Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaker and boning slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady overall, with boning cows 2.00 to 8.00 lower. 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 $209.69/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +1.81 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$209.69

26 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$28.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

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	548	212.95	1,167	23
Small and Medium 1-2	470	184.67	868	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.28/cwt here — about $299 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 sale26 hd

209.69

—

TN average12 barns · 1,027 hd

208.06

+1.62

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

+1.81

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	1,593	132.98	2,118	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,381	109.08	1,506	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	105.24	1,192	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	91.74	912	13

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$1,270	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,163	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$810	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,585	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	475	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	777	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	203.76/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	245.16/cwt	240.00–250.00	939	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	205	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	220	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	236.48/cwt	230.00–250.00	998	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	90.89/cwt	87.00–96.00	921	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	91.93/cwt	86.50–95.00	1,062	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	124.38/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,994	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	117.17/cwt	117.00–117.50	1,412	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	104.90/cwt	96.00–114.00	1,195	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	765	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	780	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	129.44/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,819	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	110.69/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,549	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	90.53/cwt	90.00–91.00	874	2
Bulls	—	—	1,843	137.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,538	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,163.33/head	1,010.00–1,240.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	219.35/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,119	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	214.17/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,227	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	920	1

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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 114Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 54Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 15Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	182.50	182.50
1	—	405	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	204.00	204.00
2	—	358	217.00	217.00
1	—	480	206.00	206.00
2	—	578	202.50–205.00	203.76
1	—	670	195.00	195.00
1	—	890	165.00	165.00
1	—	230	195.00	195.00
1	—	430	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	197.00	197.00
1	—	465	177.50	177.50
1	—	205	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	151.00	151.00
2	—	383	240.00–250.00	245.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	110.00	110.00
1	—	850	155.00	155.00
1	—	835	157.00	157.00
5	—	422	230.00–250.00	236.48
5	—	510	215.00–225.00	219.35
1	—	455	232.50	232.50
2	—	393	232.50	232.50
7	—	573	209.00–219.00	214.17
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	192.50	192.50
1	—	655	184.00	184.00
1	—	535	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,013	87.00–96.00	90.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	86.50–95.00	91.93
2	—	1,603	120.00–128.00	124.38
13	—	1,399	104.00–114.00	110.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,205	117.00–117.50	117.17
19	—	1,139	96.00–114.00	104.90
2	—	965	90.00–91.00	90.53
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	102.00	102.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	126.00–134.00	129.44
3	—	1,843	135.00–140.00	137.71

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	—	—	1,585.00	1,585.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,270.00	1,270.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,133	1,010.00–1,240.00	1,163.33
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	810.00	810.00

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

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