Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

601 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.16/cwt +9.76 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 426 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $142.81/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 516 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.99/cwt +8.58 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 469 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	601	578	360
Feeder cattle	453	436	259
Slaughter cattle	93	94	77
Replacement cattle	55	48	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and bulls measuring 4.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 higher with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	378	6	164.00–170.00	$167.66	$634	+3.74
405–417	412	4	157.50–170.00	$160.69	$662	-0.48
415 value added	415	1	173.00	$173.00	$718	—
455–495	479	17	150.00–163.50	$157.24	$753	+4.05
510–545	523	3	146.00–150.00	$148.61	$777	+1.66
545 fancy	545	1	162.00	$162.00	$883	—
557–590	574	6	139.00–150.00	$143.45	$823	+3.11
595 fancy	595	2	157.00	$157.00	$934	—
610 fancy	610	1	153.00	$153.00	$933	—
610–630	620	2	133.00–144.00	$138.41	$858	+6.57
660	660	1	144.00	$144.00	$950	+16.33
720	720	1	127.50	$127.50	$918	+7.50
760	760	1	126.00	$126.00	$958	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	3	150.00	$150.00	$492	—
495	495	1	144.00	$144.00	$713	+2.98

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160	1160	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,322	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 fancy	310	1	155.00	$155.00	$480	—
315–347	334	6	140.00–149.00	$144.30	$482	+0.73
355–390	377	12	144.00–152.50	$149.32	$563	+12.50
400 fancy	400	1	156.00	$156.00	$624	—
400–447	427	25	139.00–153.00	$145.77	$622	+9.37
455–495	468	17	135.00–143.00	$140.34	$657	+6.93
470–473 fancy	472	5	147.00–148.00	$147.60	$697	—
500–545	516	19	134.00–144.00	$136.91	$706	+2.05
550–590	566	18	126.00–137.00	$131.21	$743	+4.22
610 thin fleshed	610	4	116.00	$116.00	$708	—
615–625	620	2	122.00–125.00	$123.49	$766	-0.81
660–695	681	6	123.00–128.00	$124.33	$847	+10.34
700–710	703	6	116.00–124.00	$121.98	$858	+13.25
760–775	771	4	105.00–114.00	$111.78	$862	+10.28
830	830	1	102.00	$102.00	$847	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	130.00	$130.00	$442	—
430	430	2	131.00–132.00	$131.50	$565	—
505	505	2	131.00	$131.00	$662	+6.58

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	135.00	$135.00	$533	—
420	420	1	127.50	$127.50	$536	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	2	160.00–165.00	$162.59	$354	—
315 fancy	315	1	182.50	$182.50	$575	—
310–330	317	3	157.50–175.00	$168.92	$535	+9.55
353–395	374	8	157.00–162.50	$160.19	$599	+1.41
400–445	423	16	149.00–160.00	$154.16	$652	-0.86
450–490	470	8	147.50–156.00	$150.93	$709	+2.37
500	500	1	130.00	$130.00	$650	-8.81
500–540	517	21	135.00–147.00	$143.42	$741	+4.61
550–570	561	7	132.00–143.00	$139.47	$782	+10.00
600–620	610	5	130.00–133.00	$131.61	$803	+11.03
655–680	671	7	122.50–130.00	$125.20	$840	+9.70
700–725	713	2	117.00–123.00	$119.95	$855	+10.94
775–780	778	2	108.00–111.00	$109.50	$852	+3.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	142.50	$142.50	$406	—
330–335	333	2	147.50–148.00	$147.75	$492	—
400–405	403	2	137.00–145.00	$140.98	$568	-4.02
490	490	2	140.00	$140.00	$686	+2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	140.00–147.50	$143.78	$479	—
375	375	1	150.00	$150.00	$562	+22.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110	1110	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1505	1169	80-85%	22	69.00–78.00	$73.97	$865	+4.81
980–1480	1194	80-85%	8	78.50–83.00	$79.86	$954	+5.57
1290	1290	80-85%	1	63.00	$63.00	$813	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1555	1413	75-80%	12	68.00–75.50	$72.46	$1,024	—
1505–1540	1523	75-80%	2	77.00–78.50	$77.76	$1,184	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1135	1032	85-90%	6	66.50–69.50	$68.19	$704	-2.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	106.50	$106.50	$1,337	—
1195–2095	1454	17	92.50–104.50	$99.17	$1,442	—
1520–2010	1731	6	105.50–111.00	$107.61	$1,863	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
930–1105	1018	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	860.00–885.00	$871.43
925–1230	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–985.00	$969.98
1100–1270	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–875.00	$840.28
1040–1375	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	925.00–1,025.00	$976.03
1085–1350	1259	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	725.00–1,000.00	$880.35

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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	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,375.00–1,450.00	$1,403.33	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,435.00	$1,435.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	104.00	$104.00	$494	—

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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.