Cattle Market Pulse

Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 26, 2022

815 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Knoxville Livestock Center report →

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.65/cwt +7.88 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 427 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.26/cwt +9.34 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 468 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.34/cwt +11.32 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 520 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 815 1,182 1,088
Feeder cattle 684 929 866
Slaughter cattle 108 211 158
Replacement cattle 23 42 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall, and slaughter bulls mostly steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 180.00–190.00 $184.93 $629 -0.07
350–390 370 2 175.00–185.00 $179.73 $665 —
372–396 value added 384 8 191.00–200.00 $195.36 $750 —
405–445 412 11 179.50–184.00 $181.45 $748 -0.07
400–438 value added 432 6 192.50–195.00 $194.61 $841 +0.61
450–485 468 5 171.00–177.50 $172.64 $808 -11.01
460–485 value added 474 14 180.00–185.50 $183.72 $871 —
505–548 522 10 170.00–182.00 $178.93 $934 +19.54
515–545 value added 539 7 186.00–189.00 $187.29 $1,009 —
550–581 value added 566 6 181.00–184.00 $182.46 $1,033 -4.04
550–590 573 8 162.00–177.50 $169.37 $970 +7.86
600–645 622 23 160.00–177.00 $166.17 $1,034 +1.43
650–675 661 8 160.00–175.00 $162.66 $1,075 +8.66
730–745 742 8 152.00–160.00 $153.73 $1,141 -1.19
750–757 755 3 150.00–163.00 $154.31 $1,165 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 162.50 $162.50 $634 -15.00
405–445 427 3 157.50–165.00 $160.90 $687 —
495 495 1 167.00 $167.00 $827 —
670 670 1 137.50 $137.50 $921 —
720 720 1 129.00 $129.00 $929 —
875 875 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,172 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 6 155.00–167.50 $159.36 $602 +12.36
388 value added 388 3 172.50 $172.50 $669 —
405–437 value added 425 8 171.00 $171.00 $727 —
400–448 427 29 159.00–168.00 $164.18 $701 +6.41
450–495 468 36 160.00–170.00 $165.26 $773 +9.34
502–545 520 28 153.00–162.00 $159.34 $829 +11.32
550–598 572 28 140.00–152.50 $146.80 $840 +2.13
600–645 622 18 137.00–149.00 $143.07 $890 +2.16
655–695 677 13 137.00–144.00 $139.70 $946 +3.04
708–720 711 4 133.00–137.00 $135.99 $967 +1.13
926 926 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,111 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 132.00 $132.00 $409 -15.50
395 395 1 150.00 $150.00 $592 +2.00
475–480 478 2 143.00–149.00 $146.02 $698 +5.05
540 540 5 144.00 $144.00 $778 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 185.00 $185.00 $684 +14.77
391 value added 391 3 190.00 $190.00 $743 —
405–435 425 7 170.00–181.00 $175.13 $744 +5.58
440 fancy 440 1 186.00 $186.00 $818 —
450–477 469 15 170.00–179.00 $174.21 $817 +3.81
515–530 525 4 155.00–163.00 $159.98 $840 -0.76
552 fancy 552 2 167.00 $167.00 $922 —
565–585 581 5 150.00–164.00 $155.54 $904 +4.84
600–643 624 6 142.00–155.00 $147.29 $919 +1.54
655–662 658 7 139.00–141.00 $140.57 $925 +0.64
705–740 717 7 132.00–143.00 $135.88 $974 +2.88
762–775 769 4 129.00–133.50 $131.27 $1,009 +10.02

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1540 1206 80-85% 22 76.00–88.50 $80.62 $972 —
1115–1445 1293 80-85% 6 90.00–96.00 $93.23 $1,205 +5.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1760 1491 75-80% 14 76.00–88.00 $82.03 $1,223 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1325 1092 85-90% 11 70.00–80.00 $76.06 $831 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–2115 1880 9 109.00–120.00 $113.48 $2,133 -7.87
1880–2040 1960 2 124.00–125.00 $124.52 $2,441 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

↑ Back to top

Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.