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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 13, 2024

681 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $247.87/cwt +17.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 526 lb · 87 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $214.85/cwt +24.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,467/hd at 683 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $280.68/cwt +3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,602/hd at 571 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 681 1,901 1,009
Feeder cattle 632 1,677 857
Slaughter cattle 35 201 132
Replacement cattle 14 23 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, on a lighter test this week, feeder heifers 5.00 higher overall and feeder bulls sharply higher. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts for regular, non-preconditioned calves, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows mostly steady overall with slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 value added 300 1 280.00 $280.00 $840 —
300–320 307 3 320.00–335.00 $325.22 $998 +16.92
355–380 364 5 320.00–335.00 $325.32 $1,184 +25.79
405 fancy 405 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,296 +10.16
420–445 437 3 277.50–302.50 $285.52 $1,248 -2.15
465 465 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,221 -12.80
463–481 value added 472 10 310.00–315.00 $311.96 $1,472 +7.43
462–495 478 8 280.00–305.00 $297.36 $1,421 +22.06
502–516 value added 515 20 301.00–304.00 $301.29 $1,552 +4.55
500–530 516 6 280.00–297.50 $293.43 $1,514 +26.62
550 550 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,265 -30.77
550–580 value added 569 31 273.00–285.50 $284.15 $1,617 -14.53
587–590 589 4 265.00–268.00 $266.50 $1,570 +5.73
603–616 value added 610 6 267.50–276.00 $271.80 $1,658 +3.31
603–645 618 18 239.00–259.00 $253.86 $1,569 +17.74
650–670 660 2 237.50–240.00 $238.73 $1,576 +0.54
650–685 668 2 215.00–225.00 $219.87 $1,469 -18.32
707–744 value added 739 29 230.00–240.00 $232.46 $1,718 +0.62
852 value added 852 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,823 -43.50
900–902 value added 901 3 205.00–207.50 $205.83 $1,855 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 value added 510 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,402 —
662 662 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,516 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 290.00 $290.00 $942 —
350 350 1 267.50 $267.50 $936 —
590 590 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,298 —
646 646 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,292 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 value added 300 1 280.00 $280.00 $840 —
310–325 320 3 260.00 $260.00 $832 -1.79
351–392 value added 361 16 280.00–297.50 $288.39 $1,041 +9.39
360–395 381 8 255.00–271.00 $265.39 $1,011 +0.61
405–425 value added 417 3 270.00–277.50 $274.14 $1,143 +8.58
407–445 425 11 250.00–260.00 $255.55 $1,086 +7.65
450 value added 450 6 267.00 $267.00 $1,202 +9.91
460–499 487 18 239.50–258.00 $246.28 $1,199 +4.95
515–536 value added 523 65 249.50–260.00 $252.69 $1,322 +13.03
528 528 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,148 -9.88
508–549 536 19 224.00–241.00 $236.18 $1,266 +8.80
550–586 567 14 215.00–229.00 $221.28 $1,255 +1.88
551–595 value added 573 8 234.00–235.00 $234.62 $1,344 +5.37
605–615 value added 609 9 221.00–222.50 $221.94 $1,352 +4.71
600–642 628 3 215.00–216.00 $215.32 $1,352 +4.92
675 675 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,299 +7.39
680 680 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,408 +21.89
662–697 value added 683 37 210.00–216.00 $215.67 $1,473 +5.67
713 value added 713 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,504 +18.58
845 value added 845 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,521 —
873 value added 873 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,528 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 282 3 322.50–325.00 $324.13 $914 +26.07
315–335 325 4 290.00–325.00 $302.50 $983 +11.26
350–393 373 14 285.00–315.00 $301.86 $1,126 +8.40
405–445 430 7 280.00–300.00 $291.77 $1,255 +13.59
445 fancy 445 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,402 -2.89
470 fancy 470 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,457 +34.16
463–485 477 14 280.00–299.00 $296.23 $1,413 +41.79
482 482 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,241 +3.06
500–531 fancy 521 5 290.00–300.00 $296.24 $1,543 —
510–535 522 5 267.50–280.00 $271.01 $1,415 +15.53
526–536 531 6 235.00–252.50 $243.67 $1,294 -11.81
593 593 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,405 -5.74
630–641 639 5 230.00–247.50 $237.97 $1,521 +2.60
655–675 665 4 212.50–214.00 $213.26 $1,418 +11.19
720–730 723 3 190.00–210.00 $203.27 $1,470 +9.87
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 475 2 252.50–261.00 $256.93 $1,220 +21.93
515 515 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,210 +14.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 270.00 $270.00 $783 —
450 450 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,098 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1675 1416 75-80% 10 102.50–108.50 $105.37 $1,492 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 80-85% 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,108 —
1060–1395 1192 80-85% 7 98.50–109.00 $104.25 $1,243 +0.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,208 —
1720–2100 1913 6 119.00–131.00 $125.72 $2,405 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1030–1305 1168 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,360.00 $1,256.34
1240 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,430.00 $1,430.00 —

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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.