Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.11/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$187.11

37 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$19.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.07

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	475	189.47	900	32
Small and Medium 1-2	410	180.00	738	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	406	170.00	690	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.47/cwt here — about $210 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 sale37 hd

187.11

—

TN average9 barns · 1,991 hd

198.18

−11.07

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	1,732	119.26	2,066	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	92.39	1,369	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	86.37	1,024	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	78.14	837	25

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,070	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	495	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	406	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	203.14/cwt	200.00–207.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	200.69/cwt	190.00–211.00	945	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	835	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	220.24/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	172.19/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,071	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	181.87/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,018	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	213.19/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,047	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	345	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	785	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	250	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	186.67/cwt	185.00–190.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	198.63/cwt	190.00–205.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	989	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	615	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	222.27/cwt	217.00–235.00	929	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	698	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,498	116.90/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,751	4
Bulls	—	—	2,200	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	2,728	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	78.46/cwt	73.00–84.00	835	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	92.96/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,363	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,428	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	86.37/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,023	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	94.98/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,228	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	867	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	77.79/cwt	75.00–79.00	839	3

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 195Year ago 96

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 77Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 12Year ago 8

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	160.00	160.00
3	—	480	185.00	185.00
2	—	358	190.00–200.00	195.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	170.00–190.00	181.87
1	—	670	170.00	170.00
1	—	800	135.00	135.00
1	—	600	190.00	190.00
6	—	491	209.00–214.00	213.19
1	—	355	242.50	242.50
2	—	535	180.00–190.00	184.91
6	—	418	217.00–235.00	222.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	205.00	205.00
1	—	300	205.00	205.00
1	—	375	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	167.00	167.00
1	—	835	125.00	125.00
1	—	580	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	200.00–207.00	203.14
8	—	471	190.00–211.00	200.69
1	—	375	211.00	211.00
2	—	508	205.00	205.00
1	—	750	145.00	145.00
4	—	622	164.00–175.00	172.19
3	—	314	185.00–190.00	186.67
3	—	288	190.00–205.00	198.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	200.00–205.00	202.48
1	—	375	260.00	260.00
2	—	473	215.00–225.00	220.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	250.00	250.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	1,070.00	1,070.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	110.00–121.00	116.90
2	—	2,200	123.00–125.00	123.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,064	73.00–84.00	78.46
1	—	1,230	70.50	70.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,466	89.00–102.00	92.96
1	—	1,680	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,185	81.00–93.00	86.37
3	—	1,293	94.00–96.00	94.98
3	—	1,078	75.00–79.00	77.79

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle