Cattle Market Pulse

Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 14, 2022

565 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.33/cwt -4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 484 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.59/cwt -11.23 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 517 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.12/cwt -30.63 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 581 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 565 1,171 778
Feeder cattle 400 945 553
Slaughter cattle 150 200 155
Replacement cattle 15 26 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sharply lower overall, with feeder heifers 3.00 lower, and feeder bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. mostly steady and those weighing over 450 lbs. sharply lower. Decreased demand was noted due, in part, to extreme heat wave. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 8.00 higher 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 323 4 166.00–172.50 $169.53 $548 —
350–365 358 2 172.00–172.50 $172.26 $617 -14.35
400–430 411 5 168.00–177.00 $172.11 $707 -8.73
470 value added 470 1 185.00 $185.00 $870 —
460–490 475 2 171.00–174.00 $172.45 $819 -4.97
515–530 520 4 149.00–161.00 $153.46 $798 -25.57
580–583 581 17 150.00–155.00 $152.12 $884 -19.35
607 value added 607 4 153.00 $153.00 $929 —
611–645 618 10 140.00–144.00 $142.78 $882 -18.33
655–685 662 7 140.00–150.00 $144.66 $958 -5.96
705–730 718 2 140.00–142.00 $141.02 $1,013 —
775 775 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,054 -0.48
840 value added 840 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,134 —
860–885 value added 873 6 132.00–136.50 $135.27 $1,181 —
975 value added 975 2 130.50 $130.50 $1,272 —
1032 value added 1032 2 126.50 $126.50 $1,305 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–495 490 2 150.00–152.00 $150.99 $740 -11.51
555 555 1 143.00 $143.00 $794 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 159.00–160.00 $159.50 $531 +1.50
365–395 378 5 150.00–161.00 $154.58 $584 -1.83
405–440 421 14 152.00–159.00 $154.63 $651 -3.06
457–498 484 18 151.00–158.00 $152.90 $740 -2.37
490 490 1 142.00 $142.00 $696 -13.27
500–548 517 19 140.00–149.00 $143.59 $742 -7.15
550–591 571 14 139.50–143.00 $140.25 $801 -5.60
605–632 622 6 135.00–141.00 $137.83 $857 -3.60
670–695 685 4 133.00–139.00 $135.22 $926 -3.28
745 745 1 120.00 $120.00 $894 -1.99
765 value added 765 2 120.00 $120.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 142.00 $142.00 $653 —
580 580 1 132.00 $132.00 $766 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 137.00 $137.00 $466 —
520 520 1 135.00 $135.00 $702 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 190.00 $190.00 $542 -2.28
327–345 334 4 170.00–185.00 $179.16 $598 +1.16
367–385 372 4 170.00–183.00 $176.41 $656 -3.90
400–445 418 7 158.00–174.00 $166.84 $697 -2.45
450–495 471 5 154.00–161.00 $156.95 $739 -14.33
530–545 539 14 143.00–154.00 $147.77 $796 -14.28
565–570 568 2 149.00–152.00 $150.49 $855 -2.91
610–620 615 2 137.00–144.00 $140.47 $864 -7.69
660–670 664 5 131.00–143.00 $133.79 $888 -12.59
730–745 738 2 120.00–125.00 $122.53 $904 -10.47
755–760 758 2 118.00–123.00 $120.49 $913 -9.17
805 805 1 119.00 $119.00 $958 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1490 1192 80-85% 35 88.00–101.00 $95.28 $1,136 —
1170–1365 1269 80-85% 9 103.00–107.00 $104.35 $1,324 +8.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1205 1017 85-90% 24 81.00–91.00 $85.68 $871 +6.67
1030–1235 1120 85-90% 6 92.00–96.00 $94.16 $1,055 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1760 1399 75-80% 22 86.00–98.00 $92.10 $1,288 —
1425 1425 75-80% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,454 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–2355 1967 7 117.00–125.00 $120.75 $2,375 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–1045 938 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–950.00 $922.13
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1105–1200 1153 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,052.06

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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.