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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 21, 2022

746 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $185.22/cwt +33.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 584 lb · 85 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.64/cwt +10.01 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 481 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.87/cwt +2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 476 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 746 565 595
Feeder cattle 577 400 393
Slaughter cattle 148 150 158
Replacement cattle 21 15 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sharply higher, with feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady overall. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 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
437 value added 437 2 184.00 $184.00 $804 —
450–491 481 23 174.00–189.00 $186.64 $898 +14.19
505–547 532 16 167.50–181.00 $178.10 $947 +24.64
550–565 558 4 155.00–162.00 $157.25 $877 +5.13
585 value added 585 81 186.60 $186.60 $1,092 —
620 620 1 155.00 $155.00 $961 +12.22
650–683 672 6 151.00–158.00 $154.23 $1,036 +9.57
705 705 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,093 +13.98
755 755 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,065 +5.00
1075 1075 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 5 167.50 $167.50 $528 —
357 357 2 155.00 $155.00 $553 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 155.00 $155.00 $395 —
351–396 373 15 145.00–150.00 $147.68 $551 -6.90
420 value added 420 13 159.00 $159.00 $668 —
410–435 422 3 150.00–156.00 $153.72 $649 -0.91
455–495 476 22 151.00–160.00 $154.87 $737 +1.97
500–540 516 22 140.00–154.00 $146.02 $753 +2.43
550–597 572 18 137.00–150.00 $142.10 $813 +1.85
603–640 620 20 130.00–142.00 $137.78 $854 -0.05
660–690 676 5 135.00–139.00 $136.59 $923 +1.37
701 value added 701 4 135.00 $135.00 $946 —
780 780 4 125.00 $125.00 $975 —
800 800 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,000 —
823 value added 823 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,029 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 470 3 150.00–162.50 $156.57 $736 -0.38
510 fancy 510 2 170.00 $170.00 $867 —
500–545 515 8 145.00–161.00 $152.60 $786 +4.83
555–580 568 7 140.00–153.00 $144.82 $823 -5.67
600–635 613 9 138.00–152.00 $145.14 $890 +4.67
620 fancy 620 1 158.00 $158.00 $980 —
650 fancy 650 1 143.00 $143.00 $930 —
650–695 677 11 125.00–140.00 $130.03 $880 -3.76
706–740 717 6 117.50–130.00 $123.01 $882 +0.48
770–778 776 5 117.00–118.00 $117.30 $910 -3.19
925–945 935 2 104.00–108.00 $106.02 $991 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 162.50 $162.50 $601 —
615 615 2 126.00 $126.00 $775 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1495 1216 80-85% 36 91.00–103.00 $97.38 $1,184 —
1100–1635 1281 80-85% 8 104.00–113.00 $107.55 $1,378 +3.20
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1195 1070 85-90% 22 83.00–95.00 $88.17 $943 —
1100 1100 85-90% 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,133 +8.84
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1695 1403 75-80% 17 91.00–103.00 $98.11 $1,376 -3.89
1300–1635 1472 75-80% 5 105.00–108.00 $105.83 $1,558 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–2155 1742 8 111.00–127.00 $117.79 $2,052 —
2130–2140 2135 2 132.00–135.00 $133.50 $2,850 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1135 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1070–1325 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 970.00–1,190.00 $1,091.71
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–930 918 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 840.00–1,100.00 $968.23
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,240.00 $1,240.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,425.00–1,600.00 $1,512.50 —

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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.