Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 16, 2026

779 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $430.41/cwt -2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,039/hd at 474 lb · 39 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $346.15/cwt ≈ $3,168/hd at 915 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $409.42/cwt -8.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,132/hd at 521 lb · 21 head

Knoxville 4-weight heifers sold at $438/cwt, running $8/cwt below the TN average ($446) and $28/cwt under Dickson. The class is down $18/cwt from its early May peak of $459. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	779	1,296	814
Feeder cattle	654	904	698
Slaughter cattle	78	88	73
Replacement cattle	47	304	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week and based on a lighter test this week, feeder steers weighing up to 600 lbs. sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower with those weighing over 600 lbs. unevenly steady. Feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with those weighing over 450 lbs. mostly steady, and feeder bulls sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher with slaughter bulls 10.00 higher.

▼ Feeder bulls: and feeder bulls sold sharply lower
→ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs
→ Feeder steers: feeder steers weighing up to 600 lbs
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher with slaughter bulls 10.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher with slaughter bulls 10.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	615.00	$615.00	$1,784	—
377	377	2	550.00	$550.00	$2,074	—
400–403 value added	402	7	515.00–525.00	$520.00	$2,090	—
405–441	425	13	460.00–485.00	$472.61	$2,009	-47.15
455	455	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,911	—
455–495	481	13	450.00–491.00	$461.39	$2,219	-13.86
505–545	522	3	400.00	$400.00	$2,088	-59.24
525–545	538	11	430.00–465.00	$438.83	$2,361	+8.83
558–598	575	14	420.00–435.00	$425.10	$2,444	-17.53
585	585	2	410.00	$410.00	$2,398	-32.63
603–623 value added	617	10	430.00–435.00	$431.47	$2,662	-7.67
644	644	5	407.50	$407.50	$2,624	+13.27
655–670 value added	664	7	400.00–420.00	$412.84	$2,741	-5.31
665	665	3	362.00	$362.00	$2,407	-32.45
666–695	673	4	380.00–385.00	$383.71	$2,582	-10.74
703–723 value added	713	6	372.50–387.50	$380.11	$2,710	+10.11
700–745	726	4	350.00–370.00	$357.54	$2,596	—
782–786 value added	786	17	358.00–367.50	$366.39	$2,880	+6.87
801 value added	801	7	357.50	$357.50	$2,864	-0.22
810	810	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,794	—
855	855	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,864	—
860 value added	860	1	350.00	$350.00	$3,010	+4.57
915 value added	915	22	346.75	$346.75	$3,173	—
920	920	1	333.00	$333.00	$3,064	—
970 value added	970	2	330.00	$330.00	$3,201	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	2	560.00	$560.00	$1,691	—
630	630	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,048	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,227	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	2	540.00–545.00	$542.47	$1,183	-57.53
260–282	272	4	520.00–540.00	$532.54	$1,449	-23.28
300–335	322	7	480.00–505.00	$491.33	$1,582	-23.07
350–395	375	7	435.00–470.00	$451.16	$1,692	-13.87
400–442	422	13	430.00–455.00	$443.39	$1,871	-6.50
421–423 value added	422	6	465.00–485.00	$475.02	$2,005	-12.98
452 value added	452	2	460.00	$460.00	$2,079	+6.54
450–495	475	37	410.00–445.00	$428.81	$2,037	-1.46
500–540	520	19	400.00–417.50	$411.99	$2,142	+0.97
510–545	528	2	385.00	$385.00	$2,033	-26.02
562–594	582	15	375.00–397.00	$389.02	$2,264	-0.89
600–622	608	15	350.00–375.00	$365.22	$2,221	+3.46
600–612 value added	609	5	385.00–400.00	$389.96	$2,375	+19.63
670	670	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,178	-19.68
670–680	675	2	335.00–340.00	$337.48	$2,278	-7.20
710–735	729	5	335.00–340.00	$336.00	$2,449	—
765–777 value added	776	19	335.00–337.50	$335.26	$2,602	-2.85

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,848	+20.00
545	545	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,071	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	322	3	570.00–580.00	$573.42	$1,846	-27.32
355–397	377	9	500.00–580.00	$530.81	$2,001	-32.47
402–430	416	10	445.00–490.00	$470.22	$1,956	-53.82
425–440	433	2	430.00–435.00	$432.54	$1,873	-91.50
467–490	480	16	420.00–467.50	$431.20	$2,070	-41.32
500–542	526	14	420.00–450.00	$434.22	$2,284	-11.72
535	535	1	410.00	$410.00	$2,194	-35.94
550–595	572	11	400.00–435.00	$420.79	$2,407	-7.09
590–598	594	6	380.00	$380.00	$2,257	-47.88
640	640	2	380.00	$380.00	$2,432	+7.60
650–657	654	4	350.00–370.00	$359.95	$2,354	-14.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,625	—
355	355	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,633	-63.35

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	525.00	$525.00	$1,732	—
455	455	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,820	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225	1225	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	3,175.00	$3,175.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1445	1139	80-85%	15	180.00–195.00	$188.80	$2,150	—
910–1520	1255	80-85%	4	198.00–215.00	$207.98	$2,610	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	75-80%	1	206.00	$206.00	$2,750	—
1190–1590	1406	75-80%	10	180.00–195.00	$191.05	$2,686	-10.36

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1140	1028	85-90%	2	182.00–185.00	$183.34	$1,885	—
945–1160	1059	85-90%	5	162.50–174.00	$169.27	$1,793	+2.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–2230	1825	13	225.00–234.00	$230.28	$4,203	—
1750–2040	1899	4	240.00–250.00	$244.57	$4,644	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1060–1155	1108	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,400.00–2,750.00	$2,582.51
1070–1405	1209	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,850.00–3,500.00	$3,147.60
1320–1455	1388	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,800.00–3,250.00	$3,035.95
1550	1550	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1185	1185	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00
1205	1205	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,900.00	$4,900.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590	1590	1	216.00	$216.00	$3,434	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1080	957	85-90%	3	162.00–169.00	$166.18	$1,590	—

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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.