Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 10, 2023

1,539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $190.63/cwt +31.36 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 414 lb · 254 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.50/cwt ≈ $853/hd at 450 lb · 106 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.42/cwt -8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 525 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,539	1,258	1,538
Feeder cattle	1,370	1,075	1,394
Slaughter cattle	141	138	97
Replacement cattle	28	45	47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 6.00 higher overall, with slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 lower overall and slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 1 load ML #1-2 preconditioned heifers, 402 lb., $196.00, medium flesh, mostly black; 1 load ML #1-2 preconditioned heifers, 425 lb., $192.00, light to medium flesh, mixed colors; and 1 load ML #1 preconditioned heifers, 451 lb., $189.50, medium flesh, mostly black.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	210.00	$210.00	$630	-17.50
325 fancy	325	1	245.00	$245.00	$796	—
370–397	390	15	194.00–222.50	$213.35	$832	+22.97
400–447	433	11	185.00–199.00	$191.86	$831	+9.53
435 value added	435	1	207.50	$207.50	$903	—
450–492	467	15	179.00–198.00	$189.71	$886	+1.73
464–497 value added	475	22	204.00–216.00	$207.80	$987	-1.75
502–510 value added	505	9	207.50–215.00	$213.09	$1,076	+23.50
505–545	525	9	170.00–185.00	$175.47	$921	+1.51
550 value added	550	2	182.00	$182.00	$1,001	+7.05
550–585	572	12	165.00–178.00	$171.94	$983	+7.80
611–636 value added	621	14	178.00–180.00	$178.57	$1,109	+4.64
600–645	626	24	165.00–175.00	$172.54	$1,080	+14.34
661–695	672	11	164.00–170.00	$167.11	$1,123	+4.94
662–695 value added	693	47	172.25–174.00	$172.36	$1,194	+1.56
713–715 value added	714	6	168.00–169.00	$168.50	$1,203	—
707–740	723	6	158.00–163.00	$160.30	$1,159	+3.30
750–795 value added	772	23	159.00–166.00	$164.49	$1,270	+6.49
810	810	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,215	+7.00
810–825 value added	822	5	158.00–159.50	$159.20	$1,309	+9.20

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	335	11	160.00–175.00	$168.85	$566	+10.69
362–370 value added	363	7	170.00–181.00	$179.40	$651	—
350–396	377	26	152.50–167.00	$161.78	$610	+3.72
402–440 value added	413	231	172.00–196.00	$193.54	$799	+21.83
405–445	426	23	155.00–168.00	$161.42	$688	+6.40
450–495	469	34	154.00–169.00	$160.88	$755	+5.06
455–491 value added	471	18	171.00–178.00	$172.83	$814	-6.23
512–515 value added	513	6	168.00	$168.00	$862	-8.52
500–545	526	55	150.00–166.00	$158.48	$834	+6.48
550–587	565	27	148.00–158.00	$153.09	$865	+9.53
555–575 value added	566	4	160.00–163.00	$160.74	$910	+6.74
600–635	615	8	137.50–146.00	$141.63	$871	-1.01
605–640 value added	626	8	148.00–153.00	$150.59	$943	-3.96
657–697	673	19	137.00–145.00	$141.73	$954	+5.24
660–695 value added	685	15	150.00–155.00	$153.65	$1,053	+5.37
702–715 value added	709	9	146.50–148.00	$147.16	$1,043	+9.82
745–746	746	4	142.00–145.00	$144.25	$1,076	+22.71
750–790	760	4	134.00–137.00	$134.78	$1,024	+5.06
763–770 value added	766	7	144.00–156.00	$150.83	$1,155	—
780–785	783	3	125.00–126.00	$125.33	$981	-4.39
855–865	860	2	127.50–130.00	$128.74	$1,107	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450 value added	450	106	189.50	$189.50	$853	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
244 value added	244	7	160.00	$160.00	$390	—
280 value added	280	4	160.00	$160.00	$448	—
345	345	1	140.00	$140.00	$483	—
535	535	1	140.00	$140.00	$749	+8.00
595	595	1	142.50	$142.50	$848	—
615	615	1	130.00	$130.00	$800	—
745	745	1	129.00	$129.00	$961	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–335	313	7	200.00–215.00	$212.84	$666	+32.84
360 fancy	360	1	227.50	$227.50	$819	+6.22
366 value added	366	8	207.50	$207.50	$759	—
390	390	1	200.00	$200.00	$780	+13.41
400–435	413	9	187.50–202.50	$196.41	$811	+12.63
450–455 fancy	453	2	197.50–200.00	$198.76	$900	—
450–490	469	10	175.00–192.50	$182.60	$856	+11.37
505–545	524	15	162.50–175.00	$169.02	$886	+9.18
550–595	569	12	157.50–167.50	$160.62	$914	+4.73
600–630	608	6	152.50–161.00	$154.73	$941	+1.93
650–698	676	7	143.00–150.00	$146.34	$989	+1.67
700–720	710	2	135.00–144.00	$139.56	$991	—
760	760	1	128.00	$128.00	$973	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	2	175.00	$175.00	$721	—
539	539	5	156.00	$156.00	$841	—
685	685	1	137.50	$137.50	$942	+17.50
770	770	1	117.50	$117.50	$905	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1350	1249	80-85%	4	61.50–67.50	$63.92	$798	—
1010–1635	1282	80-85%	40	69.00–81.00	$74.78	$959	-14.92
1315–1355	1335	80-85%	2	89.00–96.00	$92.55	$1,236	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1215	1002	85-90%	3	60.00–61.00	$60.40	$605	—
945–1330	1140	85-90%	19	63.00–73.50	$68.10	$776	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1890	1492	75-80%	12	71.00–79.50	$75.28	$1,123	-0.51
1595–1645	1620	75-80%	2	93.00–95.00	$94.02	$1,523	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1790	1516	4	81.00–85.00	$83.79	$1,270	—
1470–1780	1625	2	114.00	$114.00	$1,852	+11.33
1440–2330	1839	8	94.00–105.00	$101.60	$1,868	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1355	1178	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00–960.00	$945.14
1145–1265	1207	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	910.00–990.00	$963.26
1580	1580	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1255	1133	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,325.00	$1,180.08

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

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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.