Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to reporter absence last week and limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.00/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −128.98 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$246.00

8 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$27.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.02

vs TN average

−37.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	249.43	1,393	7thin
Small and Medium 1	525	222.00	1,166	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.43/cwt here — about $228 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 sale8 hd

246.00

—

TN average13 barns · 713 hd

247.02

−1.02

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−37.32

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−128.98

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	1,643	155.75	2,558	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,621	121.67	1,972	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	119.19	1,417	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	94.00	1,034	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	108.48	1,459	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,684	108.21	1,822	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	100.87	1,213	7thin

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)	1,200	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	600–650	625	234.78/cwt	223.00–246.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	350–400	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	311.72/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,325	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	281.99/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,331	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	500–550	525	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,166	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1Value Added	450–500	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	108.21/cwt	105.50–111.00	1,822	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	108.48/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,459	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	102.56/cwt	94.00–108.50	1,198	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	90.42/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,110	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,484	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,034	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	118.01/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,426	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	106.17/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,323	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	135.77/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,457	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	121.67/cwt	112.00–127.00	1,972	6
Bulls	—	—	1,460	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,227	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,902	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	217.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	450–500	453	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	226.42/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	333.10/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	289.53/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	328.74/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	198.07/cwt	192.00–204.00	1,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	876	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	470	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	250–300	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	403	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	247.20/cwt	246.50–250.00	1,429	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	267.00/cwt	266.00–267.50	1,442	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	400–450	445	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,012	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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 74Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 41Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 5

No market trends available due to reporter absence last week and limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	377	330.00–340.00	333.10
5	400–450	425	305.00–319.00	311.72
3	500–550	540	266.00–267.50	267.00
2	600–650	625	223.00–246.00	234.78
5	650–700	681	220.00–230.00	226.42
2	700–750	713	215.00–220.00	217.47
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	815	192.00–204.00	198.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	327.50–330.00	328.74
1	400–450	420	297.00	297.00
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	445	227.50	227.50
2	450–500	453	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	317.50	317.50
3	400–450	403	290.00	290.00
6	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	720	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	285.00–298.00	289.53
1	400–450	420	278.00	278.00
7	450–500	472	270.00–288.00	281.99
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
5	550–600	578	246.50–250.00	247.20
1	600–650	605	233.00	233.00
3	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	833	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	280.00	280.00
4	450–500	470	232.00	232.00
1	500–550	525	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	285	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	294.00	294.00
2	550–600	575	276.00	276.00
1	700–750	720	235.00	235.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,684	105.50–111.00	108.21
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	105.00–112.50	108.48
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,168	94.00–108.50	102.56
2	—	1,228	90.00–91.00	90.42
1	—	1,290	115.00	115.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,208	112.00–126.00	118.01
4	—	1,246	104.00–109.00	106.17
4	—	1,073	129.00–142.00	135.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,621	112.00–127.00	121.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	152.50	152.50
1	—	1,825	159.00	159.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,850.00	1,850.00

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