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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 14, 2024

780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $261.00/cwt -2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,372/hd at 526 lb · 41 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $283.27/cwt -25.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 423 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $298.97/cwt -0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,570/hd at 525 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 780 1,085 1,004
Feeder cattle 650 978 827
Slaughter cattle 108 85 135
Replacement cattle 22 22 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower with slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,202 —
375–387 379 6 330.00–340.00 $336.60 $1,276 -18.40
410 410 4 315.00–326.00 $320.50 $1,314 +5.03
415–425 420 2 295.00–300.00 $297.47 $1,249 -18.00
455–457 456 6 277.50–280.00 $279.58 $1,275 -38.18
455–495 470 8 300.00–320.00 $313.63 $1,474 -4.13
517–533 525 22 290.00–302.00 $298.97 $1,570 -2.54
550–595 577 18 270.00–290.00 $279.91 $1,615 -14.20
578 value added 578 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,734 —
601–628 611 13 270.00–280.00 $277.47 $1,695 +17.47
652–670 661 6 252.50–267.50 $260.87 $1,724 +10.87
705 705 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,692 —
750–795 773 2 220.00–252.00 $235.53 $1,821 —
950–973 969 8 200.00–201.00 $200.75 $1,945 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 379 4 295.00–320.00 $311.40 $1,180 —
425–445 435 2 250.00–280.00 $265.34 $1,154 —
450–495 468 5 267.50–290.00 $283.56 $1,327 —
536 536 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,286 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 2 281.00 $281.00 $1,405 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 345.00–370.00 $356.97 $839 —
255–280 269 6 325.00–350.00 $339.01 $912 -0.99
305–345 330 13 300.00–330.00 $319.79 $1,055 +8.78
356 value added 356 3 329.00 $329.00 $1,171 —
355–390 374 5 297.50–320.00 $305.14 $1,141 -1.41
400–445 423 26 270.00–302.50 $283.27 $1,198 -7.88
455–492 471 16 267.00–290.00 $275.15 $1,296 +2.22
495 495 5 261.00 $261.00 $1,292 +8.50
515 515 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,223 -25.77
500–547 526 40 250.00–277.50 $261.59 $1,376 -1.68
555–585 570 21 240.00–255.00 $248.93 $1,419 -5.17
602–605 603 3 235.00–239.00 $237.66 $1,433 -1.52
650–675 662 9 220.00–230.00 $228.91 $1,515 +9.74
677 value added 677 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,676 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 310.00 $310.00 $914 —
335–345 340 2 290.00 $290.00 $986 —
350–387 376 4 280.00–292.50 $286.07 $1,076 —
410–430 422 3 252.50–260.00 $255.78 $1,079 —
485 485 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,285 —
535 535 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,284 —
560–580 570 2 235.00–237.50 $236.23 $1,347 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 277.50 $277.50 $1,063 —
430 430 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,129 —
525 525 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,302 —
615 615 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,384 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1445 1317 3 130.00–133.00 $132.04 $1,739 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 2 355.00–395.00 $373.87 $991 —
310–330 321 5 360.00–385.00 $366.99 $1,178 -10.06
350–395 367 8 335.00–362.50 $352.79 $1,295 +6.43
400–442 424 12 305.00–315.00 $310.78 $1,318 -18.88
454–478 467 17 299.00–315.00 $309.04 $1,443 +10.63
495 495 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,423 -10.91
500–540 512 12 282.50–305.00 $291.52 $1,493 -0.74
555–565 560 2 265.00–267.50 $266.26 $1,491 -24.43
555–595 568 3 262.50–267.50 $264.13 $1,500 -26.56
550–582 569 13 276.00–292.50 $281.90 $1,604 -8.79
600–645 616 11 262.50–280.00 $270.56 $1,667 +5.78
650–682 670 6 240.00–262.50 $250.04 $1,675 +5.36
695 695 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,557 —
700–730 712 5 220.00–231.00 $227.21 $1,618 +8.71
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,197 —
360–380 370 2 300.00–320.00 $309.73 $1,146 —
425 425 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,232 —
455–490 473 2 270.00–285.00 $277.22 $1,311 —
525 525 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,326 —
550–595 566 7 240.00–260.00 $253.67 $1,436 —
610 610 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,403 —
700 700 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,400 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,264 —
410 410 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,158 —
495 495 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,361 —
520 520 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,326 -22.50
615–648 641 5 237.50–240.00 $237.98 $1,525 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935 935 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1420 1111 80-85% 23 118.00–130.00 $124.04 $1,378 —
1015–1320 1165 80-85% 3 110.00–113.00 $111.80 $1,302 —
1180–1535 1332 80-85% 3 133.50–150.00 $140.80 $1,875 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1365 1195 75-80% 3 112.00–119.00 $115.79 $1,384 —
1205 1205 75-80% 2 140.50 $140.50 $1,693 —
975–1720 1286 75-80% 15 123.00–136.00 $130.16 $1,674 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 85-90% 1 97.00 $97.00 $820 —
910 910 85-90% 1 119.50 $119.50 $1,087 —
800–1290 1015 85-90% 14 105.50–117.00 $111.33 $1,130 -10.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,635 —
1070–2065 1597 15 144.00–158.00 $152.34 $2,433 —
1605–1925 1789 4 164.00–174.00 $169.08 $3,025 +7.06

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1415 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,300.00–2,450.00 $1,969.65
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
805 805 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
755 755 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,150.00–2,250.00 $2,200.00 —

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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.