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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

1,197 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.98/cwt +17.36 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 512 lb · 238 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $180.67/cwt +18.87 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 410 lb · 149 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.14/cwt +8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 570 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,197 1,149 0
Feeder cattle 1,050 861 0
Slaughter cattle 126 231 0
Replacement cattle 21 57 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 1.00 lower with feeder heifers and bulls 1.00 higher overall. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 187.00 $187.00 $729 +4.00
440 440 4 175.00–187.00 $184.00 $810 +2.96
450–495 471 15 174.00–182.00 $178.68 $842 -3.69
495 value added 495 2 190.00 $190.00 $940 —
500–547 522 27 170.00–183.00 $179.24 $936 +4.72
555–576 value added 568 13 180.00–182.50 $181.56 $1,031 -3.94
575–590 576 12 165.00–173.00 $171.15 $986 -3.22
620 value added 620 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,054 -2.21
610–645 625 7 157.50–167.00 $163.18 $1,020 +2.88
655–658 657 7 142.50–157.00 $146.63 $963 -4.60
715 715 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,037 —
770 770 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,093 -1.86
815 815 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,141 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 2 167.00 $167.00 $830 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 7 157.50–167.50 $163.21 $527 +5.71
355–390 370 14 155.00–169.00 $163.49 $605 -2.02
408 value added 408 123 185.00 $185.00 $755 —
405–440 422 26 155.00–168.00 $160.17 $676 -1.63
455–495 473 30 153.00–164.00 $158.64 $750 +0.83
505–514 value added 511 201 160.00–169.00 $168.46 $861 —
500–536 518 35 147.00–158.00 $152.92 $792 +0.18
505–545 525 2 145.00 $145.00 $761 -7.74
550–595 568 30 140.00–150.00 $144.61 $821 +1.81
563–576 value added 572 48 157.00–159.00 $158.47 $906 +1.47
600 600 1 126.00 $126.00 $756 -8.42
600–640 611 24 135.00–143.00 $137.59 $841 +3.17
625 625 4 125.00 $125.00 $781 -9.42
650–695 666 9 133.00–140.00 $135.91 $905 +8.41
710–745 730 4 120.00–124.00 $121.50 $887 +11.50
755–795 780 3 118.00–124.00 $120.61 $941 —
813 value added 813 8 123.00 $123.00 $1,000 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 317 3 185.00–190.00 $188.26 $597 +6.02
350–395 376 15 170.00–189.00 $182.61 $687 +3.11
405–446 429 16 170.00–183.00 $176.63 $758 -3.26
455–495 479 22 160.00–177.50 $169.43 $812 -0.94
500–545 521 14 160.00–177.00 $167.26 $871 -3.39
550–598 572 27 151.00–169.00 $161.58 $924 +2.29
600–645 614 10 140.00–154.00 $143.68 $882 -6.69
637 fancy 637 4 157.50 $157.50 $1,003 —
660–699 693 14 145.00–150.00 $149.24 $1,034 +11.79
715–745 730 2 127.00–139.00 $132.88 $970 +4.89
780 780 1 122.00 $122.00 $952 -4.66
810–845 828 2 115.00–120.00 $117.55 $973 +2.07
870–890 878 3 114.00–117.00 $114.99 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 152.50 $152.50 $732 +3.01
500 500 1 157.00 $157.00 $785 —
610 610 1 125.00 $125.00 $762 -9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875–1075 975 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,020.00–1,100.00 $1,064.10 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1490 1205 80-85% 24 74.00–86.50 $80.15 $966 -1.70
1070–1395 1254 80-85% 4 92.00–96.50 $93.86 $1,177 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–2020 1467 75-80% 24 73.00–85.50 $78.90 $1,157 -15.60
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1185 1045 85-90% 13 67.50–75.50 $71.79 $750 -7.21
1210 1210 85-90% 1 78.00 $78.00 $944 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,514 —
1335–2040 1658 15 108.00–122.00 $114.95 $1,906 —
1595–2035 1782 5 123.00–133.00 $125.70 $2,240 —
2440 2440 1 102.00 $102.00 $2,489 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1300 1151 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 890.00–910.00 $898.31
1100–1220 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,075.00 $992.03
1175–1185 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,200.00 $1,112.87
1395 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 980.00 $980.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,240.00 $1,240.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,220.00 $1,220.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 124.00 $124.00 $543 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 2 122.50 $122.50 $333 —
340 340 1 117.00 $117.00 $398 —

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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.