Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher 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 $140.13/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −67.74 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$140.13

39 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$38.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

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	141.95	776	37
Medium and Large 2-3	730	110.00	803	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	740	103.00	762	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.95/cwt here — about $14 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 sale39 hd

140.13

—

TN average9 barns · 1,053 hd

140.79

−0.65

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−67.74

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	1,661	96.30	1,600	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	69.61	954	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	66.27	770	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	63.59	619	4thin

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)	700	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	750	$740	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	750	$600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1-2	—	413	136.47/cwt	131.00–142.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	128.49/cwt	125.00–131.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	141.96/cwt	140.00–144.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	121.38/cwt	115.00–128.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	140.51/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	150.29/cwt	144.00–155.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	151.01/cwt	145.00–154.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	152.74/cwt	149.00–160.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	131.51/cwt	129.00–133.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	146.05/cwt	139.00–154.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	130.55/cwt	124.00–137.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	151.33/cwt	149.00–155.00	731	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	140.03/cwt	136.00–144.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	138.91/cwt	135.00–142.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	157.64/cwt	149.00–164.00	676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	125.26/cwt	124.00–127.00	784	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	473	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	166.91/cwt	159.00–175.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	123.74/cwt	118.00–128.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	147.51/cwt	140.00–155.00	698	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	129.14/cwt	124.00–134.00	798	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	61.79/cwt	57.00–67.50	622	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	66.90/cwt	64.00–72.50	761	6
Bulls	—	—	1,661	96.30/cwt	91.50–102.50	1,600	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	870	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	819	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	68.43/cwt	63.00–73.00	933	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	77.05/cwt	75.00–78.50	1,088	3

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 Nov 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 228Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 117Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 20Year ago 17

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	131.00–142.00	136.47
4	—	570	125.00–131.00	128.49
2	—	378	140.00–144.00	141.96
1	—	775	114.00	114.00
2	—	668	115.00–128.00	121.38
4	—	476	129.00–133.00	131.51
4	—	326	139.00–154.00	146.05
8	—	516	124.00–137.00	130.55
4	—	626	124.00–127.00	125.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	138.00–143.00	140.51
8	—	526	144.00–155.00	150.29
4	—	612	145.00–154.00	151.01
4	—	561	149.00–160.00	152.74
3	—	362	165.00	165.00
3	—	483	149.00–155.00	151.33
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	86.00	86.00
4	—	526	136.00–144.00	140.03
1	—	1,060	95.00	95.00
3	—	567	135.00–142.00	138.91
5	—	429	149.00–164.00	157.64
2	—	708	116.00–118.00	117.00
5	—	377	159.00–175.00	166.91
1	—	870	103.00	103.00
3	—	668	118.00–128.00	123.74
8	—	473	140.00–155.00	147.51
2	—	618	124.00–134.00	129.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	160.00–165.00	162.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	110.00	110.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,007	57.00–67.50	61.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,137	64.00–72.50	66.90
1	—	1,310	62.50	62.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,364	63.00–73.00	68.43
3	—	1,412	75.00–78.50	77.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,661	91.50–102.50	96.30

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

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

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