Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 27, 2023

1,570 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.27/cwt +10.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,203/hd at 513 lb · 141 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $247.00/cwt ≈ $1,193/hd at 483 lb · 103 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.85/cwt ≈ $1,321/hd at 544 lb · 91 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,570	1,147	1,174
Feeder cattle	1,370	1,005	856
Slaughter cattle	149	109	285
Replacement cattle	51	33	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to this sale last week, all feeder classes were 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows/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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	225.00–260.00	$243.85	$556	—
260–295	283	4	255.00–290.00	$274.80	$778	-9.20
315–341	333	7	235.00–262.50	$253.77	$845	—
341 fancy	341	3	272.50	$272.50	$929	—
362–390	370	5	232.50–255.00	$245.79	$909	-11.34
380–390 value added	384	5	240.00–247.50	$243.05	$933	-33.81
400–447	421	13	220.00–237.50	$225.15	$948	-31.68
410–445 value added	423	13	250.00–265.00	$255.15	$1,079	-21.67
450–485	466	13	220.00–260.00	$248.85	$1,160	-11.17
450–480 value added	467	12	271.00–279.00	$276.24	$1,290	-4.58
502–540	516	16	220.00–249.00	$242.27	$1,250	-1.37
516–540 value added	524	17	254.00–278.00	$261.60	$1,371	-16.33
570	570	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,146	-48.61
550–588	580	20	230.00–246.00	$243.95	$1,415	-5.66
584–599 value added	595	21	254.50–260.50	$256.18	$1,524	-3.18
615	615	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,494	-0.49
622–645 value added	630	11	254.00–256.00	$255.08	$1,607	-7.92
670–699	693	8	234.50–244.00	$237.02	$1,643	-0.13
705–720	713	2	233.00–243.00	$237.95	$1,697	+8.61
780	780	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,724	+6.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	215.00–222.50	$218.78	$718	-11.06
375	375	1	217.50	$217.50	$816	—
420–447	433	5	200.00–221.00	$212.31	$919	-25.19
458–495	475	8	200.00–220.00	$209.28	$994	-23.22
500–545	515	3	201.00–208.00	$204.76	$1,055	-20.24
557	557	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,170	—
720	720	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,332	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535 value added	535	1	185.00	$185.00	$990	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	235.00	$235.00	$559	—
265	265	1	245.00	$245.00	$649	—
327–345	333	8	220.00–227.50	$223.13	$743	-10.64
357–395 value added	376	6	230.00–238.00	$234.38	$881	-14.62
350–397	377	8	215.00–231.00	$221.97	$837	-8.28
400–440	417	8	207.50–218.00	$213.16	$889	-14.69
410–448 value added	433	25	222.00–271.00	$232.18	$1,005	-6.97
450–495	467	43	213.00–228.00	$222.52	$1,039	-2.89
465–485 value added	476	5	220.00–231.00	$226.16	$1,077	-13.84
500–545	511	32	202.50–220.00	$214.21	$1,095	-3.56
510–532 value added	514	109	219.00–242.50	$240.16	$1,234	+6.18
554–555 value added	554	8	221.00–227.50	$226.69	$1,256	+1.10
565	565	1	170.00	$170.00	$960	-45.52
550–595	579	38	203.00–217.00	$211.05	$1,222	-4.47
605 value added	605	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,270	-8.28
600–625	613	2	170.00–192.00	$181.22	$1,111	-25.44
607–635	617	11	190.00–207.00	$199.53	$1,231	-7.13
650	650	2	188.00	$188.00	$1,222	-18.79
650–690	665	18	172.00–218.00	$196.41	$1,306	-10.38
680 value added	680	3	196.00	$196.00	$1,333	-21.50
670–695	683	2	175.00–187.50	$181.14	$1,237	-25.65
725	725	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,305	-9.67
715–740	730	4	170.00–207.00	$185.06	$1,351	-4.61
849 value added	849	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,401	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
544 value added	544	91	242.85	$242.85	$1,321	—
602 value added	602	82	239.00	$239.00	$1,439	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483 value added	483	103	247.00	$247.00	$1,193	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	2	205.00	$205.00	$660	-12.50
337 value added	337	2	210.00	$210.00	$708	—
350–380	368	3	207.00–220.00	$212.42	$782	—
400–420	412	3	205.00–212.50	$208.37	$858	+12.93
450–498	475	19	198.00–210.00	$204.70	$972	—
517–545	531	5	198.00–201.00	$199.01	$1,057	+9.01
600–645	611	4	175.00–184.00	$179.66	$1,098	—
667	667	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,134	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	265.00	$265.00	$795	-9.85
365–385	374	4	246.00–262.50	$251.71	$941	+3.05
405	405	1	203.00	$203.00	$822	-41.30
400–441	415	12	231.00–257.50	$243.51	$1,011	-0.79
457–490	472	6	214.00–220.00	$215.50	$1,017	-37.01
450–492 value added	476	11	230.00–246.00	$238.25	$1,134	—
502–545	523	17	220.00–254.00	$233.90	$1,223	+9.15
555–590	584	19	212.50–231.00	$223.46	$1,305	-0.83
600 value added	600	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,440	—
605–645	623	8	210.00–226.00	$219.58	$1,368	+3.44
665	665	2	200.00–212.50	$206.25	$1,372	+1.25
675 value added	675	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,569	—
715–745	727	3	184.00–194.00	$189.26	$1,376	-0.74
765	765	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,396	—
945	945	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,238	—
990	990	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,089	—
1170	1170	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,334	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	2	202.00	$202.00	$751	-25.40
462–465	463	3	204.00–207.00	$206.00	$954	-7.81
520	520	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,097	—
560–595	578	2	195.00–210.00	$202.73	$1,172	—
647	647	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,339	—
717	717	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,326	—
790	790	2	177.00	$177.00	$1,398	—
830	830	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,403	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	252.50	$252.50	$745	—
310	310	1	230.00	$230.00	$713	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1230	1133	80-85%	3	90.00–91.50	$91.05	$1,032	+4.95
990–1635	1205	80-85%	25	92.00–104.00	$97.16	$1,171	+2.15
1050–1555	1244	80-85%	8	107.00–117.50	$110.06	$1,369	+15.05

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1690	1414	75-80%	22	101.50–109.00	$105.48	$1,491	—
1480–1760	1620	75-80%	2	112.00–112.50	$112.27	$1,819	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1070	950	85-90%	3	60.00–78.00	$68.56	$651	—
860–1345	1071	85-90%	20	80.00–92.50	$86.71	$929	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,621	—
1135–1430	1317	6	110.00–116.00	$113.86	$1,500	-0.64
1395–2395	1809	14	118.00–130.00	$123.76	$2,239	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1115	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,122.68
1105–1110	1108	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	820.00–975.00	$897.33
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1160–1330	1245	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	990.00–1,300.00	$1,155.58

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,210.00	$1,210.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,270.00	$1,270.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
675–1170	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–1,225.00	$988.86

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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)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,575.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	940.00–1,225.00	$1,082.50	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

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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.