Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning and breaker cows 1.00 higher overall, with lean cows 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls mostly steady. No comparisons available 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 $207.36/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −0.52 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$207.36

29 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$41.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.15

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	393	212.54	836	25
Medium and Large 2-3	548	178.75	979	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	330	171.25	565	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.29/cwt here — about $271 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 sale29 hd

207.36

—

TN average9 barns · 926 hd

198.21

+9.15

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−0.52

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	1,740	120.30	2,093	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,317	92.82	1,223	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	92.12	1,085	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	80.61	803	12

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)	1,050	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,090	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$988	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$990	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1-2Fancy	—	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	855	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	255	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	210.35/cwt	202.50–219.00	888	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	181.42/cwt	175.00–190.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	175.54/cwt	170.00–181.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	655	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	203.04/cwt	192.50–209.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	188.15/cwt	180.00–200.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	205.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	207.47/cwt	201.00–214.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	215.31/cwt	209.00–222.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	210.57/cwt	205.00–215.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	197.20/cwt	192.00–202.50	1,016	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,165	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,182	1
Bulls	—	—	1,822	122.98/cwt	117.00–126.50	2,241	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	91.77/cwt	86.50–98.00	1,091	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	103.46/cwt	100.50–105.50	1,183	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	83.13/cwt	79.50–85.50	949	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,042	84.99/cwt	83.50–86.50	886	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	614	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	81.21/cwt	77.00–84.50	821	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	93.27/cwt	88.00–99.50	1,268	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	100.72/cwt	100.50–101.00	1,385	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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 194Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 70Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 21Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	250.00	250.00
1	—	360	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	177.50	177.50
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	422	202.50–219.00	210.35
2	—	275	200.00–210.00	205.09
2	—	483	201.00–214.00	207.47
6	—	376	209.00–222.00	215.31
3	—	328	205.00–215.00	210.57
2	—	515	192.00–202.50	197.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	180.00	180.00
1	—	570	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	153.00	153.00
4	—	459	175.00–190.00	181.42
3	—	380	180.00–190.00	184.91
4	—	504	170.00–181.00	175.54
1	—	425	204.00	204.00
3	—	268	192.50–209.00	203.04
4	—	321	180.00–200.00	188.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	197.50	197.50
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	205.00	205.00
1	—	315	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	191.00	191.00
3	—	665	210.00	210.00
1	—	455	219.00	219.00
2	—	570	208.00	208.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	990.00	990.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,090.00	1,090.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	101.50	101.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,822	117.00–126.50	122.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,189	86.50–98.00	91.77
3	—	1,143	100.50–105.50	103.46
3	—	1,142	79.50–85.50	83.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	83.50–86.50	84.99
17	—	1,359	88.00–99.50	93.27
2	—	1,375	100.50–101.00	100.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	74.00	74.00
11	—	1,011	77.00–84.50	81.21

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle