Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 1, 2026

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.41/cwt -21.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,843/hd at 577 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $420.85/cwt -19.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,818/hd at 432 lb · 13 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $315.04/cwt -28.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,799/hd at 571 lb · 13 head

Knoxville 5-weight heifers cleared at $322/cwt, running $6/cwt below the TN average ($328) and $14/cwt under Dickson. TN 5-weight heifers are down $47 from their early August peak of $373. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	354	593	1,092
Feeder cattle	308	487	911
Slaughter cattle	30	40	105
Replacement cattle	16	66	76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder heifers sold 8.00 lower, with feeder bulls weighing up to 550 lbs. unevenly steady and those weighing over 550 lbs. 20.00 to 25.00 lower. No market trends available for feeder steers and slaughter cows and bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

→ Feeder bulls: with feeder bulls weighing up to 550 lbs
▼ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers sold 8.00 lower
→ Feeder steers: No market trends available for feeder steers and slaughter cows and bulls due to limited comparable receipts
→ Slaughter bulls: No market trends available for feeder steers and slaughter cows and bulls due to limited comparable receipts
→ Slaughter cows: No market trends available for feeder steers and slaughter cows and bulls due to limited comparable receipts

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,575	-10.00
412	412	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,813	+9.68
460	460	4	410.00	$410.00	$1,886	+60.00
500 fancy	500	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,000	—
506–540	522	11	350.00–380.00	$356.48	$1,861	-23.52
557	557	2	360.00	$360.00	$2,005	-16.24
670–675	673	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,154	-11.15
700–745	719	8	300.00–320.00	$309.93	$2,228	—
805–829	822	7	290.00	$290.00	$2,384	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,904	—
617	617	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,851	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,764	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	368	4	365.00–385.00	$376.12	$1,384	+2.77
410–445	426	10	352.50–360.00	$354.19	$1,509	+14.37
450–496	476	13	332.50–355.00	$343.25	$1,634	-7.83
505–540	525	13	315.00–345.00	$324.94	$1,706	-12.75
550–580	565	2	300.00–305.00	$302.43	$1,709	-38.27
555–597	579	13	312.50–335.00	$322.02	$1,864	-18.68
626–627	626	5	300.00–307.50	$303.00	$1,897	-4.56
645	645	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,870	-17.56
650–660	655	3	280.00–285.00	$281.68	$1,845	-21.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–297	295	3	500.00–530.00	$509.84	$1,504	—
355–373	366	6	420.00–455.00	$441.90	$1,617	+25.20
410–442	429	9	425.00–445.00	$436.78	$1,874	-3.70
425–443	439	4	385.00	$385.00	$1,690	-55.48
455–485	465	11	347.50–400.00	$377.18	$1,754	+6.12
480 fancy	480	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,016	—
505–540	520	7	320.00–355.00	$334.35	$1,739	-2.51
550–590	571	13	300.00–350.00	$315.04	$1,799	-28.71
600–625	613	5	300.00–315.00	$305.08	$1,870	-27.49
645	645	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,838	-47.57
650–678	666	6	280.00–300.00	$289.81	$1,930	-25.13
700–717	711	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,920	-25.99
752–765	756	3	250.00–260.00	$256.63	$1,940	-40.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,220	—
355	355	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,420	—
495	495	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,485	-30.37
610	610	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,769	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,332	—
480	480	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,440	—
540	540	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,620	—
640	640	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,520	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1370	1370	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,550.00	$3,550.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1595	1369	75-80%	7	155.00–175.50	$163.47	$2,238	-5.39
1560	1560	75-80%	1	194.00	$194.00	$3,026	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1400	1173	80-85%	4	164.00–178.50	$172.52	$2,024	—
1335–1570	1437	80-85%	3	179.50–184.50	$182.04	$2,616	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	85-90%	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,950	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590–1775	1668	3	183.00–196.00	$190.45	$3,177	-16.51
2230	2230	1	215.00	$215.00	$4,794	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

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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
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

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Open Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010	1010	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,220.00	$2,220.00	—

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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.