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East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Holstein Steer Sale Market Report, Sweetwater, TN

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded) · usually sells Fridays

Sale of Friday, October 9, 2026

206 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 206 240 439
Feeder cattle 206 240 439

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Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 653 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,057 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
768 768 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,112 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–434 432 14 355.00–369.00 $368.07 $1,590 +5.57
480 480 22 366.00 $366.00 $1,757 +23.50
525 525 21 361.50 $361.50 $1,898 +36.50
576 576 14 357.00 $357.00 $2,056 +42.00
648 648 33 318.50 $318.50 $2,064 +4.50
1042 1042 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,605 —
1127 1127 3 249.00 $249.00 $2,806 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
749 749 22 278.00 $278.00 $2,082 —
853 853 4 260.00 $260.00 $2,218 —
963 963 6 251.00 $251.00 $2,417 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,323 +2.50
417 417 6 370.00 $370.00 $1,543 +85.02
489 489 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,614 —
525 525 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,580 -9.00
575–583 581 4 255.00–275.00 $270.05 $1,569 -23.82
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,010 —
465–493 476 5 220.00–260.00 $243.44 $1,159 —
593 593 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,512 —
735 735 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,984 —

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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