Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.31/cwt on 487 head.

Average price

$116.31

487 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$10.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.49

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	117.79	692	417
Medium and Large 2	557	107.46	598	70

One grade step is worth $10.33/cwt here — about $93 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 sale487 hd

116.31

—

TN average7 barns · 2,069 hd

115.82

+0.49

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

65 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	—	1,035	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	456	114.40/cwt	112.00–115.00	522	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	567	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	643	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	675	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	535	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	773	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	428	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	829	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	122.73/cwt	120.00–123.00	680	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	648	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	784	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	754	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	882	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	122.68/cwt	116.00–123.00	634	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	122.62/cwt	117.00–124.00	579	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	656	114.43/cwt	111.00–117.00	751	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	108.30/cwt	105.00–109.00	575	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	108.35/cwt	104.00–109.00	625	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	678	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	550	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	498	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	459	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	662	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	734	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	834	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	459	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	930	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	965	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	790	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.68/cwt	112.00–128.50	716	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	129.19/cwt	126.00–130.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	649	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	863	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	791	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	788	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,024	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	955	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	855	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	125.50/cwt	124.00–126.00	818	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	127.47/cwt	122.00–128.00	676	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	125.87/cwt	120.00–127.50	733	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	889	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	651	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	550	3

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 18, 2019

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

Receipts 1,061Last week 499Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	82.00	82.00
1	—	980	84.00	84.00
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
44	—	652	124.00–126.00	125.50
23	—	530	122.00–128.00	127.47
20	—	582	120.00–127.50	125.87
14	—	747	119.00	119.00
14	—	482	135.00	135.00
6	—	855	110.00	110.00
5	—	645	126.00	126.00
3	—	423	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	662	123.00	123.00
6	—	734	114.00	114.00
5	—	834	105.00	105.00
4	—	459	135.00	135.00
2	—	930	96.00	96.00
1	—	965	96.00	96.00
1	—	790	114.00	114.00
1	—	510	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	570	112.00–128.50	125.68
6	—	527	117.50	117.50
5	—	389	126.00–130.00	129.19
4	—	754	104.50	104.50
4	—	654	106.00	106.00
4	—	424	112.00	112.00
3	—	462	120.00	120.00
2	—	935	84.00	84.00
2	—	840	92.00	92.00
2	—	625	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	649	133.00	133.00
67	—	561	141.00	141.00
63	—	788	130.00	130.00
10	—	463	142.50	142.50
4	—	955	101.00	101.00
3	—	855	111.00	111.00
1	—	445	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	456	112.00–115.00	114.40
12	—	567	118.00	118.00
11	—	643	105.00	105.00
3	—	535	112.50	112.50
2	—	773	104.00	104.00
2	—	428	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	101.00	101.00
4	—	829	83.00	83.00
4	—	429	105.00	105.00
3	—	562	99.00	99.00
3	—	360	112.00	112.00
2	—	755	90.00	90.00
2	—	653	99.00	99.00
1	—	700	99.00	99.00
1	—	540	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	554	120.00–123.00	122.73
76	—	648	121.00	121.00
52	—	754	117.00	117.00
46	—	517	116.00–123.00	122.68
31	—	472	117.00–124.00	122.62
21	—	656	111.00–117.00	114.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	531	105.00–109.00	108.30
23	—	577	104.00–109.00	108.35
20	—	646	105.00	105.00
14	—	478	115.00	115.00
14	—	437	114.00	114.00
9	—	376	122.00	122.00
4	—	759	98.00	98.00
1	—	715	98.00	98.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Sweetwater Livestock Auction