Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.36/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$141.36

278 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$11.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.75

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	144.15	858	211
Medium and Large 2	491	132.57	651	67

One grade step is worth $11.57/cwt here — about $207 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 sale278 hd

141.36

—

TN average11 barns · 2,620 hd

146.11

−4.75

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

57 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 2	—	593	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	740	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,153	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	336	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,111	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	673	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	553	175.75/cwt	175.75–175.75	972	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,069	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	168.60/cwt	164.00–169.00	976	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	734	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	460	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	876	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,017	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	280	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	933	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	813	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,117	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	769	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	148.76/cwt	144.00–150.00	711	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	828	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	740	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	969	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	438	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	736	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.69/cwt	116.00–118.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	818	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	135.90/cwt	119.00–147.50	579	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	648	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	907	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	783	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	283	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	131.04/cwt	123.00–135.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	125.06/cwt	119.00–129.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	131.48/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	171.31/cwt	169.00–172.00	906	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	560	133.62/cwt	124.00–137.00	748	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	910	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	821	123.04/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	813	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	626	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	919	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	179.48/cwt	173.50–181.00	856	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	170.02/cwt	169.00–171.00	825	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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Sat Apr 9, 2022

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

Receipts 591Last week 659Year ago 505

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	125.00	125.00
3	—	432	183.00	183.00
2	—	333	176.00	176.00
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
5	—	381	185.00	185.00
1	—	935	119.00	119.00
4	—	821	114.00–126.00	123.04
2	—	723	115.00	115.00
2	—	690	112.00	112.00
2	—	485	169.00–171.00	170.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	112.00	112.00
7	—	738	150.50	150.50
5	—	431	182.00	182.00
16	—	640	167.00	167.00
13	—	579	164.00–169.00	168.60
2	—	933	121.00	121.00
2	—	828	129.00–134.00	131.48
18	—	529	169.00–172.00	171.31
3	—	390	192.00	192.00
13	—	477	173.50–181.00	179.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	740	155.75	155.75
23	—	562	181.00	181.00
2	—	933	125.00	125.00
2	—	813	136.00	136.00
56	—	655	170.50	170.50
9	—	469	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	336	195.00	195.00
2	—	673	143.00	143.00
12	—	553	175.75	175.75
11	—	635	165.00	165.00
4	—	734	134.00	134.00
13	—	460	190.50	190.50
5	—	280	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	534	144.00	144.00
14	—	478	144.00–150.00	148.76
9	—	627	132.00	132.00
8	—	425	165.00	165.00
2	—	718	120.00	120.00
2	—	365	151.00	151.00
62	—	560	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	107.00	107.00
6	—	283	155.00	155.00
12	—	560	124.00–137.00	133.62
2	—	813	105.00	105.00
9	—	465	140.00	140.00
6	—	626	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	740	131.00	131.00
10	—	438	168.00	168.00
4	—	818	122.00	122.00
55	—	648	140.00	140.00
2	—	783	127.00	127.00
1	—	910	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	116.00–118.00	116.69
15	—	426	119.00–147.50	135.90
3	—	308	123.00–135.00	131.04
5	—	579	117.00	117.00
5	—	472	119.00–129.00	125.06

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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