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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 24, 2025

469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $312.78/cwt ≈ $2,458/hd at 786 lb · 91 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $298.00/cwt +17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,619/hd at 879 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $378.17/cwt -12.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,974/hd at 522 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 469 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 280 3 400.00–405.00 $403.51 $1,130 -36.49
322–340 330 4 395.00–405.00 $401.17 $1,324 -1.30
428 value added 428 4 417.50 $417.50 $1,787 -2.50
443 443 3 387.50 $387.50 $1,717 -15.59
455–490 473 10 370.00–398.00 $390.23 $1,846 -16.44
498 value added 498 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,067 -3.56
505 505 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,843 -24.85
502–535 517 6 342.50–347.50 $343.36 $1,775 -46.49
518–548 value added 529 14 395.00–400.00 $396.85 $2,099 -15.65
568 568 4 367.50 $367.50 $2,087 +1.37
605 value added 605 6 351.00 $351.00 $2,124 —
630–645 635 15 322.50–335.00 $332.65 $2,112 -15.63
680 680 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,193 +2.50
705–735 712 17 307.50–317.50 $310.35 $2,210 —
720 value added 720 2 322.50 $322.50 $2,322 +7.50
776–786 777 24 301.00 $301.00 $2,339 —
789 value added 789 67 317.00 $317.00 $2,501 —
815 815 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,200 —
879 value added 879 56 298.00 $298.00 $2,619 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 370.00–375.00 $372.52 $1,036 —
340 340 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,292 —
427 427 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,420 —
460–492 480 4 300.00–340.00 $325.28 $1,561 —
577 577 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,919 —
610–645 630 5 295.00–319.00 $312.77 $1,970 —
730 730 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,008 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227 227 2 405.00 $405.00 $919 -25.00
262–270 265 3 370.00–385.00 $379.90 $1,007 +0.93
315–330 324 4 365.00–375.00 $367.55 $1,191 -12.96
350–385 372 3 345.00–355.00 $350.16 $1,303 -25.38
375–395 385 2 362.50–365.00 $363.78 $1,401 -11.76
400–440 423 9 340.00–352.50 $347.61 $1,470 -5.46
460–470 465 2 317.50–320.00 $318.74 $1,482 -32.65
482–495 488 5 331.00–342.50 $337.89 $1,649 -13.50
502–510 505 3 322.50–331.00 $328.14 $1,657 +18.14
510 value added 510 13 359.00 $359.00 $1,831 +6.50
560–592 568 12 320.00–325.00 $321.26 $1,825 -3.63
570–577 value added 575 3 330.00–332.50 $330.83 $1,902 -11.67
605–610 606 8 285.00–302.50 $300.30 $1,820 -5.19
612 value added 612 2 317.00 $317.00 $1,940 —
685 685 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,952 +8.63
700 700 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,820 -9.59
751 751 3 267.50 $267.50 $2,009 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 325.00 $325.00 $926 —
310–325 315 3 300.00–365.00 $335.48 $1,057 —
365–385 379 4 300.00–365.00 $336.72 $1,276 -5.61
407–445 426 11 300.00–337.50 $324.33 $1,382 —
460–475 468 2 310.00–317.50 $313.81 $1,469 -21.19
550 550 3 275.00–307.50 $287.50 $1,581 —
630–632 631 3 280.00–282.50 $281.67 $1,777 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,125 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,444 -22.38
410 410 3 370.00–375.00 $371.67 $1,524 -18.36
441 441 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,544 -10.00
455–465 460 2 350.00–355.00 $352.53 $1,622 +5.74
515–525 523 6 322.50 $322.50 $1,687 -48.14
549 549 6 332.50 $332.50 $1,825 -38.14
600–605 603 6 305.00–310.00 $307.51 $1,854 +7.51
690 690 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,070 -9.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,155 —
420–430 423 4 300.00–325.00 $318.64 $1,348 —
465–490 478 2 280.00–302.50 $291.54 $1,394 —
500–540 519 5 270.00–317.50 $291.08 $1,511 -36.42
550–585 567 9 280.00–317.50 $304.21 $1,725 —
630–645 637 3 250.00–290.00 $268.36 $1,709 —
670–680 673 3 250.00–285.00 $268.24 $1,805 —
870 870 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,958 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–493 487 4 280.00–317.50 $308.46 $1,502 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1245 1223 80-85% 2 140.00–153.00 $146.62 $1,793 -14.37
1110–1710 1283 80-85% 7 170.00–180.50 $175.44 $2,251 —
900–1605 1293 80-85% 8 157.00–169.00 $162.02 $2,095 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1090 973 85-90% 3 127.50–130.00 $129.33 $1,258 —
815–1270 1046 85-90% 4 137.50–146.00 $142.50 $1,491 -6.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1525 1350 75-80% 2 163.50–164.00 $163.78 $2,211 +1.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 1 173.50 $173.50 $2,837 —
1380–2105 1654 4 189.00–199.00 $193.66 $3,203 —
1625–2010 1795 3 204.00–208.00 $205.79 $3,694 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1160 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,900.00–2,075.00 $1,992.69
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1475 1475 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
693 693 3 253.00 $253.00 $1,753 —

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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
1590 1590 Middle Aged (5-8 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.