Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 8.00 higher overall , with higher-quality offerings noted. No comparisons available for slaughter bulls and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. No sales will be held the next two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $251.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −151.92 against this barn's trailing median of $402.92.

Average price

$251.00

5 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.83

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	251.00	1,441	5thin

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 sale5 hd

251.00

—

TN average11 barns · 274 hd

274.84

−23.83

This barn, trailing median7 sales

402.92

−151.92

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	1,950	140.97	2,749	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	117.82	1,369	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	116.31	1,665	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	795	95.00	755	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,418	111.63	1,583	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	105.79	1,751	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,349	97.11	1,310	9thin

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)	1,200	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	850–900	875	185.11/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	177.57/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	750–800	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	313.81/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,457	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	400–450	415	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,544	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	500–550	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,308	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	590	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,009	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	625	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	246.88/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	221.25/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,553	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	350–400	373	299.70/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	225.55/cwt	217.50–234.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,530	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	140.97/cwt	140.50–141.50	2,749	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	114.94/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,333	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	122.14/cwt	120.50–123.50	1,423	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	113.37/cwt	105.50–118.50	1,633	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	122.20/cwt	120.50–124.50	1,729	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	111.63/cwt	103.50–118.50	1,583	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	105.79/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,751	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	87.53/cwt	80.00–91.50	1,068	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,413	101.90/cwt	95.00–111.00	1,440	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 Dec 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 106Year ago 58

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 26Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	460	312.50–317.50	313.81
1	500–550	515	267.50	267.50
4	550–600	589	239.00–255.00	246.88
2	600–650	625	217.50–234.00	225.55
4	700–750	702	220.00–225.00	221.25
4	800–850	846	197.50	197.50
2	850–900	875	180.00–190.00	185.11
1	950–1000	950	172.50	172.50
2	1000–1050	1,010	170.00–185.00	177.57
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	285.00–315.00	299.70
1	750–800	785	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	415	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	655	222.50	222.50
1	800–850	805	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	620	249.00	249.00
1	750–800	775	225.00	225.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	905	210.00	210.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	171.00	171.00
3	600–650	625	167.50	167.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,950	140.50–141.50	140.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	111.00–118.00	114.94
2	—	1,165	120.50–123.50	122.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,440	105.50–118.50	113.37
3	—	1,415	120.50–124.50	122.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	103.50–118.50	111.63
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,655	103.00–108.00	105.79
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	80.00–91.50	87.53
6	—	1,413	95.00–111.00	101.90

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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