Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows mostly steady overall with no comparisons for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $212.64/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −162.34 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$212.64

2 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−32.38

vs TN average

−59.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	212.64	1,106	2thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.81, low $340.56, median $374.98 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

212.64

—

TN average12 barns · 535 hd

245.02

−32.38

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−59.27

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−162.34

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	1,733	134.72	2,334	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	117.40	1,713	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	115.21	1,328	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	99.55	1,019	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	800	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	129.31/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,646	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	111.89/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,258	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	116.34/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,681	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,083	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	100.61/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,048	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	333	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	916	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	309.72/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	276.16/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	269.72/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,060	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	308.99/cwt	300.00–325.00	973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	283.70/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	212.64/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	279.94/cwt	270.00–295.00	876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	276.12/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,306	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	309.40/cwt	308.00–311.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	298.36/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	309.56/cwt	290.00–327.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	239	273.80/cwt	270.00–275.00	654	4
Bulls	—	—	1,552	131.62/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,043	3
Bulls	—	—	2,275	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	3,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,274	1

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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 248Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 121Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 10

Compared to last week, slaughter cows mostly steady overall with no comparisons for slaughter bulls or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	123.00–133.00	129.31
17	—	1,124	104.00–119.00	111.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,445	110.00–125.00	116.34
1	—	1,615	129.00	129.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,042	95.00–108.00	100.61
1	—	835	89.00	89.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	130.00–133.00	131.62
1	—	2,275	144.00	144.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	300.00–325.00	308.99
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	425	277.50–295.00	283.70
7	450–500	473	272.50–277.50	276.12
4	650–700	668	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	192.50	192.50
1	800–850	815	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	860	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	915	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	355	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	550	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	265	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
4	350–400	382	290.00–327.00	309.56
3	400–450	412	300.00–317.50	309.72
1	450–500	470	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	239	270.00–275.00	273.80
2	250–300	288	275.00	275.00
4	300–350	313	270.00–295.00	279.94
6	350–400	393	260.00–287.00	269.72
2	400–450	423	265.00–288.00	276.16
2	450–500	463	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	520	205.00–220.00	212.64
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	323	308.00–311.00	309.40
1	350–400	395	322.50	322.50
3	400–450	437	295.00–300.00	298.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	247.50	247.50

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle