Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 higher, with slaughter bulls mostly steady. 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 $130.81/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$130.81

27 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$16.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.39

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	552	132.54	732	24
Small and Medium 1-2	380	117.50	447	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	490	116.00	568	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.54/cwt here — about $164 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 sale27 hd

130.81

—

TN average10 barns · 1,754 hd

145.20

−14.39

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	2,017	101.88	2,055	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	71.31	890	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	66.92	972	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	62.65	714	11

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)	—	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$963	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	—	$720	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-2	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	127.47/cwt	126.00–129.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	144.42/cwt	140.00–149.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	136.62/cwt	132.00–139.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	151.53/cwt	150.00–153.00	712	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	746	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	156.96/cwt	150.00–159.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	164.97/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	129.82/cwt	127.00–132.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	756	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	962.50/head	875.00–1,050.00	963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,290	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	2,118	1
Bulls	—	—	2,115	100.44/cwt	97.00–104.00	2,124	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,926	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	67.91/cwt	64.00–70.00	977	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	930	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	69.42/cwt	63.50–73.50	844	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	76.05/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,008	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	62.65/cwt	57.00–68.00	714	11

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 Dec 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 60Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 39Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 9

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 higher, 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	190.00	190.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
2	—	663	126.00–129.00	127.47
2	—	535	140.00–149.00	144.42
2	—	445	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,075	97.00	97.00
2	—	743	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	126.00	126.00
2	—	918	127.00	127.00
1	—	385	204.00	204.00
1	—	455	164.00	164.00
6	—	509	150.00–159.00	156.96
3	—	620	163.00–166.00	164.97
1	—	560	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	149.00	149.00
2	—	470	150.00–153.00	151.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	624	132.00–139.00	136.62
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	122.50	122.50
1	—	405	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,010	104.00	104.00
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	700	127.00	127.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
3	—	622	129.00–130.00	129.66
5	—	474	127.00–132.00	129.82
5	—	556	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	121.00	121.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–1,050.00	962.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,290	92.50	92.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,115	97.00–104.00	100.44
2	—	1,783	108.00	108.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,439	64.00–70.00	67.91
1	—	1,550	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,216	63.50–73.50	69.42
4	—	1,326	75.00–77.00	76.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,140	57.00–68.00	62.65

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle