Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 6.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts from last week's sale.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $248.77/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +40.89 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$248.77

22 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$29.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.32

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	395	260.00	1,027	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	502	253.77	1,273	16thin
Large 1	410	230.50	946	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.50/cwt here — about $81 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 sale22 hd

248.77

—

TN average12 barns · 912 hd

230.45

+18.32

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

+40.89

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	1,558	129.01	2,009	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	111.98	1,306	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	110.14	1,668	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	96.87	1,044	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-2Fleshy	—	645	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,547	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	218.46/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	312.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	284.51/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,295	2
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	578	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	221.93/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	789	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	488	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	241.00/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,459	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	475	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,009	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	394	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	269.12/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	695	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,521	127.41/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,938	5
Bulls	—	—	1,740	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,384	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	96.87/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,044	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	107.59/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,631	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,920	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	106.83/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,218	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	118.59/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,424	7

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 Jan 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 56Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 50Year ago 57

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 6.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts from last week's sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	322	285.00	285.00
1	—	610	225.00	225.00
2	—	445	300.00	300.00
2	—	573	235.00–247.50	241.00
2	—	758	192.50	192.50
3	—	477	260.00–277.50	269.12
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	212.50	212.50
4	—	394	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	285.00	285.00
3	—	667	232.00	232.00
1	—	420	327.50	327.50
2	—	603	264.00	264.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	310.00–315.00	312.55
3	—	475	272.50–305.00	284.51
2	—	428	300.00–305.00	302.46
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	217.00–220.00	218.46
2	—	480	230.00–235.00	232.50
2	—	540	216.00	216.00
1	—	650	212.00	212.00
1	—	410	232.50	232.50
1	—	725	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	509	218.00–230.00	221.93
1	—	385	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,521	120.00–133.00	127.41
1	—	1,740	137.00	137.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	96.00–98.00	96.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,516	99.00–111.00	107.59
1	—	1,500	128.00	128.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,140	100.00–113.00	106.83
7	—	1,201	114.00–124.00	118.59

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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