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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, February 13, 2026

207 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 207 173 388
Feeder cattle 207 388

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
757 757 5 315.00 $315.00 $2,385
863 863 4 277.50 $277.50 $2,395 -12.50
1058 1058 3 265.00 $265.00 $2,804
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,284
940 940 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,068

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,585 +40.00
415–418 417 3 405.00–420.00 $409.98 $1,710
458–478 468 4 415.00–424.00 $419.60 $1,964 +49.60
528 528 8 375.00–385.00 $382.50 $2,020 +27.50
573–578 575 14 377.50–378.00 $377.82 $2,172 +52.82
660 660 49 325.00 $325.00 $2,145 +6.00
754 754 24 305.00 $305.00 $2,300 +23.00
889 889 32 266.50 $266.50 $2,369
1013 1013 2 246.00 $246.00 $2,492 -3.00
1059 1059 5 246.00 $246.00 $2,605
1150 1150 2 222.00 $222.00 $2,553
1550 1550 1 192.00 $192.00 $2,976
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,307
360–390 375 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,462 +12.50
450 450 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,732
500 500 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,688
588 588 2 359.00 $359.00 $2,111 +9.00
640 640 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,792
710 710 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,988
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503–535 514 3 270.00–280.00 $276.53 $1,421
675 675 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,924
715 715 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,716
935 935 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,964

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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.