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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 18, 2025

756 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $281.57/cwt -4.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,029/hd at 720 lb · 100 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $336.73/cwt +18.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,095/hd at 622 lb · 78 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $360.70/cwt +6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,917/hd at 532 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 756 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 370 5 395.00–400.00 $398.95 $1,476 +13.95
355–390 value added 372 5 435.00–445.00 $437.10 $1,626 +19.32
402–425 value added 407 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,791 +19.97
400–422 409 5 355.00–360.00 $357.94 $1,464 -12.06
430–445 439 4 405.00–420.00 $413.69 $1,816 +43.69
450–465 value added 455 5 415.00–422.50 $419.48 $1,909 +14.48
453–495 468 10 355.00–405.00 $385.22 $1,803 +5.06
455–475 472 6 340.00–345.00 $341.64 $1,613 -38.52
500–545 530 22 330.00–365.00 $344.23 $1,824 +6.86
505–535 value added 533 22 370.00–384.00 $381.76 $2,035 +0.32
525–540 533 2 300.00–320.00 $310.14 $1,653 -27.23
550–595 574 21 327.50–350.00 $337.67 $1,938 +1.37
600–633 619 17 315.00–323.00 $320.47 $1,984 +12.05
611–626 value added 623 61 328.00–344.75 $341.26 $2,126 +9.80
650–695 value added 666 10 292.50–300.00 $299.22 $1,993 —
685–692 687 16 277.50–285.00 $280.31 $1,926 -13.69
700–737 value added 720 95 280.00–290.00 $282.13 $2,031 -4.23
705–740 730 5 270.00–275.00 $270.97 $1,978 —
775 value added 775 16 283.50 $283.50 $2,197 +15.37
760–785 777 3 256.00–265.00 $262.06 $2,036 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–326 320 4 310.00–320.00 $317.65 $1,016 -2.35
315–345 332 6 330.00–370.00 $340.15 $1,129 -18.10
355–395 373 17 340.00–385.00 $368.50 $1,375 +4.08
392 value added 392 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,607 +22.76
400–445 428 41 335.00–375.00 $357.11 $1,528 +0.83
451–480 value added 465 9 349.00–357.50 $352.63 $1,640 -6.93
450–495 467 6 325.00–345.00 $338.13 $1,579 +13.02
460–470 467 7 300.00–305.00 $304.28 $1,421 -20.83
500–545 520 22 290.00–320.00 $309.13 $1,607 +5.58
530–539 value added 536 9 330.00–336.00 $334.02 $1,790 +10.40
550–595 571 30 280.00–300.00 $293.41 $1,675 +10.42
596 value added 596 3 307.50 $307.50 $1,833 +8.44
600–647 624 11 260.00–277.50 $271.06 $1,691 +11.38
600–637 value added 627 27 287.50–300.00 $291.75 $1,829 +13.37
660–682 value added 675 9 272.50–274.00 $273.51 $1,846 +1.51
675–697 689 9 240.00–262.50 $252.70 $1,741 +22.70
725–740 735 3 235.00–237.50 $235.84 $1,733 -4.66
765–775 772 3 220.00–230.00 $224.14 $1,730 -0.86
777 value added 777 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,826 -18.72

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 289 4 410.00–465.00 $439.70 $1,271 —
320 320 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,248 -4.36
300–340 322 6 410.00–460.00 $431.79 $1,390 +37.43
350–395 371 7 400.00–450.00 $425.50 $1,579 +43.57
405–415 fancy 409 5 420.00–425.00 $422.97 $1,730 +0.97
405–430 418 4 335.00–350.00 $341.32 $1,427 -43.97
400–445 424 12 370.00–410.00 $394.56 $1,673 +9.27
450 fancy 450 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,755 —
450–497 475 15 330.00–375.00 $346.52 $1,646 -20.52
495 495 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,584 -16.10
510–530 522 3 305.00–315.00 $309.94 $1,618 -24.57
500–545 528 15 320.00–355.00 $340.36 $1,797 +5.85
550–597 569 13 320.00–355.00 $336.17 $1,913 +34.46
585 585 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,814 -14.60
613–642 622 14 290.00–315.00 $307.28 $1,911 +1.74
643 643 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,768 -30.54
655–675 665 4 277.00–293.00 $285.07 $1,896 +14.77
700–745 716 13 250.00–277.50 $261.01 $1,869 -1.92
750–796 776 11 237.50–267.00 $250.28 $1,942 -4.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1465 1240 80-85% 20 128.00–144.50 $135.66 $1,682 -1.40
1190–1440 1315 80-85% 2 152.00–159.00 $155.17 $2,040 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1780 1561 75-80% 8 134.00–143.00 $138.59 $2,163 —
1680 1680 75-80% 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,738 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–930 920 85-90% 2 103.00–110.00 $106.46 $979 —
990–1270 1161 85-90% 5 119.00–134.00 $126.03 $1,463 —
1290 1290 85-90% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,729 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–2185 1619 8 150.00–171.50 $156.30 $2,530 —
2000 2000 1 178.00 $178.00 $3,560 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,380.00 $1,380.00
1160–1295 1228 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,800.00–1,925.00 $1,865.94
1255 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1405 1405 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1355–1555 1455 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,350.00–2,450.00 $2,396.56
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
865 865 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–895 823 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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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 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,360.00 $1,360.00 —

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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.