Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaker and boning cows mostly steady overall, with lean cows 7.00 to 8.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $206.92/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −0.96 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$206.92

41 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$12.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.93

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	355	219.00	777	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	509	206.64	1,052	38
Small and Medium 1-2	323	206.25	665	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.75/cwt here — about $112 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

206.92

—

TN average10 barns · 999 hd

200.00

+6.93

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−0.96

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	—	High	1,521	124.53	1,894	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	94.17	1,046	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,296	91.26	1,183	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	81.82	836	17

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,133	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,040	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	967	$973	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$910	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,098	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,040	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	236.94/cwt	228.00–242.00	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	192.02/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,123	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	388	228.76/cwt	227.50–230.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	220.81/cwt	215.00–228.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	216.29/cwt	205.00–228.00	1,118	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	187.56/cwt	185.00–190.00	788	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	413	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	189.13/cwt	179.00–203.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	222.81/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	195.89/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	192.77/cwt	183.00–205.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	211.06/cwt	204.00–219.00	823	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	257.96/cwt	252.50–262.50	980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	635	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	220.85/cwt	218.00–225.00	910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	179.48/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,217	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	204.63/cwt	197.50–219.00	1,058	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	215.76/cwt	209.00–222.50	1,018	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	92.31/cwt	88.50–95.50	1,227	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	103.40/cwt	99.00–108.50	1,216	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	83.65/cwt	81.50–86.50	962	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	72.05/cwt	70.00–73.00	679	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	84.82/cwt	78.00–88.00	887	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,130	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	972	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,513	123.29/cwt	118.50–126.00	1,865	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	90.36/cwt	87.50–94.00	957	9
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,105	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,348	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,035.00/head	1,030.00–1,040.00	1,035	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,097.50/head	1,070.00–1,125.00	1,098	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,132.50/head	1,030.00–1,250.00	1,133	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	229.15/cwt	225.00–232.50	717	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	260	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	527	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	186.07/cwt	178.00–195.00	1,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	565	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	673	146.77/cwt	140.00–154.00	988	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 May 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 199Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 69Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 8Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	228.00–242.00	236.94
5	—	412	218.00–225.00	220.85
2	—	773	165.00–170.00	167.57
4	—	678	176.00–185.00	179.48
5	—	517	197.50–219.00	204.63
10	—	472	209.00–222.50	215.76
2	—	568	199.00	199.00
1	—	850	133.00	133.00
3	—	313	225.00–232.50	229.15
1	—	640	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	202.50	202.50
1	—	385	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	190.00–194.00	192.02
3	—	420	215.00–228.00	220.81
5	—	517	205.00–228.00	216.29
4	—	464	219.00–230.00	222.81
2	—	670	191.00–201.00	195.89
1	—	310	250.00	250.00
3	—	380	252.50–262.50	257.96
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	227.50–230.00	228.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
2	—	673	140.00–154.00	146.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	208.00	208.00
1	—	410	222.00	222.00
1	—	470	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	185.00–190.00	187.56
4	—	484	179.00–203.00	189.13
6	—	518	183.00–205.00	192.77
10	—	390	204.00–219.00	211.06
2	—	600	179.00	179.00
3	—	577	178.00–195.00	186.07
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	180.00	180.00
1	—	565	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	166.00	166.00
1	—	390	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,329	88.50–95.50	92.31
1	—	1,130	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,176	99.00–108.50	103.40
2	—	1,150	81.50–86.50	83.65
9	—	1,059	87.50–94.00	90.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	943	70.00–73.00	72.05
13	—	1,046	78.00–88.00	84.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	132.00	132.00
4	—	1,513	118.50–126.00	123.29
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,030.00–1,040.00	1,035.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,030.00–1,250.00	1,132.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,040.00	1,040.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,040.00	1,040.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	1,070.00–1,125.00	1,097.50

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