Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaker cows 4.00 higher, boning cows 1.00 lower, lean cows 9.00 lower, and slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. 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 $226.70/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −148.29 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$226.70

22 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.01

vs TN average

−33.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	226.70	1,230	22

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 sale22 hd

226.70

—

TN average14 barns · 881 hd

229.70

−3.01

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−33.76

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−148.29

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	—	High	1,522	140.58	2,140	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	127.28	1,782	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	116.91	1,358	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	97.38	1,074	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,040	118.00	1,227	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	109.64	1,645	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,126	104.13	1,173	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	805	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	205.51/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	300–350	300	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	225.24/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,180	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	227.06/cwt	220.00–234.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	219.41/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	219.49/cwt	209.00–223.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	234.92/cwt	226.00–249.00	1,125	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	855	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	212.49/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,402	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	480	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,140	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	550–600	580	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	243.19/cwt	230.00–255.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	240.19/cwt	228.00–249.00	1,018	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	241.41/cwt	232.00–254.00	1,398	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	250.73/cwt	244.00–259.00	1,587	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	244.45/cwt	231.00–260.00	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,285	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	189.42/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	275.21/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,288	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	305	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	618	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	250–300	280	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	226.55/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,289	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	199.90/cwt	197.00–209.00	1,469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	610	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	755	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,077	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	109.64/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,645	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,227	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	91.72/cwt	89.00–94.00	954	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	107.74/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,285	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	118.73/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,323	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	127.28/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,782	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	107.23/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,231	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,802	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	101.09/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,158	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	86.25/cwt	84.00–89.00	841	3
Bulls	—	—	1,865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,984	1
Bulls	—	—	1,671	141.01/cwt	135.00–150.50	2,356	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,010	132.97/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,343	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	350–400	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	296.00/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,098	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	197.50/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	267.47/cwt	266.00–269.00	877	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	550–600	590	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	247.20/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,293	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	250–300	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	274.98/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,185	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	243.91/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,159	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	878	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,005	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	236.44/cwt	235.50–239.00	1,265	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	181.99/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	219.90/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	488	220.35/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,075	3

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 Oct 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 210Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 62Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	185.00	185.00
2	850–900	878	182.00	182.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	255.00	255.00
4	350–400	373	230.00–255.00	243.19
10	400–450	424	228.00–249.00	240.19
9	450–500	479	226.00–249.00	234.92
9	500–550	524	217.00–232.00	225.24
5	550–600	578	216.00–221.00	219.41
4	600–650	638	209.00–223.00	219.49
2	650–700	660	211.00–214.00	212.49
2	700–750	710	205.00–206.00	205.51
4	750–800	771	182.00–192.00	189.42
1	900–950	900	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	220.00–234.00	227.06
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	455	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	535	235.50–239.00	236.44
3	700–750	720	209.00	209.00
1	850–900	855	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	218.00	218.00
1	400–450	420	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	488	219.00–221.00	220.35
1	550–600	590	208.00	208.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	580	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	424	303.00	303.00
3	450–500	468	260.00–285.00	275.21
4	500–550	511	231.00–260.00	244.45
9	550–600	579	232.00–254.00	241.41
8	600–650	633	244.00–259.00	250.73
1	750–800	780	211.00	211.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	205.00	205.00
1	300–350	305	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	290.00–302.50	296.00
9	400–450	431	250.00–300.00	274.98
4	450–500	475	240.00–255.00	243.91
7	500–550	523	227.50–255.00	247.20
6	550–600	569	219.00–231.00	226.55
2	600–650	620	216.00–224.00	219.90
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
4	700–750	735	197.00–209.00	199.90
2	750–800	775	197.00–198.00	197.50
3	850–900	864	180.00–183.00	181.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	755	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	385	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	590	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	266.00–269.00	267.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	108.00–111.00	109.64
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	118.00	118.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	89.00–94.00	91.72
8	—	1,148	104.00–114.00	107.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,193	107.00–108.00	107.74
6	—	1,114	114.00–123.00	118.73
1	—	1,350	133.50	133.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,400	118.00–135.00	127.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,146	96.00–109.00	101.09
3	—	975	84.00–89.00	86.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	160.00	160.00
8	—	1,671	135.00–150.50	141.01
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	125.00–138.00	132.97

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,725.00	1,725.00

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

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