Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 22, 2023

1,013 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $269.25/cwt ≈ $1,252/hd at 465 lb · 99 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.23/cwt -11.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 476 lb · 31 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $218.25/cwt -13.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 566 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,013	1,312	957
Feeder cattle	826	1,086	777
Slaughter cattle	109	192	156
Replacement cattle	78	34	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to this sale last week, feeder classes sharply lower with slaughter classes trending down 5.00 to 12.00 and slaughter bulls remaining steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	3	222.50–275.00	$242.77	$668	—
315 value added	315	3	265.00–277.50	$273.33	$861	—
330–345	335	6	227.50–252.50	$238.42	$799	—
355–390	373	5	235.00–262.50	$251.72	$939	-17.34
430	430	4	225.00–235.00	$232.50	$1,000	-38.50
420–445 value added	437	3	245.00–247.50	$245.80	$1,074	—
455–495	480	5	223.00–242.50	$231.09	$1,109	-33.68
500–537 value added	531	8	230.00–250.00	$236.74	$1,257	-34.45
500–547	532	9	219.00–225.00	$222.16	$1,182	-28.60
551–595	577	27	220.00–237.50	$226.09	$1,305	-21.29
595 value added	595	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,488	-15.50
605–635	620	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,302	-29.38
654–665 value added	660	15	225.00–253.00	$240.05	$1,584	-15.95
665–692	687	8	205.00–220.00	$217.43	$1,494	-19.35
700–710	705	2	220.00–230.00	$225.04	$1,587	—
725 value added	725	9	242.00	$242.00	$1,754	—
756–770 value added	764	10	231.00–236.00	$234.19	$1,789	+4.19
817	817	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,797	—
850	850	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,402	—
915	915	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,098	—
1030	1030	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,648	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	367	3	210.00–220.00	$216.43	$794	—
430–433	432	5	205.00–208.00	$207.40	$896	-35.10
466–497	485	8	200.00–215.00	$205.40	$996	-42.10
555	555	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,166	-13.71
705–715	710	2	190.00–193.00	$191.51	$1,360	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	230.00	$230.00	$564	—
258–280	263	6	220.00–232.50	$223.43	$588	—
305–322 value added	314	4	229.00–237.50	$233.13	$732	—
300–345	327	5	207.50–227.50	$218.75	$715	-8.09
355–392	382	12	215.00–231.00	$225.17	$860	-12.64
400–445	415	11	213.00–221.00	$217.88	$904	-17.14
405–445 value added	427	8	224.00–234.00	$227.51	$971	-15.49
451–495 value added	473	13	226.00–231.00	$227.58	$1,076	—
455–497	478	18	202.00–224.00	$216.65	$1,036	-16.49
505–535 value added	518	9	222.50–230.00	$226.01	$1,171	-23.68
515–545	530	11	206.00–219.00	$213.29	$1,130	-14.27
550–595 value added	565	11	217.00–224.00	$219.12	$1,238	-20.88
550–595	567	18	215.00–221.00	$217.72	$1,234	-13.59
605–635	626	8	205.00–215.00	$211.79	$1,326	-9.15
655–675	662	3	187.50–201.00	$195.25	$1,293	-21.07
670–685 value added	674	8	205.00–215.00	$211.97	$1,429	—
706–720	710	5	187.50–203.00	$195.12	$1,385	-14.88
701–741 value added	717	8	200.00–214.00	$207.22	$1,486	—
760–785	773	2	177.50–182.50	$179.96	$1,391	—
775 value added	775	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,620	—
885	885	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,062	—
940	940	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,246	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465 value added	465	99	269.25	$269.25	$1,252	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	344	4	203.00	$203.00	$698	—
355–360	358	2	205.00	$205.00	$734	-15.00
400–410	407	4	197.50–198.00	$197.88	$805	-22.12
453–497	472	10	192.00–204.00	$195.55	$923	-22.12
505–540	521	4	193.00–202.00	$199.58	$1,040	—
582	582	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,170	-11.50
610	610	1	150.00	$150.00	$915	—
720	720	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,332	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–385 fancy	376	6	260.00–277.50	$274.51	$1,032	—
355–395	380	14	210.00–237.50	$224.51	$853	-48.09
403–445	421	15	215.00–242.50	$225.88	$951	-32.88
407–438 fancy	421	12	252.50–270.00	$260.90	$1,098	—
450–487	471	17	210.00–260.00	$223.85	$1,054	-30.47
501–545	524	24	205.00–218.00	$212.57	$1,114	-27.73
555–572	564	18	197.50–208.00	$204.66	$1,154	-34.21
600–645	619	12	187.50–209.00	$197.18	$1,221	-9.52
655–690	668	8	190.00–200.00	$193.75	$1,294	-7.45
700–745	720	3	170.00–180.00	$176.55	$1,271	—
755	755	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,185	—
757	757	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,514	—
808–830	819	3	156.00–160.00	$158.67	$1,300	—
850–895	872	5	130.00–149.00	$139.72	$1,218	—
935	935	1	105.00	$105.00	$982	—
955	955	2	117.00–130.00	$123.50	$1,179	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	180.00	$180.00	$702	-60.00
440	440	2	207.50	$207.50	$913	-32.50
455	455	1	215.00	$215.00	$978	-11.40
505–530	518	6	180.00–210.00	$193.97	$1,005	-28.31
565–590	578	3	185.00–195.00	$188.94	$1,092	-26.06
605–625	620	4	142.50–185.00	$158.64	$984	—
825	825	3	141.00	$141.00	$1,163	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1270	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,510.00	$1,510.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	170.00	$170.00	$654	-67.50
455	455	1	180.00	$180.00	$819	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1620	1438	75-80%	4	114.00–117.00	$114.95	$1,653	+3.36
1095–1910	1459	75-80%	31	102.00–113.00	$106.77	$1,558	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	80-85%	1	90.00	$90.00	$891	—
870–1445	1134	80-85%	24	93.00–104.50	$98.83	$1,121	—
1095–1445	1324	80-85%	4	103.50–115.00	$108.89	$1,442	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1040	985	85-90%	2	85.00–86.00	$85.53	$842	—
845–1185	1001	85-90%	20	87.00–99.00	$92.44	$925	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–2205	1800	17	124.00–137.00	$132.39	$2,383	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1080	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,080.00	$1,080.00
1040–1055	1048	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,010.00	$1,004.96
1045–1180	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00–1,210.00	$1,019.31
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1000–1255	1128	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,144.57
1065–1285	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,240.00–1,760.00	$1,524.34
1170–1510	1278	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,450.00	$1,202.74

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00
925	925	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00
865	865	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–1020	918	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	950.00–1,075.00	$1,012.07
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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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
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,350.00–1,560.00	$1,443.75	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,190.00–1,240.00	$1,215.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,270.00	$1,270.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	165.00	$165.00	$470	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.