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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 6, 2024

687 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.48/cwt +7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,306/hd at 483 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.49/cwt -6.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,320/hd at 525 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.18/cwt -24.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,415/hd at 577 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 687 1,035 1,283
Feeder cattle 608 913 1,001
Slaughter cattle 70 92 217
Replacement cattle 9 30 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 lower, with feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. 12.00 lower and those weighing over 450 lbs. 4.00 lower, and feeder bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher with those weighing over 400 lbs. 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Lower prices on feeder cattle due, in part, to recent ongoing downturn in the futures market. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 375 3 335.00–340.00 $338.29 $1,269 +15.79
400–445 417 10 306.00–335.00 $319.94 $1,334 +13.17
450–480 471 17 300.00–330.00 $314.63 $1,482 +6.12
500–535 519 15 280.00–305.00 $288.65 $1,498 -11.95
550–575 value added 564 7 290.00–296.00 $294.33 $1,660 -15.67
550–595 569 10 272.50–283.00 $278.30 $1,584 -8.18
605–649 628 11 258.00–262.50 $260.47 $1,636 -8.07
652–667 value added 664 9 268.00–277.50 $270.07 $1,793 -19.93
715 value added 715 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,841 -16.34
713–745 717 10 245.00–250.00 $249.38 $1,788 —
780 value added 780 6 234.00 $234.00 $1,825 —
807 807 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,856 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 2 305.00 $305.00 $991 —
425 value added 425 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,286 —
430 430 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,204 —
470 470 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,375 +12.50
550–585 568 2 255.00–257.50 $256.29 $1,456 —
655 655 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,638 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 value added 278 3 315.00 $315.00 $876 —
305–348 335 5 270.00–285.00 $282.27 $946 -0.85
355 value added 355 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,030 -45.00
360–399 384 10 272.50–282.50 $278.80 $1,071 -13.93
416 value added 416 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,186 —
405–445 428 7 267.50–278.00 $272.11 $1,165 -10.22
455–495 476 21 257.50–270.00 $264.84 $1,261 -0.24
452–496 value added 491 18 277.00–277.50 $277.05 $1,360 —
500–546 525 25 245.00–259.00 $251.49 $1,320 -6.57
550–555 value added 552 3 255.00–258.00 $256.99 $1,419 -18.88
550–597 581 20 241.00–249.00 $243.41 $1,414 +13.60
600–645 623 13 230.00–242.50 $235.52 $1,467 -4.34
655–675 665 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,463 -1.68
712 value added 712 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,602 -10.81
747 747 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,643 —
785–791 790 4 198.00–207.00 $200.24 $1,582 -19.76
845 845 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,606 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,346 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 318 6 320.00–345.00 $333.31 $1,060 +22.04
359–390 364 6 330.00–355.00 $350.54 $1,276 +30.81
410–440 425 6 305.00–320.00 $313.59 $1,333 +3.01
405–440 428 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,198 -30.58
462–495 472 9 290.00–315.00 $306.78 $1,448 +31.24
520–540 529 8 267.50–285.00 $275.17 $1,456 -7.31
557–591 569 12 260.00–277.50 $267.07 $1,520 -2.24
602–635 609 20 230.00–250.00 $244.49 $1,489 +0.60
677 677 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,422 -16.34
665–697 685 4 217.50–227.50 $221.05 $1,514 -5.29
710 710 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,562 +10.00
780 780 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,716 +8.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 2 285.00–290.00 $287.46 $1,259 —
525 525 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,352 —
565 565 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,412 —
615 615 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,353 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1365 1166 80-85% 21 129.00–145.00 $134.89 $1,573 +0.85
1105–1400 1211 80-85% 8 148.00–165.00 $156.17 $1,891 +8.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 75-80% 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,010 —
1240–1670 1436 75-80% 10 133.00–148.00 $138.90 $1,995 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1030 975 85-90% 3 115.00–119.00 $117.02 $1,141 -10.01
970–1205 1051 85-90% 7 124.00–132.00 $128.89 $1,355 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–2180 1778 4 153.00–170.00 $159.70 $2,839 —
1905 1905 1 178.00 $178.00 $3,391 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1440 1440 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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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 2 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.