Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaker cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher, with boning cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, lean cows 4.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls 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 $162.99/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$162.99

30 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$24.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

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	516	164.63	849	28
Small and Medium 1-2	430	140.00	602	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.63/cwt here — about $247 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 sale30 hd

162.99

—

TN average10 barns · 2,421 hd

166.13

−3.14

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	1,638	104.69	1,715	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	88.18	1,259	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	84.20	981	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	67.56	697	14

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,130	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	595	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	183.38/cwt	178.00–187.50	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	184.00/cwt	180.00–188.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,050	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	180.97/cwt	180.00–182.00	950	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	166.42/cwt	160.00–170.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4Full	—	518	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	350	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4Full	—	640	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	365	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4Full	—	455	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	159.24/cwt	155.00–162.50	745	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	168.33/cwt	165.00–171.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	178.49/cwt	178.00–179.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	540	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	170.24/cwt	165.00–176.00	626	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	435	148.95/cwt	140.00–157.50	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	205.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	782	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	520	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	161.97/cwt	161.00–165.00	948	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	181.24/cwt	172.00–190.00	866	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,130.00/head	1,080.00–1,180.00	1,130	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,125	2
Bulls	—	—	1,681	105.72/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,777	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	82.68/cwt	77.00–90.50	960	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,258	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	60.76/cwt	58.50–63.50	570	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	86.76/cwt	81.50–95.00	1,238	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	100.47/cwt	97.00–105.50	1,439	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,062	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,307	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	958	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	69.26/cwt	65.00–75.00	730	9

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 194Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 147Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	200.00	200.00
1	—	595	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	178.00–187.50	183.38
2	—	540	180.00–188.00	184.00
2	—	630	150.00	150.00
2	—	808	130.00	130.00
1	—	695	150.00	150.00
3	—	380	200.00–210.00	205.72
4	—	585	161.00–165.00	161.97
2	—	478	172.00–190.00	181.24
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	162.50	162.50
1	—	370	182.50	182.50
1	—	445	169.00	169.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	180.00–182.00	180.97
1	—	335	217.50	217.50
1	—	420	220.00	220.00
1	—	670	171.00	171.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	185.00	185.00
1	—	425	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	160.00–170.00	166.42
3	—	468	155.00–162.50	159.24
5	—	578	165.00–171.00	168.33
1	—	610	173.00	173.00
3	—	752	141.00	141.00
2	—	408	178.00–179.00	178.49
2	—	328	180.00–185.00	182.40
2	—	368	165.00–176.00	170.24
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	180.00	180.00
1	—	530	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	147.00	147.00
2	—	435	140.00–157.50	148.95
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	67.50	67.50
1	—	640	57.00	57.00
3	—	455	70.00	70.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,080.00–1,180.00	1,130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,681	103.00–110.00	105.72
1	—	1,340	97.50	97.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,161	77.00–90.50	82.68
1	—	1,210	104.00	104.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	938	58.50–63.50	60.76
1	—	1,205	79.50	79.50
9	—	1,054	65.00–75.00	69.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,427	81.50–95.00	86.76
3	—	1,432	97.00–105.50	100.47
1	—	1,435	74.00	74.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle