Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-14

Every lot, as filed

25 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	300–350	316	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	980	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	377	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,065	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	428	289.00/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,237	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	480	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,382	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	578	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,503	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	887	208.75/cwt	208.75–208.75	1,852	38
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	291	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	902	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,033	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,927	6
Dairy Steers	Large 4	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	745	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,687	62
Dairy Steers	Large 4	350–400	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	651	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,549	77
Dairy Steers	Large 4	500–550	524	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,284	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,110	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,020	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	300–350	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	750–800	798	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,656	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,262	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,044	3
Dairy Steers	Small 4	250–300	260	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	689	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	550–600	577	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,443	6
Dairy Steers	Small 4	400–450	440	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,067	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	1250–1300	1,290	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,161	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	1150–1200	1,185	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,985	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	450–500	494	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,245	4
Dairy Steers	Small 4	500–550	548	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	945	8

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As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	291	310.00	310.00
8	300–350	316	310.00	310.00
8	350–400	377	282.50	282.50
10	400–450	428	285.00–290.00	289.00
19	450–500	480	288.00	288.00
22	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
32	550–600	578	260.00	260.00
77	650–700	651	238.00	238.00
62	700–750	745	226.50	226.50
38	850–900	887	208.75	208.75
6	1000–1050	1,033	186.50	186.50
1	1100–1150	1,110	182.00	182.00
3	1250–1300	1,262	162.00	162.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	285.00	285.00
3	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
4	450–500	494	252.00	252.00
4	500–550	524	245.00	245.00
6	550–600	577	250.00	250.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	167.50	167.50
2	1250–1300	1,290	167.50	167.50
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	440	242.50	242.50
8	500–550	548	172.50	172.50
2	750–800	798	207.50	207.50

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