Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 7.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.60/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$206.60

34 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$28.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.80

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	478	208.29	995	32
Large 1	530	179.50	951	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.79/cwt here — about $44 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 sale34 hd

206.60

—

TN average12 barns · 2,898 hd

221.40

−14.80

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	1,656	124.28	2,058	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	99.69	1,198	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	97.64	1,311	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	85.56	797	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,488	4thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	478	214.49/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,025	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	238.16/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	200.94/cwt	197.00–206.00	1,053	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	227.39/cwt	221.00–232.50	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	580	4
Steers	Large 1	—	530	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,171	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	240.77/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,245	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	203.00/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	620	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	233.03/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,544	1
Steers	Large 1	—	645	218.00/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,406	2
Steers	Large 1	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	229.36/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,411	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	334	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	655	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,558	1
Steers	Large 1	—	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	214.89/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,128	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	224.20/cwt	221.00–227.50	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	100.66/cwt	94.50–106.50	1,232	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	659	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	86.52/cwt	80.00–93.00	809	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	99.89/cwt	94.00–107.50	1,399	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	86.80/cwt	80.50–90.50	897	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	110.37/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,416	3
Bulls	—	—	1,460	126.21/cwt	125.50–126.50	1,843	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,110	88.62/cwt	87.00–90.50	984	2
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,245	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	2,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	203.35/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,161	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	219.88/cwt	210.00–230.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	185.47/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,141	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	220.35/cwt	214.00–226.00	932	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	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 Sep 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 182Year ago 86

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 60Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 8

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 7.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	204.00–220.00	214.49
1	—	335	221.00	221.00
5	—	524	197.00–206.00	200.94
3	—	383	221.00–232.50	227.39
4	—	276	210.00	210.00
4	—	563	200.00–204.00	203.00
1	—	650	180.00	180.00
1	—	775	177.00	177.00
1	—	725	183.00	183.00
3	—	423	214.00–226.00	220.35
1	—	630	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	179.00	179.00
1	—	440	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	225.00–250.00	238.16
6	—	517	230.00–250.00	240.77
3	—	375	246.00	246.00
3	—	587	227.00–236.00	233.03
1	—	770	220.00	220.00
1	—	660	234.00	234.00
3	—	615	224.00–238.00	229.36
1	—	705	221.00	221.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	221.00	221.00
2	—	645	215.00–221.00	218.00
1	—	575	220.00	220.00
1	—	460	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	261.00	261.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	334	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	160.00	160.00
1	—	480	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	210.00–217.00	214.89
2	—	478	221.00–227.50	224.20
1	—	820	152.00	152.00
1	—	750	174.00	174.00
5	—	571	195.00–210.00	203.35
2	—	425	210.00–230.00	219.88
4	—	615	180.00–190.00	185.47
1	—	670	180.00	180.00
1	—	380	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,224	94.50–106.50	100.66
4	—	1,033	80.50–90.50	86.80
3	—	1,283	109.00–113.00	110.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	74.00	74.00
12	—	935	80.00–93.00	86.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,401	94.00–107.50	99.89
2	—	1,110	87.00–90.50	88.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	125.50–126.50	126.21
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,245	118.50	118.50

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	—	1,100	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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