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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 18, 2024

852 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $266.25/cwt ≈ $1,739/hd at 653 lb · 74 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $263.50/cwt -13.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,520/hd at 577 lb · 45 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $263.59/cwt -7.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,373/hd at 521 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 852 970 1,147
Feeder cattle 720 789 1,005
Slaughter cattle 126 161 109
Replacement cattle 6 20 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady, with feeder heifers 6.00 lower with exception of 6-weights sharply higher, and feeder bulls 8.00 lower. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows mostly steady overall with lean cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 Heifers, 653 lbs., $266.25 per cwt., medium flesh, mostly black.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 375.00 $375.00 $956 —
380 380 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,340 +14.18
400–432 422 22 317.50–340.00 $320.13 $1,351 +5.34
430–442 438 3 307.50 $307.50 $1,347 -7.29
450–485 465 4 305.00–320.00 $312.93 $1,455 +32.93
485 485 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,334 -42.81
510–536 value added 521 7 310.00–315.00 $312.80 $1,630 -8.18
505–543 535 16 285.00–307.50 $299.07 $1,600 -4.80
567–587 value added 573 14 295.00–301.00 $295.88 $1,695 -11.49
578–598 586 13 282.50–292.50 $288.75 $1,692 -1.25
610 610 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,525 -35.34
602–628 value added 611 9 295.00–300.00 $298.29 $1,823 —
608–645 614 21 269.00–293.00 $283.67 $1,742 -1.67
657–695 671 9 267.50–286.00 $278.44 $1,868 -1.56
706 706 4 267.50 $267.50 $1,889 +9.19
765 765 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,893 —
792 value added 792 12 259.00 $259.00 $2,051 —
810 810 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,025 —
901–910 value added 906 10 229.00–238.00 $234.42 $2,124 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,207 —
455 455 1 294.00 $294.00 $1,338 +29.00
535 535 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,404 +15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 2 315.00 $315.00 $794 —
315–335 322 3 307.50–317.50 $314.03 $1,011 +4.03
350–385 373 3 270.00–275.00 $273.44 $1,020 -27.45
367–398 381 20 282.50–306.00 $296.18 $1,128 +26.18
401–420 value added 415 11 300.00–306.00 $301.58 $1,252 -13.42
405–440 419 4 250.00–262.50 $255.76 $1,072 -11.33
405–443 436 9 270.00–292.50 $276.84 $1,207 -6.62
455–490 472 11 265.00–277.50 $269.07 $1,270 -11.91
455–490 475 4 257.50–262.50 $259.37 $1,232 -21.61
478–484 value added 481 12 282.50–287.50 $283.74 $1,365 -13.78
501–545 521 39 250.00–270.00 $263.59 $1,373 -4.17
550–597 575 20 247.50–264.00 $255.92 $1,472 +0.32
561–588 value added 578 25 267.50–272.50 $269.56 $1,558 -12.19
610 value added 610 8 259.00 $259.00 $1,580 +1.50
605–617 611 6 250.00–255.00 $253.33 $1,548 +16.59
628 628 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,382 -16.74
665–678 671 8 230.00–242.50 $238.76 $1,602 +7.92
703 value added 703 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,722 —
800 value added 800 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,740 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 value added 653 74 266.25 $266.25 $1,739 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,118 —
462–480 468 3 257.50–260.00 $259.15 $1,213 -3.38
580–595 590 6 235.00–240.00 $236.64 $1,396 -2.86
662–665 663 3 227.50 $227.50 $1,508 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 355.00–360.00 $357.58 $815 —
275 275 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,072 +42.36
305–322 318 7 327.50–345.00 $334.28 $1,063 -11.11
370–387 381 3 330.00–337.00 $334.74 $1,275 +3.94
415 415 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,224 -22.77
400–436 431 7 302.50–317.50 $315.51 $1,360 -2.26
457–485 467 8 285.00–310.00 $295.65 $1,381 +3.15
460–475 468 2 277.50–280.00 $278.73 $1,304 -30.82
513 value added 513 3 302.50 $302.50 $1,552 —
500–548 531 21 272.50–292.50 $275.64 $1,464 +4.78
550–595 575 11 264.00–275.00 $267.30 $1,537 -25.11
605–615 608 4 272.50–275.00 $273.13 $1,661 -1.47
640 640 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,536 -34.60
650–695 673 6 235.00–250.00 $241.95 $1,628 -17.32
693 693 3 227.50 $227.50 $1,577 -31.77
725–730 728 3 230.00–232.50 $231.67 $1,687 -5.78
828 828 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,325 -40.00
975 975 4 168.00 $168.00 $1,638 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 4 272.50 $272.50 $1,131 +9.30
460–480 470 2 277.50–282.50 $280.05 $1,316 —
500–540 513 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,359 -3.41
625–637 633 3 215.00–235.00 $228.42 $1,446 —
770 770 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,594 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1515 1192 80-85% 39 129.00–145.00 $136.63 $1,629 +0.96
950–1350 1212 80-85% 5 147.00–157.50 $150.08 $1,819 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 75-80% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,600 —
1235–1740 1464 75-80% 18 132.00–155.00 $141.95 $2,078 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 85-90% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,041 —
840–1190 993 85-90% 10 119.00–134.00 $128.67 $1,278 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1945 1596 18 162.00–181.00 $170.77 $2,725 —
1730–2070 1900 2 183.00–192.00 $187.10 $3,555 —
2295 2295 1 160.00 $160.00 $3,672 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 value added 488 3 277.50 $277.50 $1,354 —

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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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.