Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-10

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $208.33/cwt on 417 head.

Average price

$208.33

417 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$10.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.35

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	619	209.54	1,298	367
Medium and Large 2	536	199.47	1,069	50

One grade step is worth $10.08/cwt here — about $229 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 sale417 hd

208.33

—

TN average10 barns · 1,453 hd

213.69

−5.35

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

54 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 2Value Added	—	476	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	881	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	192.77/cwt	183.00–196.00	1,234	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	201.78/cwt	200.00–207.50	890	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	210.95/cwt	210.00–215.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	166.50/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	211.68/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,118	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,148	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	549	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,087	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	644	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,236	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	778	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	708	180.88/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	835	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,260	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,404	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,392	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,088	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,370	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	946	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	984	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,024	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	185.19/cwt	183.50–185.50	976	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	654	179.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,171	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	940	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	186.25/cwt	186.25–186.25	1,039	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	205.93/cwt	200.50–207.00	964	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	190.74/cwt	177.00–192.50	921	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	196.36/cwt	185.00–199.50	723	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	546	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	988	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	553	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	728	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	646	182.76/cwt	170.00–183.50	1,181	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	768	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	1,254	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,192	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	840	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	901	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	825	4

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 Mar 10, 2023

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

Receipts 880Last week 349Year ago 659

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	476	185.00	185.00
9	—	546	181.00	181.00
5	—	553	181.00	181.00
4	—	728	143.00	143.00
4	—	655	170.00	170.00
1	—	840	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	586	168.00	168.00
8	—	642	159.50	159.50
8	—	435	188.00	188.00
3	—	723	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,025	117.00	117.00
1	—	695	159.50	159.50
13	—	527	183.50–185.50	185.19
17	—	483	177.00–192.50	190.74
14	—	368	185.00–199.50	196.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	152.50	152.50
4	—	383	170.00	170.00
1	—	615	143.00	143.00
1	—	575	155.00	155.00
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	654	170.00–180.00	179.08
3	—	940	133.00	133.00
92	—	558	186.25	186.25
37	—	468	200.50–207.00	205.93
89	—	646	170.00–183.50	182.76
49	—	768	163.25	163.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	640	183.00–196.00	192.77
2	—	825	166.00–167.00	166.50
1	—	1,105	121.00	121.00
1	—	765	171.00	171.00
12	—	474	208.00–212.00	211.68
11	—	530	211.00	211.00
9	—	574	200.00	200.00
9	—	433	208.00	208.00
4	—	720	175.00	175.00
4	—	380	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	441	200.00–207.50	201.78
5	—	368	210.00–215.00	210.95
2	—	525	186.00	186.00
1	—	655	182.00	182.00
1	—	615	182.00	182.00
1	—	560	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	460	220.00	220.00
8	—	549	198.00	198.00
7	—	644	192.00	192.00
3	—	778	170.00	170.00
2	—	708	170.00–192.00	180.88
1	—	835	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	555	227.00	227.00
81	—	659	213.00	213.00
70	—	763	182.50	182.50
46	—	467	233.00	233.00
12	—	640	214.00	214.00
9	—	946	164.50	164.50

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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