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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 13, 2022

1,198 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.75/cwt ≈ $1,564/hd at 927 lb · 63 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.09/cwt -7.88 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 524 lb · 57 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.66/cwt -5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 473 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,198 1,085 796
Feeder cattle 1,012 902 662
Slaughter cattle 163 153 91
Replacement cattle 23 30 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 to 4.00 lower overall. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 200.00 $200.00 $740 +0.47
400–445 420 7 182.50–202.50 $191.75 $805 +0.36
420 fancy 420 1 210.00 $210.00 $882 +5.00
450–495 473 10 175.00–195.00 $183.30 $867 -7.21
500–545 519 24 170.00–190.00 $179.41 $931 -3.40
525 525 1 160.00 $160.00 $840 -22.81
571 value added 571 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,091 +3.00
552–595 575 15 167.50–183.00 $173.60 $998 -7.47
600 fancy 600 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,104 —
612 value added 612 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,108 —
600–636 618 10 165.00–180.00 $174.58 $1,079 -4.47
640 640 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,024 -19.05
650–693 674 8 165.00–170.00 $167.87 $1,131 -5.37
680 680 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,071 -15.74
685 value added 685 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,226 -4.08
710–720 715 2 150.00–160.00 $155.03 $1,108 -14.72
720 value added 720 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,296 —
810–820 814 4 147.00–158.00 $154.24 $1,256 —
927 value added 927 63 168.75 $168.75 $1,564 —
955 955 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,327 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 170.00 $170.00 $663 —
425 425 1 160.00 $160.00 $680 —
490 490 1 160.00 $160.00 $784 —
520 520 1 140.00 $140.00 $728 —
640 640 2 157.50–160.00 $158.75 $1,016 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–495 480 2 167.50–172.50 $170.08 $816 -2.82
535 535 1 155.00 $155.00 $829 -12.75
715 715 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,055 -2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–280 261 3 166.00–172.50 $168.32 $439 -4.18
315–345 329 5 162.00–171.00 $165.53 $545 -4.21
350–395 377 12 160.00–170.00 $163.74 $617 -2.97
375–397 fancy 390 3 177.50–180.00 $179.20 $699 —
415–445 432 26 155.00–170.00 $160.29 $692 -6.63
450–496 473 54 154.00–167.00 $159.47 $754 -6.06
495 fancy 495 1 170.00 $170.00 $842 —
500–547 524 57 150.00–159.00 $154.09 $807 -4.23
550–596 576 35 144.00–155.00 $150.24 $865 -8.63
600–612 value added 607 6 153.00–156.00 $154.49 $938 -7.51
605–640 620 17 140.00–150.00 $144.89 $898 -7.44
650–687 671 8 137.50–146.00 $140.64 $944 -4.09
700–740 722 5 133.00–144.00 $139.95 $1,010 -14.05
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 4 150.00 $150.00 $564 —
440 440 2 149.00 $149.00 $656 —
460 460 2 137.00 $137.00 $630 —
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 —
577 577 2 131.00 $131.00 $756 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–530 528 2 132.50–145.00 $138.78 $733 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 282 6 175.00–183.00 $180.30 $508 —
331–340 334 5 182.50–187.50 $183.82 $614 —
360–375 fancy 368 2 200.00–201.00 $200.49 $738 —
350–387 375 5 178.00–189.00 $185.10 $694 -11.23
410 fancy 410 1 190.00 $190.00 $779 —
405–447 426 19 173.00–187.50 $180.04 $767 -6.03
455–477 470 20 168.00–182.50 $172.85 $812 -6.90
500–547 525 29 162.00–177.00 $168.41 $884 -6.23
550–595 567 12 164.00–172.50 $168.63 $956 -3.87
560–575 value added 568 2 175.00–176.00 $175.49 $997 —
605–640 622 12 145.00–160.00 $152.71 $950 -2.06
650–680 661 10 140.00–157.50 $147.97 $978 -2.88
700–735 715 4 130.00–137.50 $133.70 $956 —
760 fancy 760 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,087 —
765–787 776 7 127.50–135.00 $130.35 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–495 490 2 160.00–162.50 $161.26 $790 —
535 535 1 150.00 $150.00 $802 —
555–567 563 3 150.00–153.00 $150.99 $850 —
605 605 1 141.00 $141.00 $853 —
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 160.00–174.00 $167.28 $636 —
415 415 1 150.00 $150.00 $622 —
450–465 458 2 152.50–156.00 $154.22 $706 —
510 510 1 155.00 $155.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1205 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–2120 1524 75-80% 32 79.50–91.50 $86.08 $1,312 —
1500–1745 1623 75-80% 2 93.50–96.00 $94.66 $1,536 +2.66
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1355 1191 80-85% 27 78.00–91.50 $84.75 $1,009 —
1155–1480 1343 80-85% 5 92.50–104.00 $97.28 $1,306 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1300 1089 85-90% 21 73.00–83.50 $78.02 $850 +0.60
1015–1295 1193 85-90% 3 85.50–87.50 $86.61 $1,033 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–2335 1835 14 112.00–123.00 $117.14 $2,150 -10.53

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.