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Sweetwater Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Fri, May 16

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2072

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Receipts

374 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 287▼ 160 vs year ago 534 · −30.0%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026 Graded Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026 Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)Fri Apr 24, 2026

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Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3-4	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3-4	657	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,757	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 2-3	770	269.46/cwt	260.00–287.50	2,075	18
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	900	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,710	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers24 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Small 4	265	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	769	2
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 4	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	2
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Dairy Steers	350–400	Small 4	374	272.83/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,020	6
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	2
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	420	314.22/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,320	5
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 4	480	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,464	1
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	485	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,591	14
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 4	518	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,580	4
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	526	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,610	18
Dairy Steers	550–600	Small 4	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	571	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,696	20
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 4	590	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,755	3
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 4	638	251.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,607	5
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	645	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,793	46
Dairy Steers	650–700	Small 4	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	3
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 4	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Dairy Steers	700–750	Small 4	717	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,309	3
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	755	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,827	50
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	881	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,916	57
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,046	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,987	5
Dairy Steers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,055	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,005	1
Dairy Steers	1150–1200	Large 3	1,160	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,065	3
Dairy Steers	1200–1250	Large 3	1,218	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,168	2

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages

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

Fri May 16, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Receipts 374Last week 287Year ago 534

Feeder Cattle

As reported

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	900	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.