Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 7.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone noted.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $192.79/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −15.09 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$192.79

40 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$29.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

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	477	202.30	965	27
Medium and Large 2-3	520	173.33	901	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	442	172.97	764	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.33/cwt here — about $201 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 sale40 hd

192.79

—

TN average9 barns · 994 hd

195.17

−2.37

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−15.09

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	1,429	114.98	1,643	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	94.52	1,333	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	91.74	1,041	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	77.97	797	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,238	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2	—	571	200.30/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,144	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	216.15/cwt	210.00–220.00	811	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	215	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	473	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	183.43/cwt	177.00–190.00	972	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	183.27/cwt	180.00–185.00	856	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	685	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	177.35/cwt	175.00–180.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	185.98/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	211.79/cwt	197.50–216.00	909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	215.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	218.47/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,230	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	205	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	390	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	325	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	194.96/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	197.47/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	403	192.41/cwt	177.50–207.50	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,049	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	77.58/cwt	75.00–80.50	791	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	96.36/cwt	92.50–102.00	1,371	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	90.73/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,008	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,063	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,212	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	114.39/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,516	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	85.29/cwt	85.00–85.50	1,151	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,879	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	108.05/cwt	105.50–110.00	1,648	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	615	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	163.28/cwt	145.00–180.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	222.12/cwt	210.00–230.00	935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	615	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	197.51/cwt	190.00–215.00	545	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	610	156.25/cwt	137.50–175.00	953	2

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 124Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 57Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	194.00–210.00	200.30
2	—	638	190.00–205.00	197.47
1	—	650	180.00	180.00
1	—	385	255.00	255.00
1	—	710	159.00	159.00
1	—	330	210.00	210.00
4	—	421	210.00–230.00	222.12
1	—	460	195.00	195.00
1	—	520	200.00	200.00
1	—	840	149.00	149.00
6	—	276	190.00–215.00	197.51
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	177.50–207.50	192.41
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
1	—	280	185.00	185.00
3	—	470	145.00–180.00	163.28
1	—	395	172.50	172.50
2	—	610	137.50–175.00	156.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	185.00	185.00
1	—	660	160.00	160.00
1	—	545	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	210.00–220.00	216.15
7	—	530	177.00–190.00	183.43
3	—	467	180.00–185.00	183.27
1	—	610	175.00	175.00
3	—	580	182.00–188.00	185.98
7	—	429	197.50–216.00	211.79
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	185.00	185.00
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
1	—	450	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	170.00	170.00
1	—	615	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	205.00	205.00
1	—	470	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	175.00	175.00
2	—	373	175.00–180.00	177.35
1	—	560	167.00	167.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	205.00	205.00
1	—	205	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	210.00–220.00	215.08
2	—	563	211.00–226.00	218.47
2	—	678	185.00–205.00	194.96
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	88.50	88.50
4	—	1,020	75.00–80.50	77.58
1	—	870	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,423	92.50–102.00	96.36
2	—	1,350	85.00–85.50	85.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,111	87.00–96.00	90.73
1	—	1,250	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,160	104.50	104.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	113.00–116.00	114.39
1	—	1,445	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,525	105.50–110.00	108.05

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

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