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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

222 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.53/cwt +14.13 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 468 lb · 11 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $110.77/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 614 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 222 455 258
Feeder cattle 162 311 204
Slaughter cattle 53 58 54
Replacement cattle 7 86 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers measuring 3.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 6.00 to 7.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls also due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 420 2 149.00–150.00 $149.48 $628 -2.03
460–495 472 5 147.50–163.00 $158.19 $747 +10.01
535–545 542 3 151.00–157.50 $153.14 $830 +13.65
550–592 576 8 135.50–151.00 $141.96 $818 -5.04
605–635 626 4 125.00–136.00 $132.84 $832 —
755–777 774 7 114.00–123.00 $121.75 $942 —
810 810 1 117.00 $117.00 $948 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 151.00 $151.00 $510 —
405 405 1 141.00 $141.00 $571 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 3 141.00 $141.00 $537 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 135.00 $135.00 $436 +11.82
360 value added 360 2 140.00 $140.00 $504 —
360–397 379 6 120.00–130.00 $124.43 $472 +2.23
430–440 435 2 126.00–129.00 $127.52 $555 +5.93
453–471 value added 464 8 139.00–140.00 $139.37 $647 —
465–480 473 2 122.50–127.50 $124.96 $591 +4.56
495 495 1 115.00 $115.00 $569 -5.40
530–532 531 8 120.00–126.50 $124.94 $663 +8.87
555–595 571 8 110.00–117.00 $114.86 $656 -0.98
600–630 614 10 107.50–119.00 $110.77 $680 ±0.00
655 fancy 655 1 126.00 $126.00 $825 —
661 value added 661 3 118.00 $118.00 $780 -4.50
691–692 691 5 107.00 $107.00 $739 -5.56
730 730 1 109.50 $109.50 $799 +12.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 125.00 $125.00 $375 —
455 455 1 118.00 $118.00 $537 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 122.50 $122.50 $331 —
300 300 1 127.50 $127.50 $382 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 151.00 $151.00 $717 +8.75
530 530 2 150.00 $150.00 $795 +10.88
550 550 1 134.00 $134.00 $737 +5.66
602 602 2 119.50 $119.50 $719 +6.97
668 668 3 120.00 $120.00 $802 —
765 765 1 104.00 $104.00 $796 -1.00
845 845 2 107.00 $107.00 $904 +4.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 2 130.00 $130.00 $321 ±0.00
280 280 1 127.50 $127.50 $357 —
335 335 1 127.00 $127.00 $425 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1170 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 124.00 $124.00 $732 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1265 1138 80-85% 3 66.00–73.50 $70.90 $807 —
1015–1575 1276 80-85% 19 65.00–78.00 $72.17 $921 —
1230–1510 1301 80-85% 5 80.50–88.00 $83.57 $1,087 —
1285–1625 1455 80-85% 2 80.00–87.00 $83.09 $1,209 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1655 1417 75-80% 6 61.50–70.00 $66.06 $936 —
1460 1460 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,080 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 85-90% 1 69.00 $69.00 $528 +17.00
900–1190 1032 85-90% 3 61.00–68.00 $63.42 $654 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $621 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 1 78.50 $78.50 $1,264 —

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 110.00 $110.00 $302 —
400 400 1 87.50 $87.50 $350 —
582 582 2 88.00 $88.00 $512 —
685 685 1 86.00 $86.00 $589 —
715 715 4 77.00 $77.00 $551 —

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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.