Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with 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 $187.97/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$187.97

63 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$17.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.05

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	189.29	925	58
Small and Medium 1-2	295	175.00	516	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	482	171.98	828	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.31/cwt here — about $97 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 sale63 hd

187.97

—

TN average11 barns · 2,557 hd

191.02

−3.05

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	1,442	116.08	1,673	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	93.87	1,298	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	93.40	1,173	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	77.41	873	8thin

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,300	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	163.09/cwt	153.00–171.00	1,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	197.80/cwt	186.00–202.50	953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	192.19/cwt	180.00–200.00	748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	245.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	232.41/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	197.03/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	172.64/cwt	170.00–174.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	222.88/cwt	214.00–235.00	1,159	3
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	350	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	231.10/cwt	218.00–245.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	187.54/cwt	180.00–202.50	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	197.77/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,026	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	212.19/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,214	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,099	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	238.97/cwt	220.00–245.00	918	12
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	179.54/cwt	157.00–191.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	745	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,110	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	82.23/cwt	79.00–86.00	919	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	94.07/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,159	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	78.18/cwt	74.00–83.00	894	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	738	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	93.87/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,298	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	101.90/cwt	99.00–104.50	1,516	2
Bulls	—	—	1,230	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,304	1
Bulls	—	—	1,484	118.09/cwt	115.50–121.00	1,752	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	761	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,119	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	563	164.56/cwt	150.00–179.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	152.20/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,094	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	209.68/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	253.76/cwt	252.50–255.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	170.51/cwt	160.00–182.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	245.85/cwt	237.50–250.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	200.93/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	190.00/cwt	180.00–200.00	809	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	185.93/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,069	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	226.21/cwt	215.00–239.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 219Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 91Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 23

Compared to last week, slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher 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 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	159.00	159.00
1	—	545	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	153.00–171.00	163.09
5	—	482	186.00–202.50	197.80
11	—	389	180.00–200.00	192.19
3	—	343	180.00–202.50	187.54
9	—	519	180.00–205.00	197.77
5	—	426	180.00–200.00	190.00
11	—	575	180.00–196.00	185.93
2	—	295	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	170.00	170.00
3	—	462	170.00–174.00	172.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	218.00	218.00
1	—	500	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	240.00–250.00	245.03
2	—	478	230.00–235.00	232.41
2	—	653	190.00–204.00	197.03
3	—	520	214.00–235.00	222.88
2	—	423	218.00–245.00	231.10
5	—	572	205.00–220.00	212.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
1	—	350	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	229.00	229.00
3	—	430	157.00–191.00	179.54
2	—	563	150.00–179.00	164.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	604	182.00	182.00
12	—	384	220.00–245.00	238.97
5	—	719	152.00–153.00	152.20
3	—	557	203.00–213.00	209.68
2	—	313	252.50–255.00	253.76
3	—	677	160.00–182.00	170.51
3	—	402	237.50–250.00	245.85
3	—	532	190.00–206.00	200.93
3	—	455	215.00–239.00	226.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	180.00	180.00
1	—	745	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	761	147.00	147.00
4	—	418	216.00	216.00
1	—	705	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	79.00–86.00	82.23
8	—	1,232	89.00–98.00	94.07
2	—	1,488	99.00–104.50	101.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,143	74.00–83.00	78.18
1	—	1,025	72.00	72.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,383	89.00–97.50	93.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	106.00	106.00
5	—	1,484	115.50–121.00	118.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle