Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable receipts to form a trend but a higher undertone was noted on quality feeders. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $219.87/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −155.11 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$219.87

12 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$19.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.63

vs TN average

−20.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	229.59	1,212	6thin
Medium and Large 2	544	210.15	1,143	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.44/cwt here — about $69 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 sale12 hd

219.87

—

TN average11 barns · 360 hd

225.50

−5.63

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−20.82

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−155.11

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	1,600	151.92	2,431	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	133.13	1,978	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,344	129.46	1,740	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	115.72	1,198	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	102.67	1,195	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,800	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,613	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,380	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,110	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	550–600	557	226.01/cwt	223.00–234.00	1,259	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	213.15/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,339	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	198.08/cwt	186.00–204.00	1,315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	231.50/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,350	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	213.62/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	211.75/cwt	200.00–223.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	235.52/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,147	8
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	470	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,022	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	210.15/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,143	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	134.71/cwt	129.00–138.50	1,995	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	120.25/cwt	119.00–121.50	1,599	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	131.30/cwt	123.00–136.50	1,769	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	102.67/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,195	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	121.46/cwt	114.00–129.50	1,258	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,310	146.60/cwt	140.50–152.00	1,920	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,200.00–2,100.00	1,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	231.46/cwt	220.00–242.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	240.26/cwt	225.00–255.00	685	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	154.58/cwt	146.00–159.50	2,697	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	107.68/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,114	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	124.43/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	188.63/cwt	187.50–189.00	1,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	229.59/cwt	229.00–232.50	1,212	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	261.41/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,179	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	294.82/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	199.78/cwt	193.00–207.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	267.31/cwt	262.50–285.00	912	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	310.23/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,230	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	175.79/cwt	172.50–179.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	274.22/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,064	6

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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 148Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 44Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 6Year ago 6

Not enough comparable receipts to form a trend but a higher undertone was noted on quality feeders. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	388	270.00–285.00	274.22
3	400–450	417	299.00	299.00
15	450–500	451	249.00–265.00	261.41
2	500–550	545	219.00	219.00
7	550–600	557	223.00–234.00	226.01
4	700–750	737	187.50–189.00	188.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	465	200.00–223.00	211.75
1	500–550	500	228.00	228.00
3	550–600	582	212.00–217.00	213.62
3	650–700	664	186.00–204.00	198.08
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	470	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	252.50	252.50
9	300–350	341	262.50–285.00	267.31
2	400–450	445	230.00–233.00	231.50
8	450–500	487	227.00–238.00	235.52
6	500–550	528	229.00–232.50	229.59
5	600–650	628	212.00–215.00	213.15
2	700–750	723	193.00–207.00	199.78
2	850–900	870	172.50–179.00	175.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	473	260.00	260.00
4	600–650	613	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	225.00–255.00	240.26
5	300–350	335	220.00–242.00	231.46
2	350–400	385	220.00–225.00	222.44
1	400–450	435	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	485	195.00	195.00
6	500–550	544	200.00–215.00	210.15
8	600–650	634	213.00	213.00
1	850–900	895	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	300.00–315.00	310.23
4	350–400	357	280.00–300.00	294.82
1	400–450	420	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
3	600–650	613	233.00	233.00
1	650–700	650	229.00	229.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,481	129.00–138.50	134.71
2	—	1,513	124.00–125.00	124.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	119.00–121.50	120.25
10	—	1,347	123.00–136.50	131.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,036	114.00–129.50	121.46
5	—	1,035	106.00–109.00	107.68
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,164	99.00–105.00	102.67
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	140.50–152.00	146.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,745	146.00–159.50	154.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,380.00	1,380.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–2,100.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

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