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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

275 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.12/cwt +2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $560/hd at 470 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $145.98/cwt +2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 474 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 275 344 0
Feeder cattle 194 293 0
Slaughter cattle 58 34 0
Replacement cattle 23 17 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 157.50 $157.50 $488 —
367 367 2 148.00 $148.00 $543 —
428 428 2 149.00 $149.00 $638 —
482–490 485 3 143.00–145.00 $144.33 $700 +16.83
510–530 520 3 140.00–147.50 $144.79 $753 +9.80
552–580 566 4 133.00–136.00 $134.46 $761 +6.44
740 740 1 123.00 $123.00 $910 +11.00
1115 1115 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,115 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 130.00 $130.00 $292 —
385 385 1 137.00 $137.00 $527 —
615 615 1 115.00 $115.00 $707 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 fancy 315 1 130.00 $130.00 $410 —
300–344 337 6 110.00–115.00 $110.74 $373 -9.26
372 372 2 117.50 $117.50 $437 -2.12
405–441 430 8 115.00–121.00 $119.49 $514 -1.50
450–495 470 14 110.00–122.00 $119.12 $560 +2.59
512–545 527 4 105.00–110.00 $107.57 $567 -5.39
575–587 586 8 105.00–113.00 $112.02 $656 -0.62
606–647 626 9 97.00–110.00 $103.23 $646 -4.91
675–690 683 2 99.00–100.00 $99.49 $680 -10.28
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 —
1025 1025 1 78.00 $78.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 112.00 $112.00 $403 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 144.00 $144.00 $569 —
425–430 427 3 137.50–142.00 $139.51 $596 -8.29
450–482 474 12 141.00–150.00 $145.98 $692 +2.29
505–540 514 5 127.50–146.00 $137.10 $705 +9.67
615–620 617 3 112.50–120.00 $115.84 $715 +4.92
730–735 733 2 99.00–112.00 $105.48 $773 —
765 765 1 99.00 $99.00 $757 +4.00
810–840 825 2 91.00–93.00 $91.98 $759 +10.98
960 960 1 77.00 $77.00 $739 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 115.00 $115.00 $374 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 75-80% 1 53.00 $53.00 $737 —
1250–1530 1397 75-80% 3 53.00–57.50 $55.11 $770 —
1215–1665 1424 75-80% 12 55.50–66.50 $59.50 $847 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 54.00 $54.00 $608 -0.57
1155 1155 80-85% 1 66.50 $66.50 $768 —
1085–1325 1160 80-85% 5 54.50–60.50 $56.82 $659 —
1120–1400 1226 80-85% 8 57.00–62.50 $59.78 $733 -1.79
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1145 1021 85-90% 6 47.00–57.50 $51.70 $528 —
985–1170 1048 85-90% 4 49.00–58.00 $53.12 $557 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1655 1498 2 71.00–71.50 $71.28 $1,068 —
1960 1960 1 76.50 $76.50 $1,499 -6.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1160 1160 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1640 1640 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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.