Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows mostly steady overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts this week, but a higher undertone was noted. Also, 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 $243.09/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −131.89 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$243.09

16 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$32.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.31

vs TN average

−21.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	251.12	1,306	12thin
Medium and Large 2	543	219.00	1,189	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.12/cwt here — about $117 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 sale16 hd

243.09

—

TN average12 barns · 901 hd

258.40

−15.31

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−21.54

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−131.89

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	1,704	164.23	2,798	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	134.63	2,004	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	131.51	1,458	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	120.03	1,268	15

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)	1,600	$1,410	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	131.05/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,461	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	135.16/cwt	127.00–143.00	2,006	18
Bulls	—	—	1,704	164.23/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,798	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	110.85/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,101	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,480	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	143.04/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	229.41/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,436	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	207.98/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	226.17/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	337.40/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	206.61/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,002	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	256.63/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,521	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	655	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,389	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	122.61/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,317	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,956	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	214.02/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	291.69/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,351	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	549	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	254.72/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,279	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	240.32/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	243.99/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	856	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 Jul 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 176Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 89Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 29Year ago 15

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,600	1,410.00	1,410.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,115	126.00–140.00	131.05
2	—	1,178	142.00–144.00	143.04
1	—	830	119.00	119.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,484	127.00–143.00	135.16
1	—	1,565	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	993	108.00–114.00	110.85
1	—	1,130	131.00	131.00
10	—	1,074	117.00–128.00	122.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,704	158.00–170.00	164.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	305.00	305.00
4	350–400	380	335.00–340.00	337.40
5	450–500	463	272.50–305.00	291.69
2	500–550	525	257.50–260.00	258.75
3	550–600	563	235.00–250.00	243.99
2	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	670	222.50–230.00	226.17
2	700–750	715	213.00–215.00	214.02
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	267.50	267.50
1	400–450	430	267.50	267.50
4	500–550	549	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	600	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	348	288.00	288.00
5	400–450	430	281.00	281.00
3	450–500	465	255.00–260.00	256.63
9	500–550	502	235.00–259.00	254.72
3	550–600	575	235.00–246.00	240.32
4	600–650	626	218.00–235.00	229.41
2	650–700	650	234.00	234.00
2	700–750	703	202.00–214.00	207.98
3	750–800	772	199.00–216.00	206.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	226.00	226.00
4	500–550	543	219.00	219.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	287.50	287.50
1	450–500	475	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	665	247.00	247.00
1	700–750	710	249.00	249.00
1	800–850	825	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	257.50	257.50

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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