Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 6.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted. 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 $225.84/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −149.14 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$225.84

13 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.03

vs TN average

−26.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	225.84	1,228	13thin

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 sale13 hd

225.84

—

TN average14 barns · 669 hd

238.87

−13.03

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−26.10

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−149.14

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	1,847	168.67	3,115	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,449	144.18	2,089	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	142.25	1,630	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	873	122.69	1,071	11
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,825	172.00	3,139	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,390	136.00	1,890	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	125.79	1,478	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,450	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	227.40/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,223	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	279.49/cwt	269.00–287.00	1,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	250.40/cwt	244.00–270.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	251.98/cwt	235.00–266.00	1,182	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,424	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,020	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	285.48/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	220.65/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,242	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	280.52/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,147	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	538	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	268.99/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,243	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	203.26/cwt	202.00–204.50	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	224.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,289	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	128.38/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,596	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,825	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,139	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,014	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	996	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,476	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,550	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,890	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,145	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	145.94/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,122	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,607	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,070	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	142.71/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,600	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,100	8
Bulls	—	—	2,115	174.00/cwt	173.00–175.00	3,680	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	400	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	304.80/cwt	300.00–310.00	969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	214.00/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,466	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	223.01/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,356	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 Aug 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 80Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 59Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	275.00–290.00	285.48
4	400–450	406	244.00–270.00	250.40
9	450–500	469	235.00–266.00	251.98
10	500–550	538	215.00–235.00	227.40
3	550–600	563	218.00–225.00	220.65
2	600–650	608	221.00–225.00	223.01
7	650–700	650	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	455	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	409	280.00–282.00	280.52
5	450–500	479	269.00–287.00	279.49
2	500–550	528	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	635	236.00	236.00
1	750–800	790	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	300.00–310.00	304.80
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	422	287.00	287.00
5	450–500	462	265.00–270.00	268.99
1	500–550	540	237.00	237.00
8	550–600	573	220.00–230.00	224.94
2	600–650	615	202.00–204.50	203.26
11	650–700	685	210.00–216.00	214.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	125.00–131.00	128.38
1	—	970	118.00	118.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	136.00	136.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	172.00	172.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,265	127.00	127.00
12	—	1,121	134.00–148.00	142.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	115.00–118.00	116.48
8	—	880	120.00–130.00	125.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,645	155.00	155.00
7	—	1,454	143.00–149.00	145.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	158.00	158.00
2	—	2,115	173.00–175.00	174.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,450.00	1,450.00

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