Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaker and lean cows mostly steady with boning cows 4.00 lower, and no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted for feeder heifers and bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $258.90/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −144.02 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$258.90

5 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.10

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	258.90	1,439	5thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $433.51, low $351.44, median $402.92 across 7 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 sale5 hd

258.90

—

TN average12 barns · 372 hd

269.00

−10.10

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−144.02

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	1,352	159.83	2,160	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	129.51	1,690	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,074	125.65	1,349	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	106.21	996	7thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,830	126.32	2,312	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	110.00	1,480	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	105.32	1,208	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,215	138.00	1,677	1thin

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)	900	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 2-3	—	800	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,043	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,830	126.32/cwt	123.00–131.00	2,312	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,690	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,442	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,035	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,475	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,215	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	257.83/cwt	257.50–258.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,468	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	445	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	274.25/cwt	259.00–290.00	1,034	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	280.66/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	270.03/cwt	265.00–275.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	296.62/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	247.59/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	242.73/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	267.63/cwt	266.00–272.50	1,212	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	281.22/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,358	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	228.15/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	314.58/cwt	309.00–320.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	260.50/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	225.67/cwt	217.50–239.00	1,535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	303.62/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,275	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	809	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,640	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,480	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	795	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	124.44/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,344	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	107.87/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,236	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	895	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,235	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	810	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	948	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	105.69/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,042	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 672Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 92Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 28Year ago 2

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	139.00	139.00
1	—	795	112.00	112.00
10	—	1,080	117.00–130.00	124.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	129.00–130.00	129.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	98.00	98.00
5	—	986	100.00–115.00	105.69
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	138.00	138.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	117.00	117.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,830	123.00–131.00	126.32
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	110.00	110.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,146	105.00–111.00	107.87
1	—	1,155	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,600	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	138.00	138.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	265.00–275.00	270.03
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	355	309.00–320.00	314.58
3	400–450	410	282.50–317.50	296.62
10	450–500	483	270.00–287.50	281.22
2	500–550	545	251.00–270.00	260.50
3	550–600	563	257.50–258.00	257.83
4	600–650	626	225.00–237.00	228.15
3	650–700	680	217.50–239.00	225.67
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	885	184.00	184.00
1	900–950	935	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	252.50	252.50
6	350–400	377	259.00–290.00	274.25
3	400–450	429	280.00–281.00	280.66
4	450–500	453	266.00–272.50	267.63
4	500–550	516	240.00–255.00	247.59
3	550–600	560	230.00–249.00	242.73
3	600–650	637	214.00	214.00
4	700–750	734	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	300.00–307.50	303.62
2	450–500	483	300.00–305.00	302.51

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

Bulls · 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

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