Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 5.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher. No comparisons available for 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 $141.44/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$141.44

61 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$13.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.30

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	547	141.87	776	59
Small and Medium 1-2	440	128.50	565	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.37/cwt here — about $211 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 sale61 hd

141.44

—

TN average8 barns · 2,083 hd

150.73

−9.30

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	1,672	117.08	1,958	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	87.50	1,055	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	80.83	1,172	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	72.40	766	10

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)	1,300	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	870	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	128.98/cwt	124.00–131.00	864	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	152.82/cwt	141.00–156.00	643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	139.18/cwt	135.00–143.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	148.21/cwt	142.00–156.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	139.38/cwt	135.00–150.00	719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	845	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	475	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	134.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	965	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	170.19/cwt	160.00–178.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	132.30/cwt	131.00–134.00	830	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	197.47/cwt	194.00–201.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.66/cwt	125.00–126.00	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	854	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	885	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	81.21/cwt	77.00–88.50	1,186	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	100.50/cwt	91.50–108.00	1,135	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	82.45/cwt	77.50–89.00	1,018	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	72.40/cwt	68.00–79.50	766	10
Bulls	—	—	1,848	111.96/cwt	107.50–121.00	2,069	5
Bulls	—	—	1,785	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	135.33/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,043	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,165	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,229	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	161.02/cwt	158.00–162.00	863	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	131.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	882	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	126.60/cwt	122.00–129.00	980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	187.43/cwt	182.50–192.50	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	159.27/cwt	158.00–160.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	160.36/cwt	153.00–169.00	587	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	142.31/cwt	141.00–143.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,309	2

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 164Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 55Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 9

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 5.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 5.00 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
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	127.00	127.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	152.00	152.00
2	—	508	152.00–155.00	153.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	121.00	121.00
7	—	670	124.00–131.00	128.98
12	—	421	141.00–156.00	152.82
6	—	568	135.00–143.00	139.18
7	—	482	142.00–156.00	148.21
8	—	516	135.00–150.00	139.38
7	—	619	130.00–140.00	134.27
1	—	940	124.00	124.00
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
4	—	366	153.00–169.00	160.36
1	—	975	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	140.00	140.00
1	—	525	161.00	161.00
2	—	763	153.00	153.00
4	—	483	160.00–178.00	170.19
2	—	935	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	173.00	173.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	131.00–134.00	132.30
2	—	328	194.00–201.00	197.47
3	—	720	125.00–126.00	125.66
1	—	480	178.00	178.00
1	—	440	180.00	180.00
7	—	536	158.00–162.00	161.02
4	—	671	130.00–135.00	131.46
3	—	774	122.00–129.00	126.60
2	—	355	182.50–192.50	187.43
4	—	564	158.00–160.00	159.27
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	146.00	146.00
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
1	—	575	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	155.00	155.00
3	—	578	141.00–143.00	142.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	72.50	72.50
22	—	1,461	77.00–88.50	81.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,129	91.50–108.00	100.50
18	—	1,235	77.50–89.00	82.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,058	68.00–79.50	72.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,848	107.50–121.00	111.96
1	—	1,785	99.50	99.50
3	—	1,510	132.00–139.00	135.33
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	105.50	105.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	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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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