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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 22, 2025

765 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $288.44/cwt ≈ $2,354/hd at 816 lb · 127 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.07/cwt +9.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,687/hd at 475 lb · 56 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $367.30/cwt -3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,562/hd at 425 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 765 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,344 -40.00
310 310 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,395 +10.00
379–395 384 7 425.00–445.00 $430.15 $1,652 +5.15
405–425 value added 411 9 435.00–445.00 $443.85 $1,824 +28.85
420–445 434 9 375.00–427.50 $402.69 $1,748 +17.84
469–490 476 10 350.00–390.00 $376.27 $1,791 +24.15
470–490 value added 478 3 400.00–410.00 $406.69 $1,944 -0.58
505–547 value added 521 27 387.50–405.00 $398.81 $2,078 +18.57
530–548 545 7 360.00–375.00 $369.33 $2,013 +24.32
555–568 value added 567 12 360.00–375.00 $362.06 $2,053 -4.22
565–595 582 18 329.00–350.00 $332.80 $1,937 +0.32
600–625 value added 603 10 347.50–350.00 $347.76 $2,097 +10.26
645 645 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,032 -2.02
652–698 value added 674 16 310.00–330.00 $319.65 $2,154 —
701–732 value added 710 14 300.00–310.00 $307.05 $2,180 +9.57
790 value added 790 3 272.00 $272.00 $2,149 —
815–818 value added 816 126 277.50–294.00 $288.57 $2,355 —
820 820 1 272.00 $272.00 $2,230 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 277 5 380.00–410.00 $396.16 $1,097 +21.00
291 value added 291 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,237 +30.00
305–345 323 8 370.00–385.00 $375.06 $1,211 +10.97
350 value added 350 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,470 +8.71
350–360 355 2 340.00–350.00 $345.07 $1,225 -13.24
355–398 376 23 360.00–400.00 $379.52 $1,427 +21.21
405–435 419 5 310.00–325.00 $318.90 $1,336 -53.40
419 value added 419 10 397.50 $397.50 $1,666 -17.56
400–447 428 33 335.00–385.00 $365.48 $1,564 +46.68
455–496 474 34 325.00–360.00 $348.49 $1,652 +12.53
453–481 value added 475 19 372.50–385.00 $375.01 $1,781 +6.72
480–495 490 3 300.00–305.00 $303.37 $1,487 -32.59
500–545 518 16 315.00–335.00 $327.43 $1,696 +4.01
524–535 value added 528 24 337.50–342.50 $340.19 $1,796 +1.75
550–590 570 20 290.00–322.50 $302.79 $1,726 -1.07
578 value added 578 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,965 +10.00
600–627 value added 606 11 305.00–309.00 $307.91 $1,866 —
600–620 610 8 285.00–298.00 $292.15 $1,782 -1.03
650–698 690 19 270.00–292.50 $274.44 $1,894 -2.05
700 value added 700 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,890 -5.26
720 720 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,926 +7.59
770 770 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,944 —
800 value added 800 6 250.00 $250.00 $2,000 +11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 360.00 $360.00 $990 —
320 320 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,152 —
400 400 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,320 —
490 490 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,568 —
585 585 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,533 —
680 680 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,802 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,175 +6.35
280–285 283 2 505.00–520.00 $512.57 $1,451 +17.41
305–340 319 6 430.00–480.00 $452.25 $1,443 +9.03
320 fancy 320 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,616 —
350–380 360 4 390.00–395.00 $391.32 $1,409 -31.30
365 thin fleshed 365 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,679 -5.00
360–395 386 7 410.00–440.00 $421.29 $1,626 -1.33
402 thin fleshed 402 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,729 —
422 value added 422 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,794 —
405–442 427 20 375.00–420.00 $393.54 $1,680 +9.32
450–490 472 24 347.50–400.00 $374.17 $1,766 +5.57
500–546 525 37 335.00–380.00 $360.05 $1,890 +27.62
560 fancy 560 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,016 —
550–585 567 34 317.50–350.00 $329.76 $1,870 +15.00
570–580 576 4 290.00–312.50 $298.80 $1,721 -15.96
610–620 613 3 297.50–330.00 $310.80 $1,905 +1.45
650–691 674 11 287.50–310.00 $295.90 $1,994 -9.90
735 735 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,021 +15.82
775 775 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,015 +4.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1705 1705 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —
1430–2085 1774 (<2 yrs)N/A 4 4,400.00–5,500.00 $5,018.68 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,842 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1410 1160 80-85% 12 141.00–154.00 $147.21 $1,708 +3.55
1185–1345 1250 80-85% 3 135.00–138.00 $136.61 $1,708 —
1065–1730 1275 80-85% 6 157.00–164.00 $161.03 $2,053 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1580 1438 75-80% 6 144.00–152.00 $149.00 $2,143 —
1630–1840 1735 75-80% 2 164.00–175.00 $169.17 $2,935 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1325 1135 85-90% 4 128.00–144.00 $137.88 $1,565 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–2110 1749 7 162.00–185.00 $173.20 $3,029 —
1755–2305 2030 2 188.00–192.00 $189.73 $3,852 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
935–1065 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,350.00–1,700.00 $1,536.38
1035–1325 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,700.00–2,150.00 $2,004.99
1140–1275 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,000.00–2,350.00 $2,120.93
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00
1365 1365 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —

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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.