Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sharply lower overall, with slaughter bulls 6.00 to 10.00 lower. 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 $179.51/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −28.37 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$179.51

53 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$54.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.39

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	511	180.54	923	52
Medium and Large 2-3	690	126.00	869	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.54/cwt here — about $54 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

179.51

—

TN average8 barns · 778 hd

166.12

+13.39

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−28.37

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	—	Low	1,714	104.13	1,784	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	85.17	1,240	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	84.22	1,020	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,139	72.12	822	25

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)	900	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$720	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2-3	—	418	136.04/cwt	135.00–137.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	159.10/cwt	154.00–169.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	123.78/cwt	122.50–125.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	139.56/cwt	134.00–145.00	684	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,098	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,427	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	160.45/cwt	145.00–164.00	842	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	203.52/cwt	201.00–214.00	967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	128.02/cwt	120.00–132.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	173.29/cwt	170.00–175.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	173.30/cwt	168.00–179.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	148.18/cwt	140.00–157.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	506	6
Steers	Large 3	—	474	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	659	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	663	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	995	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	64.64/cwt	61.50–67.00	696	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	75.85/cwt	69.50–80.00	895	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	97.15/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,292	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	84.42/cwt	78.00–88.50	1,019	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	98.95/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,458	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	906	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	73.71/cwt	73.50–74.00	958	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	84.96/cwt	78.50–90.00	1,247	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	72.82/cwt	70.50–76.50	832	5
Bulls	—	—	1,380	89.59/cwt	87.50–92.00	1,236	2
Bulls	—	—	1,809	108.28/cwt	104.00–110.50	1,959	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	167.00/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	183.52/cwt	171.00–193.00	863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	208.15/cwt	197.00–220.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	214.69/cwt	209.00–225.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	188.44/cwt	181.00–199.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	172.67/cwt	171.00–175.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	179.04/cwt	175.50–184.00	967	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	194.33/cwt	180.00–205.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	175.86/cwt	174.00–176.50	997	4

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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 94Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 57Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 11

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sharply lower overall, with slaughter bulls 6.00 to 10.00 lower. 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 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	135.00–137.00	136.04
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
2	—	490	134.00–145.00	139.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	123.00	123.00
3	—	480	154.00–169.00	159.10
2	—	670	122.50–125.00	123.78
9	—	525	145.00–164.00	160.45
3	—	718	120.00–132.00	128.02
2	—	415	168.00–179.00	173.30
6	—	570	140.00–157.00	148.18
3	—	345	171.00–175.00	172.67
1	—	370	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	138.00	138.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	130.00	130.00
1	—	820	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	201.00–214.00	203.52
1	—	700	157.00	157.00
3	—	570	170.00–175.00	173.29
2	—	413	210.00	210.00
1	—	510	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	305	166.00	166.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	135.00	135.00
3	—	612	162.00–170.00	167.00
4	—	470	171.00–193.00	183.52
4	—	315	197.00–220.00	208.15
4	—	375	209.00–225.00	214.69
3	—	438	181.00–199.00	188.44
1	—	1,115	94.00	94.00
12	—	540	175.50–184.00	179.04
3	—	268	180.00–205.00	194.33
4	—	567	174.00–176.50	175.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	663	150.00	150.00
1	—	735	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	237.50	237.50
3	—	467	197.00	197.00
1	—	320	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,077	61.50–67.00	64.64
15	—	1,180	69.50–80.00	75.85
1	—	1,085	83.50	83.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	92.00–106.00	97.15
27	—	1,207	78.00–88.50	84.42
5	—	1,142	70.50–76.50	72.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	94.00–103.00	98.95
2	—	1,300	73.50–74.00	73.71
22	—	1,468	78.50–90.00	84.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	87.50–92.00	89.59
7	—	1,809	104.00–110.50	108.28

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	720.00	720.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle