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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 30, 2024

1,035 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.77/cwt +13.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,569/hd at 581 lb · 121 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $287.89/cwt -6.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,789/hd at 621 lb · 82 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $273.84/cwt +22.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,931/hd at 705 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,035 1,294 1,246
Feeder cattle 913 1,189 971
Slaughter cattle 92 92 230
Replacement cattle 30 13 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers unevenly steady, and feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. mostly steady, and feeder bulls weighing over 500 lbs. 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher with exception of lean cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, and slaughter bulls mostly steady. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 705 lbs., $274.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mostly black and 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Heifers, 585 lbs., $279.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mostly black.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 335.00 $335.00 $871 —
320 320 1 302.50 $302.50 $968 —
338 338 10 262.50 $262.50 $887 —
370 370 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,193 -15.58
412–449 440 11 298.00–312.50 $306.77 $1,350 -6.68
450–495 462 15 300.00–322.50 $308.51 $1,425 +0.18
500–546 526 18 292.50–310.00 $300.60 $1,581 -2.23
530 value added 530 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,670 -2.50
545 545 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,512 -25.33
555 value added 555 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,720 +0.41
550–582 577 10 280.00–290.00 $286.48 $1,653 +1.29
595 595 3 250.00–255.00 $253.33 $1,507 -31.86
618–628 value added 619 63 293.00–295.00 $294.74 $1,824 -2.09
602–647 626 15 265.00–270.00 $268.54 $1,681 -0.06
637–642 640 4 250.00–255.00 $252.51 $1,616 -16.09
650–660 655 2 265.00–287.50 $276.34 $1,810 +14.43
657 value added 657 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,905 +1.56
705–720 value added 705 75 262.50–274.00 $273.84 $1,931 —
818 value added 818 13 245.00 $245.00 $2,004 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 320.00 $320.00 $928 —
385 385 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,155 -18.34
465–495 480 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,344 —
715 715 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,770 —
820 820 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,722 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 270.00 $270.00 $991 —
535 535 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,244 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 325 6 280.00–295.00 $283.12 $920 -0.51
350–375 361 8 282.50–302.50 $292.73 $1,057 +5.06
376 value added 376 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,260 +27.00
410–445 427 17 270.00–300.00 $282.33 $1,206 +5.00
455–496 477 27 257.50–272.50 $265.08 $1,264 +4.85
475–495 485 4 250.00–255.00 $251.91 $1,222 -8.32
513–541 528 23 250.00–267.50 $258.06 $1,363 -0.48
550–586 571 23 245.00–252.50 $247.76 $1,415 -5.87
565–595 580 2 222.50–237.50 $229.81 $1,333 -23.82
555–588 value added 584 96 260.00–279.00 $275.87 $1,611 +9.67
600–627 615 11 230.00–247.00 $239.86 $1,475 -5.31
645 645 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,419 -25.17
660–665 662 3 220.00–225.00 $221.68 $1,468 +0.69
709–722 value added 711 12 227.50–237.50 $235.81 $1,677 —
760 760 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,672 —
817 value added 817 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,675 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 value added 567 6 241.00 $241.00 $1,366 —
730 730 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,533 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 300.00 $300.00 $795 -15.80
300–345 328 9 300.00–320.00 $311.27 $1,021 -27.34
357–390 373 13 309.00–335.00 $319.73 $1,193 -2.78
400–445 422 20 297.50–327.50 $310.58 $1,311 +3.04
455–490 470 4 270.00–280.00 $275.54 $1,295 -23.25
455–495 476 9 285.00–315.00 $298.05 $1,419 -0.74
515 515 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,339 -28.19
501–545 516 15 267.50–302.50 $282.48 $1,458 -5.71
560–570 565 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,412 -22.84
550–585 566 13 260.00–282.50 $269.31 $1,524 -3.53
600–630 618 12 231.00–252.50 $243.89 $1,507 -13.39
648 648 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,426 -37.28
651–688 663 11 231.00–246.00 $240.21 $1,593 -6.89
675–687 683 3 225.00–227.00 $226.34 $1,546 -20.76
700 700 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,470 —
765 765 2 210.00–212.50 $211.25 $1,616 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 270.00–295.00 $282.34 $1,073 —
465 465 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,162 —
590 590 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,357 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1510–1540 1525 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 75-80% 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,048 -7.77
1215–1860 1473 75-80% 19 131.00–145.00 $137.66 $2,028 +0.91
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1360 1171 80-85% 15 126.00–140.00 $134.04 $1,570 -11.04
1070–1320 1229 80-85% 4 142.00–159.00 $147.68 $1,815 +13.29
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,003 —
830–1115 995 85-90% 6 124.00–130.00 $127.03 $1,264 —
970–1375 1172 85-90% 3 135.00–137.00 $135.78 $1,591 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,800 +12.53
1400–1915 1690 10 154.00–169.00 $161.53 $2,730 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1220 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1090 1053 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,475.00–1,625.00 $1,547.33
1095–1125 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,550.00–1,600.00 $1,575.34
1170 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,460.00 $1,460.00
1205 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1165–1350 1248 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,550.00–1,920.00 $1,765.49
1330 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,570.00 $1,570.00
930 930 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–835 818 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,275.00–1,300.00 $1,287.77
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,182 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,810.00 $1,810.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,925.00 $2,925.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —

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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.