Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 9.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted. Also, no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $228.69/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −174.23 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$228.69

7 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.26

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	228.69	1,283	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $433.51, low $351.44, median $402.92 across 7 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 sale7 hd

228.69

—

TN average12 barns · 292 hd

233.95

−5.26

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−174.23

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	1,592	157.60	2,508	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	131.79	1,823	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	130.20	1,561	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	118.43	1,170	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	116.00	1,340	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,533	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	400–450	422	262.12/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,106	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	227.64/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,293	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	555	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,152	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	272.09/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	243.33/cwt	235.00–260.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	798	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	627	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	825	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	785	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,340	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	131.79/cwt	124.00–136.50	1,823	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	139.08/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,815	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	129.09/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,531	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	118.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,170	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,005	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,558	1
Bulls	—	—	1,787	158.47/cwt	154.50–162.50	2,832	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	292.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	258.73/cwt	255.00–260.00	978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	259.76/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,252	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	221.00/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	190.20/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,409	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	196.42/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,392	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 126Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 55Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	285.00–300.00	292.50
12	400–450	422	250.00–270.00	262.12
5	450–500	482	255.00–265.00	259.76
1	500–550	520	235.00	235.00
6	550–600	568	220.00–233.00	227.64
2	600–650	600	219.00	219.00
5	650–700	674	195.00–200.00	196.42
5	700–750	741	189.00–191.00	190.20
1	750–800	790	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
4	350–400	378	255.00–260.00	258.73
2	750–800	775	181.00	181.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	555	207.50	207.50
1	650–700	695	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	425	255.00–290.00	272.09
2	550–600	550	253.00	253.00
3	600–650	633	241.00	241.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	798	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
3	350–400	395	235.00–260.00	243.33
1	400–450	430	232.00	232.00
1	450–500	480	229.00	229.00
1	500–550	520	227.00	227.00
2	550–600	565	217.00–225.00	221.00
1	650–700	650	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	627	199.00	199.00
1	800–850	825	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	189.00	189.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	116.00	116.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,383	124.00–136.50	131.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	137.00–141.00	139.08
16	—	1,186	124.00–135.00	129.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	115.00–120.00	118.43
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	155.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,787	154.50–162.50	158.47

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	—	—	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,290.00	1,290.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,775.00	1,775.00

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

Bulls · 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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