Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and 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 $205.82/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −2.06 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$205.82

41 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$341

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

$39.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.59

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	250	217.50	544	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	507	211.26	1,071	31
Medium and Large 2-3	420	196.00	824	4thin
Large 1-2	498	177.60	884	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.90/cwt here — about −$341 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 sale41 hd

205.82

—

TN average9 barns · 1,051 hd

197.23

+8.59

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−2.06

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	1,542	122.45	1,888	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	90.80	1,361	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	90.80	1,121	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	76.94	793	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,308	117.28	1,534	2thin

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)	—	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,295	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2	—	473	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	156.45/cwt	153.00–160.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	185.94/cwt	178.00–195.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	219	201.83/cwt	200.00–205.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	410	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	664	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	265	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	174.42/cwt	170.00–190.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,063	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	237.42/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	698	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	585	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	901	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 1-2	—	345	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	221.03/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	234.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,236	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	70.96/cwt	70.50–71.50	786	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	107.47/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,558	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	89.95/cwt	85.50–95.50	1,360	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	88.74/cwt	84.50–93.00	1,079	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	102.43/cwt	100.50–105.00	1,311	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	82.95/cwt	82.50–83.50	1,062	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,308	117.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,534	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	79.50/cwt	74.00–85.50	793	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	80.12/cwt	78.50–81.50	1,170	2
Bulls	—	—	1,588	114.04/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,811	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	126.22/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,931	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	133.20/cwt	132.00–134.50	2,544	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,138	116.34/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,324	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,330.00/head	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	230.02/cwt	215.00–237.50	858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,108	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	460	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	897	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	250	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	847	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	705	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	208.83/cwt	199.00–212.00	1,209	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	182.21/cwt	178.00–189.00	1,135	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	711	1

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 143Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 69Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 4Year ago 7

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	184.00	184.00
1	—	725	150.00	150.00
2	—	398	195.00	195.00
1	—	320	195.00	195.00
3	—	438	178.00–195.00	185.94
3	—	219	200.00–205.00	201.83
1	—	605	150.00	150.00
5	—	524	170.00–190.00	174.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
2	—	513	153.00–160.00	156.45
1	—	415	164.00	164.00
1	—	460	175.00	175.00
1	—	565	151.00	151.00
1	—	305	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	402	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	162.00	162.00
1	—	585	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
1	—	315	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	212.50	212.50
2	—	528	235.00–240.00	237.42
1	—	585	225.00	225.00
1	—	325	255.00	255.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	225.00	225.00
1	—	325	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	220.00	220.00
1	—	410	245.00	245.00
4	—	310	225.00	225.00
1	—	565	216.00	216.00
3	—	605	216.00–227.00	221.03
3	—	248	245.00	245.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	161.00	161.00
1	—	340	247.50	247.50
3	—	468	200.00	200.00
5	—	373	215.00–237.50	230.02
4	—	513	216.00	216.00
8	—	579	199.00–212.00	208.83
4	—	623	178.00–189.00	182.21
1	—	435	210.00	210.00
1	—	295	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	160.00	160.00
1	—	460	195.00	195.00
1	—	705	153.00	153.00
1	—	510	180.00	180.00
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	230.00–240.00	234.95
1	—	600	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	196.00	196.00
1	—	385	196.00	196.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	70.50–71.50	70.96
7	—	997	74.00–85.50	79.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	107.00–108.00	107.47
14	—	1,512	85.50–95.50	89.95
2	—	1,460	78.50–81.50	80.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,216	84.50–93.00	88.74
4	—	1,280	100.50–105.00	102.43
2	—	1,280	82.50–83.50	82.95
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	115.00–120.00	117.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	113.00–115.00	114.04
2	—	1,530	124.00–128.00	126.22
2	—	1,910	132.00–134.50	133.20
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	114.00–119.00	116.34

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,330.00	1,330.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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How this sale compares

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