Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaker and boning cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower overall, with lean cows sharply lower, and 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 $226.67/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −148.32 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$226.67

6 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$23.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.38

vs TN average

−40.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	238.33	1,227	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	545	215.00	1,172	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.33/cwt here — about $56 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

226.67

—

TN average14 barns · 535 hd

259.04

−32.38

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−40.55

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−148.32

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	—	Low	1,732	166.67	2,887	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	142.87	2,092	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	138.77	1,622	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	124.29	1,228	6thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	136.00	1,748	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,310	119.00	1,559	1thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	880	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,118	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	148.74/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,801	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	136.87/cwt	127.00–144.00	1,605	20
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,748	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,520	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	142.01/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,069	13
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	450	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,091	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	700–750	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	292.43/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	635	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,508	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	618	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	410	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	265.35/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,091	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	267.46/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,252	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	270.56/cwt	263.00–277.00	1,391	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	266.69/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	267.78/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,044	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	307.60/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	314.93/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,064	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	167.11/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,774	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,402	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	128.00/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,299	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	116.88/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,093	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,559	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,640	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 78Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 37Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 11Year ago 12

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	127.00	127.00
5	—	1,211	147.00–151.00	148.74
20	—	1,173	127.00–144.00	136.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,457	135.00–146.00	142.01
1	—	1,560	154.00	154.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,015	123.00–134.00	128.00
2	—	935	116.00–118.00	116.88
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	136.00	136.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	119.00	119.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,660	165.00–169.00	167.11
1	—	2,000	182.00	182.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	450	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	635	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	305.00–325.00	314.93
3	350–400	375	302.50–310.00	307.60
2	400–450	438	280.00–305.00	292.43
3	450–500	473	260.00–280.00	266.69
9	500–550	514	263.00–277.00	270.56
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	660	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	495	225.00	225.00
3	500–550	545	215.00	215.00
3	600–650	618	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
6	350–400	390	260.00–272.00	267.78
5	400–450	411	255.00–280.00	265.35
6	450–500	468	265.00–270.00	267.46
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	615	227.00	227.00
1	700–750	710	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	653	259.00	259.00

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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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

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