Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 lower overall, 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 $217.54/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$217.54

64 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.64

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	521	217.54	1,133	64

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale64 hd

217.54

—

TN average11 barns · 4,144 hd

232.19

−14.64

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	1,399	119.65	1,673	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,537	106.46	1,636	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	103.99	1,262	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,025	96.52	989	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	892	$1,233	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,128	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$935	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	231.91/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,331	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	715	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	247.35/cwt	227.50–255.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	223.70/cwt	220.00–232.50	799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	227.70/cwt	217.00–237.00	1,075	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	235.00/cwt	222.50–247.00	1,001	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	184.26/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	208.48/cwt	199.00–225.00	1,280	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,409	1
Steers	Large 1	—	580	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	145.95/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	302.21/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,157	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	268.34/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,151	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	298	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,342	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	122.80/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,541	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	101.79/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,241	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	90.04/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,004	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,092	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,756	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	104.61/cwt	97.00–112.00	1,621	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	94.10/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,002	7
Bulls	—	—	1,405	119.86/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,684	3
Bulls	—	—	1,475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,623	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,586	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,085	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,269	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	838	950.00/head	890.00–1,075.00	950	4
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	283.41/cwt	270.00–290.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	225.09/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,175	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	265.73/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,236	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	232.68/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,447	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	216.24/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,142	12

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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 87Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 50Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 0Year ago 5

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 lower overall, 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
1	—	665	200.00	200.00
12	—	574	217.50–240.00	231.91
1	—	300	275.00	275.00
1	—	760	170.00	170.00
2	—	920	141.00–151.00	145.95
9	—	383	300.00–305.00	302.21
3	—	429	267.50–270.00	268.34
1	—	820	165.00	165.00
3	—	293	270.00–290.00	283.41
8	—	522	215.00–240.00	225.09
6	—	465	250.00–272.50	265.73
6	—	622	231.00–236.00	232.68
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	298	250.00	250.00
1	—	310	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	170.00–175.00	172.47
1	—	635	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	197.00	197.00
4	—	320	227.50–255.00	247.35
3	—	597	216.00	216.00
5	—	357	220.00–232.50	223.70
9	—	472	217.00–237.00	227.70
9	—	426	222.50–247.00	235.00
4	—	720	182.00–185.00	184.26
12	—	614	199.00–225.00	208.48
12	—	528	213.00–230.00	216.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	280.00	280.00
2	—	418	290.00	290.00
1	—	610	231.00	231.00
3	—	520	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	270.00	270.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	120.00–128.00	122.80
13	—	1,219	94.00–109.00	101.79
2	—	1,115	88.00–92.00	90.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	105.00	105.00
7	—	1,065	90.00–103.00	94.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	125.00	125.00
10	—	1,550	97.00–112.00	104.61
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	117.00–126.00	119.86
1	—	1,475	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,930	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	116.00–118.00	117.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	870.00	870.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	838	890.00–1,075.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00

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

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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

Replacement Cattle