Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning and lean cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with breaker cows 2.00 lower, and no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and 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 $185.14/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$185.14

35 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$11.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.64

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	506	186.45	944	31
Small and Medium 1-2	346	175.00	606	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.45/cwt here — about $338 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 sale35 hd

185.14

—

TN average8 barns · 1,990 hd

192.78

−7.64

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	1,257	112.98	1,420	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,517	94.71	1,437	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	91.88	1,087	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	78.83	787	7thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	363	254.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	251.20/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	188.51/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	218.10/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,032	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	203.36/cwt	197.00–208.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	197.39/cwt	185.00–200.00	821	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	169.64/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,065	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	175.75/cwt	169.00–185.00	988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	190.79/cwt	185.00–200.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	207.99/cwt	190.00–218.00	670	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	173.33/cwt	170.00–180.00	650	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	190.40/cwt	182.00–200.00	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	229.45/cwt	225.00–237.50	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	217.66/cwt	210.00–220.00	934	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,000	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,045	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,487	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	94.69/cwt	89.50–98.50	1,170	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,230	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	80.83/cwt	79.00–83.50	838	3
Bulls	—	—	1,318	120.21/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,584	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	794	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	87.06/cwt	85.00–88.50	1,367	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	94.46/cwt	90.00–100.50	1,465	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	106.30/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,334	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	79.88/cwt	77.00–82.00	784	6

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 170Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 56Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	250.00–260.00	254.90
2	—	423	250.00–252.50	251.20
1	—	535	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	180.00–199.00	188.51
6	—	473	210.00–225.00	218.10
3	—	523	185.00–200.00	190.79
3	—	555	193.00	193.00
1	—	655	189.00	189.00
3	—	370	225.00–237.50	229.45
7	—	429	210.00–220.00	217.66
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
1	—	385	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	197.00–208.00	203.36
6	—	416	185.00–200.00	197.39
4	—	628	160.00–173.00	169.64
7	—	562	169.00–185.00	175.75
3	—	322	190.00–218.00	207.99
7	—	466	182.00–200.00	190.40
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	170.00–180.00	173.33
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	225.00	225.00
1	—	580	208.00	208.00
1	—	605	230.00	230.00
1	—	370	235.00	235.00

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	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	104.50	104.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	107.00	107.00
2	—	1,318	118.00–123.00	120.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,236	89.50–98.50	94.69
1	—	1,200	102.50	102.50
3	—	1,037	79.00–83.50	80.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	72.50	72.50
6	—	982	77.00–82.00	79.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,570	85.00–88.50	87.06
17	—	1,551	90.00–100.50	94.46
3	—	1,255	104.00–108.00	106.30

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