Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows measuring 2.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes or slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted for slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.75/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −144.23 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$230.75

6 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$18.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.92

vs TN average

−33.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	233.90	1,254	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	515	215.00	1,107	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale6 hd

230.75

—

TN average13 barns · 464 hd

242.67

−11.92

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−33.77

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−144.23

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	—	Average	1,865	155.68	2,903	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	122.63	1,705	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	120.59	1,337	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	99.74	982	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,597	117.86	1,882	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,307	110.69	1,447	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,835	109.95	2,018	3thin

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	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,590	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	274.90/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	274.53/cwt	265.00–282.50	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	244.85/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	253.18/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	285.68/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	245.64/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	202.42/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	232.25/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	300.20/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,120	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,179	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,597	117.86/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,882	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	756	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	122.63/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,705	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	149.27/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,594	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,835	109.95/cwt	109.00–111.00	2,018	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	835	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	868	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,590.00/head	1,590.00–1,590.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	105.89/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,149	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,307	110.69/cwt	99.00–117.00	1,447	3
Bulls	—	—	2,055	165.29/cwt	162.00–169.00	3,397	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	121.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,357	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	350–400	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	279.84/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,338	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	770	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	279.77/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,203	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	251.80/cwt	245.00–255.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	235.06/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,105	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	493	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	261.86/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,267	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	442	308.31/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,363	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	296.56/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	268.95/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	208.28/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	289	280.86/cwt	280.00–281.00	812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	210.85/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 97Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 70Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 8

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	260	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
6	350–400	373	280.00–312.50	300.20
3	400–450	430	270.00–300.00	279.77
8	450–500	478	270.00–290.00	279.84
3	500–550	525	265.00–280.00	274.90
4	550–600	570	245.00–247.50	245.64
2	650–700	678	195.00–210.00	202.42
1	700–750	715	177.50	177.50
1	750–800	780	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	970	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	493	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	289	280.00–281.00	280.86
2	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	360	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	435	271.00	271.00
5	450–500	484	260.00–270.00	261.86
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	265.00–282.50	274.53
1	250–300	285	256.00	256.00
1	300–350	320	265.00	265.00
3	350–400	390	245.00–255.00	251.80
4	400–450	420	247.50–265.00	253.18
10	450–500	470	225.00–245.00	235.06
2	500–550	528	225.00–240.00	232.25
2	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	620	210.00–212.50	210.85
6	650–700	685	200.00–214.00	208.28
2	700–750	745	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	770	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	302.50–320.00	308.31
4	500–550	531	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	360	300.00–305.00	302.50
4	450–500	465	280.00–312.50	296.56
3	500–550	513	285.00–287.00	285.68
3	550–600	573	265.00–272.00	268.95
3	650–700	680	230.00–255.00	244.85
2	750–800	785	220.00–225.00	222.48
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	565	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,597	116.00–119.00	117.86
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,835	109.00–111.00	109.95
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	99.00–117.00	110.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	90.00–91.00	90.51
3	—	1,085	100.00–109.00	105.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	116.00–131.00	122.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	104.00	104.00
13	—	1,120	115.00–125.00	121.14
1	—	1,235	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,738	145.00–151.00	149.27
2	—	2,055	162.00–169.00	165.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,590.00	1,590.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle