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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 24, 2023

1,189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $222.19/cwt +16.07 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 429 lb · 126 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.00/cwt ≈ $1,157/hd at 701 lb · 72 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $180.52/cwt +16.01 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 469 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,189 1,227 1,780
Feeder cattle 1,057 1,054 1,553
Slaughter cattle 112 121 154
Replacement cattle 20 52 73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 7.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 higher and feeder bulls 2.00 lower. High-quality offerings and strong demand noted for feeder classes, with an abundance of preconditioned offerings. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 5.00 higher overall and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 220.00 $220.00 $748 +6.11
375 375 1 217.50 $217.50 $816 +19.24
397 value added 397 2 229.00 $229.00 $909 +19.00
429 value added 429 115 224.50 $224.50 $963 +1.10
415–445 432 10 195.00–205.00 $199.84 $863 +4.36
440 440 1 180.00 $180.00 $792 -15.48
450–490 465 13 191.00–202.50 $199.33 $927 +7.52
502–525 513 8 185.00–194.00 $190.45 $977 +11.23
550–560 value added 553 4 192.50–195.00 $194.37 $1,075 +5.67
555–590 575 12 180.00–182.50 $182.00 $1,046 +11.40
627–629 value added 629 22 180.50–185.00 $184.59 $1,161 +9.84
645 645 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,090 -2.00
653 value added 653 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,175 +8.37
655–690 674 7 168.00–171.00 $170.00 $1,146 +7.83
715–737 736 18 156.00–171.00 $170.19 $1,253 +12.19
755–780 772 3 161.00–163.00 $161.65 $1,248 —
800–835 812 3 145.00–156.00 $148.77 $1,208 —
895 895 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,289 -2.50
1135 1135 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,362 —
1185 1185 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,469 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–505 501 8 162.00–175.00 $163.64 $820 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 2 197.50 $197.50 $567 —
450 450 1 175.00 $175.00 $788 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 fancy 285 1 197.50 $197.50 $563 —
290–295 293 3 172.50–186.00 $181.55 $532 —
300–335 305 7 167.50–182.50 $172.19 $525 +0.46
331 fancy 331 3 186.00 $186.00 $616 —
350–395 376 13 170.00–179.00 $173.79 $653 -0.19
357–390 value added 388 32 190.00–199.50 $198.95 $772 +13.52
400–442 419 31 160.00–180.00 $171.54 $719 +6.46
450–495 469 19 157.00–167.50 $162.10 $760 -0.04
469 value added 469 39 189.50 $189.50 $889 +13.50
505–543 517 31 154.00–163.00 $158.47 $819 +3.20
507–539 value added 529 20 167.50–172.00 $170.71 $903 +6.71
568–576 value added 574 11 158.00–163.00 $159.81 $917 -1.37
560–595 580 12 143.00–155.00 $148.97 $864 +4.52
611 value added 611 3 154.00 $154.00 $941 +2.42
605–645 622 14 132.50–145.00 $140.31 $873 +2.42
651 value added 651 13 154.00 $154.00 $1,003 +4.59
665–690 672 4 136.00–140.00 $138.73 $932 +0.84
700–732 715 10 127.50–137.50 $134.63 $963 +7.66
712–745 value added 732 7 140.00–146.00 $142.15 $1,041 +0.15
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701 value added 701 72 165.00 $165.00 $1,157 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 150.00 $150.00 $592 —
412–435 428 7 145.00–155.00 $152.25 $652 —
460–491 476 8 132.00–140.00 $136.13 $648 —
512–545 520 7 130.00–135.00 $131.11 $682 —
592 592 2 137.00 $137.00 $811 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–397 390 3 160.00–162.00 $161.36 $629 +3.60
418 418 4 150.00 $150.00 $627 —
456–490 465 4 147.00–148.00 $147.74 $687 —
518–545 525 6 142.00–145.00 $142.68 $749 +6.07
560 560 1 137.50 $137.50 $770 +7.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 150.00 $150.00 $513 —
375 375 1 167.50 $167.50 $628 —
427 427 2 144.00 $144.00 $615 —
515 515 1 140.00 $140.00 $721 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 2 200.00 $200.00 $544 -22.50
355 fancy 355 2 222.50–237.50 $230.00 $816 +5.00
385 385 1 170.00 $170.00 $654 -38.98
370–395 386 9 190.00–212.50 $205.30 $792 -3.68
420–440 433 4 182.50–191.00 $187.17 $810 -11.52
460–482 fancy 469 5 190.00–195.00 $192.94 $905 -7.06
470–495 479 7 173.00–182.50 $176.97 $848 +1.49
515–545 fancy 530 2 190.00–191.00 $190.49 $1,010 —
520–535 532 9 172.50–185.00 $176.16 $937 +3.25
560–590 572 12 162.50–177.50 $170.24 $974 +7.30
600–630 615 5 143.00–165.00 $151.69 $933 -2.83
655–696 680 10 140.00–156.00 $146.08 $993 -5.42
700–705 703 3 129.00–142.50 $133.48 $938 -8.49
766–780 770 7 128.00–130.50 $129.64 $998 -3.36
900–905 903 2 108.00–110.00 $109.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–380 369 5 171.00–177.50 $172.34 $636 —
435 435 1 172.00 $172.00 $748 +7.74
460–497 476 7 163.00–165.50 $164.98 $785 —
500–520 511 5 155.00–165.00 $161.18 $824 —
586 586 3 152.50 $152.50 $894 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 80-85% 1 84.50 $84.50 $1,052 +10.52
880–1490 1274 80-85% 24 74.00–83.00 $78.59 $1,001 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1790 1543 75-80% 21 74.00–83.50 $79.39 $1,225 —
1535–1700 1618 75-80% 2 85.50–89.50 $87.40 $1,414 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1375 1150 85-90% 12 67.00–75.00 $71.12 $818 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1640 1532 3 92.00–94.50 $93.57 $1,433 —
1185–1960 1638 10 98.00–107.00 $102.47 $1,678 —
1640–2255 1958 5 113.00–119.00 $116.15 $2,274 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 (<2 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1075–1185 1154 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 940.00–1,170.00 $1,065.07
1220 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
1175–1280 1228 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 910.00–930.00 $919.57
1530 fancy 1530 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–1075 973 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00–775.00 $752.63

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.