Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows mostly steady overall with slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. No comparisons for 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 $208.39/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +0.51 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$208.39

47 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$506

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

$9.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.33

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	529	209.29	1,106	42
Medium and Large 2-3	442	201.33	889	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	300	200.00	600	2thin

One grade step is worth $9.29/cwt here — about $506 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 sale47 hd

208.39

—

TN average9 barns · 708 hd

202.06

+6.33

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

+0.51

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	1,542	121.44	1,873	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	95.24	1,215	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	94.40	1,447	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	74.46	713	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,038	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$935	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,604	7

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2Fancy	—	378	217.49/cwt	216.00–219.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	189.02/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	193.42/cwt	189.00–197.50	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	220.09/cwt	210.00–231.00	744	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,122	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	215.27/cwt	205.00–226.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	192.48/cwt	180.00–207.50	826	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	194.54/cwt	190.00–205.00	739	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	222.60/cwt	220.00–225.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	201.45/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	201.18/cwt	192.50–211.00	1,163	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	222.89/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,159	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	77.73/cwt	75.00–83.50	711	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	103.81/cwt	102.00–105.50	1,432	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	988	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,428	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	93.08/cwt	88.50–98.50	1,446	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	94.20/cwt	88.00–99.50	1,180	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	83.26/cwt	82.00–84.50	987	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	65.93/cwt	62.00–72.50	649	4
Bulls	—	—	1,683	124.52/cwt	122.00–128.00	2,096	4
Bulls	—	—	1,345	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,453	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,139	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,075	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,226	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	920.00/head	875.00–975.00	920	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,155.00/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,155	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,590.00/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	199.22/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,032	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	223.78/cwt	219.00–233.00	1,056	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	162.44/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	183.28/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,237	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	232.49/cwt	204.00–247.00	983	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	193.99/cwt	186.00–200.00	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	725	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,095	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 Apr 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 213Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 39Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 2Year ago 19

Compared to last week, slaughter cows mostly steady overall with slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. No comparisons for 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 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	216.00–219.00	217.49
1	—	490	215.00	215.00
1	—	515	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	200.00	200.00
3	—	562	185.00–197.00	189.02
1	—	210	200.00	200.00
4	—	474	189.00–197.50	193.42
4	—	338	210.00–231.00	220.09
1	—	600	187.00	187.00
1	—	695	157.50	157.50
12	—	429	180.00–207.50	192.48
5	—	380	190.00–205.00	194.54
4	—	508	186.00–200.00	193.99
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	190.00	190.00
1	—	475	200.00	200.00
1	—	310	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	220.00–225.00	222.60
2	—	635	195.00–208.00	201.45
1	—	820	158.00	158.00
4	—	578	192.50–211.00	201.18
5	—	518	190.00–207.50	199.22
8	—	472	219.00–233.00	223.78
4	—	717	158.00–164.00	162.44
3	—	675	180.00–185.00	183.28
10	—	423	204.00–247.00	232.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	219.00–230.00	222.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	240.00	240.00
1	—	635	220.00	220.00
2	—	460	205.00–226.00	215.27
1	—	675	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	121.00	121.00
1	—	765	177.00	177.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	915	75.00–83.50	77.73
1	—	1,110	89.00	89.00
4	—	985	62.00–72.50	65.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,379	102.00–105.50	103.81
10	—	1,253	88.00–99.50	94.20
2	—	1,185	82.00–84.50	83.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	105.00	105.00
8	—	1,554	88.50–98.50	93.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,683	122.00–128.00	124.52
1	—	1,345	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,645	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	114.00	114.00

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	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,590.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	875.00–975.00	920.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,155.00

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