Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows holding mostly steady 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 $187.75/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$187.75

32 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$512

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

$19.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.09

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	507	190.15	964	28
Medium and Large 2-3	353	171.25	604	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	265	170.66	452	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.49/cwt here — about $512 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 sale32 hd

187.75

—

TN average11 barns · 2,675 hd

199.84

−12.09

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	1,650	119.20	1,966	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	95.17	1,478	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	94.37	1,175	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	76.77	717	10

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)	—	$1,338	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	260	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	236.80/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	202.47/cwt	186.00–211.00	1,138	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	478	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	194.48/cwt	190.00–199.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	254.64/cwt	241.00–262.00	988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	223.85/cwt	222.00–224.50	1,361	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	222.54/cwt	215.00–231.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,042	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	495	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	846	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	265	170.66/cwt	165.00–177.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	193.96/cwt	181.00–206.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	197.30/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	675	155.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	165.15/cwt	161.00–175.00	983	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	950.00–1,150.00	1,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,338	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,175	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,322	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	93.16/cwt	88.50–98.50	1,159	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	104.03/cwt	101.50–106.50	1,309	2
Bulls	—	—	1,808	121.43/cwt	119.00–125.50	2,195	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,568	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	94.44/cwt	85.50–99.50	1,469	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	81.02/cwt	78.00–84.00	795	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	66.86/cwt	61.00–74.00	552	3

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 203Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 64Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 34Year ago 17

Compared to last week, slaughter cows holding mostly steady 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	225.00–230.00	227.51
3	—	438	210.00	210.00
1	—	540	235.00	235.00
5	—	388	241.00–262.00	254.64
8	—	608	222.00–224.50	223.85
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	200.00–205.00	202.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	239.00	239.00
2	—	508	238.00	238.00
1	—	490	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	250.00	250.00
1	—	515	211.00	211.00
3	—	443	227.50–245.00	236.80
3	—	562	186.00–211.00	202.47
1	—	390	215.00	215.00
1	—	260	215.00	215.00
1	—	685	180.00	180.00
2	—	610	185.00–210.00	197.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	181.00–206.00	193.96
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
1	—	440	187.50	187.50
1	—	595	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	175.00	175.00
2	—	468	190.00–199.00	194.48
1	—	230	200.00	200.00
1	—	330	205.00	205.00
4	—	378	215.00–231.00	222.54
5	—	579	180.00	180.00
1	—	445	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	223.00	223.00
3	—	563	199.00	199.00
1	—	310	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	165.00–177.00	170.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	182.50	182.50
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	150.00–160.00	155.15
5	—	595	161.00–175.00	165.15

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	950.00–1,150.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,337.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	112.50	112.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,808	119.00–125.50	121.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,244	88.50–98.50	93.16
2	—	1,258	101.50–106.50	104.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	102.50	102.50
10	—	1,555	85.50–99.50	94.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	981	78.00–84.00	81.02
3	—	825	61.00–74.00	66.86

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