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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 31, 2022

606 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.10/cwt +0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 682 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.01/cwt +6.93 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 471 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.47/cwt +4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 524 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 606 799 634
Feeder cattle 423 529 463
Slaughter cattle 154 224 104
Replacement cattle 29 46 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 3.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls unevenly steady, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower overall with lean cows and bulls 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
390 value added 390 1 201.00 $201.00 $784 —
425 425 1 177.00 $177.00 $752 -3.08
455–490 476 8 171.00–182.00 $177.95 $847 +4.69
520 520 1 172.50 $172.50 $897 +7.13
515–538 value added 529 5 179.00–180.00 $179.39 $949 —
555–585 570 2 165.00–174.00 $169.38 $965 +4.60
580 thin fleshed 580 2 160.00 $160.00 $928 —
600 value added 600 4 168.00 $168.00 $1,008 —
605–645 620 7 159.00–166.00 $162.68 $1,009 -4.69
625–635 630 2 151.00–152.00 $151.50 $954 -15.87
651–658 654 9 157.00–158.00 $157.45 $1,030 -10.26
700–705 703 2 140.00–146.00 $142.99 $1,005 —
725–740 value added 733 2 152.50 $152.50 $1,118 —
755 value added 755 12 155.50 $155.50 $1,174 —
852 value added 852 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,150 —
916 value added 916 5 138.00 $138.00 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 160.00 $160.00 $800 —
605 605 1 142.50 $142.50 $862 —
680–685 683 2 140.00–150.00 $144.98 $990 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 163.00 $163.00 $587 —
515 515 1 152.50 $152.50 $785 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 331 4 170.00–172.50 $170.63 $565 —
350–395 376 12 157.50–170.00 $163.20 $614 +5.77
400–420 value added 415 4 170.00–171.00 $170.24 $706 —
400–445 419 6 155.00–167.50 $162.56 $681 +4.61
450–495 471 25 155.00–167.50 $163.01 $768 +6.93
505–540 524 16 150.00–162.50 $156.82 $822 +6.83
510–540 525 2 131.00–140.00 $135.63 $712 -14.36
565 565 1 134.00 $134.00 $757 -6.91
565 value added 565 6 155.00 $155.00 $876 +1.50
550–587 566 7 140.00–147.50 $145.14 $821 +4.23
603–610 value added 606 9 144.00–145.00 $144.50 $876 —
605–640 622 5 135.00–143.00 $138.41 $861 +1.73
650–697 682 29 133.00–141.00 $137.10 $935 +0.39
710 710 1 120.00 $120.00 $852 -8.87
700–745 722 5 128.00–135.00 $133.38 $963 +4.51
755 755 1 129.00 $129.00 $974 —
830 value added 830 8 117.00 $117.00 $971 —
904 value added 904 7 117.00 $117.00 $1,058 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 172.50 $172.50 $474 —
325–347 340 3 168.00–170.00 $168.64 $573 -15.09
360–397 386 7 165.00–173.00 $171.29 $661 -4.35
402–445 419 8 163.00–179.00 $169.06 $708 -1.11
455–470 463 3 165.00–176.00 $168.72 $781 +7.64
515–545 527 9 155.00–164.00 $158.78 $837 +2.25
530 fancy 530 1 171.00 $171.00 $906 —
565–590 577 3 150.00 $150.00 $866 -10.38
625–643 639 4 148.00–150.00 $148.49 $949 +3.01
650–687 676 5 135.00–140.00 $138.09 $933 +0.45
710–735 722 3 134.00–137.00 $135.65 $979 +7.50
750–756 755 4 129.00–134.00 $132.76 $1,002 +5.76
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 155.00 $155.00 $480 —
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925 925 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1995 1488 75-80% 47 82.00–94.00 $88.31 $1,314 —
1390–1540 1488 75-80% 4 97.00–109.00 $100.87 $1,501 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1380 1101 80-85% 22 83.50–96.00 $89.70 $988 —
1060–1295 1168 80-85% 13 98.00–108.00 $101.54 $1,186 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1075 939 85-90% 21 74.00–86.00 $80.36 $755 —
875–1080 980 85-90% 5 89.50–93.50 $91.19 $894 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1150 1118 2 107.00–111.00 $109.06 $1,219 —
1365–2340 1772 12 118.00–128.00 $122.05 $2,163 —
1655–2060 1861 4 130.00–134.00 $131.70 $2,451 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1095–1310 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00–950.00 $936.38

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
995–1020 1008 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,140.00 $1,120.25

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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 1,320.00 $1,320.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — (<2 yrs)Open 2 1,230.00–1,250.00 $1,240.00 —

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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.