Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaker and boning cows 6.00 higher, with lean cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 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 $129.09/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$129.09

23 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.63

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	360	130.00	468	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	506	129.96	657	21
Small and Medium 1-2	285	110.00	314	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $155 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 sale23 hd

129.09

—

TN average11 barns · 3,090 hd

141.72

−12.63

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	1,665	100.75	1,677	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	77.08	918	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	74.42	1,000	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	65.21	653	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	109.73	1,536	2thin

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	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$870	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,100	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
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	143.48/cwt	139.00–155.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	134.85/cwt	132.00–136.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	144.11/cwt	140.00–148.50	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,188	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	143.66/cwt	136.00–150.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	128.59/cwt	124.00–133.00	671	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	159.49/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	147.03/cwt	144.00–150.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.52/cwt	126.00–127.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	975	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,004	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	785	81.92/cwt	72.00–91.00	643	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	62.63/cwt	59.50–70.00	658	9
Bulls	—	—	1,665	100.75/cwt	94.50–105.00	1,677	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	72.29/cwt	67.50–78.00	873	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,132	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	793	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	74.40/cwt	71.50–78.00	1,002	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	553	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,400	109.73/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,536	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 Nov 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 165Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 77Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 46

Compared to last week, breaker and boning cows 6.00 higher, with lean cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 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 — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	139.00–155.00	143.48
2	—	665	126.00–130.00	128.00
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
1	—	750	113.00	113.00
5	—	535	132.00–136.00	134.85
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
1	—	640	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	140.00–148.50	144.11
3	—	327	136.00–150.00	143.66
5	—	522	124.00–133.00	128.59
1	—	475	134.00	134.00
1	—	775	119.00	119.00
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
2	—	430	130.00–132.00	130.97
2	—	625	120.00–121.00	120.49
2	—	575	126.00–127.00	126.52
1	—	685	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	150.00–152.00	151.00
4	—	363	172.00	172.00
4	—	921	129.00	129.00
1	—	505	156.00	156.00
2	—	638	158.00–161.00	159.49
2	—	480	144.00–150.00	147.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	103.00	103.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	72.00–91.00	81.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	84.50	84.50
1	—	1,230	64.50	64.50
10	—	1,347	71.50–78.00	74.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,050	59.50–70.00	62.63
1	—	1,005	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,208	67.50–78.00	72.29
1	—	1,265	89.50	89.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,665	94.50–105.00	100.75
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	106.00–114.00	109.73

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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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

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