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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 30, 2023

742 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Knoxville Livestock Center report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.29/cwt -7.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 477 lb · 40 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $222.30/cwt +7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 424 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $231.62/cwt -2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,102/hd at 476 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 742 1,028 606
Feeder cattle 539 846 423
Slaughter cattle 180 155 154
Replacement cattle 23 27 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 higher, with feeder heifers and bulls 5.00 to 6.00 higher overall. Slaughter cows gauging 7.00 to 8.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 value added 355 2 257.50 $257.50 $914 -12.50
390 390 1 242.50 $242.50 $946 +2.50
415–430 424 6 235.00–250.00 $241.64 $1,025 +3.39
450–455 454 4 230.00–249.00 $241.73 $1,097 +6.53
500–545 530 15 226.00–240.00 $235.83 $1,250 +5.40
550–595 573 3 232.50–240.00 $235.09 $1,347 -1.65
610–640 620 3 227.00–237.50 $233.20 $1,446 -5.86
630–645 value added 639 7 249.00–250.50 $249.63 $1,595 —
695 value added 695 2 229.50 $229.50 $1,595 —
727 727 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,614 —
751–760 752 10 210.00–223.00 $211.31 $1,589 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,117 +28.01
675 675 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,418 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 2 227.50–230.00 $228.78 $819 —
425 425 1 197.50 $197.50 $839 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 321 12 235.00–247.00 $244.76 $786 +17.69
355 value added 355 1 247.50 $247.50 $879 —
357–395 383 17 220.00–237.50 $229.09 $877 +10.50
400–445 424 33 210.00–229.00 $222.82 $945 +8.81
440 440 1 205.00 $205.00 $902 -9.01
450 450 1 202.50 $202.50 $911 -9.39
450–495 478 39 210.00–227.50 $219.72 $1,050 +7.83
520 520 1 182.50 $182.50 $949 -27.45
525 value added 525 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,168 —
508–546 528 14 205.00–220.00 $211.67 $1,118 +1.72
555–585 567 10 200.00–210.00 $206.24 $1,169 +4.47
578 578 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,110 -9.77
616 value added 616 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,275 —
625–635 630 4 190.00–195.00 $192.50 $1,213 -0.30
655 655 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,159 -14.39
680 680 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,275 -3.89
700–710 705 2 166.00–176.00 $171.04 $1,206 —
735 value added 735 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,323 —
769 value added 769 15 180.00 $180.00 $1,384 -5.00
780 780 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,268 -12.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 2 192.50 $192.50 $1,136 —
605 605 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,089 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–293 290 4 257.50–278.00 $273.05 $792 +0.55
320–340 330 2 247.50–267.50 $257.80 $851 +10.84
365–375 368 3 232.50–242.50 $235.89 $868 -2.74
380–385 383 2 220.00–225.00 $222.52 $852 -16.11
405–437 425 4 242.50–252.50 $246.76 $1,049 +9.08
420–439 436 7 210.00–222.50 $211.72 $923 -25.96
450 450 1 213.00 $213.00 $958 —
450–495 477 25 221.00–240.00 $232.37 $1,108 +2.46
510–520 fancy 513 3 237.50–240.00 $239.16 $1,227 +1.48
515–547 533 7 215.00–229.00 $222.21 $1,184 +12.93
570 570 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,183 -14.81
552–590 571 4 212.50–225.00 $218.54 $1,248 -3.77
605–640 623 4 207.50–225.00 $214.39 $1,336 +25.40
655–685 673 9 190.00–212.50 $208.08 $1,400 +18.08
730 730 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,424 +20.00
790 790 14 172.50 $172.50 $1,363 +9.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 2 222.50 $222.50 $961 —
460 460 1 217.00 $217.00 $998 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 211.00 $211.00 $981 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1215 1180 80-85% 3 85.00–90.00 $86.71 $1,023 -22.05
945–1455 1198 80-85% 41 94.00–110.50 $102.47 $1,228 —
935–1435 1258 80-85% 10 112.00–129.00 $116.97 $1,471 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1290 1060 85-90% 28 82.00–100.00 $90.28 $957 —
1110–1225 1149 85-90% 4 69.00–74.50 $72.66 $835 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 75-80% 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,038 —
1210–1545 1425 75-80% 5 115.00–119.00 $117.18 $1,670 -8.84
1200–1615 1436 75-80% 23 95.00–114.00 $105.42 $1,514 -20.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1165 1112 3 111.00–116.00 $113.27 $1,260 —
1325–1540 1440 6 110.00–118.00 $115.33 $1,661 —
1525–1945 1743 13 123.00–134.00 $129.20 $2,252 —
1785–2155 1970 2 136.00–140.00 $137.81 $2,715 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
945 945 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
933–1152 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,050.00–1,150.00 $1,106.51
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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.