Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows mostly steady with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and 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 $179.42/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$179.42

47 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$11.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.58

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	561	180.39	1,012	43
Large 1	519	169.06	877	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.33/cwt here — about $135 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 sale47 hd

179.42

—

TN average11 barns · 1,932 hd

210.00

−30.58

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	2,020	105.62	2,134	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,363	87.78	1,196	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,089	83.93	914	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	76.27	738	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,150	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,100	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	181.47/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	191.21/cwt	181.00–196.00	1,086	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	695	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	562	169.66/cwt	169.00–170.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	715	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	578	171.69/cwt	170.00–175.00	992	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	600	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	194.97/cwt	193.00–197.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	868	125.64/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	200.95/cwt	187.00–214.00	946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	193.45/cwt	184.00–202.00	1,108	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	202.85/cwt	190.00–210.00	862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	545	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	858	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	530	168.11/cwt	162.00–174.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	238.76/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,098	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,077	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	78.05/cwt	74.00–82.50	745	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	96.74/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,493	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	87.04/cwt	82.50–91.50	1,172	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	996	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	941	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	83.36/cwt	80.50–90.50	900	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	69.16/cwt	68.00–70.50	705	2
Bulls	—	—	2,020	105.62/cwt	101.00–112.00	2,134	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,150.00/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	202.56/cwt	189.00–209.00	1,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	810	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	753	133.76/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,007	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	503	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	221.73/cwt	210.00–232.50	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	867	128.63/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	220.76/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	910	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	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 Nov 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 155Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 70Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 8

Compared to last week, slaughter cows mostly steady with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	178.00–185.00	181.47
5	—	568	181.00–196.00	191.21
1	—	860	145.00	145.00
1	—	720	152.50	152.50
4	—	524	189.00–209.00	202.56
3	—	422	210.00–232.50	221.73
2	—	398	257.50	257.50
1	—	820	137.50	137.50
3	—	473	215.00–225.00	220.76
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	160.00	160.00
1	—	630	170.00	170.00
2	—	503	160.00	160.00
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
3	—	867	126.00–134.00	128.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
1	—	485	200.00	200.00
2	—	753	130.00–137.50	133.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	145.00	145.00
2	—	810	130.00–135.00	132.53
1	—	585	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	160.00	160.00
1	—	715	157.00	157.00
3	—	578	170.00–175.00	171.69
1	—	540	170.00	170.00
3	—	868	119.00–129.00	125.64
1	—	910	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	190.00	190.00
2	—	683	170.00–175.00	172.47
2	—	320	193.00–197.00	194.97
6	—	471	187.00–214.00	200.95
1	—	545	200.00	200.00
8	—	573	184.00–202.00	193.45
7	—	425	190.00–210.00	202.85
1	—	770	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	169.00–170.00	169.66
1	—	675	150.00	150.00
1	—	545	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	165.00	165.00
2	—	530	162.00–174.00	168.11
1	—	415	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	185.00	185.00
1	—	425	245.00	245.00
2	—	470	237.50–240.00	238.76
1	—	630	214.00	214.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	954	74.00–82.50	78.05
2	—	1,020	68.00–70.50	69.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	95.00–99.00	96.74
9	—	1,346	82.50–91.50	87.04
1	—	1,150	76.50	76.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	77.50	77.50
1	—	980	96.00	96.00
10	—	1,080	80.50–90.50	83.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,020	101.00–112.00	105.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,100.00	1,100.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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