Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaker cows gauging 3.00 higher, with boning and lean cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $234.23/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −140.75 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$234.23

14 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$18.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.98

vs TN average

−34.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	235.52	1,330	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	217.50	1,131	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.02/cwt here — about $199 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 sale14 hd

234.23

—

TN average13 barns · 789 hd

256.22

−21.98

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−34.15

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−140.75

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	1,627	145.96	2,375	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	124.23	1,757	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	120.07	1,393	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	109.53	1,027	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,668	110.49	1,843	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,303	108.68	1,416	4thin

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)	1,150	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,860	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$1,470	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,535	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	295.61/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,117	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	385	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	317	261.18/cwt	252.50–280.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	275.37/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,297	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,510	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	123.40/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,731	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,843	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	107.83/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,038	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	100.46/cwt	100.00–101.00	934	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	127.52/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,437	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	108.68/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,416	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	868	116.53/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,011	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,113	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,850	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	119.80/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,434	11
Bulls	—	—	1,580	143.20/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	234.57/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,386	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	279.38/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	256.42/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	861	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	104.54/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,251	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	117.55/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	545	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Full	400–450	445	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	237.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,240	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	226.50/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,395	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,840	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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 109Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 57Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 1Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	378	290.00–305.00	295.61
1	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	470	255.00	255.00
5	500–550	523	230.00–240.00	237.04
8	550–600	591	229.00–240.00	234.57
1	750–800	795	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	471	273.00–280.00	275.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	485	247.50	247.50
1	500–550	520	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	748	211.00	211.00
1	900–950	920	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	481	314.00	314.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	579	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	385	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	507	270.00–282.50	279.38
2	550–600	583	250.00–263.00	256.42
5	600–650	616	220.00–231.00	226.50
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	945	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	252.50–280.00	261.18
1	350–400	385	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	247.50	247.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,403	117.00–129.00	123.40
1	—	1,565	135.00	135.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	963	105.00–112.00	107.83
2	—	930	100.00–101.00	100.46
2	—	928	116.00–119.00	117.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,127	126.00–129.00	127.52
11	—	1,197	112.00–125.00	119.80
3	—	1,197	98.00–109.00	104.54
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	111.00–121.00	116.53
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	110.00–111.00	110.49
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,303	104.00–113.00	108.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	157.00	157.00
4	—	1,580	135.00–151.00	143.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,535	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,860.00	1,860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle