Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable receipts to form a trend on feeders. Slaughter cows/bulls 5.00 to 15.00 lower.

link to video 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 $241.64/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −133.35 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$241.64

18 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$33.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.39

vs TN average

−16.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	252.59	1,359	11thin
Large 1-2	559	228.04	1,275	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	518	219.93	1,139	2thin
Small 1-2	595	219.00	1,303	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.59/cwt here — about $56 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 sale18 hd

241.64

—

TN average14 barns · 809 hd

252.03

−10.39

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−16.16

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−133.35

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	1,646	155.14	2,553	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	134.93	1,926	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	129.53	1,575	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	121.70	1,320	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	120.00	1,368	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,480	115.00	1,702	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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,464	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,235	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,363	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,240	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	900–950	913	152.99/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	258.06/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	278.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	256.09/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,222	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	255.61/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	266.23/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	268.98/cwt	260.00–280.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	313	253.72/cwt	252.50–255.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	800–850	835	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	263.13/cwt	220.00–300.00	1,134	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	219.93/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,139	2
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	460	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,162	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	595	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,303	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	134.91/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,983	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,580	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,931	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	129.24/cwt	122.00–135.50	1,592	20
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,170	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,732	1
Bulls	—	—	1,689	155.79/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,631	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,362.50/head	1,125.00–1,600.00	1,363	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,470.00/head	1,175.00–1,550.00	1,470	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	118.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,495	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	139.28/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,533	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,368	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	112.78/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,212	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	123.19/cwt	117.00–131.00	1,338	18
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	611	235.60/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,440	5
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	670	233.00/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,561	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	628	208.55/cwt	197.50–219.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	750	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	529	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	235.50/cwt	220.00–250.00	878	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	559	228.04/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,275	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	680	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	211.02/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	227.57/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	255.47/cwt	247.00–265.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	256.00/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	292.61/cwt	280.00–305.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	250.07/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,295	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	253.75/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	225.77/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,470	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 Jul 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 207Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 117Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 18Year ago 6

Not enough comparable receipts to form a trend on feeders. Slaughter cows/bulls 5.00 to 15.00 lower.

link to video report:: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2228.pdf

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	305.00	305.00
9	400–450	431	220.00–300.00	263.13
2	450–500	463	265.00–267.50	266.23
2	500–550	515	220.00–235.00	227.57
3	550–600	577	220.00–235.00	225.77
2	600–650	623	205.00–217.50	211.02
1	650–700	655	217.50	217.50
2	700–750	700	205.00–215.00	210.00
1	750–800	795	190.00	190.00
2	900–950	913	151.00–155.00	152.99
1	950–1000	965	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	725	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	529	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	260.00–280.00	268.98
1	300–350	315	235.00	235.00
3	350–400	382	247.00–265.00	255.47
4	400–450	410	252.50–260.00	258.06
5	450–500	477	250.00–262.00	256.09
6	500–550	518	240.00–257.50	250.07
5	550–600	562	255.00–256.00	255.61
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	670	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	220.00–250.00	235.50
1	400–450	425	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	518	215.00–225.00	219.93
1	700–750	725	174.00	174.00
1	750–800	780	177.50	177.50
1	800–850	800	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	595	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	235.00	235.00
4	550–600	559	224.00–232.00	228.04
2	600–650	628	197.50–219.00	208.55
1	650–700	680	219.00	219.00
1	750–800	750	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	280.00–305.00	292.61
2	300–350	320	317.50	317.50
2	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	445	292.50	292.50
5	500–550	536	270.00–280.00	278.00
4	550–600	571	240.00–265.00	253.75
5	600–650	631	255.00–260.00	256.00
1	900–950	930	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	252.50–255.00	253.72
1	450–500	460	234.00	234.00
1	550–600	565	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	835	218.00	218.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	460	252.50	252.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	611	232.00–239.00	235.60
4	650–700	670	231.00–237.00	233.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,470	131.00–140.00	134.91
1	—	1,295	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,305	148.00	148.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,232	122.00–135.50	129.24
3	—	1,262	115.00–120.00	118.50
4	—	1,101	138.00–141.00	139.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	110.00–114.00	112.78
18	—	1,086	117.00–131.00	123.19
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	148.00	148.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,689	150.00–162.00	155.79
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	115.00	115.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,020.00	1,020.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,175.00–1,550.00	1,470.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,240.00	1,240.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,600.00	1,362.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00

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