Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.34/cwt on 891 head.

Average price

$150.34

891 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$9.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	151.76	994	752
Medium and Large 2	584	142.65	833	139

One grade step is worth $9.11/cwt here — about $162 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 sale891 hd

150.34

—

TN average10 barns · 3,613 hd

153.01

−2.67

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

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	126.22/cwt	123.00–127.00	926	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	673	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	131.22/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,224	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	146.21/cwt	141.00–147.10	956	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	143.68/cwt	137.00–145.75	1,056	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	897	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	155.19/cwt	154.00–155.25	823	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	764	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	137.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,180	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	139.23/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,172	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	940	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	153.51/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,039	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	944	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,148	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	771	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,319	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	136.57/cwt	131.00–137.25	897	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	566	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	802	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	762	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	993	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	471	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	699	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	641	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,011	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	605	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	536	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	120.83/cwt	120.50–122.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	141.16/cwt	130.00–142.00	925	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	143.93/cwt	138.00–145.50	682	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	772	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	134.22/cwt	130.00–142.00	844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	469	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	552	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	726	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	659	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	844	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	144.19/cwt	139.00–145.00	611	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	126.57/cwt	120.00–131.00	905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	744	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	825	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	758	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	559	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	813	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	652	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	965	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	743	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	910	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	456	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	681	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	128.48/cwt	126.00–128.75	838	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	774	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	715	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	140.29/cwt	140.25–141.00	668	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	129.88/cwt	128.75–131.00	836	30

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 Aug 6, 2021

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

Receipts 1,653Last week 776Year ago 1,821

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	734	123.00–127.00	126.22
14	—	429	141.00	141.00
12	—	376	142.50	142.50
6	—	829	120.50–122.00	120.83
2	—	860	122.00	122.00
2	—	768	120.00	120.00
1	—	920	117.00	117.00
83	—	652	126.00–128.75	128.48
63	—	573	135.00	135.00
47	—	529	135.25	135.25
38	—	476	140.25–141.00	140.29
30	—	644	128.75–131.00	129.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	657	131.00–137.25	136.57
88	—	566	141.75	141.75
67	—	762	130.25	130.25
9	—	471	148.50	148.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	143.00	143.00
29	—	552	131.50	131.50
12	—	659	128.00	128.00
10	—	743	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	120.00	120.00
3	—	371	138.00	138.00
13	—	528	129.00	129.00
10	—	480	134.00	134.00
7	—	428	144.50	144.50
5	—	582	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	434	155.00	155.00
8	—	933	126.00–133.00	131.22
128	—	654	141.00–147.10	146.21
90	—	735	137.00–145.75	143.68
60	—	577	155.50	155.50
44	—	530	154.00–155.25	155.19
2	—	333	171.00	171.00
1	—	970	122.00	122.00
29	—	479	159.50	159.50
25	—	857	130.00–140.00	137.66
23	—	842	134.00–140.00	139.23
16	—	645	145.75	145.75
5	—	1,055	125.00	125.00
4	—	379	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	677	151.00–154.00	153.51
67	—	572	165.00	165.00
66	—	755	152.00	152.00
18	—	466	165.50	165.50
79	—	641	157.75	157.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
15	—	655	130.00–142.00	141.16
14	—	474	138.00–145.50	143.93
11	—	572	135.00	135.00
8	—	526	132.50	132.50
7	—	629	130.00–142.00	134.22
7	—	424	139.00–145.00	144.19
5	—	715	120.00–131.00	126.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
4	—	744	136.00	136.00
2	—	825	129.00	129.00
2	—	758	136.00	136.00
30	—	559	145.50	145.50
25	—	652	148.00	148.00
7	—	456	160.00	160.00

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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