Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Independence Day holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.06/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −129.92 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$245.06

25 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,340

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$19.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.59

vs TN average

−23.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	246.63	1,356	23
Medium and Large 2-3	510	227.00	1,158	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.63/cwt here — about $199 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale25 hd

245.06

—

TN average8 barns · 763 hd

254.65

−9.59

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−23.80

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−129.92

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	1,525	160.04	2,440	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	146.65	2,103	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	139.77	1,584	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	129.94	1,285	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,392	128.44	1,788	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	124.00	2,027	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	119.03	1,306	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,117	$2,125	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,824	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,720	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,038	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,993	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,775	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	206.01/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	258.92/cwt	255.00–262.50	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	285.02/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	248.64/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,318	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	276.91/cwt	264.00–284.00	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	259.64/cwt	244.00–275.00	1,218	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	252.93/cwt	240.00–271.00	1,325	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	245.99/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,417	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	279.38/cwt	257.00–285.00	1,578	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	192.35/cwt	183.00–209.00	1,468	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	482	237.15/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	234.51/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	293.11/cwt	289.00–297.50	1,079	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	143.69/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,946	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,212	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,238	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	141.11/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,390	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	140.01/cwt	130.00–147.50	1,579	31
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	128.44/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,788	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,720.00/head	1,720.00–1,720.00	1,720	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	2,125.00/head	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,125	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,823.75/head	1,700.00–1,985.00	1,824	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,785.00/head	1,785.00–1,785.00	1,785	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,727	168.48/cwt	159.00–172.00	2,910	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,238	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	129.13/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,273	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	106.54/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,049	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	530	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,214	1
Steers	Large 1	400–450	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,130	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,729	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	125.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,444	4
Bulls	—	—	1,418	150.91/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,140	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,119	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,140	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	272.01/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,158	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	296.20/cwt	284.00–304.00	1,389	7

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 Jul 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 135Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 88Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 4Year ago 12

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Independence Day holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	368	289.00–297.50	293.11
1	400–450	400	302.50	302.50
2	450–500	460	284.00–286.00	285.02
6	500–550	524	240.00–271.00	252.93
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	665	221.00	221.00
2	700–750	713	205.00–207.00	206.01
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	230.00–252.00	237.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	272.50	272.50
2	350–400	378	255.00–262.50	258.92
3	400–450	418	264.00–284.00	276.91
22	450–500	469	244.00–275.00	259.64
12	500–550	530	237.00–253.00	248.64
10	550–600	576	245.00–249.00	245.99
1	600–650	630	239.00	239.00
3	750–800	763	183.00–209.00	192.35
3	900–950	900	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	311.00	311.00
2	400–450	410	304.00	304.00
7	450–500	469	284.00–304.00	296.20
1	500–550	520	274.00	274.00
21	550–600	565	257.00–285.00	279.38
2	600–650	628	270.00–274.00	272.01
5	650–700	652	279.00	279.00
2	700–750	713	234.00–235.00	234.51
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	255.00	255.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	555	290.00	290.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	262.00	262.00
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
3	650–700	682	222.00	222.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	790	183.00	183.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,354	139.00–150.00	143.69
2	—	1,713	157.00	157.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	119.00	119.00
31	—	1,128	130.00–147.50	140.01
1	—	1,385	153.00	153.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	140.00–142.00	141.11
1	—	1,040	119.00	119.00
14	—	986	125.00–135.00	129.13
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,555	119.00	119.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,392	123.00–133.00	128.44
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	104.00–110.00	106.54
4	—	1,153	120.00–130.00	125.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	159.00–172.00	168.48
2	—	1,418	150.00–152.00	150.91
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	153.00	153.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,720.00	1,720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,117	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	1,700.00–1,985.00	1,823.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,785.00	1,785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00

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

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Replacement Cattle