Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning cows mostly steady with no comparisons available for breaker and lean cows, slaughter bulls, or feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $245.42/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −157.50 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$245.42

6 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$18.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.47

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	536	248.50	1,333	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	550	230.00	1,265	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.50/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale6 hd

245.42

—

TN average9 barns · 265 hd

262.88

−17.47

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−157.50

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	1,609	156.21	2,514	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	122.10	1,395	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	121.14	1,674	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	906	108.53	983	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,338	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	860	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	110.64/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,297	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	123.60/cwt	114.00–134.00	1,394	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,694	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,175	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,669	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	460	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	861	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	235.29/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	283.80/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	242.26/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,151	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	295.55/cwt	272.50–320.00	966	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,350.00–2,850.00	2,600	2
Dairy Steers	Large 1	750–800	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,849	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	116.67/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,628	4
Bulls	—	—	1,722	160.69/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,767	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	104.84/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,048	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	743	119.86/cwt	111.00–130.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	533	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	577	222.63/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	805	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	673	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	300	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	306.64/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,449	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 Apr 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 93Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 40Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 34

Compared to last week, boning cows mostly steady with no comparisons available for breaker and lean cows, 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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,850.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	93.00	93.00
5	—	1,000	102.00–106.00	104.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	110.00–111.00	110.64
11	—	1,128	114.00–134.00	123.60
1	—	1,210	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	139.00	139.00
4	—	1,395	116.00–118.00	116.67
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	111.00–130.00	119.86
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	142.00	142.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	148.00	148.00
5	—	1,722	155.00–164.00	160.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	285.00	285.00
4	300–350	327	272.50–320.00	295.55
1	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	402	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	475	282.50	282.50
1	550–600	550	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	630	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	925	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	272.50	272.50
4	500–550	533	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	673	205.00	205.00
2	800–850	805	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	325	265.00	265.00
4	400–450	418	275.00–292.50	283.80
4	450–500	475	235.00–260.00	242.26
3	500–550	532	237.00	237.00
3	550–600	575	230.00–238.00	235.29
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	577	220.00–224.00	222.63
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	300	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	422	300.00–320.00	306.64
2	450–500	475	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
Dairy Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	165.00	165.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle