Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this market last week, all feeder classes sharply lower however, value added cattle were in high demand. Slaughter classes steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.09/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$167.09

64 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$20.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.33

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	499	171.61	857	49
Small 1-2	450	169.00	761	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	491	151.10	742	14thin

One grade step is worth $20.52/cwt here — about $115 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 sale64 hd

167.09

—

TN average12 barns · 1,938 hd

205.42

−38.33

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	1,715	119.06	2,042	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	94.09	1,465	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	86.41	952	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	77.71	821	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$960	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$840	6

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	473	164.39/cwt	150.00–182.50	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	212.32/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	177.40/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	187.79/cwt	180.00–190.00	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	217.36/cwt	205.00–230.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	162.00/cwt	152.50–179.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	168.10/cwt	160.00–180.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	465	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	127.59/cwt	122.50–132.50	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	151.20/cwt	147.50–155.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	849	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	191.70/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	226.67/cwt	212.00–234.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	197.98/cwt	183.00–212.50	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	191.25/cwt	190.00–197.50	868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	192.13/cwt	180.00–205.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	173.31/cwt	167.50–182.00	1,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	150.88/cwt	142.50–159.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	211.99/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	137.38/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,048	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	166.41/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,052	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	215.38/cwt	209.00–218.00	926	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	509	195.38/cwt	190.00–198.00	994	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	79.00/cwt	73.00–84.50	837	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	89.92/cwt	85.50–95.50	1,461	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	106.60/cwt	104.50–109.50	1,444	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	84.85/cwt	80.50–89.50	928	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	68.69/cwt	68.00–69.50	713	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	95.87/cwt	94.50–98.00	1,088	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	78.47/cwt	78.00–79.00	847	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	107.05/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,836	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,323	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	122.90/cwt	118.00–129.00	2,099	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	840.00/head	810.00–870.00	840	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	187.46/cwt	185.00–190.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	158.74/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,064	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	196.96/cwt	190.00–204.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	190.86/cwt	180.00–202.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	193.01/cwt	180.00–207.50	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	166.48/cwt	140.00–195.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	147.86/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	665	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	148.54/cwt	145.00–152.50	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	165.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	153.11/cwt	150.00–156.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	140.85/cwt	140.00–142.50	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	146.66/cwt	132.50–154.00	1,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	588	157.04/cwt	154.00–160.00	923	2

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 Oct 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 199Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 60Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 10Year ago 15

Compared to this market last week, all feeder classes sharply lower however, value added cattle were in high demand. Slaughter classes steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	150.00–182.50	164.39
5	—	585	173.00–183.00	177.40
8	—	379	180.00–190.00	187.79
2	—	218	205.00–230.00	217.36
1	—	1,160	116.00	116.00
4	—	326	152.50–179.00	162.00
3	—	425	160.00–180.00	168.10
2	—	668	122.50–132.50	127.59
2	—	528	147.50–155.00	151.20
1	—	640	122.50	122.50
1	—	880	130.00	130.00
3	—	762	132.50–154.00	146.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
2	—	363	170.00	170.00
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
2	—	415	150.00–156.00	153.11
3	—	587	140.00–142.50	140.85
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	285	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	195.00	195.00
1	—	795	159.00	159.00
6	—	454	190.00–197.50	191.25
2	—	423	180.00–205.00	192.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	157.50	157.50
2	—	588	154.00–160.00	157.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	174.00	174.00
8	—	763	137.00–140.00	137.38
7	—	632	166.00–169.00	166.41
13	—	430	209.00–218.00	215.38
2	—	518	185.00–190.00	187.46
4	—	670	156.00–161.00	158.74
2	—	493	190.00–204.00	196.96
2	—	385	180.00–202.00	190.86
2	—	725	141.00–155.00	147.86
1	—	265	200.00	200.00
2	—	848	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	509	190.00–198.00	195.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	180.00–207.50	193.01
2	—	473	140.00–195.00	166.48
1	—	435	191.00	191.00
2	—	318	145.00–152.50	148.54
2	—	530	160.00–170.00	165.05
1	—	740	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	205.00–220.00	212.32
3	—	617	185.00–200.00	191.70
2	—	473	183.00–212.50	197.98
1	—	400	220.00	220.00
3	—	663	167.50–182.00	173.31
1	—	225	225.00	225.00
3	—	587	210.00–215.00	211.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
1	—	405	200.00	200.00
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
2	—	483	142.50–159.00	150.88
1	—	550	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	849	212.50	212.50
3	—	650	212.00–234.00	226.67
1	—	610	234.00	234.00
1	—	490	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,059	73.00–84.50	79.00
2	—	1,038	68.00–69.50	68.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,625	85.50–95.50	89.92
3	—	1,355	104.50–109.50	106.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,094	80.50–89.50	84.85
3	—	1,135	94.50–98.00	95.87
2	—	1,080	78.00–79.00	78.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	100.00–113.00	107.05
1	—	1,760	132.00	132.00
6	—	1,708	118.00–129.00	122.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	810.00–870.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

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

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