Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2024-03-27

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 27
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
672 head
▲ 520 vs last sale 152▲ 453 vs year ago 219 · +206.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 47▲ 1 vs year ago 91 · +1.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 7▲ 19 vs year ago 9 · +211.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, insufficient comparable receipts to develop trends. Quality was good, demand was good. Slaughter cows/bulls 4.00 to 12.00 higher.

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $299.38/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −153.22 against this barn's trailing median of $452.60.
Average price
$299.38
43 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,617
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.12
vs TN average
−10.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539302.411,62940
Medium and Large 2-3557258.951,4413thin
One grade step is worth $43.47/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale43 hd
299.38
—
TN average11 barns · 407 hd
301.51
−2.12
National average156 barns · 8,291 hd
310.26
−10.88
This barn, trailing median4 sales
452.60
−153.22
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales
503449395341median 452.6003/2504/0104/2210/0710/07
Steers 500–600 lb: high $488.79, low $355.45, median $452.60 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,763156.952,76714
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,472128.651,8936thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,175128.471,50928
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,003114.961,15312

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,9552thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,8252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,5751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,4302thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,7384thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,0001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,4001thin

Every lot

111 lots · USDA AMS · East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3225310.00/cwt310.00–310.006981
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1281
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2292350.12/cwt340.00–360.001,0224
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295305.00/cwt305.00–305.009001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328337.21/cwt325.00–350.001,1062
Steers300–350Small 1-2340335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Full343289.89/cwt275.00–305.009942
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380335.81/cwt330.00–350.001,2768
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,1651
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413310.08/cwt302.00–317.501,28110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2461
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459331.99/cwt330.00–332.501,5245
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473271.32/cwt267.50–277.501,2836
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483283.73/cwt280.00–287.501,3702
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4561
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528294.27/cwt288.00–300.001,55418
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541310.99/cwt310.00–318.001,68217
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570302.58/cwt293.00–307.501,7255
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575248.42/cwt230.00–267.501,4282
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615228.27/cwt221.00–242.001,4043
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625284.41/cwt282.00–285.001,7789
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8672
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664275.01/cwt270.00–280.001,8264
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy710192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3631
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added787249.25/cwt249.25–249.251,96261
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added814235.10/cwt235.10–235.101,91460
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2829219.43/cwt214.00–225.001,8194
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5201
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,2291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280295.57/cwt295.00–300.008289
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285340.00/cwt340.00–340.009691
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3312302.93/cwt290.00–305.009458
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313323.04/cwt320.00–325.001,0115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377314.64/cwt312.50–322.501,18614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3382289.93/cwt280.00–300.001,10810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,26212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417263.84/cwt255.00–268.001,1003
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423297.69/cwt287.50–307.501,2594
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470269.59/cwt265.00–287.501,2678
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,4163
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3489246.63/cwt229.00–258.001,2065
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3522233.39/cwt220.00–240.001,2187
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524264.20/cwt250.00–273.001,38435
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added532274.50/cwt274.50–274.501,46041
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564253.06/cwt244.00–258.001,42711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,51315
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3691
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631225.92/cwt220.00–228.001,4268
Heifers650–700Small 1-2665165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0971
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718202.70/cwt199.00–210.001,4553
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy878170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3355275.00/cwt275.00–275.009764
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2358338.12/cwt315.00–350.001,2103
Bulls350–400Small 1-2373295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1003
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424295.63/cwt285.00–300.001,2534
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,3194
Bulls400–450Small 1-2440267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1771
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4421
Bulls450–500Small 1-2470220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0341
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475291.93/cwt285.00–300.001,3874
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480253.26/cwt225.00–272.501,2165
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518272.83/cwt267.50–278.001,4132
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5231
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3534242.38/cwt240.00–247.001,2943
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576252.47/cwt240.00–259.001,4547
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2591
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3605190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,5311
Bulls600–650Small 1-2645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3551
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,4313
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2719219.99/cwt217.50–230.001,5825
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Full780200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5601
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2835195.06/cwt190.00–200.001,6292
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3845178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5041
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4771
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2915178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6291
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2307245.00/cwt245.00–245.007523
Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388247.50/cwt247.50–247.509602
Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410225.00/cwt225.00–225.009231
Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0433
Dairy Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2756190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,4404
Dairy Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,52510
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 4490184.00/cwt184.00–184.009022
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 4585182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0651
Beef/Dairy Steers750–800Medium and Large 4773182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4072
Beef/Dairy Steers900–950Medium and Large 4900187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6881
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers850–900Medium and Large 4898177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,5943
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,145132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,5111
Bulls——1,687154.64/cwt148.00–162.002,6099
Bulls——2,089168.37/cwt164.00–170.003,5174
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90599.00/cwt99.00–99.008961
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,001129.74/cwt127.00–132.001,2995
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021105.31/cwt100.00–110.001,0756
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,152113.72/cwt109.00–118.001,3103
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165128.02/cwt123.00–133.001,49120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227139.10/cwt134.00–149.001,7075
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,9811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,481126.58/cwt124.00–130.001,8755
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,430.00/head1,110.00–1,750.001,4302
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3—1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,955.00/head1,585.00–2,325.001,9552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

This sale against other markets

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.