Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trends are not available in feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls were too few to trend, however, a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.50/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$144.50

53 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$140

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

$14.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.23

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	505	146.14	738	45
Medium and Large 2-3	416	135.77	564	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	665	132.00	878	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.14/cwt here — about −$140 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 sale53 hd

144.50

—

TN average8 barns · 1,549 hd

156.73

−12.23

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	1,719	104.21	1,791	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	75.76	1,036	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	74.46	949	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	57.22	613	8thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2-3	—	380	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	153.03/cwt	151.00–154.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	145.25/cwt	141.00–149.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	139.71/cwt	135.00–146.00	664	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	899	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	115.79/cwt	112.00–117.00	455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	435	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	192.20/cwt	185.00–200.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	152.47/cwt	151.00–154.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	151.67/cwt	149.00–154.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	206.40/cwt	200.00–210.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	152.15/cwt	149.00–157.50	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	154.94/cwt	150.00–163.00	803	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	57.34/cwt	54.00–63.50	593	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	75.76/cwt	71.50–80.50	1,036	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	75.16/cwt	69.50–81.50	958	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	85.72/cwt	83.00–91.50	1,209	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	48.78/cwt	46.00–51.50	480	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,425	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,047	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	101.28/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,649	3
Bulls	—	—	1,990	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,249	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	66.81/cwt	63.50–68.50	802	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	137.67/cwt	137.00–139.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	170.12/cwt	150.00–180.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	135.40/cwt	128.00–142.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	134.13/cwt	130.00–142.50	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	149.96/cwt	148.00–152.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	155.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	733	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	165.51/cwt	159.00–169.00	601	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 Jan 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 148Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 54Year ago 59

Compared to last week, trends are not available in feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls were too few to trend, however, a higher undertone was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	136.00	136.00
1	—	445	202.00	202.00
1	—	850	128.00	128.00
2	—	375	185.00–200.00	192.20
2	—	583	151.00–154.00	152.47
3	—	638	149.00–154.00	151.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	393	112.00–117.00	115.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	141.00	141.00
3	—	658	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	151.00–154.00	153.03
1	—	1,210	107.00	107.00
1	—	605	124.00	124.00
4	—	309	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,083	101.00	101.00
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
13	—	475	135.00–146.00	139.71
6	—	583	128.00–142.00	135.40
2	—	525	148.00–152.00	149.96
3	—	363	159.00–169.00	165.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	141.00–149.00	145.25
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
3	—	418	130.00–142.50	134.13
1	—	465	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	169.00	169.00
2	—	625	135.00	135.00
2	—	473	150.00–160.00	155.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	200.00–210.00	206.40
3	—	568	149.00–157.50	152.15
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
3	—	518	150.00–163.00	154.94
2	—	325	220.00	220.00
1	—	810	113.00	113.00
1	—	480	155.00	155.00
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
3	—	430	150.00–180.00	170.12
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	137.00–139.00	137.67
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
1	—	460	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,035	54.00–63.50	57.34
2	—	983	46.00–51.50	48.78
1	—	1,425	73.50	73.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,367	71.50–80.50	75.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,274	69.50–81.50	75.16
4	—	1,410	83.00–91.50	85.72
7	—	1,200	63.50–68.50	66.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	95.00–107.00	101.28
1	—	1,990	113.00	113.00

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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