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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 11, 2025

359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.88/cwt -5.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,772/hd at 520 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $354.38/cwt +10.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,680/hd at 474 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $323.25/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,864/hd at 577 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 359 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 4 410.00–430.00 $418.98 $1,592 -17.65
462–465 463 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,852 +30.00
463 value added 463 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,991 —
505–545 525 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,048 +6.02
552 value added 552 7 397.50 $397.50 $2,194 —
565 565 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,006 -29.37
576 576 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,016 -34.37
610 610 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,937 -43.49
622 value added 622 5 373.00 $373.00 $2,320 -19.50
674–675 value added 674 12 375.00–386.00 $384.16 $2,589 +30.36
700 value added 700 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,310 —
875 value added 875 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,625 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–442 438 5 365.00–390.00 $369.80 $1,620 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,658 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 thin fleshed 350 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,540 ±0.00
370–393 385 6 370.00–380.00 $376.80 $1,451 -15.83
393 value added 393 3 414.00 $414.00 $1,627 —
406–411 value added 408 9 380.00–397.50 $385.88 $1,574 —
400–440 412 8 345.00–365.00 $355.75 $1,466 -8.81
450 value added 450 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,755 —
465 465 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,488 -4.21
452–495 475 35 332.50–367.00 $354.34 $1,683 +8.77
500–547 517 21 330.00–345.00 $337.91 $1,747 -3.36
515–530 520 3 310.00–320.00 $315.05 $1,638 -26.22
519–530 value added 523 17 347.50–350.00 $349.11 $1,826 -27.24
553 value added 553 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,880 —
555 555 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,720 -18.66
550–597 582 22 315.00–325.00 $320.81 $1,867 -7.85
605–620 616 4 300.00–315.00 $303.68 $1,871 -4.83
633 value added 633 18 323.00 $323.00 $2,045 -7.00
640 640 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,792 -5.00
652 value added 652 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,086 —
670 670 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,876 -15.85
706–748 727 6 270.00–280.00 $275.14 $2,000 —
772 value added 772 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,316 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,188 —
435 435 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,370 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 value added 515 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,648 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 400.00–455.00 $429.19 $1,395 -33.08
350–395 367 12 400.00–435.00 $419.08 $1,538 -43.45
395 395 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,521 -24.90
415–431 424 12 390.00–410.00 $400.41 $1,698 +17.97
430 430 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,591 -12.44
460–495 471 5 365.00–400.00 $384.75 $1,812 -22.82
465–490 478 2 345.00–355.00 $350.13 $1,674 -57.44
500–545 518 19 360.00–395.00 $375.76 $1,946 +0.56
505–542 536 6 330.00–340.00 $332.47 $1,782 -42.73
550–590 571 7 330.00–385.00 $350.70 $2,002 -18.44
595 595 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,904 -4.94
605–630 622 3 287.50–290.00 $289.19 $1,799 +9.19
625 625 4 300.00–305.00 $301.25 $1,883 +21.25
600–636 626 9 310.00–335.00 $318.20 $1,992 +23.20
655–667 664 6 300.00–317.50 $308.36 $2,048 -2.50
710 710 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,166 -10.00
775 775 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,170 —
825–830 827 3 266.00–270.00 $267.34 $2,211 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,602 —
590 590 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,829 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,713 +30.00
495 495 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,621 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1700 1519 75-80% 7 145.00–160.00 $153.80 $2,336 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1145 1125 80-85% 3 146.50–154.00 $150.90 $1,698 —
1165–1385 1263 80-85% 3 165.00–169.00 $167.23 $2,112 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 183.00 $183.00 $2,159 —
1220–2255 1801 6 184.00–193.00 $188.98 $3,404 —
1790–2320 2055 2 195.00–196.00 $195.44 $4,016 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1420 1420 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1500–1660 1580 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,450.00–3,175.00 $2,794.15

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00
1135 1135 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,590.00 $2,590.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,590.00 $2,590.00 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 85-90% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,407 —
1185 1185 75-80% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,600 —

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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.