Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week. Today's head sale included a fancy set of mostly black young to mid-aged bred cows and heifers and cow/calf pairs from a herd sell-out.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $266.12/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +58.24 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$266.12

45 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$443

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

$43.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.43

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	497	268.89	1,337	42
Medium and Large 2-3	520	232.00	1,206	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	398	225.00	894	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.89/cwt here — about $443 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 sale45 hd

266.12

—

TN average12 barns · 1,167 hd

251.68

+14.43

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

+58.24

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	1,684	126.04	2,123	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	113.47	1,350	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	111.39	1,673	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	94.17	997	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)	—	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,588	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,570	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,888	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,838	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2Value Added	—	740	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	230.64/cwt	227.50–233.00	1,197	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	234.17/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	305	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	248.51/cwt	248.00–250.00	907	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	400	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	303.20/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	260.74/cwt	242.50–267.00	1,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	921	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	274.45/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,295	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	207.75/cwt	204.00–209.00	1,423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	254.22/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	543	244.52/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	665	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,646	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	127.98/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,691	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	110.45/cwt	100.00–121.00	1,283	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	127.71/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,991	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	110.51/cwt	104.00–120.00	1,662	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	91.50/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,240	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,562	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,716	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,232	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	92.19/cwt	88.00–99.00	969	8
Bulls	—	—	1,772	128.72/cwt	121.00–134.00	2,281	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,125	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,294	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,570.00/head	1,400.00–1,740.00	1,570	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,587.50/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,588	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,700	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,887.50/head	1,725.00–2,050.00	1,888	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	295.10/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,198	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	275.76/cwt	260.00–305.00	891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	318.25/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,152	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	248.48/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	263.73/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,327	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	259.02/cwt	247.50–270.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	226.29/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,498	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 Feb 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 0Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 0Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 0Year ago 9

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week. Today's head sale included a fancy set of mostly black young to mid-aged bred cows and heifers and cow/calf pairs from a herd sell-out.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	205.00	205.00
1	—	585	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	227.50–233.00	230.64
3	—	412	263.00	263.00
1	—	745	180.00	180.00
3	—	610	232.50–235.00	234.17
8	—	365	248.00–250.00	248.51
5	—	470	242.50–267.00	260.74
5	—	326	247.50–270.00	259.02
3	—	662	222.00–235.00	226.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	205.00	205.00
1	—	505	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	235.00	235.00
1	—	270	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
1	—	495	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	265.00–285.00	274.45
4	—	685	204.00–209.00	207.75
7	—	622	250.00–256.00	254.22
6	—	406	275.00–320.00	295.10
4	—	323	260.00–305.00	275.76
4	—	362	310.00–322.50	318.25
2	—	573	247.00–250.00	248.48
2	—	503	260.00–267.50	263.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	240.00–249.00	244.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	305.00	305.00
1	—	665	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	287.50	287.50
1	—	595	265.00	265.00
2	—	275	320.00	320.00
4	—	489	290.00	290.00
3	—	370	300.00–310.00	303.20
2	—	658	255.00	255.00
1	—	305	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	310.00	310.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,321	122.00–134.00	127.98
24	—	1,162	100.00–121.00	110.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,559	123.00–133.00	127.71
29	—	1,504	104.00–120.00	110.51
2	—	1,355	89.00–94.00	91.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	110.00	110.00
8	—	1,051	88.00–99.00	92.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,940	140.00	140.00
6	—	1,772	121.00–134.00	128.72
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,740.00	1,570.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,587.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,725.00–2,050.00	1,887.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

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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How this sale compares

East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

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