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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, October 10, 2025

350 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
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.