Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 13, 2023

1,539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.24/cwt +10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,315/hd at 611 lb · 62 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $223.67/cwt -3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 431 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.02/cwt -5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 483 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,539	1,173	565
Feeder cattle	1,217	951	400
Slaughter cattle	287	187	150
Replacement cattle	35	35	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 to 5.00 lower overall, with slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 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
235	235	1	265.00	$265.00	$623	—
275–280	278	3	250.00–260.00	$253.29	$704	—
310–320	317	3	231.00–247.50	$239.42	$759	—
355–370 fancy	363	2	265.00–277.50	$271.38	$985	-3.62
380–390	385	3	230.00–257.50	$241.75	$931	-17.75
416 value added	416	9	273.00	$273.00	$1,136	+0.75
405–448	427	19	242.50–262.50	$257.16	$1,098	+2.25
457–485	469	12	230.00–254.00	$242.16	$1,136	-7.71
500 value added	500	6	254.00	$254.00	$1,270	-13.20
505–535	519	15	227.50–249.00	$240.00	$1,246	-14.55
550–560 value added	552	6	250.00–252.50	$250.42	$1,382	-2.39
555–595	573	25	222.50–245.00	$234.86	$1,346	-1.56
600 value added	600	7	237.00	$237.00	$1,422	-20.01
610–645	619	9	222.50–235.00	$230.83	$1,429	-2.99
650–691	679	8	220.00–227.50	$220.90	$1,500	-6.06
684 value added	684	12	233.00	$233.00	$1,594	—
726–734	730	10	200.00–212.00	$206.28	$1,506	-22.13
752 value added	752	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,617	—
785	785	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,601	—
910	910	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,856	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	223.00	$223.00	$758	—
377	377	2	227.50	$227.50	$858	—
460–482	478	8	207.50–221.00	$218.50	$1,044	-6.50
632–645	636	3	202.50–212.50	$205.88	$1,309	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	212.50	$212.50	$701	—
360	360	2	215.00–220.00	$217.50	$783	—
410	410	1	227.50	$227.50	$933	—
765	765	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,461	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
541	541	4	212.50	$212.50	$1,150	—

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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	273	6	237.50–247.50	$243.47	$665	—
305–345	326	10	220.00–240.00	$230.36	$751	-5.11
352–397	375	46	220.00–245.00	$234.39	$879	-4.24
410–449	431	61	210.00–232.00	$223.67	$964	-3.89
450–498	483	59	210.00–231.00	$219.02	$1,058	-2.40
500–519 value added	515	13	222.50–225.00	$224.32	$1,155	-8.68
500–545	522	30	205.00–220.00	$211.44	$1,104	-6.60
550–590	563	27	205.00–215.00	$210.70	$1,186	-0.93
602–618 value added	604	40	213.00–225.00	$223.16	$1,348	—
610–648	623	22	195.00–208.00	$200.84	$1,251	+28.34
652–697	686	13	188.00–200.00	$194.57	$1,335	-5.81
725	725	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,432	+11.89
765	765	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,454	—
860	860	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,608	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	210.00	$210.00	$682	+10.00
355–375	365	2	210.00–215.00	$212.43	$775	+12.22
400–442	422	7	205.00	$205.00	$865	—
450–495	473	3	204.00–205.00	$204.65	$968	—
530–545	538	4	192.50–197.50	$194.99	$1,049	-0.01
550–580	565	2	197.50	$197.50	$1,116	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
707	707	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,202	—
723 value added	723	8	181.00	$181.00	$1,309	—
797	797	4	166.00	$166.00	$1,323	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	200.00	$200.00	$500	—
345	345	1	205.00	$205.00	$707	—
360–390	380	3	207.50–210.00	$208.29	$792	—
455–475	464	4	190.00–192.50	$191.25	$887	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	277	3	275.00–290.00	$284.22	$787	+14.22
325 fancy	325	4	280.00–285.00	$283.75	$922	-1.66
305–335	329	10	260.00–275.00	$265.17	$872	+5.17
350 fancy	350	3	285.00	$285.00	$998	+13.08
350–391	378	12	252.50–272.50	$262.79	$993	+13.07
400–445	421	17	227.50–250.00	$237.70	$1,001	-17.10
421–425 fancy	422	4	257.50	$257.50	$1,087	—
480 fancy	480	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,224	-7.65
455–492	481	18	223.00–247.00	$236.71	$1,139	-8.78
500–547	521	33	220.00–240.00	$229.45	$1,195	-12.50
550–598	584	16	217.50–232.00	$226.57	$1,323	-0.52
590 fancy	590	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,401	—
600–648	620	26	217.00–227.50	$220.66	$1,368	-0.67
650–695	672	14	192.50–207.50	$198.89	$1,337	-5.63
705–730	716	6	185.00–197.50	$189.54	$1,357	-4.84
765–780	773	2	177.50–178.00	$177.75	$1,374	-6.25
800–815	808	2	172.50	$172.50	$1,394	-5.10

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–362	361	3	215.00–232.50	$220.81	$797	-11.74
400–410	405	2	225.00	$225.00	$911	-1.39
465–491	483	7	210.00–219.00	$215.21	$1,039	-9.79
500–545	520	7	210.00–215.00	$211.26	$1,099	-3.74
550–595	573	2	207.50–210.00	$208.80	$1,196	—
630	630	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,292	+4.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120–1385	1253	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,325.00–1,425.00	$1,369.71	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1540	1194	80-85%	83	90.00–110.00	$99.40	$1,187	-2.39
1040–1490	1319	80-85%	9	112.00–117.00	$114.52	$1,511	+1.54

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1190	1034	85-90%	10	70.00–78.50	$74.06	$766	-15.53
785–1300	1085	85-90%	41	80.00–96.50	$87.62	$951	—
1140–1195	1168	85-90%	2	98.50–102.00	$100.21	$1,170	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1515	1297	75-80%	3	84.00–98.00	$91.43	$1,186	—
1080–1865	1385	75-80%	24	102.50–115.00	$109.18	$1,512	—
1300–1675	1468	75-80%	5	117.00–122.00	$118.81	$1,744	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1190	1147	5	100.00–120.00	$110.46	$1,267	—
1350–1630	1455	3	104.50–116.00	$111.49	$1,622	—
1440–2155	1800	9	118.00–128.00	$120.88	$2,176	—
1680–2080	1837	5	132.00–144.00	$135.21	$2,484	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,030.00	$1,030.00
1180–1185	1183	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,480.00–1,500.00	$1,490.02
1035–1450	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,525.00	$1,184.26
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
795–1010	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–925.00	$869.94
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00

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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
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,090.00	$1,090.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,130.00–1,230.00	$1,180.00	—

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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.