Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 16, 2024

1,070 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $281.84/cwt -2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,347/hd at 478 lb · 92 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $265.85/cwt +6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,399/hd at 526 lb · 75 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $304.43/cwt +4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,754/hd at 576 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,070	1,531	1,213
Feeder cattle	955	1,354	1,037
Slaughter cattle	98	163	158
Replacement cattle	17	14	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder heifers/steers gauging 10.00 to 15.00 lower, with feeder bulls 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	279	7	300.00–325.00	$314.34	$877	—
305–345	325	15	292.50–342.50	$318.36	$1,035	—
360–375	373	13	295.00–345.00	$299.55	$1,117	-40.45
405–446	430	17	310.00–322.50	$318.47	$1,369	-10.22
456–478 value added	470	8	315.00–320.00	$318.18	$1,495	-1.82
456–485	472	9	300.00–312.50	$305.77	$1,443	-1.08
500	500	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,350	-41.86
500–545	519	9	280.00–300.00	$290.26	$1,506	-21.60
505–528 value added	522	7	307.00–312.50	$307.84	$1,607	-12.16
550–595	569	7	270.00–295.00	$281.16	$1,600	-18.94
555–580 value added	577	54	304.00–310.00	$307.45	$1,774	—
600–642	629	22	255.00–270.00	$264.35	$1,663	-17.33
626–641 value added	635	10	272.50–275.00	$273.76	$1,738	-23.74
653–672 value added	662	17	265.00–287.50	$274.34	$1,816	-6.83
650–676	665	9	240.00–250.00	$244.48	$1,626	-15.57
730	730	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,807	+10.02
767–771	769	7	237.00–240.00	$238.29	$1,832	-5.71
845	845	2	223.00–230.00	$226.50	$1,914	-14.50
957	957	2	218.00	$218.00	$2,086	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	277	8	220.00–247.54	$236.22	$654	—
310–345	336	8	230.00–282.50	$269.20	$905	—
406 value added	406	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,218	±0.00
415–440	428	2	250.00–287.50	$268.20	$1,148	—
460–490	476	6	250.00–292.50	$272.03	$1,295	-22.97
505–545	518	6	220.00–275.00	$257.74	$1,335	—
550–585	563	6	230.00–260.00	$240.93	$1,356	-19.07
592 value added	592	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,362	—
607–645	620	4	230.00–240.00	$234.95	$1,457	—
690–695	693	2	220.00–230.00	$225.02	$1,559	—
740	740	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,628	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,215	—
575–585	582	3	235.00–250.00	$239.94	$1,396	—
650–690	670	2	220.00–230.00	$224.85	$1,506	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,553	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	280	5	250.00–270.00	$256.28	$718	-45.20
300–332	320	7	297.50–300.00	$298.91	$957	-9.88
350–392	372	31	270.00–302.50	$293.40	$1,091	-6.02
405–425 value added	414	8	287.50–292.50	$289.95	$1,200	-28.16
410–445	435	20	264.00–277.50	$272.86	$1,187	-28.72
465	465	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,128	-34.75
450–495	478	31	252.00–272.50	$265.95	$1,271	-11.30
451–495 value added	478	60	280.00–298.50	$290.71	$1,390	-17.48
500–540	517	31	250.00–264.00	$259.97	$1,344	+1.48
533 value added	533	44	270.00	$270.00	$1,439	±0.00
550–597	566	44	247.00–261.00	$253.51	$1,435	+8.41
604 value added	604	5	248.00	$248.00	$1,498	—
605–645	629	11	230.00–240.00	$233.17	$1,467	+16.39
650–685	658	8	220.00–230.00	$228.77	$1,505	+8.77
700–705	701	5	202.50–220.00	$206.02	$1,444	-24.04
750–785	768	5	207.50–210.00	$209.51	$1,609	-10.09
812	812	2	167.50	$167.50	$1,360	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	220.00	$220.00	$627	—
325–340	333	2	260.00–277.50	$268.95	$896	-12.83
360	360	1	252.50	$252.50	$909	-20.00
415–445	429	4	255.00–257.50	$256.90	$1,102	-10.56
460–485	474	4	229.00–250.00	$236.22	$1,120	-19.26
505–545	532	6	237.50–247.50	$244.33	$1,300	—
555–595	582	11	232.50–245.00	$241.31	$1,404	—
635–645	638	3	210.00–228.00	$217.72	$1,389	—
670	670	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,407	-7.50
700–735	718	2	180.00–190.00	$184.88	$1,327	—
760	760	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,292	—
845	845	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,183	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	2	253.00	$253.00	$1,017	—
510–543	532	7	220.00–245.00	$236.62	$1,259	—
560–570	565	2	237.00–247.50	$242.20	$1,368	—
655	655	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,376	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,232	—
560	560	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,372	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	379	6	325.00–332.50	$330.01	$1,251	+9.28
400–425	408	22	307.50–325.00	$315.06	$1,285	+17.02
455–495	475	11	287.50–307.50	$297.45	$1,413	+8.46
500–545	526	23	270.00–300.00	$286.46	$1,507	+8.99
550–596	579	24	267.50–282.50	$275.62	$1,596	+4.80
615–647	630	12	220.00–250.00	$232.48	$1,465	-33.69
655–680	672	7	220.00–230.00	$221.45	$1,488	-18.55
686 fancy	686	13	239.00	$239.00	$1,640	—
705–735	720	5	210.00–220.00	$213.05	$1,534	-23.84
750	750	2	220.00–225.00	$222.50	$1,669	—
995	995	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,492	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	383	3	262.50–290.00	$271.35	$1,039	-23.76
440–445	442	5	292.50–302.50	$297.48	$1,315	+22.48
450–495	465	4	265.00–280.00	$271.44	$1,262	—
525	525	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,155	-37.50
585–596	594	5	220.00–260.00	$245.08	$1,456	—
620	620	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,240	—
665	665	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,330	-20.00
845	845	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,458	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,172	—
655–675	662	3	200.00–222.50	$210.95	$1,396	—
775	775	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,550	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1310	1112	80-85%	3	129.00–132.00	$130.31	$1,449	-9.96
955–1525	1227	80-85%	26	136.00–149.00	$141.89	$1,741	—
1185–1470	1327	80-85%	3	151.00–154.00	$152.56	$2,024	+1.21

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1160	1082	85-90%	3	126.00	$126.00	$1,363	—
810–1445	1117	85-90%	19	129.00–143.00	$136.28	$1,522	—
1350	1350	85-90%	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,944	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1555	1411	75-80%	13	136.00–146.00	$141.55	$1,997	—
1585	1585	75-80%	1	130.00	$130.00	$2,060	—
1655	1655	75-80%	1	152.00	$152.00	$2,516	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1850	1598	7	159.00–169.00	$164.48	$2,628	-1.15

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1150	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,670.00	$1,478.34
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	80-85%	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,673	—

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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.