Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaker and boning cows mostly steady overall, with lean cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. 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 $217.23/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +9.35 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$217.23

21 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$18.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.57

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	497	223.13	1,108	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	570	210.00	1,197	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	483	204.67	988	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.46/cwt here — about $121 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 sale21 hd

217.23

—

TN average12 barns · 1,063 hd

215.66

+1.57

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

+9.35

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	1,649	131.06	2,161	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,359	109.42	1,487	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,106	105.42	1,166	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	86.74	841	8thin

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)	800	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	433	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	658	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	267.39/cwt	260.00–275.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	959	2
Steers	Large 1	—	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	219.56/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,056	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Full	—	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	217.86/cwt	212.00–220.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Steers	Large 1	—	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	348	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	428	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	214.57/cwt	210.00–218.00	912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	199.33/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	205.63/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,350.00/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,350	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,140	126.05/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,437	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	104.70/cwt	96.00–111.50	1,155	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	122.90/cwt	119.50–126.00	1,558	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	109.42/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,487	7
Bulls	—	—	1,796	131.22/cwt	128.00–135.50	2,357	7
Bulls	—	—	1,635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,289	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	958	91.16/cwt	90.00–92.00	873	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	86.74/cwt	84.00–90.50	841	8

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 93Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 86Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	237.00	237.00
4	—	510	255.00	255.00
2	—	435	262.50	262.50
1	—	620	235.00	235.00
1	—	470	240.00	240.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	235.00	235.00
1	—	480	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	189.00	189.00
1	—	400	235.00	235.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	240.00	240.00
2	—	428	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	210.00	210.00
2	—	658	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	215.00	215.00
2	—	330	260.00–275.00	267.39
2	—	543	217.00	217.00
3	—	495	230.00	230.00
1	—	400	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	205.00	205.00
1	—	345	220.00	220.00
3	—	538	199.00–200.00	199.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	215.00	215.00
4	—	481	215.00–223.00	219.56
4	—	360	212.00–220.00	217.86
5	—	425	210.00–218.00	214.57
2	—	523	195.00–217.00	205.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	654	210.50	210.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	124.00–128.00	126.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,796	128.00–135.50	131.22
1	—	1,635	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,103	96.00–111.50	104.70
2	—	1,268	119.50–126.00	122.90
2	—	958	90.00–92.00	91.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,359	104.00–112.00	109.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	969	84.00–90.50	86.74

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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