Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaker and boning cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall, with lean cows 6.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly steady. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $202.67/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −5.20 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$202.67

43 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$51.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.39

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	457	207.06	947	39
Small and Medium 1-2	303	163.75	495	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	630	156.00	983	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.06/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale43 hd

202.67

—

TN average9 barns · 954 hd

199.28

+3.39

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−5.20

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	1,444	116.78	1,686	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,249	95.36	1,191	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	92.49	1,004	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	892	77.41	690	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,038	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,488	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2-3	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	344	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	188.03/cwt	178.00–200.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	191.49/cwt	187.00–200.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	192.65/cwt	177.50–205.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	175.82/cwt	174.00–177.50	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	177.37/cwt	170.00–190.00	937	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	197.04/cwt	180.00–207.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	225	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	399	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	197.68/cwt	185.00–210.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	744	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	208.59/cwt	200.00–217.50	563	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	215	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	452	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	260	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	208.25/cwt	200.00–215.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	635	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	509	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,094	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.50	1,268	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,252	92.71/cwt	87.00–94.50	1,161	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	91.80/cwt	86.50–97.50	1,004	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	82.00/cwt	80.50–83.00	826	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	75.32/cwt	70.00–81.50	676	7
Bulls	—	—	1,858	121.59/cwt	116.00–125.00	2,259	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	103.63/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,141	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	850	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	782	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,577	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	133.35/cwt	132.00–134.50	2,558	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,079	110.07/cwt	104.50–115.50	1,188	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	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 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	191.01/cwt	181.00–200.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	166.94/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	208.14/cwt	200.00–220.00	970	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	929	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	217.73/cwt	210.00–230.00	819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	212.62/cwt	210.00–215.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	211.15/cwt	207.50–216.00	697	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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 124Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 53Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
1	—	440	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	211.00	211.00
3	—	377	210.00–215.00	212.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	178.00–200.00	188.03
3	—	270	187.00–200.00	191.49
5	—	376	177.50–205.00	192.65
3	—	558	174.00–177.50	175.82
5	—	528	170.00–190.00	177.37
7	—	479	180.00–207.00	197.04
4	—	313	185.00–210.00	197.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	344	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	190.00	190.00
1	—	275	222.50	222.50
1	—	810	181.00	181.00
1	—	700	185.00	185.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	200.00–217.50	208.59
1	—	215	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	195.00	195.00
3	—	277	200.00–215.00	208.25
1	—	700	160.00	160.00
1	—	565	180.00	180.00
3	—	508	181.00–200.00	191.01
2	—	628	165.00–169.00	166.94
9	—	466	200.00–220.00	208.14
3	—	432	210.00–220.00	215.00
5	—	376	210.00–230.00	217.73
3	—	330	207.50–216.00	211.15
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	157.50	157.50
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	202.50	202.50
1	—	395	240.00	240.00
1	—	330	251.00	251.00
5	—	509	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	171.00	171.00
1	—	735	141.00	141.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	177.50	177.50
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
1	—	385	175.00	175.00
1	—	345	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	100.00–104.50	101.99
5	—	1,252	87.00–94.50	92.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,094	86.50–97.50	91.80
3	—	1,007	80.50–83.00	82.00
4	—	1,101	100.00–108.00	103.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	898	70.00–81.50	75.32
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	92.00	92.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,858	116.00–125.00	121.59
1	—	1,440	109.50	109.50
2	—	1,918	132.00–134.50	133.35
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,079	104.50–115.50	110.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00

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