Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-05

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $226.45/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$226.45

278 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$25.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.68

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	228.98	1,544	250
Medium and Large 2	624	203.91	1,273	28

One grade step is worth $25.06/cwt here — about $270 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

226.45

—

TN average5 barns · 1,570 hd

229.13

−2.68

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

55 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	—	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	975	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	678	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	854	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,665	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	213.37/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,527	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	742	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,350	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,462	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	474	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,322	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	640	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,579	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,204	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,187	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	777	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,399	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,196	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,095	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	865	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	460	207.60/cwt	201.00–210.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	765	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	920	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	674	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,166	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	555	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,104	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	853	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	211.83/cwt	210.00–213.00	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,075	10

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 Jan 5, 2024

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

Receipts 614Last week 692Year ago 694

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	225.00	225.00
1	—	330	230.00	230.00
2	—	473	224.00	224.00
2	—	668	189.00	189.00
3	—	533	215.00	215.00
1	—	400	225.00	225.00
3	—	575	211.00–218.00	213.37
3	—	845	185.50	185.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	271.00	271.00
1	—	670	211.00	211.00
3	—	535	262.00	262.00
4	—	586	239.00	239.00
1	—	735	193.00	193.00
3	—	423	246.00	246.00
2	—	325	250.00	250.00
4	—	478	261.00	261.00
3	—	647	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	678	204.00	204.00
1	—	445	250.00	250.00
6	—	742	182.00	182.00
1	—	640	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	854	195.00	195.00
65	—	658	232.00	232.00
46	—	556	263.00	263.00
8	—	474	279.00	279.00
65	—	750	210.50	210.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	165.00	165.00
58	—	777	180.00	180.00
1	—	500	213.00	213.00
64	—	563	212.50	212.50
60	—	650	200.00	200.00
8	—	458	239.00	239.00
1	—	920	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	229.00	229.00
6	—	665	181.00	181.00
5	—	576	206.00	206.00
5	—	423	215.00	215.00
3	—	533	200.00	200.00
1	—	945	146.00	146.00
8	—	366	210.00–213.00	211.83
10	—	480	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	160.00	160.00
4	—	371	208.00	208.00
1	—	685	160.00	160.00
1	—	470	177.00	177.00
1	—	820	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,015	127.50	127.50
2	—	853	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	137.50	137.50
4	—	460	201.00–210.00	207.60
1	—	765	142.50	142.50
5	—	674	173.00	173.00
2	—	430	210.00	210.00
12	—	555	199.00	199.00

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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