Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaker and boning cows measuring 5.00 to 6.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for lean cows, slaughter bulls, and feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. Higher-quality offerings and a higher undertone was noted for feeder classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.80/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −106.19 against this barn's trailing median of $374.98.

Average price

$268.80

14 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,456

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.34

vs TN average

−35.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	268.80	1,456	14thin

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 sale14 hd

268.80

—

TN average11 barns · 920 hd

277.13

−8.34

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−35.23

This barn, trailing median11 sales

374.98

−106.19

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	1,787	155.02	2,769	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	130.87	1,580	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,508	120.34	1,815	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	107.53	1,127	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	120.18	1,538	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	104.37	1,082	5thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	750–800	790	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	372.87/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	220.55/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	239.00/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	373.94/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,406	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	315.80/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	302.69/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	320.98/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	735	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,021	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	480	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	256.56/cwt	251.00–262.50	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	292.92/cwt	282.50–303.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	294.46/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,393	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	261.67/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	850–900	890	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	248.16/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,596	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	350–400	370	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	301.12/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,141	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	673	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,683	6
Bulls	—	—	1,498	141.53/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,120	2
Bulls	—	—	2,075	168.51/cwt	167.00–170.00	3,497	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	140.62/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,763	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,722	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	120.95/cwt	113.50–128.00	1,820	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	107.53/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,127	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	124.05/cwt	116.50–130.50	1,458	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	110.52/cwt	109.00–112.50	1,236	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	95.14/cwt	90.00–100.00	871	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	120.18/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,538	2

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 Jan 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 33Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 56Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	360.00–385.00	372.87
7	350–400	376	330.00–385.00	373.94
1	450–500	450	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	643	242.50–250.00	248.16
5	650–700	667	235.00–240.00	239.00
2	700–750	718	227.50	227.50
1	750–800	790	216.00	216.00
2	800–850	820	216.00–225.00	220.55
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	370	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	530	300.00–304.00	302.69
5	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	735	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	439	320.00–325.00	320.98
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	555	307.50–320.00	315.80
2	650–700	658	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	276.00	276.00
1	850–900	890	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	342	330.00	330.00
5	350–400	379	290.00–304.00	301.12
3	400–450	413	282.50–303.00	292.92
7	450–500	473	290.00–298.00	294.46
2	500–550	523	251.00–262.50	256.56
6	550–600	555	261.00–263.00	261.67
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	960	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
6	650–700	673	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	138.00–144.00	141.53
2	—	2,075	167.00–170.00	168.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,254	134.00–150.00	140.62
10	—	1,175	116.50–130.50	124.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	110.00	110.00
17	—	1,505	113.50–128.00	120.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	107.00–108.00	107.53
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	109.00–112.50	110.52
2	—	915	90.00–100.00	95.14
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	119.00–121.00	120.18

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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