Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 2, 2026

627 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Knoxville Livestock Center report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $440.51/cwt +1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,536/hd at 576 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $418.66/cwt -3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,010/hd at 480 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $406.55/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,142/hd at 527 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	627	626	818
Feeder cattle	512	453	728
Slaughter cattle	58	85	60
Replacement cattle	57	88	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. sold 5.00 higher with those weighing over 550 lbs. 8.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

→ Feeder bulls: Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts
→ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs
→ Feeder steers: Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	294	4	610.00–660.00	$647.66	$1,904	—
310	310	1	660.00	$660.00	$2,046	+30.00
360 value added	360	3	600.00	$600.00	$2,160	+21.70
360–390	376	15	515.00–575.00	$556.45	$2,092	+28.95
400 thin fleshed	400	1	575.00	$575.00	$2,300	—
400–430	412	7	505.00–540.00	$529.05	$2,180	-13.73
437	437	2	490.00	$490.00	$2,141	-52.78
451–485	470	15	470.00–500.00	$483.67	$2,273	+22.10
495 value added	495	1	515.00	$515.00	$2,549	—
500–515	512	9	440.00–495.00	$468.72	$2,400	-6.26
555–597	575	38	420.00–460.00	$442.64	$2,545	+5.37
585–590	588	2	400.00	$400.00	$2,352	-37.27
600–602 value added	601	3	410.00–420.00	$416.67	$2,504	—
650–670	660	2	350.00–353.00	$351.52	$2,320	-30.45
705–740	718	3	330.00–353.00	$337.90	$2,426	-3.18
722 value added	722	2	365.00	$365.00	$2,635	—
900	900	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,970	+9.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	465.00	$465.00	$2,069	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,590	±0.00
300–330	317	8	460.00–500.00	$477.12	$1,512	+7.12
340 thin fleshed	340	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,768	—
364–390	375	19	440.00–480.00	$462.90	$1,736	+8.80
410–436	423	16	430.00–467.50	$449.90	$1,903	+7.97
450–498	480	36	400.00–435.00	$418.66	$2,010	-3.07
515–542	526	5	375.00	$375.00	$1,972	-10.15
512–542	527	19	405.00–430.00	$414.85	$2,186	+29.70
550–597	575	19	375.00–395.00	$384.22	$2,209	-6.95
575–585	580	2	345.00–350.00	$347.48	$2,015	-10.85
600–638	615	10	370.00–380.00	$374.15	$2,301	-5.22
665–690	680	3	330.00–355.00	$340.13	$2,313	-13.33
715–742	738	8	322.50–325.00	$324.70	$2,396	+14.70
785 value added	785	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,630	—
805–845	824	6	315.00–317.50	$315.84	$2,603	+15.84

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	430.00–450.00	$439.38	$1,406	—
410–425	418	2	377.50–405.00	$391.00	$1,634	+1.00
450	450	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,755	—
510–520	515	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,983	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	382	3	380.00–395.00	$388.52	$1,484	-1.48
470–475	473	2	355.00–370.00	$362.46	$1,714	-27.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	660.00	$660.00	$1,650	-25.43
315 thin fleshed	315	1	640.00	$640.00	$2,016	—
308–337	320	13	570.00–620.00	$594.33	$1,902	+24.33
350–385	368	5	530.00–590.00	$553.48	$2,037	+16.30
410–437	428	3	497.50–510.00	$501.49	$2,146	+38.24
430–445	434	4	450.00	$450.00	$1,953	-13.25
452–485	465	11	470.00–490.00	$476.92	$2,218	-4.37
460–485	475	3	435.00–455.00	$443.14	$2,105	-38.15
522 fancy	522	6	475.00	$475.00	$2,480	—
500–536	523	12	420.00–460.00	$439.69	$2,300	+30.93
555–575	565	8	410.00–445.00	$427.05	$2,413	+7.96
575 fancy	575	4	460.00	$460.00	$2,645	—
605–631	622	16	390.00–415.00	$407.67	$2,536	+21.09
636	636	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,226	±0.00
655	655	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,292	-10.08
715	715	3	345.00–353.00	$350.33	$2,505	+20.04

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	525.00	$525.00	$1,549	—
310	310	3	495.00	$495.00	$1,534	+5.00
430	430	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,935	—
453	453	3	455.00	$455.00	$2,061	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	535.00	$535.00	$1,792	—
355	355	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,775	+30.00
490	490	1	435.00	$435.00	$2,132	—
510	510	1	405.00	$405.00	$2,066	—
595	595	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,350	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1485	1485	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,275.00	$3,275.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1450	1217	80-85%	10	170.00–189.00	$180.01	$2,191	—
1065–1410	1279	80-85%	6	190.00–199.00	$195.37	$2,499	-9.39

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1490	1418	75-80%	6	174.00–185.00	$179.81	$2,550	-8.58
1495	1495	75-80%	1	192.00	$192.00	$2,870	—
1650	1650	75-80%	1	169.00	$169.00	$2,788	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	85-90%	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,445	—
915	915	85-90%	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,409	±0.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1165	1033	2	209.00–218.00	$214.08	$2,211	—
965–2015	1529	9	210.00–227.50	$217.64	$3,328	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–1165	974	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,980.00–2,400.00	$2,163.66

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1100	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,300.00–2,825.00	$2,516.78
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1020–1250	1142	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,450.00–3,150.00	$2,759.05
965–1345	1169	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,500.00–3,125.00	$2,748.52
1130–1380	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,775.00–3,650.00	$3,232.45
1300–1450	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,250.00–3,250.00	$2,777.27

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00	—

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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.