Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to market report absence last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $221.95/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +14.07 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$221.95

55 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$35.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.20

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	433	225.04	974	49
Small and Medium 1-2	415	203.33	845	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	495	190.00	941	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.04/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 sale55 hd

221.95

—

TN average9 barns · 1,181 hd

208.75

+13.20

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

+14.07

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	1,722	125.35	2,159	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	101.99	1,246	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	99.42	1,544	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	84.84	887	20
Dairy Heifers	Standard	Average	1,475	90.50	1,335	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,125	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	—	328	206.70/cwt	205.00–210.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	935	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	196.41/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,047	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	298	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	596	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	183.25/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	203.35/cwt	200.00–210.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	191.16/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	218.23/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	219.90/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,078	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	810	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,304	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	540	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	859	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	590	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	221.98/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,083	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	263.51/cwt	252.50–275.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Dairy Heifers	Standard	—	1,475	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,335	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	115.72/cwt	112.50–120.00	1,750	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	85.26/cwt	83.50–87.00	945	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	86.78/cwt	83.00–93.50	931	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	77.07/cwt	70.00–80.00	723	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	98.17/cwt	92.00–106.50	1,568	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	88.53/cwt	87.50–89.50	1,242	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	116.28/cwt	107.00–125.00	1,444	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	96.18/cwt	90.50–105.50	1,187	18
Bulls	—	—	1,763	125.29/cwt	123.00–131.00	2,209	5
Bulls	—	—	2,020	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,707	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,220	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,427	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,125.00/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	216.06/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,154	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	235.48/cwt	225.00–244.00	754	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	483	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	232.42/cwt	230.00–235.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	190.66/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	230.11/cwt	220.00–245.00	950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	230.92/cwt	220.00–240.00	873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	213.67/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	206.49/cwt	200.00–210.00	863	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,193	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 Jun 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 107Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 55Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 6

No comparisons available due to market report absence last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	205.00–210.00	206.70
1	—	735	176.00	176.00
1	—	765	161.00	161.00
9	—	533	190.00–205.00	196.41
3	—	618	175.00–190.00	183.25
3	—	378	200.00–210.00	203.35
3	—	578	185.00–196.00	191.16
1	—	965	140.00	140.00
1	—	210	217.50	217.50
2	—	475	210.00–217.50	213.67
5	—	418	200.00–210.00	206.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	180.00	180.00
1	—	935	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	200.00	200.00
1	—	425	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	298	200.00	200.00
1	—	400	190.00	190.00
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	198.00	198.00
1	—	500	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	215.00	215.00
3	—	527	210.00–225.00	218.23
1	—	1,030	151.00	151.00
1	—	405	252.50	252.50
1	—	395	250.00	250.00
2	—	490	210.00–230.00	219.90
2	—	575	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	240.00	240.00
2	—	653	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	161.00	161.00
1	—	540	159.00	159.00
1	—	590	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	215.00–230.00	221.98
1	—	255	220.00	220.00
7	—	534	215.00–217.50	216.06
9	—	320	225.00–244.00	235.48
2	—	233	230.00–235.00	232.42
4	—	611	185.00–200.00	190.66
1	—	650	180.00	180.00
5	—	413	220.00–245.00	230.11
8	—	378	220.00–240.00	230.92
2	—	568	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	252.50–275.00	263.51
1	—	485	248.00	248.00
1	—	340	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
1	—	435	205.00	205.00
1	—	735	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	205.00	205.00
1	—	280	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	90.50	90.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	112.50–120.00	115.72
13	—	1,597	92.00–106.50	98.17
3	—	1,403	87.50–89.50	88.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	83.50–87.00	85.26
12	—	1,242	107.00–125.00	116.28
18	—	1,234	90.50–105.50	96.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,073	83.00–93.50	86.78
4	—	938	70.00–80.00	77.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,763	123.00–131.00	125.29
1	—	2,020	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	117.00	117.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	950.00–1,300.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	900.00	900.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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