Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower, with exception of lean cows 4.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a significantly lower undertone was noted due, in part, to recent sudden downturn in the feeder cattle futures market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.44/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$171.44

38 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$12.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.16

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	534	173.32	926	32
Small and Medium 1-2	450	162.50	731	2thin
Large 1	487	160.88	783	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.44/cwt here — about $144 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 sale38 hd

171.44

—

TN average13 barns · 2,752 hd

207.60

−36.16

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	2,042	114.73	2,343	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,586	90.54	1,436	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	86.72	1,013	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	75.93	829	8thin

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)	1,200	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$930	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$975	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$775	1thin

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	—	435	185.25/cwt	180.00–187.00	806	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	174.70/cwt	170.00–178.00	912	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	156.23/cwt	155.00–157.50	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	162.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Steers	Large 1	—	620	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	775	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,174	2
Steers	Large 1	—	480	181.94/cwt	172.50–185.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	216.98/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	200.27/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	876	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	535	170.19/cwt	160.00–180.00	911	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	525	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	879	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	77.06/cwt	74.00–82.00	853	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	72.55/cwt	72.00–73.00	758	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	79.07/cwt	78.50–79.50	1,241	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	91.06/cwt	83.50–99.00	1,425	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	87.89/cwt	82.00–95.50	1,028	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	77.96/cwt	77.50–78.50	900	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,050	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	2,101	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,789	1
Bulls	—	—	2,020	118.89/cwt	113.00–125.00	2,402	3
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,430	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,746	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,140	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	427	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	220.22/cwt	210.00–230.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	175.84/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,095	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	168.33/cwt	160.00–175.00	973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	665	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 217Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 87Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 20Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	180.00–187.00	185.25
1	—	490	175.00	175.00
2	—	768	151.00	151.00
1	—	370	176.00	176.00
7	—	522	170.00–178.00	174.70
2	—	610	155.00–157.50	156.23
1	—	660	160.00	160.00
2	—	325	160.00–165.00	162.38
6	—	578	160.00–175.00	168.33
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	165.00	165.00
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	185.00	185.00
1	—	615	175.00	175.00
2	—	570	206.00	206.00
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	167.00	167.00
1	—	665	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	230.00	230.00
1	—	550	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	208.00	208.00
2	—	470	200.00–210.00	205.00
3	—	533	215.00–219.00	216.98
2	—	675	190.00–211.00	200.27
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	194.00	194.00
4	—	480	172.50–185.00	181.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	175.00	175.00
1	—	775	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
1	—	615	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	170.00	170.00
1	—	455	192.50	192.50
2	—	703	150.00–160.00	154.98
1	—	530	195.00	195.00
1	—	440	200.00	200.00
4	—	661	172.50	172.50
3	—	373	210.00–230.00	220.22
1	—	310	225.00	225.00
6	—	623	170.00–182.50	175.84
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	160.00–180.00	170.19
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	172.50	172.50
1	—	490	185.00	185.00
2	—	333	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,107	74.00–82.00	77.06
2	—	1,045	72.00–73.00	72.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	78.50–79.50	79.07
21	—	1,565	83.50–99.00	91.06
1	—	2,050	102.50	102.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,170	82.00–95.50	87.89
2	—	1,155	77.50–78.50	77.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	104.00	104.00
3	—	2,020	113.00–125.00	118.89
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,430	113.00	113.00

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	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	930.00	930.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	775.00	775.00

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