Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 27, 2021

857 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Knoxville Livestock Center report →

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.39/cwt -10.18 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 419 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.55/cwt -10.38 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 469 lb · 52 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.98/cwt -7.57 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 519 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	857	883	336
Feeder cattle	711	706	248
Slaughter cattle	87	141	55
Replacement cattle	59	36	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and bulls sharply lower overall, with feeder heifers 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	192.50	$192.50	$472	—
295	295	1	172.50	$172.50	$509	-12.50
310–340	325	2	177.50–180.00	$178.69	$581	+1.69
350–390	373	6	160.00–174.00	$166.17	$620	-10.95
415 fancy	415	1	169.00	$169.00	$701	-21.00
405–445	422	10	151.00–161.00	$156.80	$662	-25.90
460 fancy	460	2	163.00	$163.00	$750	—
450–495	480	15	147.00–157.50	$153.92	$739	-20.65
500–545	516	16	146.00–155.00	$151.89	$784	-14.10
565–595	574	22	140.00–152.00	$149.13	$856	-11.32
605–635	621	9	130.00–142.00	$139.43	$866	-5.84
665–690	680	24	130.00–137.50	$136.65	$929	-5.35
735	735	1	130.00	$130.00	$956	-0.38

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–292	281	3	137.50–139.00	$138.54	$389	—
285 fancy	285	1	157.50	$157.50	$449	—
305–347	329	20	135.00–148.00	$141.63	$466	-7.93
331 fancy	331	3	157.00	$157.00	$520	-9.00
347 value added	347	2	151.00	$151.00	$524	—
350 fancy	350	1	150.00	$150.00	$525	—
355–395	378	17	134.00–148.00	$142.77	$540	-10.30
405 fancy	405	1	147.00	$147.00	$595	—
400–445	419	55	133.00–145.00	$140.27	$588	-9.22
450–495	469	52	130.00–144.00	$137.55	$645	-10.38
500–544	519	38	130.00–140.00	$134.98	$701	-7.06
555–586	580	23	128.00–132.00	$131.24	$761	-4.76
605–642	622	13	117.00–127.00	$121.14	$753	-6.33
650–690	674	8	113.00–120.00	$116.58	$786	-7.15
730–735	732	4	105.00–114.00	$109.00	$798	-10.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315 fancy	315	1	172.00	$172.00	$542	-28.00
310–335	318	3	154.00–169.00	$163.09	$519	-18.87
355–397	379	14	150.00–165.00	$156.78	$594	-19.20
400–445	422	22	145.00–159.00	$153.26	$647	-13.66
402–442 value added	432	8	161.00–162.50	$161.35	$697	—
457–460 fancy	458	3	155.00–156.00	$155.67	$713	—
462–498	483	16	140.00–151.00	$143.46	$693	-20.67
500–528 value added	520	7	145.00–150.00	$146.37	$761	—
500–545	525	27	130.00–140.00	$136.53	$717	-15.66
560–590	575	14	130.00–138.00	$134.33	$772	-11.22
602–640	612	26	125.00–134.00	$130.07	$796	-6.59
650–690	670	9	118.00–125.00	$122.67	$822	-0.33
681 fancy	681	3	135.00	$135.00	$919	—
705–742	718	11	115.00–124.00	$120.43	$865	-1.49
770–775	773	2	108.00–115.00	$111.49	$862	-2.54
802 fancy	802	2	120.00	$120.00	$962	—
822–825	822	7	103.00–113.00	$109.00	$896	—
880	880	2	104.50	$104.50	$920	—
915–930	925	3	85.00–92.00	$89.65	$829	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	5	140.00	$140.00	$448	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1440	1128	80-85%	17	61.50–69.50	$65.54	$739	-2.49
1020–1650	1239	80-85%	9	72.00–75.50	$73.40	$909	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	75-80%	1	72.50	$72.50	$986	+1.42
1150–1960	1456	75-80%	20	61.50–68.50	$65.30	$951	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1145	993	85-90%	14	55.00–63.00	$59.43	$590	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–1850	1698	6	98.00–105.00	$102.07	$1,733	—
1355–2205	1812	9	87.00–97.00	$92.33	$1,673	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1180	1108	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00–1,075.00	$1,028.27
1035–1200	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	650.00–900.00	$781.17
1100–1370	1189	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–800.00	$705.15
1055–1400	1197	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–985.00	$902.57
1010–1550	1259	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	925.00–1,100.00	$1,002.36
1375	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	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	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.