Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $230.18/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −172.74 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$230.18

9 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.02

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	230.18	1,311	9thin

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 sale9 hd

230.18

—

TN average14 barns · 391 hd

239.20

−9.02

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−172.74

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	1,612	131.34	2,118	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	107.21	1,163	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,250	106.35	1,329	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	98.54	961	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$1,330	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1Fleshy	600–650	645	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	593	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	253.55/cwt	242.50–265.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	217.31/cwt	207.50–220.50	1,382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	234.00/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,442	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1Value Added	450–500	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	278.77/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,416	2
Dairy Steers	Small 4	500–550	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1Value Added	350–400	373	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	231.61/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,318	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	284.64/cwt	272.50–293.00	1,210	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,386	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1Value Added	400–450	415	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	805	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	462	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	655	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	620	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	176.01/cwt	165.00–187.50	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	259.91/cwt	257.50–262.50	741	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,053	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	100.72/cwt	98.50–105.00	1,122	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,007	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	94.08/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,030	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,764	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	99.12/cwt	97.50–100.50	1,135	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	106.75/cwt	103.50–110.00	1,329	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	998	125.93/cwt	114.00–139.00	1,257	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	135.67/cwt	127.00–141.50	2,283	4
Bulls	—	—	1,330	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,516	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,330.00/head	1,250.00–1,410.00	1,330	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	196.91/cwt	188.00–206.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,288	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 Nov 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 216Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 84Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 4Year ago 12

No comparisons available due to reporter absence last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	593	209.00	209.00
1	600–650	645	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	305.00	305.00
5	400–450	425	272.50–293.00	284.64
3	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	525	264.00	264.00
6	550–600	569	228.00–239.00	231.61
4	600–650	636	207.50–220.50	217.31
2	700–750	723	188.00–206.00	196.91
2	800–850	818	165.00–187.50	176.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	257.50–262.50	259.91
3	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	358	242.50–265.00	253.55
2	400–450	433	230.00–235.00	232.51
2	450–500	490	233.00–235.00	234.00
3	500–550	513	219.00	219.00
1	550–600	565	228.00	228.00
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	176.00	176.00
1	850–900	870	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	508	275.00–282.50	278.77
1	550–600	570	253.00	253.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	272.50	272.50
1	400–450	415	247.50	247.50
2	450–500	470	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	207.50	207.50
1	650–700	655	217.00	217.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	90.00	90.00
6	—	1,114	98.50–105.00	100.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,095	92.00–96.00	94.08
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	122.00	122.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,145	97.50–100.50	99.12
2	—	1,245	103.50–110.00	106.75
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	114.00–139.00	125.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,683	127.00–141.50	135.67
1	—	1,330	114.00	114.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	1,250.00–1,410.00	1,330.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,275.00	2,275.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle