Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and bulls sharply higher overall with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.52/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$184.52

49 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$30.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.38

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	510	187.09	955	43
Small and Medium 1-2	385	173.33	667	3thin
Large 1	635	164.00	1,041	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	603	156.25	941	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.84/cwt here — about $13 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 sale49 hd

184.52

—

TN average11 barns · 1,812 hd

209.90

−25.38

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	1,647	119.82	1,974	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,473	92.38	1,361	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	86.99	960	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	80.30	824	17

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$853	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$810	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,675	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$750	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	200.07/cwt	190.00–210.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	218.55/cwt	205.00–227.50	905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	193.92/cwt	185.00–200.00	888	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	635	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	189.08/cwt	187.00–195.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	180.73/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	172.29/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,187	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	214.50/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	959	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	636	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	518	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	81.54/cwt	79.50–83.00	1,196	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	104.34/cwt	101.50–106.00	1,555	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	81.92/cwt	77.00–88.00	861	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	87.40/cwt	84.00–94.50	963	11
Bulls	—	—	1,303	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,485	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	92.18/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,356	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	72.73/cwt	72.00–74.00	662	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	119.43/cwt	116.00–125.00	2,102	4
Bulls	—	—	1,885	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,507	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	850	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	166.03/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,212	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	199.36/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	219.68/cwt	210.00–235.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	206.31/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,021	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	200.33/cwt	190.00–215.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	193.75/cwt	184.00–200.00	982	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	585	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,018	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 Oct 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 228Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 71Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	155.00	155.00
5	—	429	190.00–210.00	200.07
5	—	458	185.00–200.00	193.92
5	—	387	187.00–195.00	189.08
13	—	689	160.00–175.00	172.29
1	—	565	170.00	170.00
7	—	329	190.00–215.00	200.33
6	—	507	184.00–200.00	193.75
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	150.00	150.00
1	—	525	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	180.00	180.00
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	219.00	219.00
2	—	670	214.00–215.00	214.50
2	—	570	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	190.00–195.00	192.46
5	—	414	205.00–227.50	218.55
4	—	620	170.00–187.50	180.73
2	—	278	215.00	215.00
4	—	730	162.50–170.00	166.03
1	—	655	172.50	172.50
2	—	523	190.00–209.00	199.36
3	—	365	210.00–235.00	219.68
6	—	495	204.00–212.00	206.31
1	—	345	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	160.00	160.00
2	—	518	180.00	180.00
1	—	585	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	79.50–83.00	81.54
3	—	1,490	101.50–106.00	104.34
17	—	1,471	86.00–99.00	92.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,051	77.00–88.00	81.92
3	—	910	72.00–74.00	72.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,102	84.00–94.50	87.40
1	—	1,115	82.50	82.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	114.00	114.00
4	—	1,760	116.00–125.00	119.43
1	—	1,885	133.00	133.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	700	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	780.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00

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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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

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