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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 9, 2024

1,124 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $277.10/cwt ≈ $1,832/hd at 661 lb · 147 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.50/cwt ≈ $1,461/hd at 521 lb · 54 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $305.11/cwt -6.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,298/hd at 426 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,124 1,140 940
Feeder cattle 1,004 1,002 763
Slaughter cattle 97 119 147
Replacement cattle 23 19 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 6.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. 6.00 lower and those weighing over 550 lbs. sharply higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 higher, with lean cows mostly steady, and bulls 5.00 higher. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 2 loads ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 661 lbs., $277.10 per cwt, medium flesh, mixed colors.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–297 293 3 320.00–350.00 $340.27 $997 —
302 302 3 280.00 $280.00 $846 -15.65
300–325 313 2 320.00–325.00 $322.40 $1,009 +26.75
355–385 373 4 312.50–337.50 $323.62 $1,207 +3.03
420 420 3 292.50 $292.50 $1,228 -15.30
405–445 426 38 300.00–325.00 $306.11 $1,304 -1.69
450–495 467 24 300.00–325.00 $308.32 $1,440 +10.94
455–485 474 9 280.00–292.50 $288.00 $1,365 -9.38
501–505 value added 502 20 314.00–324.00 $315.91 $1,586 -2.49
505 505 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,351 -17.12
510–542 535 7 280.00–300.00 $288.09 $1,541 +3.47
558 value added 558 3 302.50 $302.50 $1,688 +8.74
565–590 574 4 277.50–290.00 $285.03 $1,636 +14.22
590 590 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,504 -15.81
601–643 value added 615 20 286.00–300.00 $294.38 $1,810 —
629 629 8 277.50 $277.50 $1,745 +14.00
650–695 686 20 255.00–270.00 $260.56 $1,787 +0.17
735 value added 735 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,929 —
755–792 775 6 220.00–247.50 $233.32 $1,808 +17.05
780 780 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,638 -6.27
840 value added 840 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,764 —
950 value added 950 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,805 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
661 value added 661 147 277.10 $277.10 $1,832 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217–240 230 7 295.00–330.00 $314.45 $723 +6.95
260–295 275 4 300.00–320.00 $311.34 $856 +12.86
305–340 325 10 280.00–315.00 $292.97 $952 -14.10
342–345 343 3 260.00–265.00 $261.68 $898 -45.39
355–370 365 3 255.00–262.50 $259.16 $946 +11.66
355–380 370 6 270.00–290.00 $280.51 $1,038 -20.37
400–440 420 17 272.50–300.00 $277.71 $1,166 +14.01
420–425 value added 423 3 307.50 $307.50 $1,301 —
440–445 442 3 255.00–257.50 $256.66 $1,134 -34.01
455 value added 455 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,308 -6.27
450–475 463 2 237.50–247.50 $242.64 $1,123 -31.47
450–497 475 29 255.00–272.50 $265.49 $1,261 -8.62
515–522 value added 517 6 277.50–280.00 $279.16 $1,443 -1.67
502–547 520 25 245.00–267.50 $258.26 $1,343 -0.89
550–595 565 16 240.00–267.50 $259.94 $1,469 +19.96
555–573 569 4 222.50–227.50 $223.72 $1,273 -16.26
588 value added 588 13 272.50 $272.50 $1,602 —
623–628 626 12 240.00–257.50 $252.08 $1,578 +21.46
615–645 632 6 225.00–230.00 $227.93 $1,441 +13.93
660 660 2 242.50 $242.50 $1,600 +23.01
700–702 701 4 206.00–207.50 $206.75 $1,449 —
755–780 774 4 195.00–205.00 $197.44 $1,528 —
815 value added 815 2 197.50 $197.50 $1,610 —
916 value added 916 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,557 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 value added 521 54 280.50 $280.50 $1,461 —
611 value added 611 31 258.00 $258.00 $1,576 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 5 242.50 $242.50 $1,116 —
545 545 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,308 —
553 553 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,277 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–220 213 2 340.00 $340.00 $724 -10.99
255 fancy 255 1 360.00 $360.00 $918 —
260 260 1 300.00 $300.00 $780 +1.82
267–295 278 6 310.00–345.00 $332.99 $926 +34.81
321–345 333 9 305.00–337.50 $319.11 $1,063 +6.06
350–397 372 17 300.00–335.00 $311.60 $1,159 +3.34
410 fancy 410 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,332 -3.22
400–443 428 14 295.00–315.00 $301.99 $1,293 +2.00
450–495 475 31 290.00–310.00 $302.68 $1,438 +4.27
465–491 483 6 270.00–277.50 $275.43 $1,330 -22.98
500–530 517 10 280.00–290.00 $286.99 $1,484 +29.49
532 532 5 263.00 $263.00 $1,399 -13.01
550–555 553 2 260.00–262.50 $261.26 $1,445 -10.73
550–590 571 16 267.50–287.50 $280.16 $1,600 +8.17
605–627 619 4 265.00–272.50 $268.13 $1,660 +17.92
675 675 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,536 -1.75
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 2 280.00–300.00 $290.10 $763 —
340 340 1 285.00 $285.00 $969 —
407 407 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,160 +2.50
505 505 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,288 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 277.50 $277.50 $1,193 —
455 455 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,274 —
540 540 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,458 —
635 635 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,572 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 80-85% 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,171 —
885–1595 1114 80-85% 38 117.00–135.50 $128.67 $1,433 —
1100–1740 1483 80-85% 4 138.00–148.00 $144.30 $2,140 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–890 806 85-90% 4 119.00–128.00 $123.04 $992 -9.96
710–1175 963 85-90% 12 105.00–118.00 $112.26 $1,081 -0.63
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1575 1396 75-80% 13 125.00–140.00 $133.07 $1,858 —
1270–1580 1427 75-80% 3 142.00 $142.00 $2,026 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,803 —
1425–1735 1580 2 169.00–172.00 $170.35 $2,692 —
1495–2125 1807 8 154.00–165.00 $158.37 $2,862 -10.33

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,530.00 $1,530.00
830–1390 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,375.00–1,875.00 $1,688.06
980–1465 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,400.00–1,775.00 $1,668.59
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730 730 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
770 770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–810 808 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,100.00 $1,062.38

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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 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,575.00–2,150.00 $1,862.50 —

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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.