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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 29, 2021

865 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.08/cwt +7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 472 lb · 77 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.86/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 418 lb · 55 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.32/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 516 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 865 595 0
Feeder cattle 734 393 0
Slaughter cattle 95 158 0
Replacement cattle 36 44 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers holding mostly steady overall, with feeder bulls measuring 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 182.50–191.00 $186.69 $625 +26.69
375 375 1 162.50 $162.50 $609 -2.50
400–440 422 9 161.00–171.00 $165.40 $698 -3.90
435 value added 435 7 175.00 $175.00 $761 —
470–498 487 13 155.00–167.50 $161.00 $784 -5.09
507–540 value added 525 11 166.00–167.00 $166.44 $874 +6.44
500–543 529 10 147.00–159.00 $153.99 $815 +1.98
550–595 573 14 148.00–154.50 $152.60 $874 +2.95
600–640 620 9 140.00–155.00 $147.90 $917 +7.96
627 627 2 138.00 $138.00 $865 -1.94
650–695 675 14 142.00–149.00 $146.87 $991 +8.87
715–740 729 7 131.00–142.50 $135.93 $991 +3.00
800 value added 800 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,056 —
860–890 873 3 120.00–130.00 $124.96 $1,091 —
915 915 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,071 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 379 8 140.00–147.00 $142.69 $541 -0.90
408 value added 408 30 154.00 $154.00 $628 —
400–445 431 25 140.00–148.00 $142.69 $615 -2.90
450–495 469 41 138.00–147.50 $142.71 $669 +2.27
450–476 value added 475 36 150.00–156.50 $156.33 $743 +7.33
503–505 value added 504 9 146.00–150.00 $148.67 $749 +3.67
500–540 518 39 132.00–144.00 $137.97 $715 +1.30
520–535 528 2 121.00–126.00 $123.54 $652 -13.13
555–575 value added 565 15 142.00–143.00 $142.80 $807 —
550–595 573 15 130.00–138.00 $133.85 $767 -2.21
600–645 619 11 125.00–135.00 $129.86 $804 -1.23
635 635 1 117.50 $117.50 $746 -13.59
655–680 663 5 123.00–132.00 $127.90 $848 -0.77
705–745 727 5 110.00–119.00 $113.71 $827 -9.96
775 value added 775 1 121.00 $121.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 123.00 $123.00 $547 —
480–497 492 5 122.00–134.00 $128.61 $633 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 387 12 151.00–160.00 $154.83 $599 -8.63
408–445 422 9 145.00–159.00 $152.89 $645 -3.75
450–495 465 11 142.00–157.50 $152.68 $710 -7.11
510–545 523 16 137.00–150.00 $141.70 $741 -4.00
522–533 fancy 529 7 152.00–154.00 $152.71 $808 -3.29
555 fancy 555 1 149.00 $149.00 $827 —
565–595 585 13 132.50–144.00 $138.59 $811 -4.54
600–630 609 18 132.00–144.00 $136.20 $829 -0.79
650–680 660 6 125.00–139.00 $132.26 $873 +4.14
715–735 729 5 119.00–125.00 $122.79 $895 +1.46
850–885 868 2 101.00–105.00 $102.96 $894 -5.04
935–940 938 2 94.00–97.00 $95.50 $896 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 135.00 $135.00 $574 —
540 540 1 121.00 $121.00 $653 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1375 1162 80-85% 28 68.00–78.00 $72.25 $840 —
1005–1455 1187 80-85% 5 79.00–86.50 $81.98 $973 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 75-80% 1 79.50 $79.50 $1,065 —
1105–1635 1414 75-80% 15 66.50–77.00 $73.23 $1,035 +3.75
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1195 1053 85-90% 14 62.00–72.50 $67.62 $712 +2.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1735 1535 2 85.00–90.00 $87.83 $1,348 —
1360–2245 1713 9 94.00–106.50 $102.32 $1,753 —
1595–2250 1893 6 108.00–116.00 $111.16 $2,104 +3.42

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1035–1100 1068 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–825.00 $812.12
975–1215 1102 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 650.00–825.00 $756.51
1075–1195 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–900.00 $852.64
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1345 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,335.00 $1,335.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,235.00 $1,235.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,485.00 $1,485.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.