Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-22

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.81/cwt on 448 head.

Average price

$141.81

448 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$1.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.04

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	661	142.12	939	367
Medium and Large 2	597	140.39	838	81

One grade step is worth $1.73/cwt here — about $100 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 sale448 hd

141.81

—

TN average10 barns · 2,041 hd

142.85

−1.04

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

66 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	—	437	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	903	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	128.51/cwt	124.00–129.00	950	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	655	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	866	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	473	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	760	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	920	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	710	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	1,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	835	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	645	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	960	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	939	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,176	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	554	151.71/cwt	139.00–152.25	840	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	859	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,121	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	634	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	922	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	137.96/cwt	136.50–138.25	1,062	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	544	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	858	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	478	161.79/cwt	158.00–162.25	773	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	759	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	996	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.75/cwt	115.75–115.75	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	807	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	839	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	125.38/cwt	121.50–127.25	597	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	704	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	115.75/cwt	115.75–115.75	741	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	653	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	567	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	549	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	677	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	638	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	867	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	129.72/cwt	125.50–130.25	837	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	133.29/cwt	128.75–133.75	740	87
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	125.60/cwt	116.00–128.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	773	125.01/cwt	123.50–125.10	966	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	643	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	794	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	980	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	743	120.56/cwt	120.25–123.50	896	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	700	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	765	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	829	17

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 22, 2021

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

Receipts 960Last week 255Year ago 994

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	143.00	143.00
3	—	929	115.00	115.00
3	—	830	125.50	125.50
3	—	638	136.75	136.75
1	—	875	125.50	125.50
32	—	660	136.75	136.75
20	—	739	124.00–129.00	128.51
1	—	770	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,024	115.25	115.25
3	—	1,212	109.00	109.00
19	—	476	147.00	147.00
18	—	525	145.75	145.75
17	—	583	142.25	142.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	122.00	122.00
5	—	626	116.00–128.00	125.60
4	—	443	130.00	130.00
3	—	565	130.00	130.00
2	—	750	127.00	127.00
2	—	530	131.00	131.00
2	—	485	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,025	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	655	132.25	132.25
11	—	473	160.75	160.75
1	—	920	122.00	122.00
1	—	710	131.25	131.25
2	—	835	125.00	125.00
2	—	645	132.25	132.25
26	—	554	139.00–152.25	151.71
4	—	759	131.25	131.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	660	145.50	145.50
8	—	939	125.25	125.25
6	—	556	152.00	152.00
5	—	859	130.50	130.50
83	—	634	145.50	145.50
76	—	770	136.50–138.25	137.96
28	—	544	157.75	157.75
18	—	478	158.00–162.25	161.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	358	125.00	125.00
6	—	422	126.50	126.50
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
1	—	795	112.50	112.50
1	—	715	112.50	112.50
1	—	660	115.75	115.75
19	—	476	121.50–127.25	125.38
16	—	576	122.25	122.25
13	—	640	115.75	115.75
11	—	529	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	760	107.00	107.00
1	—	635	116.00	116.00
1	—	360	118.00	118.00
1	—	320	118.00	118.00
3	—	807	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	839	115.00	115.00
2	—	935	115.00	115.00
30	—	475	134.25	134.25
12	—	666	130.25	130.25
88	—	645	125.50–130.25	129.72
87	—	555	128.75–133.75	133.29
69	—	773	123.50–125.10	125.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	122.00	122.00
23	—	549	123.25	123.25
14	—	643	123.50	123.50
13	—	478	130.00	130.00
1	—	980	97.00	97.00
10	—	743	120.25–123.50	120.56

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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