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

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

Sale of Friday, June 20, 2025

293 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 293 — —

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Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 7 305.00 $305.00 $1,717 —
642 642 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,798 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 4 275.00 $275.00 $2,310 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,950 —
1008 1008 2 235.00 $235.00 $2,369 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 7 382.50 $382.50 $1,201 +27.50
386 386 4 374.00 $374.00 $1,444 +14.00
400–441 435 11 370.00–374.00 $370.33 $1,611 +56.11
469–474 472 23 350.00 $350.00 $1,652 +22.00
528–535 528 17 310.00 $310.00 $1,637 +4.00
555–578 576 10 300.00–302.50 $302.26 $1,741 +5.26
756 756 31 284.00 $284.00 $2,147 +42.00
885 885 56 250.00 $250.00 $2,212 +32.50
1036–1043 1040 11 213.00 $213.00 $2,215 +23.00
1123 1123 2 210.00 $210.00 $2,358 —
1215 1215 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,552 +32.00
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 7 385.00 $385.00 $1,197 —
655 655 39 300.00 $300.00 $1,965 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–378 378 6 337.50 $337.50 $1,276 —
422–435 425 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,296 —
473 473 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,561 +25.00
528–535 531 8 290.00–300.00 $293.78 $1,560 -11.22
550–578 573 6 283.00–285.00 $283.32 $1,623 -14.18
945 945 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,819 —
967 967 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,837 —
1095 1095 1 202.50 $202.50 $2,217 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–399 377 13 230.00–260.00 $239.05 $901 -33.78
437 437 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,136 —
458 458 3 200.00 $200.00 $916 —
640 640 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,248 —
765 765 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,951 —

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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.