Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 27, 2022

1,297 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.10/cwt +7.30 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 440 lb · 84 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.79/cwt +8.67 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 590 lb · 53 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.32/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 523 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,297	1,084	1,071
Feeder cattle	1,051	821	839
Slaughter cattle	196	213	131
Replacement cattle	50	50	101

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady, with feeder heifers measuring 5.00 lower overall, and feeder bulls 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 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
353–370	357	4	189.00–200.00	$191.85	$685	+11.62
407 value added	407	2	186.00	$186.00	$757	—
400–440	419	5	170.00–184.00	$178.85	$749	-0.84
455–488	472	11	167.00–178.00	$172.71	$815	-5.80
515 value added	515	3	176.00	$176.00	$906	-1.35
505–548	532	14	161.00–173.00	$167.33	$890	-3.16
535 fancy	535	1	178.00	$178.00	$952	-4.50
540	540	1	150.00	$150.00	$810	-20.49
555–565 fancy	560	2	178.00–179.00	$178.50	$1,000	—
560–597	586	24	155.00–172.00	$167.55	$982	+2.64
610–645	627	10	159.00–169.00	$164.22	$1,030	+1.77
630	630	1	154.00	$154.00	$970	-8.45
662–675	667	11	161.00–170.00	$166.81	$1,113	+9.20
699	699	4	154.00	$154.00	$1,076	-3.61
701 value added	701	3	159.00	$159.00	$1,115	-5.00
765–796	792	13	145.00–151.00	$147.15	$1,165	—
815	815	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,141	—
865	865	2	143.00	$143.00	$1,237	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	157.50	$157.50	$709	—
557	557	2	144.00	$144.00	$802	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	162.50	$162.50	$650	—
490	490	1	162.50	$162.50	$796	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252–295	270	9	140.00–150.00	$143.53	$388	—
305–341	330	12	143.00–156.00	$149.00	$492	—
350–395	371	19	140.00–151.00	$144.52	$536	-11.57
400–445	424	28	142.50–155.00	$149.29	$633	-6.51
448 value added	448	56	170.00	$170.00	$762	—
470	470	1	140.00	$140.00	$658	-14.01
450–495	473	37	145.00–155.00	$149.95	$709	-4.06
480 value added	480	3	157.50	$157.50	$756	-7.50
500–545	523	43	140.00–150.00	$145.09	$759	-3.05
525 value added	525	1	155.00	$155.00	$814	—
555–593	576	15	137.00–150.00	$142.90	$823	-3.22
570–599 value added	596	38	156.00–160.00	$159.49	$951	—
605 value added	605	10	150.50	$150.50	$911	-5.22
602–640	616	29	132.00–148.00	$140.29	$864	-4.27
650	650	1	120.00	$120.00	$780	-15.66
650–695	681	33	131.00–147.00	$140.19	$955	+4.53
715 value added	715	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,015	-8.00
705–725	717	8	129.00–138.00	$134.68	$966	+1.68
775 value added	775	2	137.50	$137.50	$1,066	-7.50
775	775	1	127.50	$127.50	$988	-8.16
820	820	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,050	—
855	855	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	130.00	$130.00	$364	—
373	373	5	131.00	$131.00	$489	—
442	442	2	137.50	$137.50	$608	—
580	580	1	135.00	$135.00	$783	—
665	665	1	124.00	$124.00	$825	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	140.00	$140.00	$441	—
365	365	1	130.00	$130.00	$474	—
400	400	1	131.00	$131.00	$524	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	273	3	164.00–170.00	$166.26	$454	—
300–330	315	2	167.50–175.00	$171.07	$539	—
355–395	381	9	160.00–175.00	$166.53	$634	-11.32
400–415 fancy	408	2	175.00–177.50	$176.27	$719	—
400–445	431	16	158.00–171.00	$163.34	$704	-8.44
455–495	479	20	160.00–170.00	$164.79	$789	-2.52
502–545	523	26	151.00–169.00	$159.43	$834	+5.01
565–591	580	13	149.00–163.00	$156.53	$908	+2.77
580 fancy	580	1	169.00	$169.00	$980	+3.00
600–645	622	16	147.50–158.00	$154.08	$958	+2.07
650–686	668	9	140.00–153.00	$148.28	$991	-3.03
700–735	715	5	118.00–132.50	$123.96	$886	-11.99
773–775	774	5	114.00–122.00	$119.60	$926	—
810–830	820	2	110.00	$110.00	$902	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	150.00	$150.00	$442	—
457	457	2	147.50	$147.50	$674	—
625	625	1	133.00	$133.00	$831	+3.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	152.50	$152.50	$496	—
400	400	1	152.50	$152.50	$610	+7.50
535	535	1	140.00	$140.00	$749	±0.00
605	605	1	130.00	$130.00	$786	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,480.00	$1,480.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1355	1113	85-90%	45	67.00–78.00	$73.07	$813	—
1080–1295	1192	85-90%	3	79.00–80.50	$79.65	$949	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1600	1374	75-80%	32	75.00–85.00	$80.26	$1,103	—
1435–1505	1470	75-80%	2	88.00–100.00	$94.14	$1,384	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1460	1222	80-85%	16	76.50–85.50	$81.25	$993	—
1320–1455	1377	80-85%	5	87.00–90.00	$88.81	$1,223	-7.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1580	1495	3	101.00–105.00	$102.58	$1,534	—
1430–2380	1852	11	107.00–119.00	$111.75	$2,070	—
1915–1965	1947	3	124.00–126.00	$124.67	$2,427	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1310	1114	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,025.00–1,700.00	$1,383.89
1030–1220	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	890.00–1,175.00	$1,053.44
970–1245	1178	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,500.00	$1,220.63
1060–1415	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,400.00	$1,189.31
1155–1460	1269	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00–1,300.00	$1,090.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
840	840	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,133.33	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00–1,525.00	$1,475.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,075.00	$1,050.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,900.00	$1,650.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,580.00	$1,440.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.