Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and 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 $239.17/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −135.82 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$239.17

6 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$43.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.00

vs TN average

−31.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	253.75	1,325	4thin
Large 1	540	210.00	1,134	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.75/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

239.17

—

TN average11 barns · 402 hd

251.16

−12.00

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−31.02

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−135.82

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	1,549	134.22	2,079	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	125.13	1,468	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	120.22	1,809	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	117.13	1,166	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)	700	$930	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,022	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	973	124.02/cwt	115.00–136.00	1,207	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	134.65/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,733	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	120.22/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,809	12
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	3,468	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,247	132.04/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,647	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2Fleshy	500–550	520	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,105	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2Fleshy	600–650	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	273.68/cwt	267.50–285.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	258.91/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	709	215.67/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	840	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	255.05/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	287.48/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	327.91/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	406	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	253.75/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	659	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,371	4
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium 2-3	300–350	338	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	108.86/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,114	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	123.23/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,417	15
Steers	Large 1	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	482	217.50/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	695	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,355	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 172Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 48Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 8

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	930.00	930.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,550	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	129.00–134.00	132.04
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	973	115.00–136.00	124.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	132.00–139.00	134.65
15	—	1,150	111.00–129.00	123.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,505	113.00–125.00	120.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,023	107.00–111.00	108.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	645	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	322.50	322.50
2	450–500	473	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	575	251.00	251.00
1	600–650	640	202.00	202.00
3	650–700	673	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	745	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	282.50–290.00	287.48
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	262.50	262.50
3	350–400	362	267.50–285.00	273.68
4	450–500	463	250.00–267.50	258.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	406	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	522	250.00–255.00	253.75
6	700–750	709	215.00–216.00	215.67
1	800–850	840	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	245.00–260.00	255.05
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	210.00–230.00	217.50
2	500–550	540	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
4	650–700	659	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	315.00–335.00	327.91
3	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	565	289.00	289.00
2	600–650	603	269.00	269.00
1	800–850	830	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	480	322.50	322.50
2	650–700	650	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	655	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle