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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 5, 2023

852 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.50/cwt ≈ $1,465/hd at 578 lb · 79 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $262.12/cwt +15.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,533/hd at 585 lb · 49 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $248.31/cwt +11.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,179/hd at 475 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 852 855 1,085
Feeder cattle 723 702 902
Slaughter cattle 99 135 153
Replacement cattle 30 18 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers measuring 6.00 to 7.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls weighing up to 600 lbs. mostly steady and those weighing over 600 lbs. sharply higher. Slaughter classes steady to 2.00 lower with exception of lean cows 4.00 higher. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Heifers, 578 lb., $253.00, light to medium flesh, mostly black/bwf with one Charolais X.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 280.00 $280.00 $756 —
315–322 320 3 295.00–300.00 $298.36 $955 +38.36
370–395 378 3 270.00–295.00 $284.24 $1,074 +26.74
420–435 426 5 264.00–267.50 $264.89 $1,128 +4.42
450–452 value added 452 10 277.50–278.00 $277.95 $1,256 +14.07
455–495 479 7 255.00–265.00 $258.77 $1,240 +13.75
500–545 516 29 260.00–277.50 $268.02 $1,383 +9.10
560–598 581 18 240.00–255.00 $248.75 $1,445 +2.16
560–596 value added 587 31 265.00–278.00 $269.89 $1,584 —
600–645 620 12 235.00–250.00 $242.29 $1,502 -2.32
626–640 value added 632 5 263.00 $263.00 $1,662 +3.84
675–680 678 2 230.00–240.00 $234.98 $1,593 +7.40
690–692 value added 691 6 254.00–257.50 $255.17 $1,763 +3.17
700–745 723 3 220.00–225.00 $223.01 $1,612 +8.75
734 value added 734 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,828 -6.00
765 765 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,813 +4.50
805 value added 805 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,755 -19.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 4 222.50–245.00 $235.71 $632 —
310–345 327 7 242.50–250.00 $248.23 $812 +7.05
370 value added 370 2 260.00 $260.00 $962 —
365–395 383 7 240.00–252.00 $244.85 $938 +3.14
411 value added 411 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,048 -4.00
400–446 426 28 240.00–252.50 $246.17 $1,049 +12.96
450–495 475 44 237.00–252.00 $248.31 $1,179 +13.31
500–545 526 19 235.00–246.00 $240.94 $1,267 +12.74
555 value added 555 8 244.00–248.00 $247.50 $1,374 +8.42
550–593 578 20 226.00–240.00 $235.82 $1,363 +6.87
616 value added 616 6 237.50 $237.50 $1,463 +0.50
600–633 621 15 219.00–236.00 $228.83 $1,421 +3.31
655–670 663 2 215.00–220.00 $217.53 $1,442 -1.27
657–675 value added 665 13 227.00–232.00 $229.34 $1,525 +1.13
772 value added 772 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,606 +7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 value added 578 79 253.50 $253.50 $1,465 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 418 2 225.00–235.00 $230.15 $962 —
460 460 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,012 —
500–542 534 5 227.50–233.00 $231.97 $1,239 —
560 560 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,246 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 280.00 $280.00 $728 —
345 345 1 284.00 $284.00 $980 +14.04
350–390 365 9 272.50–285.00 $278.28 $1,016 +7.11
402–442 424 12 254.00–268.00 $262.26 $1,112 +15.56
450–470 fancy 460 2 264.00–265.00 $264.51 $1,217 -8.51
455–490 469 23 239.00–256.00 $248.65 $1,166 -1.24
500–510 fancy 505 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,313 -1.51
500–545 522 26 234.00–256.00 $245.69 $1,283 -2.39
550–595 572 10 230.00–240.00 $236.02 $1,350 -1.78
602–630 613 9 217.50–230.00 $225.85 $1,384 +23.73
627 fancy 627 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,574 +30.20
651–680 663 10 200.00–219.00 $210.37 $1,395 +27.37
705–735 718 5 204.00–220.00 $213.90 $1,536 +40.84
760–775 768 2 197.50 $197.50 $1,517 —
800–825 810 3 175.00–197.50 $188.35 $1,526 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 245.00 $245.00 $576 —
407 407 4 234.00 $234.00 $952 +9.00
480 480 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,104 +8.00
565 565 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,243 +2.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,088 —
470 470 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,116 —
510 510 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,186 +28.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1315 1315 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1555 1555 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1360 1203 80-85% 19 97.00–111.00 $103.77 $1,248 -16.26
1210–1270 1240 80-85% 2 115.50–116.50 $115.99 $1,438 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1665 1457 75-80% 3 117.00–121.00 $118.52 $1,727 —
1485 1485 75-80% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,426 —
1135–1840 1534 75-80% 15 103.00–115.00 $109.92 $1,686 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 85-90% 1 89.00 $89.00 $894 —
940–1340 1119 85-90% 11 93.50–103.00 $98.17 $1,099 +3.41
1160 1160 85-90% 1 106.50 $106.50 $1,235 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,697 —
1305–1930 1730 14 122.00–137.00 $131.63 $2,277 —
1965 1965 1 143.00 $143.00 $2,810 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–925 888 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,270.00 $1,233.52
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1175 thin fleshed 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00
1165–1420 1293 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,375.00–1,625.00 $1,512.33
1445 1445 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,320.00 $1,320.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1010–1100 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,240.00–1,375.00 $1,310.38
1050–1150 1117 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,275.00–1,620.00 $1,505.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,620.00 $1,620.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,530.00 $1,530.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,420.00 $1,420.00 —

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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.