Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls mostly steady. 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 $133.25/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −74.62 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$133.25

46 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$184

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

$12.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.49

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	418	145.50	607	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	596	132.70	791	44

One grade step is worth $12.80/cwt here — about −$184 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 sale46 hd

133.25

—

TN average8 barns · 1,100 hd

134.74

−1.49

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−74.62

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	2,105	96.24	2,026	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	67.24	766	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	66.32	945	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	59.25	645	20

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$1,000	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$810	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$710	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$640	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,400	$1,000	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	126.28/cwt	115.00–132.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	126.83/cwt	120.00–131.00	676	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	169.60/cwt	160.00–179.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	114.34/cwt	110.00–119.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	94.98/cwt	92.00–97.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	745	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	126.67/cwt	124.00–132.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,090	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	546	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	530	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	543	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	112.19/cwt	106.00–116.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	59.25/cwt	54.00–65.00	645	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	66.32/cwt	62.00–72.00	945	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	67.24/cwt	64.00–70.50	766	15
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,410	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	2,181	1
Bulls	—	—	2,029	97.67/cwt	91.50–102.00	1,982	4
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	640.00/head	640.00–640.00	640	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,000.00/head	875.00–1,100.00	1,000	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,400	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	144.71/cwt	141.00–150.00	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	125.57/cwt	122.00–130.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	126.20/cwt	120.00–136.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	148.31/cwt	147.00–150.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	165.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	123.40/cwt	119.00–125.00	829	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	164.34/cwt	159.00–170.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	117.94/cwt	115.00–121.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	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 Oct 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 190Year ago 257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 72Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 9

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	160.00–179.00	169.60
1	—	630	153.00	153.00
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
1	—	765	133.00	133.00
1	—	845	129.00	129.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	255	133.00	133.00
4	—	668	115.00–132.00	126.28
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
12	—	533	120.00–131.00	126.83
3	—	725	110.00–119.00	114.34
1	—	380	144.00	144.00
3	—	920	92.00–97.00	94.98
3	—	623	119.00–120.00	119.66
3	—	475	124.00–132.00	126.67
2	—	578	115.00–121.00	117.94
1	—	965	95.00	95.00
1	—	765	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	116.00	116.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	95.00	95.00
1	—	530	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	724	106.00–116.00	112.19
1	—	885	91.00	91.00
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
7	—	524	141.00–150.00	144.71
5	—	623	122.00–130.00	125.57
3	—	562	120.00–136.00	126.20
1	—	375	152.50	152.50
1	—	840	94.00	94.00
3	—	478	147.00–150.00	148.31
2	—	425	160.00–170.00	165.12
7	—	672	119.00–125.00	123.40
1	—	1,070	90.00	90.00
2	—	335	159.00–170.00	164.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
1	—	550	157.00	157.00
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	131.00	131.00
1	—	290	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,089	54.00–65.00	59.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,425	62.00–72.00	66.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,139	64.00–70.50	67.24
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,410	90.50	90.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,029	91.50–102.00	97.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	640.00	640.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,360	875.00–1,100.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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