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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 20, 2022

1,084 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.80/cwt -4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 427 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.59/cwt -8.07 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 478 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.14/cwt -5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 519 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,084 1,198 726
Feeder cattle 821 1,012 618
Slaughter cattle 213 163 62
Replacement cattle 50 23 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 7.00 to 8.00 lower, and feeder heifers and bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower overall. Lower-quality offerings and broad diversity of type, kind, color, breed. etc. for feeder classes were noted. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 380 7 175.00–191.00 $180.23 $685 -19.77
395 395 1 170.00 $170.00 $672 -30.00
401–435 416 9 175.00–187.50 $179.69 $748 -12.06
465 value added 465 1 185.00 $185.00 $860 —
455–480 466 6 175.00–180.00 $178.51 $832 -4.79
500–540 514 7 165.00–174.00 $170.49 $876 -8.92
500–522 value added 515 3 176.00–178.00 $177.35 $913 —
525 fancy 525 1 182.50 $182.50 $958 —
550–595 571 11 160.00–175.00 $164.91 $942 -8.69
600–635 619 7 157.00–167.50 $162.45 $1,006 -12.13
631 value added 631 4 181.00 $181.00 $1,142 ±0.00
658 value added 658 5 173.00 $173.00 $1,138 -6.00
650–675 664 14 150.00–166.00 $157.61 $1,047 -10.26
695 fancy 695 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,188 —
710 710 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,129 +3.97
732 value added 732 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,200 -16.00
815 value added 815 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,288 —
1130 1130 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,356 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–520 515 2 150.00 $150.00 $772 -5.00
550 550 1 143.00 $143.00 $786 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 383 9 151.00–163.00 $156.09 $598 -7.65
401–445 427 34 150.00–162.00 $155.80 $665 -4.49
450–495 474 24 150.00–162.00 $154.01 $730 -5.46
465–495 486 7 138.00–140.00 $139.45 $678 -20.02
490 value added 490 2 165.00 $165.00 $808 —
500–547 519 22 142.50–154.00 $148.14 $769 -5.95
555–590 578 15 140.00–154.00 $146.12 $845 -4.12
605–630 614 13 137.50–150.00 $144.56 $888 -0.33
625–648 value added 639 7 155.00–156.00 $155.72 $995 +1.23
672–680 675 3 133.00–137.00 $135.66 $916 -4.98
655–698 value added 683 10 149.00–155.00 $153.85 $1,051 —
705 705 1 133.00 $133.00 $938 -6.95
747 value added 747 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,120 —
755 value added 755 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,095 —
750–780 762 3 135.00–137.00 $135.66 $1,034 —
815 value added 815 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,141 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–391 389 6 173.00–183.00 $177.85 $692 -7.25
410–438 423 19 165.00–177.50 $171.78 $727 -8.26
455–470 fancy 463 2 181.00–184.00 $182.52 $845 —
455–495 472 8 162.00–175.00 $167.31 $790 -5.54
500–535 523 14 150.00–162.50 $154.42 $808 -13.99
550–595 571 17 150.00–159.00 $153.76 $878 -14.87
587 fancy 587 2 166.00 $166.00 $974 —
600–635 614 13 148.00–155.00 $152.01 $933 -0.70
650–690 668 10 145.00–157.00 $151.31 $1,011 +3.34
710 fancy 710 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,051 —
700–740 715 4 130.00–142.00 $135.95 $972 +2.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 168.00 $168.00 $647 —
576 576 4 142.50 $142.50 $821 -8.49
620 620 1 130.00 $130.00 $806 -11.00
685 685 1 137.00 $137.00 $938 +7.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 160.00–165.00 $162.52 $614 -4.76
400 400 1 145.00 $145.00 $580 -5.00
525 525 1 140.00 $140.00 $735 -15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 75-80% 1 74.50 $74.50 $868 —
1105–1900 1409 75-80% 49 77.50–88.00 $81.82 $1,153 —
1260–1780 1521 75-80% 4 91.00–94.00 $91.88 $1,397 +5.80
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1405 1158 80-85% 31 78.00–89.50 $82.72 $958 -2.03
1215–1575 1383 80-85% 4 93.00–103.00 $96.24 $1,331 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1240 1031 85-90% 22 71.00–80.50 $75.71 $781 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,215 —
1405–2175 1755 17 110.00–121.50 $114.80 $2,015 —
1800 1800 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,250 +7.86

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 (<2 yrs)Open 1 910.00 $910.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1045–1430 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–1,130.00 $975.50
1195–1200 1198 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 830.00–970.00 $900.15
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1405–1465 1435 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,060.00–1,090.00 $1,075.31
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
880–1005 943 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 720.00–750.00 $734.01
975 975 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
1060 1060 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1065 1065 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.