Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this market last week, feeder receipts were too limited to develop a trend. Slaughter classes were 2.00 to 12.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $200.47/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −7.41 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$200.47

62 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$36.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.00

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	563	206.68	1,164	45
Medium and Large 2-3	458	188.32	862	13thin
Small 1-2	501	170.00	852	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.68/cwt here — about $312 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 sale62 hd

200.47

—

TN average10 barns · 1,170 hd

206.47

−6.00

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

−7.41

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	—	Low	1,680	122.94	2,065	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	91.72	1,295	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	88.14	1,118	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	76.14	835	7thin

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)	—	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,213	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,190	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,106	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,030	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,025	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2-3	—	345	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	205.53/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	170.49/cwt	165.00–177.50	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	188.07/cwt	180.00–214.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	185.95/cwt	177.50–190.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	201.00/cwt	197.50–205.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	196.78/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	250.94/cwt	230.00–295.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	209.07/cwt	200.00–218.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	171.69/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	173.29/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	170.57/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	86.07/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,078	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	76.14/cwt	72.50–79.50	835	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	79.24/cwt	78.50–80.00	1,005	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	91.72/cwt	83.00–98.00	1,295	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	96.25/cwt	93.50–101.50	1,254	5
Bulls	—	—	2,055	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,363	1
Bulls	—	—	1,626	124.07/cwt	119.00–128.00	2,017	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,030.00/head	950.00–1,110.00	1,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,191.67/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,192	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/head	975.00–1,075.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,212.50/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	177.08/cwt	155.00–204.00	820	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	208.61/cwt	200.00–217.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	234.25/cwt	223.00–252.50	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	196.25/cwt	192.50–200.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	225.09/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,080	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	219.04/cwt	207.50–221.00	1,152	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	172.76/cwt	160.00–180.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	239.56/cwt	230.00–245.00	997	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	162.31/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fancy	—	340	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	717	4

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 243Year ago 86

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 60Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 12Year ago 8

Compared to this market last week, feeder receipts were too limited to develop a trend. Slaughter classes were 2.00 to 12.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	211.00	211.00
6	—	463	155.00–204.00	177.08
1	—	560	180.00	180.00
2	—	390	200.00–217.00	208.61
2	—	445	192.50–200.00	196.25
1	—	600	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	170.00–180.00	173.29
1	—	345	230.00	230.00
4	—	730	165.00–175.00	170.57
2	—	763	165.00	165.00
3	—	382	223.00–252.50	234.25
2	—	925	139.00–140.00	139.49
7	—	480	215.00–234.00	225.09
7	—	526	207.50–221.00	219.04
3	—	565	190.00–200.00	195.00
9	—	416	230.00–245.00	239.56
3	—	827	160.00–165.00	162.31
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	177.50	177.50
1	—	615	175.00	175.00
1	—	495	127.50	127.50
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	170.00–175.00	172.50
3	—	515	200.00–210.00	205.53
1	—	675	170.00	170.00
1	—	875	112.50	112.50
1	—	625	195.00	195.00
4	—	474	180.00–214.00	188.07
3	—	370	177.50–190.00	185.95
1	—	345	213.00	213.00
2	—	568	190.00–204.00	196.78
3	—	720	165.00–175.00	171.69
1	—	435	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	155.00	155.00
5	—	335	165.00–177.50	170.49
1	—	530	180.00	180.00
4	—	426	160.00–180.00	172.76
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	340	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	150.00	150.00
2	—	328	200.00–218.00	209.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	197.50–205.00	201.00
1	—	665	230.00	230.00
3	—	337	230.00–295.00	250.94
1	—	425	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	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
11	—	1,252	82.00–89.50	86.07
2	—	1,268	78.50–80.00	79.24
5	—	1,303	93.50–101.50	96.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,097	72.50–79.50	76.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,412	83.00–98.00	91.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	115.00	115.00
7	—	1,626	119.00–128.00	124.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,110.00	1,030.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,190.00	1,190.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,191.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	975.00–1,075.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle