Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-15

Every lot, as filed

30 lots · USDA AMS · East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Holstein Steer Sale - Sweetwater, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	527	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,526	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	579	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,505	34
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	870	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,683	56
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	752	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,542	65
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	652	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,519	76
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,150	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,760	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	378	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	775	2
Dairy Steers	Small 4	400–450	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	2
Dairy Steers	Small 4	600–650	647	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	873	3
Dairy Steers	Small 4	750–800	758	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,092	4
Dairy Steers	Small 4	250–300	282	179.21/cwt	175.00–200.00	505	6
Dairy Steers	Small 4	450–500	459	173.53/cwt	160.00–185.00	797	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	850–900	898	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,392	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	348	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	696	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	551	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,336	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	750–800	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	466	263.21/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,227	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	644	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,694	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	391	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,056	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	437	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,173	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	480	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,298	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	979	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,625	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	250–300	273	294.36/cwt	290.00–295.00	804	8
Dairy Steers	Large 4	700–750	718	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,328	7
Dairy Steers	Large 4	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	950–1000	952	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,361	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	350–400	383	231.40/cwt	225.00–260.00	886	5
Dairy Steers	Large 4	550–600	568	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,221	6
Dairy Steers	Large 4	450–500	474	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,185	7

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As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
6	350–400	391	270.00	270.00
6	400–450	437	268.50	268.50
11	450–500	480	270.50	270.50
24	500–550	527	289.50	289.50
34	550–600	579	260.00	260.00
76	650–700	652	233.00	233.00
65	750–800	752	205.00	205.00
56	850–900	870	193.50	193.50
17	950–1000	979	166.00	166.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	153.00	153.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	282	175.00–200.00	179.21
2	400–450	420	155.00	155.00
7	450–500	459	160.00–185.00	173.53
3	600–650	647	135.00	135.00
4	750–800	758	144.00	144.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	290.00–295.00	294.36
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	225.00–260.00	231.40
7	450–500	474	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
6	550–600	568	215.00	215.00
7	700–750	718	185.00	185.00
3	950–1000	952	143.00	143.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	378	205.00	205.00
8	450–500	466	252.00–270.00	263.21
4	550–600	551	242.50	242.50
9	600–650	644	263.00	263.00
7	750–800	780	195.00	195.00
2	850–900	898	155.00	155.00

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