Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.19/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$207.19

43 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−18.21

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	547	207.19	1,134	43

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 sale43 hd

207.19

—

TN average9 barns · 1,087 hd

225.40

−18.21

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	1,779	131.35	2,336	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,449	105.89	1,535	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	102.60	1,158	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	85.83	873	12

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,933	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	970	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,213	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	458	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	820	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	680	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,265	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	583	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	208.63/cwt	200.00–220.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	211.48/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,224	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	237.76/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,476	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	243.29/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,258	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,025	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,697	3
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,383	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	917	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	229.01/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	243.31/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	641	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,269	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	102.02/cwt	95.50–110.50	1,145	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	87.92/cwt	83.50–93.50	900	9
Bulls	—	—	1,913	131.78/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,521	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	89.54/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,498	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	122.03/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,878	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	103.00/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,417	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	79.55/cwt	78.00–82.00	792	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	949	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,533	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,572	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,170	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,427	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	629	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,371	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	528	200.49/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	250	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,317	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	224.96/cwt	211.00–231.00	1,174	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	212.08/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,079	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	196.72/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	213.79/cwt	209.00–224.00	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,340	3

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 Sep 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 140Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 52Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 0

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	775	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	458	179.00	179.00
22	—	625	164.00	164.00
15	—	530	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	233.00	233.00
1	—	785	229.00	229.00
1	—	225	245.00	245.00
1	—	475	265.00	265.00
10	—	621	231.00–241.00	237.76
3	—	517	230.00–250.00	243.29
1	—	560	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	189.00	189.00
1	—	310	210.00	210.00
1	—	265	220.00	220.00
5	—	420	200.00–220.00	208.63
7	—	579	207.00–214.00	211.48
10	—	509	204.00–220.00	212.08
1	—	385	222.50	222.50
3	—	640	190.00–204.00	196.72
3	—	475	209.00–224.00	213.79
1	—	670	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	680	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	207.00	207.00
3	—	483	225.00–233.00	229.01
3	—	443	240.00–250.00	243.31
1	—	395	259.00	259.00
1	—	600	211.00	211.00
1	—	320	270.00	270.00
1	—	770	171.00	171.00
14	—	522	211.00–231.00	224.96
3	—	732	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	200.00–201.00	200.49
1	—	250	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,122	95.50–110.50	102.02
1	—	1,015	93.50	93.50
1	—	1,305	117.50	117.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,024	83.50–93.50	87.92
3	—	995	78.00–82.00	79.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,673	89.00–90.00	89.54
4	—	1,539	115.00–128.00	122.03
11	—	1,376	96.00–110.00	103.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,913	126.00–134.00	131.78
1	—	1,850	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	122.00	122.00

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	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,975.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle