Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 to 5.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for 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 $252.18/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −122.80 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$252.18

26 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.03

vs TN average

−17.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	252.18	1,396	26

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 sale26 hd

252.18

—

TN average13 barns · 505 hd

257.21

−5.03

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−17.10

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−122.80

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	1,375	166.91	2,295	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,417	146.51	2,075	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	142.81	1,671	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	131.15	1,456	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,440	139.00	2,002	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,594	134.85	2,149	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	128.84	1,395	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	500–550	509	257.53/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,311	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	262.35/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,133	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	262.42/cwt	260.00–265.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	257.52/cwt	255.00–260.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	245.97/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	259.01/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,352	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	216.33/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	281.75/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	482	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,277	3
Steers	Large 1	500–550	505	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	285.14/cwt	272.50–310.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	278.63/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,064	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	155.54/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,988	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,157	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,010	158.43/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,600	4
Bulls	—	—	1,618	172.57/cwt	169.00–175.50	2,792	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	128.84/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,395	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	131.15/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,456	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	250.58/cwt	236.00–258.00	1,421	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,553	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	141.60/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,643	21
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,002	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	156.03/cwt	153.50–159.00	2,414	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	145.25/cwt	138.00–150.50	2,018	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,802	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	138.27/cwt	138.00–138.50	2,140	2

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 104Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 68Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 12

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 to 5.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	315	260.00–265.00	262.42
2	350–400	368	255.00–260.00	257.52
4	400–450	432	260.00–270.00	262.35
3	450–500	475	245.00–248.00	245.97
6	500–550	509	255.00–260.00	257.53
20	550–600	567	236.00–258.00	250.58
3	600–650	620	215.00–219.00	216.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	493	286.00	286.00
10	550–600	570	270.00–275.00	272.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	280.00–285.00	281.75
4	650–700	661	265.00	265.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	265.00–295.00	278.63
3	400–450	425	272.50–310.00	285.14
6	500–550	522	255.00–262.50	259.01
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	620	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	710	209.00	209.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	155.00–156.00	155.54
21	—	1,160	136.00–148.00	141.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,110	127.00–136.00	131.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	153.50–159.00	156.03
12	—	1,389	138.00–150.50	145.25
1	—	1,355	133.00	133.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,548	138.00–138.50	138.27
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	127.00–131.00	128.84
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	154.00–162.00	158.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,618	169.00–175.50	172.57

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,375.00	2,375.00

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