Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week. The Customer Appreciation event will be included as a part of next week's sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.05/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −131.94 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$243.05

10 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−20.23

vs TN average

−34.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	243.05	1,367	10thin

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 sale10 hd

243.05

—

TN average12 barns · 1,099 hd

263.28

−20.23

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−34.17

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−131.94

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	1,776	154.89	2,751	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	121.73	1,474	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	121.42	1,781	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	100.02	1,030	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	985	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,937	161.76/cwt	158.00–167.00	3,133	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	121.42/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,781	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	113.81/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,443	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	129.59/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,568	5
Bulls	—	—	1,656	149.73/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,480	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	100.02/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,030	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	321.28/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,205	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	350.24/cwt	340.00–370.00	991	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	440	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	290.44/cwt	277.00–303.00	1,255	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	252.83/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	290.70/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,008	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,421	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	733	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	528	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,188	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	439	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Full	400–450	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	275.27/cwt	269.00–281.00	1,467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	253.33/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	247.56/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,414	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	256.64/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,078	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	272.64/cwt	255.00–290.00	853	2

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 129Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 61Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 4

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week. The Customer Appreciation event will be included as a part of next week's sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	313	255.00–290.00	272.64
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
6	400–450	420	247.00–267.00	256.64
3	450–500	490	250.00–255.00	253.33
8	550–600	571	240.00–250.00	247.56
1	900–950	925	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	432	277.00–303.00	290.44
2	450–500	475	275.00	275.00
5	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	615	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	340.00–370.00	350.24
2	300–350	303	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	375	300.00–330.00	321.28
2	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	459	280.00–312.00	290.70
6	500–550	533	269.00–281.00	275.27
4	550–600	569	235.00–259.00	252.83
3	650–700	669	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	780	221.00	221.00
2	800–850	835	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	237.00	237.00
2	1000–1050	1,008	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	733	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	315.00	315.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,937	158.00–167.00	161.76
4	—	1,656	145.00–155.00	149.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	114.00–127.00	121.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	107.00–117.00	113.81
5	—	1,210	126.00–138.00	129.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,030	94.00–106.00	100.02
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	130.00	130.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle