Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 28, 2022

1,174 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.25/cwt +11.23 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 522 lb · 60 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.78/cwt +4.91 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 476 lb · 41 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.18/cwt +9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $909/hd at 618 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,174	746	865
Feeder cattle	856	577	734
Slaughter cattle	285	148	95
Replacement cattle	33	21	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher, and feeder bulls sharply higher. Regarding slaughter classes- bulls gauging 7.00 higher, with boning cows 1.00 higher, breaker cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower, and lean cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	374	8	170.00–182.50	$176.56	$660	—
400–435	425	11	173.00–187.50	$176.35	$749	—
450–485	463	9	170.00–177.50	$173.80	$805	-12.84
450–493 value added	486	13	180.00–188.50	$187.29	$910	—
500 value added	500	4	179.00	$179.00	$895	—
510–540	531	15	166.00–172.50	$167.76	$891	-10.34
555–590	577	21	160.00–174.00	$169.11	$976	+11.86
600–645	619	20	165.00–176.00	$171.31	$1,060	+16.31
665 value added	665	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,164	—
653–695	669	10	154.00–163.00	$159.51	$1,067	+5.28
713 value added	713	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,176	—
720–745	726	4	148.00–155.00	$153.20	$1,112	-1.80
770–773	772	6	142.00–157.50	$149.73	$1,156	+8.73
810–825	818	2	139.00–140.00	$139.50	$1,141	—
875	875	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,225	—
923	923	6	147.50	$147.50	$1,361	—
1000–1015	1008	2	129.00–134.00	$131.48	$1,325	—
1092	1092	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,420	+10.00
1110	1110	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,421	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–465	463	2	152.50–154.00	$153.25	$710	—
640	640	1	140.00	$140.00	$896	—
667–685	673	3	147.00–150.00	$148.98	$1,003	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	150.00–151.00	$150.49	$504	—
350–395	377	14	151.00–162.00	$157.05	$592	+9.37
400–445	419	19	154.00–164.00	$159.12	$667	+5.40
466–482 value added	472	5	167.00–167.50	$167.30	$790	—
450–498	477	36	153.00–164.00	$158.74	$757	+3.87
500–545	522	60	150.00–160.00	$157.25	$821	+11.23
550–592	573	22	146.50–154.00	$149.05	$854	+6.95
603–642	615	15	134.00–146.00	$142.89	$879	+5.11
609–645 value added	620	21	148.00–152.00	$150.24	$931	—
655 value added	655	2	144.50	$144.50	$946	—
651–698	668	25	133.00–140.00	$137.47	$918	+0.88
700–735	714	12	127.00–135.00	$131.03	$936	—
755–790	773	2	122.50–127.50	$124.94	$966	-0.06
805	805	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,030	+3.00
870	870	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,070	—
901	901	3	110.00	$110.00	$991	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	160.00–162.50	$161.25	$556	—
350–390	363	6	161.00–177.50	$169.75	$616	—
405–425	411	11	165.00–176.00	$169.53	$697	—
455–495	480	11	162.50–177.50	$167.89	$806	+11.32
505–545	520	22	149.00–162.50	$153.77	$800	+1.17
550–595	574	21	150.00–165.00	$158.23	$908	+13.41
605–641	621	15	149.00–160.00	$152.73	$948	+7.59
650–662	656	6	137.50–150.00	$142.24	$933	+12.21
710–740	717	5	130.00–137.00	$132.63	$951	+9.62
765	765	2	134.00–135.00	$134.50	$1,029	+17.20
810–835	818	3	111.00–123.00	$118.92	$973	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1905	1459	75-80%	60	87.00–102.00	$94.52	$1,379	-11.31

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1255	1061	85-90%	49	78.00–92.00	$84.81	$900	-3.36
1115	1115	85-90%	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,048	-9.00

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1335	1200	80-85%	31	90.00–106.00	$98.45	$1,181	+1.07
1180–1520	1328	80-85%	12	108.00–119.00	$112.42	$1,493	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	2	107.00	$107.00	$1,247	—
1150–2255	1634	15	118.00–129.50	$124.95	$2,042	—
1685–2005	1823	5	131.00–143.00	$136.39	$2,486	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1140–1270	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,102.70
1390	1390	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1390	1390	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,260.00	$1,260.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	980.00	$980.00
1185–1315	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,225.00	$1,211.85

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,375.00–1,575.00	$1,468.75	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,750.00	$1,462.50	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,580.00	$1,580.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605	1605	7	109.00	$109.00	$1,749	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	1	85.00	$85.00	$748	—

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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.