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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 13, 2021

883 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.93/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 467 lb · 54 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.57/cwt +1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 429 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.55/cwt +3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 526 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 883 628 242
Feeder cattle 706 548 188
Slaughter cattle 141 66 41
Replacement cattle 36 14 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers measuring 2.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. mostly steady and those weighing over 500 lbs. 3.00 higher, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts from last reported sale. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 6.00 to 9.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 185.00 $185.00 $500 —
320 fancy 320 1 200.00 $200.00 $640 —
340 340 1 177.00 $177.00 $602 —
360 fancy 360 1 190.00 $190.00 $684 —
350–392 372 4 170.00–180.00 $177.12 $659 -0.38
400 fancy 400 1 190.00 $190.00 $760 —
405–420 410 6 177.50–185.00 $182.70 $749 +2.42
450–498 481 17 170.00–185.00 $174.57 $840 +1.15
502 value added 502 2 178.00 $178.00 $894 —
505–510 507 3 164.00–167.00 $165.99 $842 —
550–590 571 16 150.00–165.00 $160.45 $916 +4.09
580 fancy 580 1 171.00 $171.00 $992 —
613 value added 613 3 155.00 $155.00 $950 —
605–640 628 3 143.00–149.00 $145.27 $912 —
687 687 2 142.00 $142.00 $976 -6.98
705 value added 705 2 141.00 $141.00 $994 —
700–745 727 3 127.00–135.00 $130.38 $948 -0.58
756–763 value added 760 8 133.50–134.50 $133.87 $1,017 —
860 860 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 170.00 $170.00 $476 —
310 310 1 165.00 $165.00 $512 —
495 495 1 152.50 $152.50 $755 —
630 630 1 130.00 $130.00 $819 -5.00
670 670 1 129.00 $129.00 $864 —
825 825 1 110.00 $110.00 $908 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 162.50 $162.50 $666 —
495 495 1 145.00 $145.00 $718 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
207–237 224 5 153.00–167.50 $158.37 $355 +0.40
305–345 327 7 142.50–160.00 $149.56 $489 +3.71
330 fancy 330 2 166.00 $166.00 $548 +6.00
350–395 376 24 143.00–157.50 $153.07 $576 -0.44
405–445 value added 421 7 157.00–159.00 $157.70 $664 +0.20
400–448 430 46 140.00–154.00 $149.49 $643 +0.53
450–495 467 54 140.00–154.00 $147.93 $691 +1.70
500 value added 500 2 151.00 $151.00 $755 —
500–545 528 33 133.00–148.00 $142.04 $750 +3.55
550–595 570 32 132.00–142.00 $136.00 $775 -0.22
610–646 631 10 124.00–132.00 $127.47 $804 +1.62
656 value added 656 3 131.00 $131.00 $859 —
650–690 671 7 117.50–128.00 $123.73 $830 +3.76
710–726 722 9 110.00–122.00 $119.04 $859 +1.39
750–775 763 2 108.00–110.00 $109.02 $832 -1.63
860 860 2 107.50 $107.50 $924 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 172.50–187.50 $179.76 $428 —
285 fancy 285 1 200.00 $200.00 $570 ±0.00
285 285 5 172.50–180.00 $174.00 $496 -1.00
300 fancy 300 1 200.00 $200.00 $600 —
305–345 334 7 177.50–189.00 $181.96 $608 +0.83
375 fancy 375 1 193.00 $193.00 $724 +8.00
365–390 377 7 170.00–180.00 $175.98 $663 +4.37
400–445 422 14 159.00–175.00 $166.92 $704 -1.86
450–490 476 12 153.00–170.00 $164.13 $781 +0.65
500–535 fancy 518 2 165.00–167.00 $165.97 $860 +0.97
500–545 528 28 146.00–160.00 $152.19 $804 -0.50
560–565 fancy 563 2 155.00–160.00 $157.51 $887 +8.17
552–595 567 15 137.50–152.50 $145.55 $825 +3.26
605 fancy 605 1 147.50 $147.50 $892 —
600–647 629 16 130.00–142.00 $136.66 $860 +3.67
650–665 656 5 127.00–137.50 $132.65 $870 +16.65
660 660 2 123.00 $123.00 $812 +7.00
705–745 718 5 115.00–125.00 $121.92 $875 —
755–780 765 3 110.00–117.00 $114.03 $872 +2.87
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 157.50–165.00 $161.17 $379 —
380 380 2 137.50–159.00 $148.25 $563 —
410 410 1 150.00 $150.00 $615 —
470–480 475 3 127.50–140.00 $134.18 $637 —
545 545 1 115.00 $115.00 $627 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 146.00 $146.00 $521 -10.00
465–490 478 2 142.00–150.00 $145.90 $697 +4.90
505 505 1 130.00 $130.00 $656 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1000 975 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,012.50 —
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1500 1500 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,735.00 $1,735.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1045 963 80-85% 2 76.00–79.00 $77.37 $745 —
910–1330 1079 80-85% 13 71.00–78.00 $75.45 $814 +1.72
900–1485 1146 80-85% 23 63.00–73.00 $68.03 $780 —
940–1550 1152 80-85% 5 67.00–74.00 $69.68 $803 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–935 897 85-90% 3 70.00–75.00 $73.35 $658 —
775–1090 929 85-90% 16 57.00–67.50 $63.14 $587 —
880–970 937 85-90% 3 70.50–71.50 $71.00 $665 —
1005–1045 1025 85-90% 2 62.50–64.00 $63.24 $648 +0.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1560 1388 75-80% 9 67.00–77.50 $71.08 $987 —
1350–1500 1395 75-80% 6 68.50–74.00 $70.38 $982 —
1700 1700 75-80% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,343 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1720 1496 6 90.00–99.50 $96.25 $1,440 —
1205–1785 1514 7 91.00–104.00 $96.17 $1,456 +17.67
1520 1520 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,642 +29.50
1315–2075 1588 10 101.50–114.50 $105.89 $1,682 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1035–1085 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 875.00–950.00 $907.71
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1135 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1140–1365 1278 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 935.00–1,150.00 $1,000.27
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,075.00–1,150.00 $1,116.67 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.