Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-16

Every lot, as filed

23 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	Small 4	800–850	814	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,750	7
Dairy Steers	Small 4	1000–1050	1,000	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,175	2
Dairy Steers	Small 4	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	300–350	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 4	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	473	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,750	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 4	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	978	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,445	5
Dairy Steers	Large 4	350–400	368	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,389	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	400–450	430	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,441	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 4	650–700	658	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,958	3
Dairy Steers	Small 4	250–300	281	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	759	4
Dairy Steers	Small 4	200–250	248	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	794	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	970	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,813	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	658	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,099	47
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	576	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,872	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	853	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,474	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	518	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,839	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	318	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,145	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,033	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,572	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	770	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,171	40
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	355	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,367	1

How this sale compares

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East Tennessee Livestock Center Graded Holstein Steer Sale - Sweetwater, TN

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As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	320.00	320.00
4	250–300	281	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	320	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
7	800–850	814	215.00	215.00
2	1000–1050	1,000	217.50	217.50
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	377.50	377.50
1	400–450	430	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	355	385.00	385.00
6	450–500	473	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	518	355.00	355.00
6	550–600	576	325.00	325.00
47	650–700	658	319.00	319.00
40	750–800	770	282.00	282.00
5	950–1000	978	250.00	250.00
2	1000–1050	1,033	249.00	249.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	658	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	853	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	970	290.00	290.00

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