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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 16, 2025

688 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $341.50/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $3,033/hd at 888 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.59/cwt +4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,915/hd at 567 lb · 46 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $328.38/cwt -8.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,068/hd at 630 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 688 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,664 —
365–375 370 2 415.00–430.00 $422.60 $1,564 -37.40
380–390 385 2 445.00–460.00 $452.40 $1,742 -7.60
435 435 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,870 +30.00
452 452 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,966 +45.10
510 510 2 350.00–357.50 $353.75 $1,804 -27.60
500–536 525 21 375.00–390.00 $378.54 $1,987 -2.81
555–597 573 11 350.00–380.00 $355.02 $2,034 -22.80
610 value added 610 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,257 -24.17
605–643 627 25 330.00–360.00 $349.18 $2,189 -11.54
660–690 674 5 330.00–350.00 $335.91 $2,264 -30.37
670–685 678 2 305.00–325.00 $315.11 $2,136 -51.17
705–735 726 5 330.00–357.50 $341.02 $2,476 -5.97
830 830 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,573 —
840–843 value added 841 12 325.00–338.00 $333.66 $2,806 -5.92
888 value added 888 59 341.50 $341.50 $3,033 +6.50
923 value added 923 9 316.00 $316.00 $2,917 —
955–958 value added 958 6 310.00–320.00 $311.66 $2,986 -1.34
1007–1008 value added 1007 10 295.00–305.00 $302.00 $3,041 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,535 —
395 395 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,560 —
622 622 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,959 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 276 11 425.00–465.00 $445.16 $1,229 —
305–345 326 16 405.00–440.00 $422.41 $1,377 +22.99
357–390 373 5 375.00–385.00 $382.96 $1,428 -7.06
355–395 380 19 395.00–430.00 $411.25 $1,563 +21.23
410 thin fleshed 410 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,702 —
400–446 431 35 360.00–405.00 $384.08 $1,655 +9.00
450–495 471 9 355.00–390.00 $376.30 $1,772 +11.66
495 495 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,683 +7.54
505–545 519 34 330.00–370.00 $349.29 $1,813 +2.76
550–587 567 42 325.00–360.00 $339.62 $1,926 +8.98
560–580 571 4 310.00–320.00 $316.28 $1,806 -14.36
610 610 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,891 -6.81
600–642 619 24 315.00–347.50 $327.78 $2,029 +10.97
650–695 674 6 290.00–317.50 $303.11 $2,043 -5.21
725 725 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,102 -21.01
820 820 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,501 —
880 value added 880 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,552 —
921 921 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,487 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242–246 244 5 535.00–560.00 $550.10 $1,342 -14.90
265 thin fleshed 265 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,458 -10.00
260–280 271 5 500.00–530.00 $512.10 $1,388 +7.02
297 297 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,426 -25.08
315–320 318 2 440.00–445.00 $442.48 $1,407 -45.49
300–345 335 9 460.00–490.00 $477.76 $1,600 -10.21
360–375 368 2 400.00–420.00 $410.20 $1,510 -50.83
360–395 378 9 430.00–475.00 $449.18 $1,698 -11.85
400–440 418 19 385.00–440.00 $413.50 $1,728 +41.79
410–430 420 2 375.00–380.00 $377.44 $1,585 +5.73
460–495 477 29 370.00–407.50 $394.93 $1,884 +44.93
485–495 490 2 355.00–360.00 $357.47 $1,752 +7.47
500 thin fleshed 500 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,025 —
500–532 516 19 345.00–380.00 $363.61 $1,876 -13.36
510–535 527 10 330.00–335.00 $331.95 $1,749 -45.02
550–592 565 26 330.00–375.00 $340.92 $1,926 -25.66
550–575 567 8 315.00–325.00 $318.70 $1,807 -47.88
628 628 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,758 -57.03
607–645 630 34 310.00–350.00 $332.65 $2,096 -4.38
652–685 660 5 313.00–345.00 $328.66 $2,169 -5.63
700 700 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,240 +24.56
755–790 773 2 285.00–295.00 $289.89 $2,241 -4.18
850 850 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,380 +30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–460 458 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,672 +15.00
525 525 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,680 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 420.00–460.00 $440.18 $1,246 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 75-80% 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,850 —
1280–1700 1494 75-80% 23 149.50–165.00 $158.46 $2,367 —
1440–1550 1498 75-80% 3 170.00–173.00 $171.00 $2,562 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1445 1226 80-85% 14 148.50–167.00 $160.50 $1,968 —
1085–1370 1270 80-85% 5 169.00–179.00 $172.68 $2,193 —
1140–1390 1302 80-85% 3 143.00–144.00 $143.36 $1,867 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1080 1046 85-90% 5 134.00–150.00 $138.32 $1,447 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–2160 1799 16 185.00–205.00 $194.39 $3,497 —
1705–2160 1902 3 207.00–211.50 $209.30 $3,981 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1235–1245 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,300.00–2,375.00 $2,337.35
1125–1445 1299 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,975.00–2,300.00 $2,154.84
1335–1395 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1355–1395 1375 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,425.00–2,550.00 $2,488.41
1270–1555 1413 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,000.00–3,025.00 $3,011.24
1450 1450 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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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.