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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 15, 2022

857 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.69/cwt +10.20 vs last sale · ≈ $997/hd at 730 lb · 73 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.34/cwt +0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 571 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.87/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 523 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 857 1,285 1,121
Feeder cattle 694 1,082 957
Slaughter cattle 116 92 102
Replacement cattle 47 111 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 12.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 3 185.00–212.50 $200.21 $677 —
355–395 373 7 177.50–197.50 $188.83 $704 —
400–438 value added 420 17 195.00–198.00 $196.34 $825 —
400–435 420 15 170.00–197.00 $184.24 $774 -6.51
450–485 465 12 160.00–191.00 $182.45 $848 -1.93
465 value added 465 1 192.50 $192.50 $895 -4.46
503–545 525 12 152.50–174.00 $162.69 $854 -16.49
530 value added 530 9 180.50 $180.50 $957 -11.99
550–592 569 23 140.00–175.50 $162.78 $926 -6.45
597 value added 597 5 155.50 $155.50 $928 —
600–642 623 18 152.50–166.00 $158.25 $986 -0.97
665 value added 665 2 146.50 $146.50 $974 —
665 665 1 140.00 $140.00 $931 -9.90
736 736 3 141.50 $141.50 $1,041 +5.25
755 755 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,004 +2.18
805 805 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,006 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 177.50 $177.50 $408 —
295 295 1 153.00 $153.00 $451 —
320–337 330 5 135.00–175.00 $159.88 $528 —
350–395 380 7 143.00–177.50 $161.07 $612 —
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 —
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 —
500–535 517 3 129.00–153.00 $143.72 $743 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 152.50 $152.50 $366 —
280–295 288 3 145.00–155.00 $150.03 $432 —
305–345 316 18 147.50–177.50 $152.98 $483 -4.30
365 value added 365 2 169.00 $169.00 $617 +6.00
360–395 381 12 140.00–172.50 $160.19 $610 +5.96
428 value added 428 9 167.50 $167.50 $717 +6.05
400–447 429 17 154.00–173.00 $165.08 $708 +11.97
460–487 value added 465 10 160.00–169.00 $167.12 $777 —
450–495 475 19 152.50–167.50 $159.99 $760 +5.45
500–545 521 25 130.00–160.00 $150.82 $786 +5.09
528 value added 528 10 154.50 $154.50 $816 -2.05
564–588 value added 569 24 139.00–150.00 $148.54 $845 -2.28
552–595 573 20 135.00–157.00 $143.71 $823 +0.80
600–637 622 17 127.50–139.50 $136.84 $851 +0.64
650–675 664 4 128.00–134.00 $130.27 $865 -0.14
705 705 1 125.00 $125.00 $881 +5.00
730 value added 730 72 136.85 $136.85 $999 +8.59
790 790 1 115.00 $115.00 $908 —
805–825 815 2 99.00–117.00 $108.11 $881 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 267 3 135.00–140.00 $137.53 $367 —
345 345 10 167.50 $167.50 $578 —
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 —
410–435 419 4 120.00–140.00 $134.40 $563 —
460–475 470 3 120.00–137.50 $127.06 $597 —
525–535 530 2 117.50–140.00 $128.64 $682 —
550–575 567 3 122.50–140.00 $132.39 $751 —
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 —
690 690 1 125.00 $125.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 117.50 $117.50 $576 —
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 137.50 $137.50 $419 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 417 10 155.00–190.00 $173.80 $725 -6.04
450–480 462 3 161.00–195.00 $174.28 $805 -3.24
505–540 523 9 150.00–159.00 $153.00 $800 -14.91
550–595 575 18 143.00–160.00 $153.62 $883 +0.62
610–645 628 8 132.00–158.00 $142.93 $898 -2.08
650–660 653 3 146.00–148.00 $146.66 $958 +7.84
715–745 728 6 125.00–131.00 $127.85 $931 -3.29
760–783 777 4 115.00–126.00 $117.69 $914 -2.31
975 975 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,024 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–475 473 2 120.00–139.00 $129.55 $613 —
530–545 540 3 135.00–139.00 $137.16 $741 —
585–595 590 2 142.00–147.50 $144.73 $854 —
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —
900 900 1 95.00 $95.00 $855 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 100.00 $100.00 $700 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1300 1125 80-85% 2 92.00–96.50 $93.90 $1,056 —
1000–1500 1274 80-85% 7 77.00–88.00 $83.66 $1,066 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $572 —
1000–1205 1110 85-90% 5 64.00–70.00 $67.58 $750 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1450 1419 75-80% 5 82.00–85.00 $83.37 $1,183 +2.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 1 99.50 $99.50 $1,622 —
1505–2070 1725 6 113.50–117.50 $115.99 $2,001 +0.42
1500–2020 1770 4 119.00–123.50 $121.18 $2,145 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1228–1275 1237 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,125.00–1,175.00 $1,135.30
1245 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1490 1490 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.