Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 29, 2022

1,116 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $170.22/cwt +6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 472 lb · 52 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $172.46/cwt +2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 424 lb · 47 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $185.29/cwt +4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 529 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,116	1,026	628
Feeder cattle	895	830	548
Slaughter cattle	172	157	66
Replacement cattle	49	39	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers measuring 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder bulls 2.00 lower, and strong demand from farmer feeders was noted for heifers. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	2	195.00–197.50	$196.23	$752	-0.70
405–440	422	8	185.00–197.50	$191.55	$808	+3.61
450–498	480	17	180.00–197.50	$191.20	$918	+4.22
500–545	521	23	170.00–188.00	$179.22	$934	+9.15
533 fancy	533	3	197.50	$197.50	$1,053	+11.47
539 value added	539	18	191.00	$191.00	$1,029	+0.47
550–585	567	3	165.00–182.50	$176.48	$1,001	-2.65
601 value added	601	17	177.75	$177.75	$1,068	-5.75
605–642	618	8	155.00–172.00	$162.37	$1,003	-4.99
650–675	658	3	167.50–170.00	$169.15	$1,113	+17.66
705 value added	705	9	154.00	$154.00	$1,086	—
770	770	2	133.00–140.00	$136.50	$1,051	+0.75

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	463	3	173.00–177.50	$174.55	$808	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	172.50	$172.50	$621	—
495	495	1	165.00	$165.00	$817	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275	1275	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,326	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
261	261	3	165.00	$165.00	$431	—
315–345	329	9	165.00–175.00	$170.88	$562	+8.20
350–395	373	18	160.00–171.00	$166.36	$621	+3.01
365–386 value added	378	7	174.00–179.00	$175.78	$664	-0.53
400–440 fancy	418	4	185.00–187.50	$186.86	$781	—
400–445	425	43	162.00–179.00	$171.12	$727	+1.89
450–497	472	49	160.00–177.50	$169.54	$800	+5.56
455–482 fancy	473	3	180.00–182.00	$181.36	$858	—
505 fancy	505	3	170.00	$170.00	$858	+8.00
500–546	523	38	154.00–168.00	$159.69	$835	+8.11
550–584 value added	561	23	154.50–157.50	$155.42	$872	+0.42
550–595	569	19	142.50–152.50	$146.56	$834	+0.87
600–645	615	30	135.00–145.00	$141.03	$867	+4.70
660–683	675	14	128.00–140.00	$132.56	$895	+1.36
700–720	710	2	120.00	$120.00	$852	-5.00
760	760	2	122.50	$122.50	$931	+9.50
800–820	807	3	110.00–115.00	$113.31	$914	—
872	872	2	107.50	$107.50	$937	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	158.00	$158.00	$624	—
420–445	433	2	146.00–150.00	$148.06	$641	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	160.00	$160.00	$480	—
470	470	1	152.50	$152.50	$717	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–347	340	3	180.00–197.50	$191.92	$653	-8.97
358–395	371	13	175.00–192.50	$184.58	$685	-6.31
400–430	413	12	175.00–187.00	$180.86	$747	+1.02
415–430 fancy	423	5	192.50–200.00	$197.00	$833	+0.78
450–495	475	12	170.00–187.50	$179.46	$852	-3.50
455–491 fancy	485	6	192.50–195.00	$193.31	$938	-2.19
500–542	520	19	167.00–182.50	$173.01	$900	-1.20
505–533 fancy	528	6	185.00–190.00	$186.22	$983	—
550–590	574	12	157.50–172.50	$167.34	$961	-1.42
605 fancy	605	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,028	+5.00
601–645	616	7	140.00–160.00	$151.45	$933	-0.80
675–695	681	9	130.00–140.00	$133.97	$912	-13.92
700–735	715	6	136.00–139.00	$137.18	$981	+6.54
760	760	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,041	—
800–845	825	3	123.00–128.00	$126.29	$1,042	—
890–895	893	2	113.00–115.00	$114.00	$1,018	—
945	945	1	107.50	$107.50	$1,016	—
961–980	966	4	103.00–107.50	$106.36	$1,027	—
1045	1045	1	102.50	$102.50	$1,071	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	2	162.50–175.00	$168.70	$528	-2.97
415	415	3	167.50	$167.50	$695	+2.50
460	460	1	164.00	$164.00	$754	+8.99
522–530	525	4	162.50–163.00	$162.63	$854	+8.89
550	550	1	147.50	$147.50	$811	-2.89

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	327	3	169.00–177.50	$173.72	$568	—
470	470	1	166.00	$166.00	$780	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1515	1166	80-85%	39	83.50–96.00	$89.67	$1,046	—
1010–1580	1255	80-85%	10	97.50–115.00	$102.25	$1,283	+2.79

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1100	1015	85-90%	3	90.00–92.00	$90.93	$923	—
865–1280	1079	85-90%	27	73.00–85.00	$79.21	$855	+3.71

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1770	1436	75-80%	20	85.00–96.50	$91.72	$1,317	+6.61
1500–1930	1696	75-80%	4	98.00–109.00	$101.20	$1,716	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1170	1143	2	97.00–107.00	$101.88	$1,164	—
1510–1670	1604	4	128.50–133.00	$130.02	$2,086	—
1305–2025	1701	16	114.00–126.50	$121.17	$2,061	-0.90

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	860.00	$860.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00
1060–1300	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,102.54
1200–1500	1264	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,275.00–1,280.00	$1,275.71
1500	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,280.00	$1,280.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00
975	975	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	930.00	$930.00
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

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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.