Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaker cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower, with lean cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 lower, and no comparisons available for boning cows and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. High-quality offerings were noted for feeder classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $233.55/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$233.55

33 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.34

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	625	233.55	1,459	33

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale33 hd

233.55

—

TN average12 barns · 2,268 hd

245.89

−12.34

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	—	High	1,656	128.60	2,130	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,553	102.95	1,599	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	100.75	1,206	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	88.81	959	16

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)	1,675	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,260	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	416	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,044	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,245	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	238.01/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	226.30/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	222.96/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	242.90/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	221.68/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	228.76/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	241.33/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	243.21/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	217.57/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	516	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,059	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	741	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,010	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	899	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,439	1
Bulls	—	—	1,794	130.07/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,333	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	89.36/cwt	83.50–97.00	975	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,659	102.72/cwt	98.50–110.00	1,704	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,145	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,363	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,250	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,363	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,263	119.74/cwt	119.50–120.00	1,512	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,350	1,260.00/head	1,230.00–1,290.00	1,260	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	214.73/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,138	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	220.81/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,022	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	236.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,142	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	220.67/cwt	220.00–221.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	219.51/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,317	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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 143Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 67Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	230.00	230.00
1	—	510	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	239.00	239.00
1	—	395	250.00	250.00
2	—	625	215.00	215.00
1	—	710	173.00	173.00
2	—	275	235.00	235.00
4	—	483	230.00–240.00	236.49
1	—	325	240.00	240.00
3	—	443	220.00–221.00	220.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	235.00–240.00	238.01
6	—	685	224.00–234.00	226.30
1	—	425	245.00	245.00
1	—	765	220.00	220.00
2	—	730	220.00–226.00	222.96
3	—	465	240.00–249.00	242.90
4	—	631	225.00–235.00	228.76
3	—	577	235.00–255.00	243.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	239.00	239.00
3	—	637	241.00–242.00	241.33
3	—	752	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	220.00–223.00	221.68
3	—	803	169.00	169.00
2	—	570	210.00–225.00	217.57
9	—	530	205.00–216.00	214.73
7	—	463	218.00–232.00	220.81
2	—	668	219.00–220.00	219.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	225.00	225.00
1	—	570	231.00	231.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	92.50	92.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	80.50	80.50
15	—	1,091	83.50–97.00	89.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	89.00	89.00
9	—	1,659	98.50–110.00	102.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	119.00	119.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	109.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	139.00	139.00
5	—	1,794	126.00–134.00	130.07
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	119.50–120.00	119.74

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,675	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,350	1,230.00–1,290.00	1,260.00

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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Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle