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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 1, 2025

454 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $339.04/cwt +6.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,620/hd at 478 lb · 48 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $322.56/cwt +11.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,696/hd at 526 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.53/cwt +4.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,705/hd at 567 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 454 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 367 3 405.00–415.00 $411.59 $1,511 -28.41
405–435 423 6 395.00–415.00 $402.27 $1,702 -15.96
435–445 440 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,650 -15.00
460–480 471 9 365.00–405.00 $378.11 $1,781 +11.13
470–480 477 3 340.00–350.00 $344.97 $1,646 -22.01
505–542 522 11 345.00–365.00 $361.30 $1,886 +19.61
535–540 538 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,748 +2.96
553–595 564 26 320.00–345.00 $337.73 $1,905 +2.38
565–580 value added 576 4 360.00–365.00 $363.77 $2,095 —
630–645 value added 638 2 325.00–330.00 $327.53 $2,090 -12.47
632–648 643 8 300.00–317.50 $306.82 $1,973 +8.07
660–675 666 4 280.00–290.00 $285.58 $1,902 -16.25
690 value added 690 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,104 —
711–735 717 4 290.00–297.50 $295.58 $2,119 +23.46
741 value added 741 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,297 +8.70
805 805 1 268.00 $268.00 $2,157 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,617 —
484 value added 484 5 386.00 $386.00 $1,868 —
577 value added 577 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,904 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–293 291 4 375.00–405.00 $397.65 $1,157 +20.36
315–325 320 3 365.00–390.00 $378.41 $1,211 +28.64
360 thin fleshed 360 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,440 —
350–385 366 14 350.00–390.00 $369.59 $1,353 +39.59
417 value added 417 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,605 -16.06
400–445 426 16 347.50–380.00 $364.54 $1,553 -3.39
445 445 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,424 ±0.00
460 value added 460 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,679 +1.65
477 477 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,503 +7.22
455–495 479 43 320.00–355.00 $338.35 $1,621 +30.57
510–519 value added 516 13 339.00–340.00 $339.30 $1,751 +9.30
505–548 532 20 300.00–330.00 $311.68 $1,658 +0.85
557–570 value added 561 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,795 +4.75
565 565 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,526 -22.02
553–597 569 23 285.00–315.00 $298.10 $1,696 +6.08
610 value added 610 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,891 +1.59
600–625 613 2 272.50–275.00 $273.72 $1,678 -17.66
615–630 623 2 282.50–285.00 $283.77 $1,768 -7.61
652 652 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,871 +21.82
677 value added 677 5 286.00 $286.00 $1,936 +6.00
655–695 678 11 250.00–278.00 $264.27 $1,792 -0.91
742 742 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,833 -9.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 value added 360 3 387.50 $387.50 $1,395 —
365 thin fleshed 365 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,278 —
580 value added 580 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,682 —
635 value added 635 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,714 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,184 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 372 6 415.00–435.00 $425.18 $1,582 +58.11
400–445 415 15 380.00–420.00 $399.04 $1,656 +47.00
425 425 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,488 -2.04
450–490 460 14 365.00–390.00 $376.36 $1,731 +8.68
462–495 479 4 330.00–350.00 $339.05 $1,624 +19.05
500–543 525 19 310.00–345.00 $327.48 $1,719 +16.96
520–547 538 3 290.00–300.00 $296.78 $1,597 +14.39
550–591 574 19 311.00–340.00 $324.74 $1,864 +52.15
605–626 620 7 285.00–320.00 $291.66 $1,808 -3.78
655–695 680 11 272.50–307.50 $298.17 $2,028 +22.70
700–735 712 3 260.00–265.00 $263.36 $1,875 +0.82
765–787 774 6 245.00–257.50 $254.59 $1,971 +2.02
860–875 868 2 215.00–220.00 $217.52 $1,888 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,433 —
410–442 430 4 330.00–360.00 $337.16 $1,450 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 thin fleshed 430 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,656 —
475 475 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,627 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1145 1145 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 85-90% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,157 -14.02
875–1175 1032 85-90% 8 119.00–130.50 $123.66 $1,276 -4.36
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1395 1286 80-85% 6 134.00–144.00 $140.06 $1,801 —
1215–1510 1363 80-85% 2 149.00–166.50 $158.70 $2,163 +5.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1735 1538 75-80% 8 130.50–148.00 $142.09 $2,185 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1115 1040 2 159.00–160.00 $159.54 $1,659 —
1650–2015 1838 5 153.00–169.00 $161.66 $2,971 —
1760–2010 1870 3 175.00–200.00 $185.53 $3,469 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,525.00 $2,525.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00 —

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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.