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East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Holstein Steer Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, June 17, 2022

373 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Holstein Steer Sale report →

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 373 520 434
Feeder cattle 373 520 434

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–318 317 5 145.00 $145.00 $460 +4.28
378 378 12 141.00 $141.00 $533 +3.21
425–429 428 13 140.00–145.50 $143.82 $616 -2.94
480 480 9 150.00 $150.00 $720 +4.00
523 523 13 147.00 $147.00 $769 +8.88
574 574 21 139.50 $139.50 $801 +2.50
656 656 76 133.25 $133.25 $874 -1.25
753 753 52 125.00 $125.00 $941
854 854 60 120.00 $120.00 $1,025 -1.15
930–945 936 4 110.00–115.50 $113.36 $1,061
1005 1005 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,106 ±0.00
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 135.00 $135.00 $513 +10.39
437 437 3 126.00 $126.00 $551 +12.82
470 470 3 128.00 $128.00 $602 +16.00
525 525 4 120.00 $120.00 $630 +15.37
574 574 8 114.00 $114.00 $654 +4.00
965 965 1 100.00 $100.00 $965
1130 1130 1 86.00 $86.00 $972
1235 1235 2 86.00 $86.00 $1,062
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 129.00 $129.00 $697 +19.00

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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.