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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

1,098 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.48/cwt +7.58 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 575 lb · 113 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.97/cwt +11.93 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 465 lb · 86 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.13/cwt +0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 582 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,098 1,326 883
Feeder cattle 922 1,107 706
Slaughter cattle 135 184 141
Replacement cattle 41 35 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 1.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 3.00 higher, and feeder bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 202.50 $202.50 $597 —
310 value added 310 1 202.50 $202.50 $628 —
365 value added 365 1 201.00 $201.00 $734 —
395 395 1 184.00 $184.00 $727 -9.79
400 fancy 400 1 205.00 $205.00 $820 —
400–440 419 15 179.00–198.00 $190.46 $798 +2.52
455 fancy 455 1 202.50 $202.50 $921 —
450–485 467 15 175.00–187.50 $181.67 $848 +0.45
500–540 526 11 170.00–184.00 $173.85 $914 -4.53
547 value added 547 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,067 +4.92
547 547 2 159.00 $159.00 $870 -19.38
550–577 569 17 168.00–177.50 $172.98 $984 -0.47
590 value added 590 26 181.50 $181.50 $1,071 -10.00
605 fancy 605 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,059 —
605–640 621 9 155.00–162.50 $158.91 $987 -0.15
655–682 671 6 152.00–164.00 $158.81 $1,066 +1.31
700 value added 700 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,092 —
705–725 712 3 130.00–142.50 $135.45 $964 -15.57
785–790 786 4 136.00–144.00 $141.99 $1,116 -2.75
804–806 value added 805 26 140.00–143.00 $141.50 $1,139 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 334 8 150.00–157.00 $153.63 $513 -4.16
340 value added 340 1 172.50 $172.50 $586 —
360–395 377 11 160.00–166.00 $163.64 $617 +5.18
400–445 422 34 159.00–167.00 $162.37 $685 +4.80
456 value added 456 51 174.00 $174.00 $793 —
450–490 477 35 157.00–165.00 $161.63 $771 +4.59
500–540 519 25 148.00–159.00 $154.40 $801 +7.94
533 value added 533 14 161.50 $161.50 $861 +2.64
563 value added 563 44 159.00 $159.00 $895 +1.49
550–593 583 69 135.00–150.00 $146.68 $855 +6.41
604 value added 604 7 144.00 $144.00 $870 —
600–630 613 16 135.00–138.00 $136.20 $835 -1.00
650–695 674 7 123.00–136.00 $132.60 $894 —
700–705 value added 704 26 130.00–135.50 $134.66 $948 —
722 722 2 124.00 $124.00 $895 -1.00
755–760 757 6 122.00–125.00 $124.33 $941 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 205.00–207.50 $206.23 $660 +20.49
365–390 377 5 177.50–185.00 $183.05 $690 +5.81
405 fancy 405 1 200.00 $200.00 $810 —
405–445 422 15 170.00–186.00 $176.30 $744 +6.62
450–485 470 14 165.00–177.00 $172.06 $809 +0.37
500–538 521 14 156.00–169.00 $161.64 $842 -6.41
545 value added 545 2 177.00 $177.00 $965 —
555–585 567 12 151.00–163.00 $159.23 $903 -3.95
600–645 616 6 147.00–160.00 $153.74 $947 +14.61
657 fancy 657 2 149.00 $149.00 $979 —
650–695 677 7 132.50–144.00 $138.28 $936 -6.64
710–740 724 6 130.00–135.00 $133.30 $965 +5.90
771–775 772 4 124.00–133.00 $130.74 $1,009 +10.82
800–815 808 4 114.00–117.00 $115.26 $931 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 3 163.00 $163.00 $707 —
465–480 473 2 150.00–157.50 $153.81 $728 —
500 500 2 140.00 $140.00 $700 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1520 1520 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —
1540 1540 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1335 1125 80-85% 29 77.50–89.00 $81.95 $922 +0.09
1015–1480 1260 80-85% 5 91.50–103.00 $94.59 $1,192 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1670 1443 75-80% 23 77.00–88.50 $81.92 $1,182 -12.33
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1080 1014 85-90% 12 70.00–80.50 $75.10 $762 +0.66
1070–1120 1095 85-90% 2 82.50–84.00 $83.27 $912 -1.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–2155 1669 14 109.00–119.00 $114.54 $1,912 —
1745–1850 1798 2 121.50–128.00 $124.84 $2,245 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1035 965 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–925.00 $915.27
1065–1125 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 970.00–1,050.00 $1,011.10
860–1230 1113 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,175.00 $1,009.50
1180–1245 1213 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00–750.00 $725.67
1245 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1320–1365 1343 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,070.00–1,075.00 $1,072.54

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00–1,340.00 $1,257.50 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —

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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.