Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-16

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	750–800	770	269.46/cwt	260.00–287.50	2,075	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	900	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,710	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,055	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,005	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	420	314.22/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,320	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,046	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,987	5
Dairy Steers	Small 4	350–400	374	272.83/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,020	6
Dairy Steers	Small 4	550–600	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	250–300	265	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	769	2
Dairy Steers	Small 4	700–750	717	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,309	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	650–700	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	450–500	480	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,464	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	650–700	657	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,757	13
Dairy Steers	Small 4	650–700	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	485	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,591	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	571	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,696	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1200–1250	1,218	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,168	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	550–600	590	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,755	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	500–550	518	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,580	4
Dairy Steers	Large 4	600–650	638	251.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,607	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	645	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,793	46
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	526	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,610	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,160	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,065	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	755	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,827	50
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	881	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,916	57

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	750–800	770	260.00–287.50	269.46
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
13	650–700	657	267.50	267.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	900	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
5	400–450	420	310.00–317.00	314.22
14	450–500	485	328.00	328.00
18	500–550	526	306.00	306.00
20	550–600	571	297.00	297.00
46	600–650	645	278.00	278.00
50	750–800	755	242.00	242.00
57	850–900	881	217.50	217.50
5	1000–1050	1,046	190.00	190.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	190.00	190.00
3	1150–1200	1,160	178.00	178.00
2	1200–1250	1,218	178.00	178.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	290.00	290.00
6	350–400	374	255.00–285.00	272.83
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	655	195.00	195.00
3	700–750	717	182.50	182.50
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	480	305.00	305.00
4	500–550	518	305.00	305.00
3	550–600	590	297.50	297.50
5	600–650	638	250.00–260.00	251.93
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00

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