Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaker and boning cows mostly steady with lean cows 5.00 higher. No comparisons available for slaughter bulls or 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 $178.35/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$178.35

24 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$19.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.79

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	489	179.15	876	23
Small and Medium 1-2	410	160.00	656	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.15/cwt here — about $220 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 sale24 hd

178.35

—

TN average9 barns · 1,996 hd

175.56

+2.79

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	1,695	118.06	2,001	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	90.47	1,371	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	88.40	1,154	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,175	76.30	897	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,095	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$890	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1-2	—	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	170.68/cwt	170.00–171.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	148.75/cwt	144.00–157.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,401	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	610	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	171.82/cwt	168.00–177.50	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	920	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	353	109.10/cwt	102.50–112.50	385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	217.43/cwt	210.00–225.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	198.48/cwt	197.00–200.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	233.57/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	176.99/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	487	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	974	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	196.51/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	87.18/cwt	81.50–93.50	1,106	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,694	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	123.59/cwt	121.00–125.00	2,181	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,408	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	731	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	89.38/cwt	81.50–95.00	1,353	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	78.56/cwt	71.00–84.00	931	5

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 Mar 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 123Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 59Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 18

Compared to last week, breaker and boning cows mostly steady with lean cows 5.00 higher. No comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	210.00	210.00
2	—	770	182.00	182.00
1	—	425	227.50	227.50
1	—	535	218.00	218.00
1	—	395	233.00	233.00
1	—	475	229.00	229.00
2	—	268	210.00–225.00	217.43
3	—	708	192.00	192.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	197.00–200.00	198.48
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	231.00–236.00	233.57
1	—	340	235.00	235.00
2	—	633	174.00–180.00	176.99
3	—	558	197.00	197.00
3	—	525	180.00–205.00	196.51
1	—	425	209.00	209.00
1	—	750	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	170.00–171.00	170.68
1	—	390	176.00	176.00
1	—	325	205.00	205.00
1	—	210	185.00	185.00
4	—	606	144.00–157.00	148.75
3	—	488	168.00–177.50	171.82
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
1	—	440	217.00	217.00
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	487	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	102.50–112.50	109.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	890.00	890.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	990.00	990.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,269	81.50–93.50	87.18
1	—	1,490	94.50	94.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	110.00	110.00
18	—	1,514	81.50–95.00	89.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	65.00	65.00
5	—	1,185	71.00–84.00	78.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	121.00–125.00	123.59
1	—	1,555	107.00	107.00

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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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