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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 10, 2022

904 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $185.08/cwt +8.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 576 lb · 106 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.97/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 477 lb · 48 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.20/cwt +18.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 713 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 904 1,197 578
Feeder cattle 743 1,050 436
Slaughter cattle 146 126 94
Replacement cattle 15 21 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 4.00 higher, with feeder heifers 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 6.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 2 195.00 $195.00 $521 —
345 345 1 195.00 $195.00 $673 —
378–395 382 4 187.00–192.00 $190.71 $729 +3.71
400–440 428 5 185.00–202.50 $193.74 $829 +9.74
455–496 478 8 180.00–188.00 $183.79 $879 +5.11
505 value added 505 27 193.75 $193.75 $978 —
500–535 519 7 179.00–182.50 $179.65 $932 +0.41
550–594 567 19 169.00–181.00 $175.13 $993 +3.98
578 value added 578 87 187.25 $187.25 $1,082 +5.69
605–625 617 3 151.00–169.00 $158.23 $976 -4.95
605–644 value added 641 15 171.00–173.00 $171.13 $1,097 +1.13
670–680 674 4 150.00–167.00 $156.50 $1,055 +9.87
715 715 9 146.50 $146.50 $1,047 +1.50
717–742 value added 729 21 153.50–155.25 $154.40 $1,126 —
765 value added 765 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,132 —
805–815 810 2 137.00–140.00 $138.51 $1,122 -1.49
1125 1125 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,395 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–345 332 4 160.00–171.00 $165.33 $549 +2.12
373 value added 373 4 167.00 $167.00 $623 —
350–395 375 6 160.00–165.00 $161.31 $605 -2.18
400–440 421 22 157.50–166.00 $163.14 $687 +2.97
432 value added 432 4 169.00 $169.00 $730 -16.00
468–490 value added 473 11 165.00–167.50 $166.46 $787 —
450–497 478 37 154.00–164.00 $160.64 $768 +2.00
500–520 value added 510 2 158.00–163.00 $160.55 $819 -7.91
510–545 522 13 148.00–154.00 $150.83 $787 +5.83
555–595 573 17 143.00–150.00 $145.26 $832 +0.65
618 value added 618 10 150.00 $150.00 $927 —
602–640 625 20 137.00–144.00 $141.40 $884 +16.40
650–680 670 7 137.00–141.00 $138.71 $929 +2.80
701–718 value added 709 34 141.50–144.00 $142.62 $1,011 —
715–739 733 7 125.00–129.00 $128.44 $941 +6.94
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 2 140.00 $140.00 $654 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 320 4 180.00–197.50 $187.51 $600 -0.75
380–390 386 6 177.50–196.00 $183.33 $708 +0.72
412–445 424 9 170.00–180.00 $173.60 $736 -3.03
450–495 466 23 170.00–182.00 $177.23 $826 +7.80
486 486 3 162.00 $162.00 $787 -7.43
490 fancy 490 1 187.00 $187.00 $916 —
520 fancy 520 1 180.00 $180.00 $936 —
505–545 525 10 160.00–176.00 $168.83 $886 +1.57
555–570 560 9 152.50–168.00 $158.66 $888 -2.92
600–645 615 12 145.00–158.00 $150.93 $928 +7.25
665 fancy 665 1 150.00 $150.00 $998 —
670–695 682 6 131.00–143.00 $136.46 $931 -12.78
710–745 732 3 127.50–131.00 $129.19 $946 -3.69
855–865 860 3 114.00–119.00 $116.34 $1,001 +1.35

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1375 1126 80-85% 21 78.00–90.50 $85.44 $962 —
995–1595 1288 80-85% 9 92.50–102.00 $96.67 $1,245 +2.81
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1880 1451 75-80% 19 77.00–87.00 $81.85 $1,188 +2.95
1335–1870 1614 75-80% 5 90.00–95.50 $92.09 $1,486 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1290 1032 85-90% 19 70.00–82.00 $76.06 $785 +4.27
955–1280 1102 85-90% 3 84.00–89.00 $86.26 $951 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–2415 1737 21 106.00–117.00 $111.99 $1,945 —
1715–2010 1843 3 121.00–124.00 $122.66 $2,261 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 920.00 $920.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,340.00 $1,340.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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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.