Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $158.38/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −49.49 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$158.38

38 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$18.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.06

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	559	158.88	888	37
Small and Medium 1-2	475	140.00	665	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $223 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 sale38 hd

158.38

—

TN average8 barns · 649 hd

158.32

+0.06

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−49.49

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	1,641	111.54	1,830	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	85.11	1,191	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	83.91	990	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,122	74.27	833	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,283	114.18	1,465	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,330	116.86	1,554	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	400	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	735	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	167.86/cwt	161.00–170.00	831	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	129.49/cwt	126.00–132.00	882	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	265	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	411	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	918	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	150.65/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	850	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	149.51/cwt	149.00–150.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	146.07/cwt	142.00–150.00	625	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,330	116.86/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	775	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,283	114.18/cwt	108.00–121.00	1,465	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	82.39/cwt	77.50–86.00	989	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,314	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	111.54/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,830	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	986	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	66.18/cwt	64.50–67.50	647	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	77.74/cwt	73.50–81.50	920	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	84.12/cwt	79.00–89.50	1,180	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	165.49/cwt	157.00–170.00	932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	143.38/cwt	134.00–146.50	928	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	125.54/cwt	124.00–127.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	189.50/cwt	180.00–194.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	150.84/cwt	145.00–157.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	154.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	135.17/cwt	132.00–140.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	575	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	139.77/cwt	133.00–142.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	147.51/cwt	147.00–149.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	152.02/cwt	148.00–157.00	730	4

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 Sep 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 129Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 67Year ago 78

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. No comparisons available for 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	—	400	205.00	205.00
1	—	735	148.00	148.00
2	—	520	169.00–170.00	169.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	495	161.00–170.00	167.86
4	—	681	126.00–132.00	129.49
1	—	380	204.00	204.00
5	—	563	157.00–170.00	165.49
4	—	647	134.00–146.50	143.38
2	—	725	124.00–127.00	125.54
1	—	780	123.00	123.00
4	—	419	180.00–194.00	189.50
6	—	521	150.00–160.00	154.07
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
1	—	265	155.00	155.00
2	—	918	120.00–124.00	122.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	154.00	154.00
3	—	772	149.00–153.00	150.65
2	—	630	149.00–150.00	149.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	144.00	144.00
1	—	480	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
1	—	850	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	131.00	131.00
1	—	755	126.00	126.00
2	—	308	160.00	160.00
2	—	428	142.00–150.00	146.07
2	—	380	145.00–157.00	150.84
6	—	568	132.00–140.00	135.17
4	—	655	133.00–142.00	139.77
4	—	522	147.00–149.00	147.51
4	—	480	148.00–157.00	152.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	115.00–119.00	116.86
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	108.00–121.00	114.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,200	77.50–86.00	82.39
1	—	1,060	93.00	93.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	97.00	97.00
12	—	1,403	79.00–89.50	84.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	64.50–67.50	66.18
7	—	1,184	73.50–81.50	77.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,641	106.00–116.00	111.54

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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