Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-02

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.91/cwt on 857 head.

Average price

$138.91

857 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.17

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	140.59	897	693
Medium and Large 2	580	131.79	765	164

One grade step is worth $8.81/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale857 hd

138.91

—

TN average13 barns · 4,221 hd

140.08

−1.17

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	548	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	677	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	461	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	579	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	653	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	885	105.75/cwt	105.75–105.75	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	111.13/cwt	110.50–122.75	588	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	445	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	516	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	96.40/cwt	96.00–96.50	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	124.10/cwt	124.10–124.10	828	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	131.97/cwt	124.50–133.00	738	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	464	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	614	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	828	105.75/cwt	105.75–105.75	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	875	105.75/cwt	105.75–105.75	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	120.05/cwt	117.00–121.00	771	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	120.34/cwt	119.50–120.50	696	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	657	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	107.46/cwt	106.00–108.00	790	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	570	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	125.40/cwt	120.00–126.00	533	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	735	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	654	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	850	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	548	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	770	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	732	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	922	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	455	141.46/cwt	138.50–142.00	644	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	860	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	822	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	119.07/cwt	115.00–120.00	756	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	690	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	587	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	590	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	637	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	944	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	719	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,010	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	852	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	809	128.62/cwt	124.00–128.75	1,041	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	461	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	703	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	915	123.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,135	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	138.07/cwt	136.75–141.50	889	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	129.73/cwt	126.50–130.00	960	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	145.70/cwt	140.00–146.25	839	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	901	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	746	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	149.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	720	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	149.59/cwt	140.00–150.50	640	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,020	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	998	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.

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East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Sweetwater, TN

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	117.50	117.50
1	—	325	158.00	158.00
102	—	644	136.75–141.50	138.07
77	—	740	126.50–130.00	129.73
70	—	576	140.00–146.25	145.70
68	—	655	137.50	137.50
61	—	530	140.75	140.75
29	—	482	145.00–150.00	149.31
11	—	428	140.00–150.50	149.59
7	—	868	117.50	117.50
4	—	383	160.00	160.00
2	—	960	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	654	130.00	130.00
24	—	548	140.50	140.50
14	—	732	126.00	126.00
13	—	455	138.50–142.00	141.46
4	—	860	114.50	114.50
3	—	822	114.50	114.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	635	115.00–120.00	119.07
12	—	525	131.50	131.50
11	—	380	154.50	154.50
8	—	571	125.00	125.00
8	—	478	133.50	133.50
8	—	432	136.50	136.50
6	—	657	120.00	120.00
3	—	738	108.00	108.00
3	—	338	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	637	148.25	148.25
70	—	719	140.50	140.50
56	—	567	150.25	150.25
39	—	809	124.00–128.75	128.62
12	—	461	152.50	152.50
4	—	915	121.00–125.00	123.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	548	123.50	123.50
14	—	461	125.50	125.50
6	—	653	111.50	111.50
4	—	560	114.00	114.00
1	—	885	105.75	105.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	529	110.50–122.75	111.13
11	—	379	117.50	117.50
9	—	423	122.00	122.00
8	—	642	108.50	108.50
6	—	478	122.75	122.75
5	—	740	96.00–96.50	96.40
5	—	582	109.50	109.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	667	124.10	124.10
75	—	559	124.50–133.00	131.97
13	—	464	132.25	132.25
5	—	828	105.75	105.75
2	—	875	105.75	105.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	642	117.00–121.00	120.05
55	—	578	119.50–120.50	120.34
45	—	533	123.25	123.25
33	—	735	106.00–108.00	107.46
28	—	483	118.00	118.00
20	—	425	120.00–126.00	125.40
11	—	662	111.00	111.00
9	—	371	128.00	128.00
6	—	819	97.50	97.50
4	—	917	97.50	97.50
1	—	330	128.00	128.00

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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