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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, October 10, 2025

350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 350

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–392 385 4 392.00–400.00 $398.11 $1,533 +11.69
420–430 423 3 380.00–389.00 $385.95 $1,633 -5.94
455–484 480 15 374.00–381.00 $380.12 $1,825 -1.95
528 528 19 361.00–362.00 $361.84 $1,911 -20.87
580–589 581 40 354.00–362.00 $361.19 $2,099 -5.95
653 653 71 342.50 $342.50 $2,237
746 746 14 303.00 $303.00 $2,260
941 941 5 282.00 $282.00 $2,654
1065 1065 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,556 +2.78
1105 1105 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,542 +10.00
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
782 782 63 313.00 $313.00 $2,448
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 302.50 $302.50 $947 -52.50
355 355 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,331 +22.92
434 434 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,410 +20.00
482–485 483 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,642 -15.00
533 533 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,679 -20.00
565–584 581 12 300.00–330.00 $325.14 $1,889 +2.14
642 642 15 295.00 $295.00 $1,894
692 692 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,882
820 820 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,935 +16.00
851 851 5 236.00 $236.00 $2,008
932 932 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,939
1020 1020 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,734 -50.00
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 283 10 250.00–275.00 $256.76 $727
321 321 11 245.00 $245.00 $786 -26.74
357 357 10 235.00 $235.00 $839 +35.00
406 406 7 242.50 $242.50 $985
567 567 8 177.50 $177.50 $1,006
633 633 3 202.50 $202.50 $1,282
778 778 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,478 -30.00
1015 1015 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,928
1083 1083 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,949

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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.