Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 3, 2023

1,205 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $214.07/cwt -12.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 568 lb · 63 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $214.93/cwt -23.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,122/hd at 522 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.01/cwt -13.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 472 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,205	1,738	1,250
Feeder cattle	1,039	1,553	1,017
Slaughter cattle	146	162	206
Replacement cattle	20	23	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a heavier test last week, feeder classes sharply lower overall and lower-quality offerings were noted for this week. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, with lean cows 6.00 lower, and bulls mostly 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
395–396	396	5	260.00–265.00	$262.00	$1,038	-7.36
412–436	432	14	246.00–265.00	$255.92	$1,106	-10.62
456–495	475	16	250.00–253.00	$250.91	$1,192	-11.20
500–547	531	28	230.00–252.50	$243.23	$1,292	-8.59
576–598	585	19	225.00–248.00	$238.32	$1,394	-9.80
615–645	626	13	235.00–245.00	$240.74	$1,507	-5.26
663–668	666	6	217.00–232.00	$224.53	$1,495	-18.69
700–705	703	3	195.00–204.00	$197.99	$1,392	-36.09
711 value added	711	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,493	-46.22
805	805	2	205.00–210.00	$207.50	$1,670	+1.40
842 value added	842	2	201.50	$201.50	$1,697	—
855–890	873	2	189.00–205.00	$196.84	$1,718	-5.43

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–535	530	2	190.00–200.00	$194.95	$1,033	-45.05
562	562	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,180	—
610	610	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,281	—
646 value added	646	4	227.50	$227.50	$1,470	—
750	750	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,500	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423–425 value added	424	5	217.50–220.00	$219.00	$929	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–370	368	2	210.00–230.00	$219.93	$809	—
415	415	2	200.00	$200.00	$830	—
485	485	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,140	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 fancy	300	1	262.50	$262.50	$788	—
305–335	324	4	225.00–242.50	$232.00	$752	-4.63
350–370 fancy	360	3	245.00–255.00	$248.24	$894	—
355–390	369	16	217.00–232.50	$221.34	$817	-12.09
378	378	3	200.00	$200.00	$756	-33.43
400 fancy	400	1	242.50	$242.50	$970	—
400–447	430	27	218.00–238.00	$227.80	$980	+0.38
450–460 fancy	455	2	236.00–240.00	$237.98	$1,083	—
450–497	473	56	210.00–231.00	$218.33	$1,033	-8.82
500–547	522	59	207.50–225.00	$214.42	$1,119	-8.05
520–525 fancy	523	2	229.00–231.00	$230.00	$1,203	—
554–558 value added	555	11	222.50–226.00	$223.45	$1,240	-13.62
550–595	571	52	203.00–220.00	$212.08	$1,211	-10.07
600–645	619	23	197.00–218.00	$208.07	$1,288	-8.63
620–633	629	6	187.50–194.00	$190.24	$1,197	-26.46
650–666	654	16	194.00–210.00	$206.85	$1,353	-8.72
710–742	734	6	177.50–200.00	$190.87	$1,401	-15.21
750–755	753	2	171.00–185.00	$178.02	$1,340	-3.97
773 value added	773	3	204.00	$204.00	$1,577	—
803 value added	803	3	185.50	$185.50	$1,490	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257–295	270	5	222.50–250.00	$233.20	$630	—
300–345	329	9	225.00–257.50	$240.17	$790	-20.38
355–387	370	20	232.50–252.50	$238.97	$884	-14.36
380–395 fancy	385	3	257.50–260.00	$259.15	$998	-23.35
410 fancy	410	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,066	-9.84
400–445	417	21	230.00–250.00	$240.95	$1,005	-8.66
450–497	473	34	215.00–240.00	$221.28	$1,047	-21.95
473 value added	473	3	243.00	$243.00	$1,149	—
500–547	522	32	200.00–224.00	$214.78	$1,121	-18.44
515–545 fancy	535	3	230.00–242.50	$234.01	$1,252	-13.93
550–585	565	17	200.00–220.00	$208.60	$1,179	-18.10
600–635	622	20	185.00–205.00	$192.91	$1,200	-28.29
655–692	672	28	177.00–193.00	$183.66	$1,234	-18.59
700–740	728	6	172.50–187.00	$180.35	$1,313	-3.16
765–785	775	3	160.00–167.50	$165.00	$1,279	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	3	220.00	$220.00	$876	—
405–440	425	4	215.00–222.50	$219.91	$935	-15.09
570–580	577	5	185.00–193.00	$190.42	$1,099	-19.58
615	615	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,095	-22.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	227.50	$227.50	$660	—
421–435	425	4	212.50–222.50	$219.94	$935	—
465	465	1	210.00	$210.00	$976	—
510	510	1	180.00	$180.00	$918	—
570	570	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,083	—
575 value added	575	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,121	—
610	610	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,113	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	192.50	$192.50	$703	—
430	430	1	207.50	$207.50	$892	-25.00
450	450	2	210.00	$210.00	$945	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1130–1240	1185	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,325.00–1,450.00	$1,390.40	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1155	1115	80-85%	2	75.50–77.50	$76.46	$853	-4.73
1015–1490	1231	80-85%	37	80.00–94.00	$87.89	$1,082	—
1125–1485	1270	80-85%	6	96.00–106.00	$100.89	$1,281	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1790	1454	75-80%	23	86.00–100.00	$94.17	$1,369	—
1530–1995	1673	75-80%	4	102.00–106.00	$103.46	$1,731	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1225	990	85-90%	12	69.00–83.00	$73.92	$732	—
995–1130	1080	85-90%	3	64.00–66.50	$65.01	$702	—
1095	1095	85-90%	1	91.00	$91.00	$996	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1235	1188	2	105.00–111.00	$108.12	$1,284	—
1385–2015	1651	10	118.00–131.00	$125.27	$2,068	—
1840–2270	2055	2	133.00–139.00	$136.31	$2,801	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–830	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–760.00	$754.97
895	895	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	790.00	$790.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1095	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,141.77
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,130.00	$1,130.00
900–1230	1114	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	970.00–1,225.00	$1,105.70
1230	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Young (2-4 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	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,320.00	$1,320.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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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.