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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 6, 2021

429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.98/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 472 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.50/cwt +8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 518 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $142.98/cwt +5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 521 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 429 275 463
Feeder cattle 369 194 344
Slaughter cattle 45 58 108
Replacement cattle 15 23 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to no sale the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year's holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 418 2 145.00–161.00 $153.34 $641 +4.34
455–475 462 3 146.00–157.50 $152.73 $706 +8.40
505–545 522 6 142.50–144.00 $143.33 $748 -1.46
530 530 1 135.00 $135.00 $716 -9.79
560–575 570 4 127.00–139.00 $132.95 $758 -1.51
570 value added 570 10 148.00 $148.00 $844 —
615–645 630 4 125.00–127.00 $125.73 $792 —
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 —
755 755 1 113.00 $113.00 $853 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 127.50 $127.50 $510 —
485 485 1 142.50 $142.50 $691 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 123.00 $123.00 $732 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 122.50 $122.50 $282 —
265 265 1 127.50 $127.50 $338 —
320–330 325 2 120.00–127.00 $123.45 $401 +12.71
360–375 369 6 122.00–135.00 $130.86 $483 +13.36
400–445 422 10 120.00–131.00 $122.42 $517 +2.93
450–497 472 19 117.00–122.50 $119.98 $566 +0.86
500–530 518 19 109.50–120.00 $116.50 $603 +8.93
552–575 562 8 104.00–115.00 $111.76 $628 -0.26
600–640 620 5 100.00–112.00 $105.20 $652 +1.97
650–677 665 8 102.00–112.00 $105.59 $702 +6.10
679 value added 679 6 114.00 $114.00 $774 —
740 740 1 108.00 $108.00 $799 —
765 765 4 101.50 $101.50 $776 +1.50
855 855 1 97.50 $97.50 $834 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 7 111.00 $111.00 $478 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 117.50 $117.50 $247 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 292 3 140.00–160.00 $153.26 $448 —
345 345 1 168.00 $168.00 $580 —
350–377 367 7 140.00–156.00 $145.98 $536 +1.98
390 390 2 135.00–137.50 $136.25 $531 -7.75
410–445 423 12 137.50–152.00 $146.57 $620 +7.06
470 fancy 470 1 151.00 $151.00 $710 —
465–485 479 13 130.00–140.00 $133.96 $642 -12.02
500–546 521 16 135.00–148.00 $142.98 $745 +5.88
552–580 567 13 124.00–135.00 $127.11 $721 —
605–645 632 3 114.00–120.00 $115.92 $733 +0.08
650–690 665 11 105.00–115.00 $109.88 $731 —
725–736 733 6 109.00 $109.00 $799 +3.52
765–772 770 3 103.00–110.00 $105.32 $811 +6.32
800 800 1 104.00 $104.00 $832 +12.02
1040 1040 1 84.00 $84.00 $874 —
1145 1145 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 135.00 $135.00 $446 —
380 380 1 135.00 $135.00 $513 —
410–425 418 2 127.50–130.00 $128.77 $538 —
500–540 527 3 127.00–130.00 $127.95 $674 —
605 605 1 107.00 $107.00 $647 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 125.00 $125.00 $306 —
350 350 1 120.00 $120.00 $420 —
550 550 1 118.00 $118.00 $649 —
675 675 1 93.00 $93.00 $628 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $687 +1.18
915–1465 1188 80-85% 15 61.00–68.00 $65.00 $772 +8.18
1115–1380 1248 80-85% 2 70.00 $70.00 $874 +10.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1430 1393 75-80% 2 52.00–55.00 $53.46 $745 +0.46
1270–1685 1426 75-80% 4 58.50–64.00 $61.98 $884 +2.48
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1115 1080 85-90% 2 55.00–58.00 $56.55 $611 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 1 76.50 $76.50 $1,258 —
1530–1950 1758 4 88.00–95.00 $92.46 $1,625 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1110–1285 1198 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 500.00–575.00 $540.24
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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.