Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Insufficient receipts this week to form trends but a higher buyer activity was noted on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows/bulls 3.00 to 15.00 higher.

Video load report:: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2228.pdf

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.19/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −134.79 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$240.19

2 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−25.55

vs TN average

−25.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	240.19	1,285	2thin

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

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 sale2 hd

240.19

—

TN average13 barns · 837 hd

265.74

−25.55

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−25.18

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−134.79

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	1,784	170.23	3,037	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	147.13	2,194	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	139.33	1,254	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	137.41	1,620	8thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	145.00	2,204	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	139.09	1,919	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,146	116.67	1,336	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	250–300	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	302.82/cwt	290.00–316.00	1,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	233.87/cwt	229.00–237.50	1,597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	292.45/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	282.43/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,491	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	403	281.84/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	240.19/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	262.50/cwt	250.00–275.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	267.54/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	245.51/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,154	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	147.13/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,194	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	139.09/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,919	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,548	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	172.39/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,836	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,356	1
Bulls	—	—	2,455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	4,419	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	140.89/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,265	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	138.85/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,594	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	125.53/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,686	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,328	132.86/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	100.48/cwt	98.00–104.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	840	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	268.85/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,221	7
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,135	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	249.22/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	231.72/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,446	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	308.71/cwt	307.50–310.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	299.95/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,284	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,209	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 Jun 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 100Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 31Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 7

Insufficient receipts this week to form trends but a higher buyer activity was noted on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows/bulls 3.00 to 15.00 higher.

Video load report:: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2228.pdf

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	285	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	305	250.00–275.00	262.50
3	400–450	422	245.00–255.00	249.22
7	450–500	454	265.00–274.00	268.85
2	500–550	535	230.00–250.00	240.19
2	600–650	615	235.00–240.00	237.54
1	750–800	790	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	245.00	245.00
5	450–500	470	237.50–252.50	245.51
2	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	775	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	290.00–316.00	302.82
4	400–450	428	295.00–302.50	299.95
1	450–500	455	307.50	307.50
2	500–550	528	277.50–287.50	282.43
1	550–600	595	245.00	245.00
3	600–650	624	230.00–235.00	231.72
3	650–700	683	229.00–237.50	233.87
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	895	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	423	260.00–275.00	267.54
1	450–500	480	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	403	265.00–287.50	281.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	307.50–310.00	308.71
1	350–400	375	322.50	322.50
1	400–450	435	312.50	312.50
4	500–550	524	285.00–300.00	292.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	420	207.50	207.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	675	125.00	125.00
2	850–900	873	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,491	140.00–154.00	147.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	154.00	154.00
5	—	1,148	130.00–149.00	138.85
2	—	1,343	123.00–128.00	125.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	130.00	130.00
6	—	898	137.00–149.00	140.89
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	136.00–142.00	139.09
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	145.00	145.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	127.00–137.00	132.86
2	—	963	98.00–104.00	100.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,645	166.00–176.00	172.39
1	—	1,530	154.00	154.00
1	—	2,455	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

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