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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 20, 2026

497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $425.46/cwt +12.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,010/hd at 472 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $399.54/cwt +21.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,104/hd at 527 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $491.82/cwt +8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,282/hd at 464 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 497 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 550.00–640.00 $596.38 $1,938 -36.40
355–398 377 9 530.00–630.00 $566.59 $2,136 -33.41
401–422 409 11 500.00–560.00 $530.00 $2,168 +80.00
450–492 477 15 495.00–540.00 $508.12 $2,424 +18.65
500–520 512 9 460.00–490.00 $479.91 $2,457 +36.52
555–575 570 18 420.00–465.00 $442.21 $2,521 +28.24
600–640 625 14 395.00–430.00 $404.20 $2,526 +8.73
665–675 672 3 385.00–390.00 $386.65 $2,598 +29.54
705–728 value added 719 9 360.00–363.00 $362.34 $2,605 +10.73
705–745 725 2 340.00–347.50 $343.65 $2,491 +0.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,862 —
420 420 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,722 —
485–495 491 4 420.00–460.00 $434.92 $2,135 —
520–535 528 2 380.00–435.00 $407.11 $2,150 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 4 540.00–580.00 $556.94 $1,253 —
255–285 272 3 500.00–570.00 $543.25 $1,478 —
315–330 320 5 490.00–500.00 $491.97 $1,574 -28.11
350–372 value added 362 4 520.00–530.00 $524.87 $1,900 +38.03
350–390 374 13 450.00–500.00 $474.95 $1,776 +28.13
390–392 391 3 430.00–440.00 $436.68 $1,707 -10.14
400 thin fleshed 400 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,080 —
400–440 417 11 450.00–500.00 $471.49 $1,966 +41.74
437–445 440 3 400.00–420.00 $413.25 $1,818 -16.50
450–458 value added 453 10 460.00–462.50 $461.01 $2,088 —
465–492 478 7 380.00–390.00 $386.52 $1,848 -27.58
450–495 479 23 410.00–432.50 $421.86 $2,021 +61.73
505–520 value added 517 6 425.00–435.00 $429.15 $2,219 —
500–543 529 24 377.50–420.00 $392.14 $2,074 +13.75
560 value added 560 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,240 +15.00
565–585 575 3 320.00–335.00 $328.25 $1,887 -30.82
555–597 577 13 345.00–385.00 $361.58 $2,086 +2.51
610 610 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,952 -15.39
611–620 value added 613 4 355.00–362.50 $360.60 $2,210 +4.89
615–640 623 6 340.00–345.00 $344.18 $2,144 +8.79
650–670 656 6 325.00–335.00 $329.18 $2,159 +49.18
650–670 663 4 282.50–297.50 $290.06 $1,923 +10.06
663–691 value added 676 13 345.00–350.00 $347.69 $2,350 -2.31
707 707 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,298 +35.00
730 730 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,044 -10.00
760–790 775 2 300.00–305.00 $302.45 $2,344 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,225 —
275 275 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,155 —
310–340 325 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,398 -10.00
400–420 407 3 380.00–400.00 $386.89 $1,575 -8.11
450 450 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,778 —
525 525 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,680 —
595 595 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,904 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 410.00–420.00 $415.23 $1,154 —
345 345 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,414 -10.00
410 410 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,558 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–275 263 3 640.00–710.00 $664.40 $1,747 -13.48
300 thin fleshed 300 3 660.00 $660.00 $1,980 —
305–345 326 9 540.00–600.00 $568.82 $1,854 -53.27
350–380 364 5 530.00–580.00 $550.93 $2,005 -29.17
405–445 423 14 510.00–550.00 $527.74 $2,232 +25.86
425–445 437 3 470.00–490.00 $478.42 $2,091 -23.46
450–478 462 22 470.00–520.00 $491.40 $2,270 +7.97
466 thin fleshed 466 3 540.00 $540.00 $2,516 —
460–490 477 3 440.00–455.00 $446.75 $2,131 -36.68
510–520 515 2 380.00–390.00 $384.95 $1,982 -43.66
500–540 518 17 420.00–450.00 $435.70 $2,257 +7.09
520 thin fleshed 520 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,444 —
550–590 568 20 380.00–445.00 $408.58 $2,321 +12.00
560–595 578 2 350.00–360.00 $354.85 $2,051 -41.73
605–635 622 11 370.00–392.50 $386.85 $2,406 +6.91
625 625 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,188 -29.94
670–690 677 6 345.00–355.00 $353.30 $2,392 +26.62
700–715 708 2 345.00–347.50 $346.26 $2,452 +26.26
720 720 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,340 +5.00
750 750 2 337.00 $337.00 $2,528 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,825 -20.00
462–470 465 3 390.00–400.00 $393.37 $1,829 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 520.00–570.00 $544.09 $1,496 —
470 470 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,880 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1475 1269 80-85% 10 151.00–174.00 $160.63 $2,038 +11.28
1095–1440 1274 80-85% 4 177.50–195.00 $186.00 $2,370 +36.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1735 1480 75-80% 11 156.00–175.00 $165.46 $2,449 +13.71
1595 1595 75-80% 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,855 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1195 1033 85-90% 4 143.00–154.00 $147.79 $1,527 —
1045 1045 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,358 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,402 —
1300–1930 1615 2 212.00–213.00 $212.40 $3,430 —
1360–2205 1796 10 193.00–209.00 $201.94 $3,627 +13.95

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
1000–1405 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,500.00–3,600.00 $3,079.22
1180–1330 1238 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,125.00–2,750.00 $2,360.96
1060–1475 1247 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 2,150.00–2,850.00 $2,616.92
1110–1425 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120–1230 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,450.00–2,750.00 $2,607.02
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —

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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.