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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 8, 2021

803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $139.48/cwt -3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 522 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.33/cwt -3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 578 lb · 30 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.50/cwt ≈ $1,141/hd at 874 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 803 634 333
Feeder cattle 578 463 243
Slaughter cattle 140 104 59
Replacement cattle 85 67 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder classes remaining mostly steady overall with lower-quality offerings noted; and slaughter classes also holding mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 177.50 $177.50 $586 +3.57
360–395 380 6 166.00–170.00 $167.84 $638 -2.17
400–437 423 9 156.00–172.00 $166.10 $703 +9.10
460–465 463 2 157.00–160.00 $158.51 $734 +1.90
500–540 525 12 149.00–158.00 $151.94 $798 +1.33
550–585 569 9 142.50–149.00 $145.11 $826 -2.18
610–615 612 12 141.00–151.00 $148.50 $909 +5.47
655–660 658 2 131.00–132.00 $131.50 $865 —
722 value added 722 2 132.00 $132.00 $953 —
740 740 2 124.00 $124.00 $918 —
751–795 value added 755 11 126.00–134.50 $133.69 $1,009 —
874 value added 874 26 130.50 $130.50 $1,141 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 2 151.00–161.00 $156.17 $583 —
435 435 1 147.00 $147.00 $639 —
450 450 1 153.00 $153.00 $688 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,260 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 139.00–140.00 $139.48 $395 +5.93
300–330 322 6 130.00–140.00 $134.32 $433 -1.99
355–390 368 7 130.00–145.00 $138.75 $511 +2.56
385 fancy 385 1 148.00 $148.00 $570 —
405–445 438 11 130.00–137.50 $134.07 $587 +0.87
450–498 474 22 131.00–143.00 $135.45 $642 +1.86
485 485 1 122.00 $122.00 $592 +1.00
502–545 521 18 127.50–135.00 $130.07 $678 -1.48
575 fancy 575 1 135.00 $135.00 $776 —
550–597 578 29 120.00–130.00 $123.96 $716 -3.63
601–640 615 11 118.00–122.00 $121.16 $745 -1.50
650 650 1 108.00 $108.00 $702 -7.74
680 680 1 105.00 $105.00 $714 -10.74
700–703 702 5 109.00–114.00 $113.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 value added 653 5 110.00 $110.00 $718 —
711 value added 711 8 107.50 $107.50 $764 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 165.00 $165.00 $478 -7.62
320 320 1 160.00 $160.00 $512 +1.26
360–392 377 10 156.00–164.00 $160.75 $606 -4.18
400–435 425 8 148.00–162.50 $155.83 $662 +1.57
450–495 476 18 143.00–157.50 $151.42 $721 +1.81
515 fancy 515 1 149.00 $149.00 $767 —
505–545 522 30 132.50–147.00 $139.16 $726 -5.30
550–595 569 14 132.50–145.00 $137.04 $780 -0.26
600–640 619 19 122.50–135.00 $127.33 $788 +3.71
665–690 680 3 120.00–132.00 $125.93 $856 —
710–715 713 2 113.00–123.00 $117.98 $841 -4.00
775–780 778 2 107.00–119.00 $112.98 $879 +5.84
810–845 828 2 96.00–108.00 $101.87 $843 —
862 862 2 101.00 $101.00 $871 —
912 912 2 89.00 $89.00 $812 —
967 967 2 89.00 $89.00 $861 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 120.00–127.50 $123.72 $387 —
385 385 1 133.00 $133.00 $512 —
580 580 1 126.00 $126.00 $731 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 154.00 $154.00 $485 —
360 360 1 143.00 $143.00 $515 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1540 1185 80-85% 26 69.50–77.50 $73.74 $874 +0.02
985–1630 1298 80-85% 15 78.50–90.50 $81.17 $1,054 +0.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $548 —
845–1245 1043 85-90% 29 63.00–73.00 $67.48 $704 -9.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1810 1447 75-80% 26 67.00–76.00 $72.38 $1,047 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 89.00 $89.00 $979 —
1475–2150 1801 12 92.00–104.00 $97.90 $1,763 —
1680–1915 1821 6 105.50–118.00 $109.09 $1,987 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00
875–1225 1103 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 910.00–960.00 $940.79
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1080–1320 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 910.00–1,010.00 $965.88
1085–1315 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 850.00–1,000.00 $934.22
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
990–1510 1301 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 660.00–1,000.00 $905.16
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1065 973 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–860.00 $832.85
980 980 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 635.00 $635.00

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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 4 975.00–1,285.00 $1,142.50 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,225.00–1,310.00 $1,267.50 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,350.00–1,525.00 $1,437.50 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,210.00–1,310.00 $1,260.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,225.00–1,310.00 $1,267.50 —

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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.