Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 7.00 higher overall. No comparisons available for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. Higher-quality feeder offerings for this week's sale was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $233.08/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$233.08

86 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−18.23

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	542	233.08	1,263	86

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 sale86 hd

233.08

—

TN average9 barns · 2,030 hd

251.31

−18.23

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	—	High	1,655	132.99	2,201	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	120.44	1,563	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	112.35	1,266	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	97.91	933	27

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,638	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,325	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	223.61/cwt	212.00–232.50	1,172	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	711	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	215.60/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,225	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	245.21/cwt	244.00–250.00	986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	270.02/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,018	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	463	219.48/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	188.64/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	260.49/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,274	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	186.26/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	261.39/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	848	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	227.84/cwt	216.00–242.50	1,442	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	291.92/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,378	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,112	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	86.17/cwt	84.00–89.00	763	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	126.08/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,548	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,157	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	100.17/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,011	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	128.38/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,724	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	116.47/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,485	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	867	117.23/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,016	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	111.89/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,249	22
Bulls	—	—	1,995	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,773	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	129.98/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,930	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	246.26/cwt	232.50–257.00	1,416	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	593	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	273.35/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	224.64/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	528	256.95/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,357	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	324.52/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,217	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	272.39/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,163	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 173Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 135Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 29Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	212.00–232.50	223.61
8	—	568	210.00–222.50	215.60
5	—	402	244.00–250.00	245.21
11	—	377	267.50–285.00	270.02
2	—	328	270.00	270.00
4	—	723	180.00–205.00	188.64
7	—	492	259.00	259.00
6	—	764	180.00–199.00	186.26
1	—	660	213.00	213.00
5	—	619	215.00–235.00	224.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	236.00	236.00
6	—	711	213.00	213.00
7	—	528	250.00–262.50	256.95
3	—	427	267.50–275.00	272.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	217.50–220.00	219.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	260.00–261.00	260.49
1	—	510	262.50	262.50
2	—	860	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	260.00	260.00
1	—	390	320.00	320.00
2	—	620	258.00–265.00	261.39
1	—	265	320.00	320.00
1	—	485	300.00	300.00
1	—	585	261.00	261.00
1	—	400	325.00	325.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	216.00–242.50	227.84
10	—	472	270.00–305.00	291.92
10	—	575	232.50–257.00	246.26
1	—	420	297.50	297.50
1	—	720	196.00	196.00
6	—	541	269.00–275.00	273.35
3	—	805	180.00	180.00
2	—	320	310.00	310.00
1	—	685	216.00	216.00
8	—	375	300.00–335.00	324.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	247.50	247.50
1	—	480	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	265.00	265.00
1	—	615	250.00	250.00
1	—	325	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	224.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,228	123.00–130.00	126.08
22	—	1,116	105.00–121.00	111.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	886	84.00–89.00	86.17
1	—	1,015	114.00	114.00
14	—	1,009	95.00–106.00	100.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,343	127.00–130.00	128.38
10	—	1,275	109.00–124.00	116.47
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	109.00–123.00	117.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,485	125.00–134.00	129.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,125.00	1,125.00

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

Replacement Cattle