Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total Head- 499

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.76/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$111.76

229 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$13.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.33

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	113.35	669	202
Medium and Large 2	546	99.81	545	27

One grade step is worth $13.54/cwt here — about $125 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 sale229 hd

111.76

—

TN average12 barns · 3,165 hd

113.09

−1.33

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

36 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	115.64/cwt	115.50–117.00	495	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	111.77/cwt	107.50–114.50	715	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	757	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	115.16/cwt	109.00–117.00	547	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	116.71/cwt	113.00–117.50	617	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	750	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	114.92/cwt	113.00–115.00	663	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	945	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	135.12/cwt	132.00–137.00	590	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	113.78/cwt	109.50–114.50	958	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	655	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	950	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	130.74/cwt	129.50–131.00	693	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.66/cwt	127.00–129.00	740	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	129.18/cwt	118.00–130.00	851	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	735	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	116.35/cwt	110.00–117.00	618	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	126.28/cwt	118.00–127.00	604	12

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 Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Sweetwater, TN

Fri Oct 4, 2019

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

Receipts 499Last week 665Year ago 0

Total Head- 499

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	94.50	94.50
2	—	365	117.00	117.00
2	—	760	100.00	100.00
2	—	808	94.50	94.50
10	—	428	115.50–117.00	115.64
18	—	640	107.50–114.50	111.77
21	—	728	104.00	104.00
23	—	475	109.00–117.00	115.16
34	—	529	113.00–117.50	116.71
40	—	655	114.50	114.50
49	—	577	113.00–115.00	114.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	80.00	80.00
4	—	426	104.00	104.00
4	—	568	96.00	96.00
5	—	524	102.00	102.00
6	—	658	95.00	95.00
7	—	480	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	102.00	102.00
1	—	960	102.00	102.00
3	—	370	139.00	139.00
6	—	747	126.50	126.50
8	—	437	132.00–137.00	135.12
14	—	842	109.50–114.50	113.78
22	—	480	136.50	136.50
22	—	751	126.50	126.50
23	—	530	129.50–131.00	130.74
29	—	575	127.00–129.00	128.66
44	—	659	118.00–130.00	129.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	126.00	126.00
3	—	427	114.00	114.00
3	—	572	117.50	117.50
4	—	739	112.00	112.00
9	—	645	114.00	114.00
11	—	531	110.00–117.00	116.35
12	—	478	118.00–127.00	126.28

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