	1,462	114.59	1,676	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	98.31	1,262	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	93.32	1,298	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,135	83.58	948	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,380	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$875	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$790	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	550	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	134.91/cwt	130.00–145.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	163.92/cwt	160.00–170.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	158.92/cwt	156.00–162.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	138.61/cwt	137.00–142.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	158.49/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	535	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	167.00/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	133.30/cwt	131.00–135.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	911	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	156.39/cwt	149.00–160.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	167.93/cwt	166.00–170.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	161.01/cwt	160.00–163.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	775	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,173	84.56/cwt	82.50–86.50	992	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	82.05/cwt	77.00–89.50	914	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	106.06/cwt	103.00–109.50	1,490	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	92.18/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,226	13
Bulls	—	—	1,648	126.89/cwt	122.00–130.00	2,091	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	104.87/cwt	100.00–110.50	1,403	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	88.76/cwt	83.00–96.50	1,070	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,845	85.82/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,583	3
Bulls	—	—	1,673	112.42/cwt	109.50–115.00	1,881	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,165	106.98/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,246	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,050.00/head	1,010.00–1,090.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,200.00/head	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,200	2
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	198.97/cwt	197.00–200.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	196.33/cwt	190.00–210.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	917	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 172Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 9Year ago 0

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	148.00	148.00
1	—	480	170.00	170.00
1	—	505	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	130.00–145.00	134.91
2	—	330	170.00	170.00
1	—	355	174.00	174.00
1	—	800	130.00	130.00
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
5	—	426	160.00–170.00	163.92
2	—	463	156.00–162.00	158.92
3	—	534	137.00–142.00	138.61
3	—	630	131.00–135.00	133.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	195.00	195.00
3	—	558	149.00–160.00	156.39
2	—	415	166.00–170.00	167.93
1	—	990	100.00	100.00
3	—	368	197.00–200.00	198.97
1	—	485	169.00	169.00
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
3	—	332	190.00–210.00	196.33
2	—	603	155.00–157.00	156.00
1	—	730	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	156.00	156.00
2	—	758	120.00–122.00	121.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	129.00	129.00
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	160.00–163.00	161.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	143.00–145.00	144.00
1	—	360	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	158.00–159.00	158.49
1	—	580	164.00	164.00
1	—	500	183.00	183.00
3	—	627	160.00–172.00	167.00
1	—	465	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	82.50–86.50	84.56
5	—	1,405	103.00–109.50	106.06
13	—	1,330	88.00–97.00	92.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	105.00	105.00
14	—	1,114	77.00–89.50	82.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,338	100.00–110.50	104.87
11	—	1,205	83.00–96.50	88.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,845	85.00–87.50	85.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	122.00–130.00	126.89
3	—	1,673	109.50–115.00	112.42
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,165	102.00–110.00	106.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,010.00–1,090.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,380.00	1,380.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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