Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.79/cwt ≈ $561/hd at 480 lb · 22 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $113.43/cwt ≈ $650/hd at 573 lb · 12 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $120.58/cwt ≈ $751/hd at 623 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	481	278
Feeder cattle	331	—
Slaughter cattle	74	—
Replacement cattle	76	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sharply lower with slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted for heifers and bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
375	375	1	152.50	$152.50	$572
425–445	435	2	133.00–142.50	$137.86	$600
435	435	1	125.00	$125.00	$544
455	455	1	134.00	$134.00	$610
500–535	514	8	117.00–129.00	$125.15	$643
565–582	580	9	119.00–126.50	$125.69	$729
608–639	623	12	119.00–125.00	$120.58	$751
705–740	721	7	114.00–122.50	$120.77	$871

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
275–285	280	2	117.00–122.50	$119.80	$335
305–345	329	5	113.00–124.00	$119.92	$395
370–385	377	10	105.00–119.00	$108.22	$408
400–446	430	10	110.00–118.00	$114.95	$494
460–495	480	22	112.00–119.50	$116.79	$561
500–545	514	8	105.00–115.00	$110.95	$570
555–585	567	6	111.00–113.50	$112.83	$640
600–645	620	7	98.00–107.00	$100.67	$624
660–695	675	4	98.00–102.00	$99.49	$672
710–745	728	2	94.00–95.00	$94.51	$688
780–782	781	3	88.00–94.00	$90.00	$703
815	815	1	89.00	$89.00	$725
857	857	4	92.00	$92.00	$788

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
330	330	1	130.00	$130.00	$429
350–397	377	6	129.00–139.00	$133.34	$503
400–445	434	4	125.00–135.00	$128.46	$558
450–490	461	7	122.00–133.00	$125.15	$577
500–535	512	11	115.00–122.00	$119.06	$610
552–593	573	12	110.00–119.50	$113.43	$650
607–645	622	7	102.00–109.00	$106.12	$660
675–688	685	4	102.00–105.00	$102.74	$704
720–725	723	2	97.00–99.00	$98.00	$709
775–790	778	6	94.00–99.00	$97.66	$760
800	800	1	92.00	$92.00	$736
885	885	1	85.00	$85.00	$752

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
250	250	1	127.50	$127.50	$319
372	372	2	120.00	$120.00	$446
480	480	1	117.50	$117.50	$564
548	548	4	106.50	$106.50	$584
590	590	1	100.00	$100.00	$590

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
450	450	2	112.50	$112.50	$506
647	647	2	99.00	$99.00	$641

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145	1145	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965	965	80-85%	1	58.00	$58.00	$560
1030–1370	1140	80-85%	14	50.00–55.50	$51.95	$592
970–1520	1223	80-85%	10	47.00–55.50	$52.20	$638
1295	1295	80-85%	1	58.00	$58.00	$751

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1210–1750	1405	75-80%	3	45.50–50.00	$47.24	$664
1310–1575	1418	75-80%	6	45.00–52.50	$48.88	$693

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
980–1105	1038	85-90%	4	42.50–52.50	$46.50	$483
975–1220	1088	85-90%	3	51.00–53.50	$51.97	$565

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1120	1120	1	75.00	$75.00	$840
1090–1880	1383	7	74.50–82.00	$77.18	$1,067
1410–1740	1575	2	86.00–86.50	$86.28	$1,359

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	710.00	$710.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
985–1435	1228	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	575.00–750.00	$665.11
1050–1400	1238	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	850.00–1,060.00	$946.25
1105–1475	1290	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00–810.00	$730.77
1200–1350	1292	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	900.00–950.00	$925.00
1170–1545	1367	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	850.00–1,085.00	$938.25
1370	1370	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1690	1690	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	935.00	$935.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,133.75
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,225.00–1,275.00	$1,250.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00

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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.