Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 23, 2024

1,294 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $291.00/cwt +37.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,667/hd at 573 lb · 165 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $294.20/cwt ≈ $1,864/hd at 633 lb · 86 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.22/cwt ≈ $1,463/hd at 571 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,294	1,070	1,251
Feeder cattle	1,189	955	1,094
Slaughter cattle	92	98	141
Replacement cattle	13	17	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 5.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers weighing up to 600 lbs. 3.00 lower and those weighing over 600 lbs. 12.00 to 15.00 higher, and feeder bulls weighing up to 600 lbs. 3.00 lower with those weighing over 600 lbs. 15.00 to 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 to 7.00 lower overall with exception of lean cows sharply lower and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 2 loads ML 1-2 Heifers, 573 lbs., $291.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mixed colors.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	375	4	330.00–345.00	$338.08	$1,268	—
405–440	417	6	307.50–322.50	$313.45	$1,307	—
407–445 value added	425	5	327.00–347.50	$336.44	$1,430	—
450–492	473	5	297.50–317.50	$308.33	$1,458	—
490–496 value added	493	6	319.00–323.00	$320.99	$1,582	—
520 value added	520	4	317.50	$317.50	$1,651	—
500–548	525	39	285.00–310.00	$302.83	$1,590	—
555–565 value added	560	12	305.00–310.00	$309.59	$1,734	—
550–580	573	23	275.00–299.00	$285.19	$1,634	—
610–625	618	8	262.50–275.00	$268.60	$1,660	—
601–647 value added	635	78	285.00–307.50	$296.83	$1,885	—
661–670 value added	662	39	275.00–290.00	$288.44	$1,909	—
650–695	673	15	252.00–263.00	$261.91	$1,763	—
710–745	728	2	245.00–247.50	$246.28	$1,793	—
745 value added	745	3	254.50	$254.50	$1,896	—
781 value added	781	6	253.00	$253.00	$1,976	—
828 value added	828	4	245.00	$245.00	$2,029	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501	501	4	272.50	$272.50	$1,365	—
570–575	573	2	260.00–262.50	$261.26	$1,497	—
625–645	635	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,619	—
668 value added	668	4	257.50	$257.50	$1,720	—
680	680	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,632	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–316	313	5	305.00–312.50	$306.44	$959	—
365–370	367	3	315.00–320.00	$318.34	$1,168	—
415	415	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,224	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	333	4	280.00–290.00	$283.63	$944	—
350–390	372	20	277.50–297.50	$287.67	$1,070	—
373 value added	373	3	308.00	$308.00	$1,149	—
407–421 value added	412	9	295.00–299.00	$296.36	$1,221	—
400–443	424	20	270.00–287.50	$277.33	$1,176	—
455–495	473	21	252.50–267.50	$260.23	$1,231	—
478–480 value added	479	8	273.00–274.00	$273.75	$1,311	—
500–540	517	21	250.00–264.00	$258.54	$1,337	—
547 value added	547	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,477	—
555–595 value added	568	13	262.00–269.50	$266.20	$1,512	—
555–597	572	50	246.00–259.00	$253.63	$1,451	—
610–612 value added	612	13	263.00–267.00	$266.08	$1,628	—
605–641	618	35	230.00–250.00	$245.17	$1,515	—
656 value added	656	9	248.00	$248.00	$1,627	—
665–685	675	2	220.00–222.00	$220.99	$1,492	—
655–691	681	11	235.00–244.00	$240.35	$1,637	—
710–720	714	4	220.00–227.00	$222.87	$1,591	—
769 value added	769	6	234.00	$234.00	$1,799	—
977 value added	977	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,807	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573 value added	573	165	291.00	$291.00	$1,667	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	4	248.00–275.00	$267.10	$908	—
350–385	368	4	259.00–272.50	$267.39	$984	—
400–435	413	4	250.00–267.50	$260.02	$1,074	—
491	491	3	247.00	$247.00	$1,213	—
540	540	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,237	—
560–590	570	3	235.00–237.50	$235.82	$1,344	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	267.50	$267.50	$990	—
420	420	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,113	—
490	490	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,213	—
505–540	523	2	232.50–247.50	$240.25	$1,257	—
575–588	585	4	238.00–242.00	$241.02	$1,410	—
693	693	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,497	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	292	3	310.00–320.00	$315.80	$922	—
315–346	340	6	320.00–342.50	$338.61	$1,151	—
381–396	389	8	311.00–337.50	$322.51	$1,255	—
405–445	425	19	295.00–325.00	$307.54	$1,307	—
452–496	473	20	292.50–307.50	$298.79	$1,413	—
510–545	528	13	275.00–294.00	$288.19	$1,522	—
550–595	567	15	267.00–281.00	$272.84	$1,547	—
600–626	613	14	245.00–265.00	$257.28	$1,577	—
665–690	675	24	237.00–249.00	$247.10	$1,668	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,105	—
510–535	522	3	242.50–260.00	$251.62	$1,313	—
590	590	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,519	—
645	645	2	227.50–242.50	$235.00	$1,516	—
760	760	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,615	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,274	—
515–535	525	2	260.00–267.50	$263.68	$1,384	—
590	590	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,519	—
680	680	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,564	—
705	705	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,622	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Young (2-4 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1265	1171	80-85%	5	143.00–149.00	$145.08	$1,699	—
1180	1180	80-85%	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,451	—
945–1435	1215	80-85%	25	127.00–139.50	$134.39	$1,633	-7.50

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1510	1363	75-80%	2	155.00–160.00	$157.77	$2,150	—
1330–1725	1480	75-80%	14	129.00–145.00	$136.75	$2,024	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–885	800	85-90%	2	104.00–110.00	$106.68	$853	—
950–1285	1088	85-90%	9	116.00–126.00	$120.50	$1,311	-5.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190	1190	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,809	—
1195–2085	1627	13	155.00–169.00	$162.47	$2,643	—
1740–2220	1980	2	172.00–182.00	$177.61	$3,517	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,040.00	$1,040.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–2,450.00	$2,175.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–875	870	2	195.00–196.00	$195.50	$1,701	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00–1,725.00	$1,587.50	—

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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.