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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 26, 2024

1,045 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $282.67/cwt -1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,322/hd at 468 lb · 70 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $303.00/cwt ≈ $1,824/hd at 602 lb · 64 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $257.01/cwt -9.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,381/hd at 537 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,045 1,554 2,070
Feeder cattle 894 1,359 1,821
Slaughter cattle 121 147 139
Replacement cattle 30 48 110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady with exception of low 4-weight and low 5-weight heifers sharply lower. Feeder bulls measuring 5.00 higher with exception of low 4-weights sharply lower. Slaughter cows gauging 9.00 to 11.00 higher overall and slaughter bulls 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 345.00–360.00 $352.50 $1,110 -1.56
375–390 383 6 325.00–345.00 $334.96 $1,283 +1.18
405–445 420 20 310.00–335.00 $325.32 $1,366 -4.46
440–445 443 2 300.00–305.00 $302.51 $1,340 -27.27
450–460 value added 455 2 335.00–340.00 $337.53 $1,536 +0.03
450–475 465 8 295.00–320.00 $300.57 $1,398 -24.44
500–545 525 13 277.50–307.50 $294.41 $1,546 -0.38
560–577 568 11 290.00–307.50 $299.49 $1,701 +19.91
600–632 613 9 270.00–282.50 $277.39 $1,700 +6.43
620–626 value added 626 16 285.00–286.00 $285.94 $1,790 -2.06
660–670 665 2 257.50–265.00 $261.22 $1,737 -4.50
705–730 713 3 237.50–255.00 $245.41 $1,750 —
815 value added 815 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,826 -11.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602 value added 602 64 303.00 $303.00 $1,824 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,366 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 4 325.00–335.00 $331.20 $894 +3.34
300–345 326 10 310.00–335.00 $324.56 $1,058 +2.74
360–396 377 45 300.00–335.00 $314.20 $1,185 -3.74
410–420 value added 417 13 300.00–307.50 $302.48 $1,261 -22.52
405–449 437 32 270.00–295.00 $275.93 $1,206 -25.27
452–457 value added 453 17 305.00 $305.00 $1,382 -5.42
450–495 472 50 262.50–292.50 $277.49 $1,310 -2.07
483 483 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,171 -37.06
505–545 530 15 235.00–255.00 $249.09 $1,320 -16.41
503–549 value added 540 39 257.50–270.00 $260.05 $1,404 -24.73
555–595 573 15 230.00–250.00 $238.97 $1,369 -6.67
570–585 578 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,243 -30.64
615–626 value added 622 5 235.00–240.00 $236.98 $1,474 -10.44
600–646 634 13 219.00–231.00 $228.24 $1,447 +3.69
635 635 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,349 -12.05
711 711 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,529 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 465 6 235.00–252.50 $243.05 $1,130 +0.05
560–585 577 3 202.50–227.50 $211.80 $1,222 -15.70
690 690 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,463 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 327 8 342.50–367.50 $347.97 $1,138 +36.39
355–390 381 10 310.00–342.50 $324.26 $1,235 +0.56
410–415 413 2 280.00–290.00 $284.97 $1,177 -37.86
400–440 417 21 300.00–330.00 $318.53 $1,328 -4.30
457–485 value added 463 5 320.00–332.50 $329.88 $1,527 —
450–495 466 22 280.00–310.00 $288.67 $1,345 -27.85
512–545 531 19 270.00–297.50 $287.90 $1,529 +7.67
525–545 535 2 254.00–262.50 $258.33 $1,382 -21.90
542 fancy 542 2 307.50 $307.50 $1,667 —
555–570 fancy 563 2 292.50–305.00 $298.83 $1,682 —
555–595 576 10 262.50–282.50 $273.28 $1,574 +1.77
580–582 581 3 247.50–256.00 $253.17 $1,471 -18.34
605 605 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,331 -16.65
600–645 619 8 245.00–267.50 $256.73 $1,589 +20.08
670 670 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,708 +15.39
710 710 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,384 -23.19
700–732 718 5 217.50–235.00 $223.52 $1,605 +5.33
760 760 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,653 +5.29
805–825 813 3 192.50–205.00 $200.11 $1,627 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 290.00 $290.00 $914 —
388 388 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,145 —
465–480 475 3 245.00–257.50 $249.08 $1,183 —
500–510 505 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,212 —
572 572 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,330 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 300.00 $300.00 $900 —
390 390 2 294.00–295.00 $294.50 $1,149 —
455 455 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,217 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1040–1170 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,750.00–1,925.00 $1,842.65 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1400 1108 80-85% 41 112.00–133.00 $123.01 $1,363 —
1065–1200 1133 80-85% 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,190 —
1070–1610 1263 80-85% 11 135.00–148.00 $138.71 $1,752 +8.87
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1665 1411 75-80% 15 117.50–134.00 $124.00 $1,750 —
1400–1545 1463 75-80% 4 138.00–144.00 $139.71 $2,044 +10.82
1550 1550 75-80% 1 111.50 $111.50 $1,728 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 101.00 $101.00 $864 +13.77
855–985 917 85-90% 5 119.00–123.00 $120.64 $1,106 —
800–1145 973 85-90% 9 106.00–118.00 $112.95 $1,099 -5.26
975 975 85-90% 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,258 +10.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1245 1188 2 132.00–142.00 $137.24 $1,630 —
1410 1410 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,002 —
1340–2055 1636 7 146.00–159.00 $154.13 $2,522 —
1590–2000 1747 3 163.00–173.00 $167.45 $2,925 +21.67

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1305–1315 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,450.00–1,500.00 $1,474.90

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
945 945 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,700.00–1,825.00 $1,762.50 —

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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.