Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-15

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	Large 4	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	382	469.58/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,794	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	424	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,929	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	864	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,462	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	962	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,766	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	483	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,125	17
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	645	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,290	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,085	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,571	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	648	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,284	43
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	531	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,071	29
Dairy Steers	Small 4	350–400	368	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,288	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	750–800	763	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,327	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	550–600	570	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,240	4
Dairy Steers	Large 4	350–400	388	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,552	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	400–450	437	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,715	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	577	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,308	18
Dairy Steers	Large 4	450–500	476	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,761	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	759	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,505	18
Dairy Steers	Large 4	500–550	533	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,879	7
Dairy Steers	Small 4	500–550	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	2
Dairy Steers	Small 4	550–600	576	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,475	7
Dairy Steers	Small 4	650–700	651	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,562	7
Dairy Steers	Small 4	400–450	428	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,391	6

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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 — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	388	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	437	392.50	392.50
6	450–500	476	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	533	352.50	352.50
4	550–600	570	393.00	393.00
2	750–800	763	305.00	305.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	465.00–480.00	469.58
7	400–450	424	455.00	455.00
17	450–500	483	440.00	440.00
29	500–550	531	390.00	390.00
18	550–600	577	400.00	400.00
43	600–650	648	352.50	352.50
18	750–800	759	330.00	330.00
7	850–900	864	285.00	285.00
15	950–1000	962	287.50	287.50
32	1050–1100	1,085	237.00	237.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	428	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
7	550–600	576	256.00	256.00
7	650–700	651	240.00	240.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	645	355.00	355.00

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