Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 4, 2022

1,250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.26/cwt -14.53 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 579 lb · 50 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.96/cwt +0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 476 lb · 45 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.76/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 516 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,250	1,297	874
Feeder cattle	1,017	1,051	748
Slaughter cattle	206	196	97
Replacement cattle	27	50	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 6.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers 1.00 lower. Feeder bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with exception of those weighing up to 350 lbs. sharply higher and those weighing 550 lbs. to 700 lbs. sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	3	177.50–190.00	$182.58	$699	-9.27
410–435	427	6	172.50–177.00	$174.56	$745	-4.29
460 fancy	460	1	184.00	$184.00	$846	—
450–493	477	12	167.00–177.50	$170.79	$815	-1.92
500 fancy	500	1	176.00	$176.00	$880	-2.00
500–537	522	10	157.50–167.50	$162.91	$850	-4.42
550–590	566	20	154.00–162.50	$160.13	$906	-7.42
600–645	617	11	150.00–159.00	$153.06	$944	-11.16
612–634 value added	620	14	165.00–170.00	$168.17	$1,043	—
650–677	663	11	150.00–160.00	$155.86	$1,033	-10.95
710–735	723	2	147.50–157.00	$152.17	$1,100	—
810–830	820	2	140.00–144.00	$142.02	$1,165	+2.02
867	867	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,214	-3.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	185.00	$185.00	$546	—
310	310	1	172.50	$172.50	$535	—
350	350	1	160.00	$160.00	$560	—
535	535	1	146.00	$146.00	$781	—
570	570	1	143.00	$143.00	$815	—
610–615	613	6	145.00–146.00	$145.50	$892	—
725	725	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,037	—
823	823	8	132.00	$132.00	$1,086	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–445	443	2	162.50–166.00	$164.26	$728	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	4	145.00–153.00	$149.77	$431	+6.24
305–340	326	12	144.00–156.00	$151.03	$492	+2.03
358 value added	358	7	162.50	$162.50	$582	—
355–398	380	12	145.00–154.00	$150.52	$572	+6.00
400–445	425	30	145.00–155.00	$150.13	$638	+0.84
450–495	474	37	142.50–153.00	$149.00	$706	-0.95
483 value added	483	8	160.00	$160.00	$773	+2.50
500–542	516	39	140.00–150.00	$145.76	$752	+0.67
550–598	579	50	134.00–148.00	$140.26	$812	-2.64
605–645	622	14	130.00–142.00	$137.70	$856	-2.59
653–690	670	17	129.00–147.00	$137.03	$918	-3.16
705–713	710	8	122.00–133.00	$127.27	$904	-7.41

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	3	135.00	$135.00	$632	—
500	500	1	130.00	$130.00	$650	—
595	595	2	128.00–130.00	$129.00	$768	-6.00
643	643	3	137.00	$137.00	$881	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	170.00–175.00	$172.58	$385	—
250–295	274	5	175.00–192.50	$183.28	$502	+17.02
265–285 fancy	275	2	203.00–204.00	$203.48	$560	—
300–335	321	7	177.50–185.00	$182.52	$586	+11.45
350–395	374	7	167.50–177.50	$172.72	$646	+6.19
400 fancy	400	2	175.00–177.50	$176.25	$705	-0.02
400–447	421	14	157.50–172.00	$165.56	$697	+2.22
450–490	469	11	157.50–170.00	$162.90	$764	-1.89
475–490 fancy	483	2	172.50–175.00	$173.73	$839	—
500–535	523	12	147.50–155.00	$151.33	$791	-8.10
540 fancy	540	1	160.00	$160.00	$864	—
570 fancy	570	1	155.00	$155.00	$884	-14.00
552–595	578	14	139.00–149.00	$143.09	$827	-13.44
600–640	620	25	135.00–146.00	$141.63	$878	-12.45
655–690	674	13	130.00–144.00	$136.31	$919	-11.97
700–740	719	7	120.00–134.00	$127.19	$914	+3.23
780–792	788	3	114.00–115.00	$114.67	$904	-4.93
805–815	810	6	109.00–112.50	$110.67	$896	+0.67

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	170.00	$170.00	$586	—
415–440	432	5	150.00–152.00	$150.39	$650	—
457–490	476	12	140.00–150.00	$144.79	$689	-2.71
573–593	582	7	130.00–134.50	$132.77	$773	—
670–695	674	7	122.00–125.00	$124.56	$840	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175	1175	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	75-80%	1	72.00	$72.00	$968	—
1150–1770	1414	75-80%	32	72.00–82.00	$76.37	$1,080	—
1335–1780	1556	75-80%	6	83.00–99.00	$88.82	$1,382	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1420	1217	80-85%	20	72.00–82.00	$77.06	$938	-4.19
1315	1315	80-85%	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,144	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1270	1104	85-90%	20	65.00–79.00	$70.59	$779	-2.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–2255	1839	17	103.00–117.00	$108.40	$1,993	—
2010	2010	1	129.00	$129.00	$2,593	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1045	925	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	820.00–1,140.00	$952.90
930–1090	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	830.00–840.00	$835.40

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1245	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1130–1435	1261	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00–1,190.00	$1,044.30
1325–1410	1368	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,374.22

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Heifer 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	1	1,290.00	$1,290.00	—

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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.