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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 6, 2024

1,901 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $247.57/cwt -24.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 475 lb · 101 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.04/cwt +0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,202/hd at 522 lb · 83 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $222.37/cwt +3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,259/hd at 566 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,901 1,320 1,823
Feeder cattle 1,677 1,136 1,557
Slaughter cattle 201 168 208
Replacement cattle 23 16 58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week with a heavier test for this week, feeder steers unevenly steady with exception of low 5-weights sharply lower. Feeder heifers measuring 2.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. mostly steady and those weighing over 500 lbs. 8.00 higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, with lean cows 1.00 higher, and bulls 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 320.00 $320.00 $832 —
327–340 333 8 290.00–320.00 $308.30 $1,027 +3.15
350–395 373 7 295.00–310.00 $299.53 $1,117 -0.47
400–440 fancy 415 3 305.00–315.00 $309.84 $1,286 —
405–445 427 8 275.00–295.00 $287.67 $1,228 +1.23
442–447 value added 446 7 305.00–307.00 $306.43 $1,367 -13.03
450–480 464 11 270.00–283.00 $275.30 $1,277 -6.72
462–487 value added 484 33 303.00–312.00 $304.53 $1,474 -16.18
502–528 value added 515 12 290.00–302.50 $296.74 $1,528 -11.12
505–545 525 24 250.00–279.00 $266.81 $1,401 -18.73
551–590 value added 561 13 281.00–304.00 $298.68 $1,676 —
550–585 571 17 250.00–277.50 $260.77 $1,489 -11.41
600–605 value added 603 2 266.00–271.00 $268.49 $1,619 +2.25
600–643 632 27 230.00–250.00 $236.12 $1,492 -1.83
662–695 667 17 237.50–244.00 $238.19 $1,589 +5.06
670 value added 670 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,668 +3.20
712–730 718 3 210.00–219.00 $215.95 $1,551 -1.98
705–725 value added 720 4 230.00–237.50 $231.84 $1,669 -4.16
750–790 769 7 204.00–216.00 $212.11 $1,631 +9.59
805 value added 805 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,747 +4.00
810–835 820 6 198.00–212.00 $207.42 $1,701 +7.42
865 value added 865 2 257.50 $257.50 $2,227 +46.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 287 3 260.00–270.00 $263.43 $756 —
300–340 321 13 250.00–270.00 $261.79 $840 -1.32
356–357 value added 356 5 277.50–280.00 $279.00 $993 +2.19
350–395 370 23 250.00–275.00 $264.78 $980 +7.30
405–440 value added 422 13 257.50–267.50 $265.56 $1,121 -6.48
400–445 435 32 240.00–253.00 $247.90 $1,078 -3.28
450–478 value added 474 40 255.00–264.00 $257.09 $1,219 -22.79
450–497 475 61 232.50–250.00 $241.33 $1,146 +5.18
502–519 value added 513 18 239.00–241.00 $239.66 $1,229 -7.52
500–545 525 65 217.00–237.50 $227.38 $1,194 +1.51
552–592 value added 564 16 227.00–233.00 $229.25 $1,293 -4.10
550–595 567 37 209.00–223.00 $219.40 $1,244 +1.55
602–604 value added 604 11 216.00–217.50 $217.23 $1,312 -3.18
600–648 618 31 200.00–213.00 $210.40 $1,300 +15.11
652–675 661 7 180.00–200.00 $185.11 $1,224 -9.16
687 value added 687 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,443 -3.00
705–720 value added 710 17 186.00–196.00 $192.42 $1,366 -17.58
766–775 value added 772 8 190.00–198.00 $192.98 $1,490 —
775 775 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,387 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 3 217.50 $217.50 $716 —
425–442 436 3 212.00–220.00 $214.60 $936 —
476–490 483 8 218.00–224.00 $220.96 $1,067 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 fancy 260 2 320.00 $320.00 $832 —
250–293 279 6 295.00–310.00 $298.06 $832 -0.12
300 fancy 300 2 315.00–320.00 $317.50 $952 —
300–345 331 21 280.00–300.00 $291.24 $964 +0.10
350–395 fancy 376 5 315.00–317.50 $315.94 $1,188 +0.94
360–395 380 26 280.00–310.00 $293.46 $1,115 -7.08
400–445 423 39 265.00–297.50 $278.18 $1,177 -13.33
415–426 fancy 424 7 310.00–320.00 $317.89 $1,348 +12.89
450–497 471 26 242.50–265.00 $254.44 $1,198 -4.16
465–480 fancy 473 3 275.00–277.50 $275.84 $1,305 -5.66
500–545 511 37 240.00–265.00 $255.48 $1,306 +12.09
531 value added 531 4 269.00 $269.00 $1,428 —
550–560 fancy 555 4 260.00–265.00 $262.50 $1,457 +20.00
550–595 575 19 235.00–252.50 $242.74 $1,396 +8.94
600–635 616 10 220.00–242.50 $235.37 $1,450 +15.82
655–665 fancy 660 2 217.50–218.00 $217.75 $1,437 —
650–680 664 12 192.50–210.00 $202.07 $1,342 +9.90
700–745 716 5 190.00–196.00 $193.40 $1,385 -0.73
766 value added 766 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,494 —
770 770 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,417 +5.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,086 —
410 410 1 230.00 $230.00 $943 —
475 475 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,116 —
505 505 3 216.00–231.00 $221.00 $1,116 —
552–560 555 3 211.00–219.00 $216.31 $1,201 —
615–630 624 5 180.00–200.00 $192.12 $1,199 —
670 670 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,139 —
760 760 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,345 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 3 275.00 $275.00 $847 +23.27
415–435 427 5 239.00–240.00 $239.39 $1,022 —
565–585 579 7 208.00–220.00 $213.31 $1,235 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1215–1370 1293 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,550.00–1,700.00 $1,629.50 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1250 1168 80-85% 3 94.00–95.00 $94.36 $1,102 +0.80
975–1430 1195 80-85% 41 96.50–109.50 $103.87 $1,241 +10.31
1025–1350 1226 80-85% 7 110.00–116.00 $112.16 $1,375 +8.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1475 1287 75-80% 3 96.00–97.50 $96.57 $1,243 —
1180–1820 1506 75-80% 39 100.00–114.00 $105.08 $1,583 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1050 1025 85-90% 3 77.00–80.00 $78.01 $800 -6.47
865–1310 1054 85-90% 28 89.00–100.50 $94.33 $994 +0.47
1110–1225 1168 85-90% 2 105.00–107.00 $106.05 $1,239 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,644 —
1155–2070 1678 14 120.00–133.00 $127.34 $2,137 —
1570–1930 1735 5 135.00–139.00 $136.61 $2,370 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 930.00 $930.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,320.00 $1,320.00
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1065–1630 1348 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,625.00 $1,427.41
1425 1425 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,390.00 $1,390.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1055 1055 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.