Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 4.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower. No comparisons available for 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 $190.62/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$190.62

38 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$3.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.99

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	539	190.71	1,027	37
Small and Medium 1-2	530	187.50	994	1thin

One grade step is worth $3.21/cwt here — about $33 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 sale38 hd

190.62

—

TN average7 barns · 863 hd

206.61

−15.99

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	1,411	118.80	1,676	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	106.65	1,539	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	99.13	1,134	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	87.91	861	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,290	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1-2Full	—	485	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	208.35/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,196	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	222.01/cwt	215.00–231.00	955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	173.94/cwt	167.50–179.00	1,190	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	235.12/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,110	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	166.39/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	203.13/cwt	200.00–216.00	999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	242.81/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	225.76/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,402	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	228.09/cwt	225.00–231.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	170.50/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	188.10/cwt	182.50–190.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	207.01/cwt	205.00–209.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	202.00/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,045	106.15/cwt	104.50–107.50	1,109	3
Bulls	—	—	1,541	124.23/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,914	6
Bulls	—	—	1,350	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,458	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,417	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	89.48/cwt	86.50–91.00	931	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	100.09/cwt	93.00–106.50	1,161	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	707	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	860	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	843	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	110.72/cwt	109.00–112.50	1,395	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	100.26/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,425	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,092	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	117.15/cwt	112.00–128.00	1,782	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	87.74/cwt	81.00–92.50	885	7

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 61Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 51Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 16Year ago 13

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 4.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	205.00–219.00	208.35
2	—	533	208.00	208.00
4	—	430	215.00–231.00	222.01
5	—	684	167.50–179.00	173.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	587	187.00	187.00
2	—	685	170.00–171.00	170.50
4	—	394	219.00	219.00
4	—	489	182.50–190.00	188.10
2	—	545	194.00–210.00	202.00
1	—	720	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	639	160.00–168.00	166.39
6	—	492	200.00–216.00	203.13
2	—	708	165.00–167.00	166.00
3	—	422	190.00	190.00
1	—	585	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	218.00	218.00
2	—	458	205.00–209.00	207.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	230.00–240.00	235.12
1	—	580	224.00	224.00
2	—	523	235.00–251.00	242.81
4	—	621	222.00–227.00	225.76
2	—	418	225.00–231.00	228.09
1	—	680	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	255.00	255.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,290.00	1,290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,045	104.50–107.50	106.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,541	118.00–131.00	124.23
1	—	1,350	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,790	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,040	86.50–91.00	89.48
4	—	1,160	93.00–106.50	100.09
3	—	1,260	109.00–112.50	110.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	79.00	79.00
7	—	1,009	81.00–92.50	87.74
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	98.00	98.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,421	95.00–105.00	100.26
1	—	1,180	92.50	92.50
5	—	1,521	112.00–128.00	117.15

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

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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

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