Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall, with no comparisons for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted. No comparisons for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts as well, but a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.62/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$134.62

32 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$20.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.66

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	523	138.41	724	26
Small and Medium 1-2	446	118.20	527	6thin

One grade step is worth $20.21/cwt here — about $197 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 sale32 hd

134.62

—

TN average9 barns · 2,599 hd

158.28

−23.66

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	1,752	103.79	1,818	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	75.99	998	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,604	75.51	1,211	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,176	67.93	799	13
Dairy Heifers	Standard	Average	1,240	75.00	930	1thin
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,455	78.00	1,135	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$910	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$770	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$803	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2Fancy	—	490	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	834	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	645	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	664	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	438	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	288	153.08/cwt	150.00–156.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	124.97/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	143.30/cwt	139.00–149.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	141.62/cwt	140.00–144.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	132.60/cwt	130.00–136.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	194.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	854	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	605	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,160	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	142.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,092	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	169.48/cwt	168.00–171.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	206.69/cwt	200.00–213.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	140.25/cwt	132.00–149.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Dairy Heifers	Standard	—	1,240	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	930	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	63.00/cwt	62.00–64.00	721	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	68.83/cwt	66.50–73.00	814	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	974	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,420	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	74.97/cwt	70.50–79.50	980	23
Dairy Steers	Standard	—	1,455	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,135	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	993	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	75.56/cwt	71.50–80.00	1,213	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	83.87/cwt	81.50–85.00	1,098	4
Bulls	—	—	1,737	102.70/cwt	98.50–107.00	1,784	5
Bulls	—	—	1,955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,346	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,511	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	802.50/head	780.00–825.00	803	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	155.43/cwt	150.00–158.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	141.79/cwt	135.00–149.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	143.93/cwt	140.00–148.00	806	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	153.88/cwt	151.00–157.00	585	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	260	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	144.39/cwt	141.00–148.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	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 Jan 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 71Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 93Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 2Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	103.00	103.00
2	—	438	110.00–120.00	115.09
1	—	535	117.00	117.00
1	—	360	132.00	132.00
1	—	260	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	150.00–156.00	153.08
1	—	590	118.00	118.00
1	—	505	131.00	131.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	139.00–149.00	143.30
3	—	465	140.00–144.00	141.62
3	—	623	130.00–136.00	132.60
4	—	686	125.00	125.00
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
2	—	413	141.00–148.00	144.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	103.00	103.00
1	—	225	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	168.00–171.00	169.48
2	—	335	200.00–213.00	206.69
3	—	618	132.00–149.00	140.25
3	—	539	150.00–158.00	155.43
1	—	465	164.00	164.00
2	—	675	135.00–149.00	141.79
2	—	560	140.00–148.00	143.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	185.00	185.00
1	—	330	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	151.00–157.00	153.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	123.00–126.00	124.97
1	—	480	201.00	201.00
1	—	715	140.00	140.00
1	—	650	161.00	161.00
2	—	438	190.00–200.00	194.91
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	143.00	143.00
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,160	120.00	120.00
2	—	865	140.00	140.00
3	—	767	140.00–147.00	142.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	62.00–64.00	63.00
11	—	1,182	66.50–73.00	68.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	66.50	66.50
1	—	1,700	83.50	83.50
22	—	1,606	71.50–80.00	75.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,307	70.50–79.50	74.97
1	—	1,460	68.00	68.00
4	—	1,309	81.50–85.00	83.87
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	78.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,737	98.50–107.00	102.70
1	—	1,955	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,625	93.00	93.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	780.00–825.00	802.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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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