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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 13, 2021

1,430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.72/cwt -9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 474 lb · 57 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.19/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 518 lb · 57 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.77/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 580 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,430 865 326
Feeder cattle 1,214 734 243
Slaughter cattle 172 95 37
Replacement cattle 44 36 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the July 4th holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–326 320 7 156.00–162.50 $158.61 $508 -28.08
355–375 360 4 160.00–170.00 $167.40 $603 +4.90
420–445 439 5 147.50–160.00 $151.90 $667 -13.50
450–495 473 12 147.00–163.00 $154.73 $732 -6.27
510–545 530 13 145.00–159.00 $153.56 $814 -0.43
530 fancy 530 1 165.00 $165.00 $874 —
550–596 573 26 147.00–162.00 $154.56 $886 +1.96
600–645 622 30 138.00–151.00 $148.13 $921 +0.23
640 fancy 640 1 156.00 $156.00 $998 —
650 fancy 650 1 147.00 $147.00 $956 —
650–690 681 36 130.00–145.00 $141.00 $960 -5.87
700–740 718 19 128.00–140.00 $138.25 $993 +2.32
780 780 1 128.00 $128.00 $998 —
800–815 805 3 125.00–131.00 $128.64 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 147.50 $147.50 $546 —
455–475 465 2 130.00–140.00 $135.11 $628 —
500 500 1 135.00 $135.00 $675 —
570 570 1 140.00 $140.00 $798 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 372 16 135.00–147.50 $139.56 $519 -3.13
390 fancy 390 1 155.00 $155.00 $604 —
400–445 421 29 137.50–151.00 $146.76 $618 +4.07
400–430 fancy 424 5 154.00–156.00 $155.62 $660 —
455–465 fancy 460 3 148.00–155.00 $151.36 $696 —
450–495 474 51 130.00–146.00 $138.49 $656 -4.22
491 value added 491 3 149.00 $149.00 $732 -7.33
509–547 value added 516 14 146.00–150.50 $147.74 $762 -0.93
500–540 519 43 130.00–145.00 $136.40 $708 -1.57
550–598 value added 578 32 141.00–145.00 $141.36 $817 -1.44
550–596 583 24 130.00–139.00 $135.31 $789 +1.46
618–620 value added 619 4 139.00 $139.00 $860 —
600–649 620 38 125.00–137.50 $133.66 $829 +3.80
655 value added 655 1 133.00 $133.00 $871 —
650–675 660 9 117.50–129.00 $126.25 $833 -1.65
700–710 704 4 110.00–122.00 $118.23 $832 +4.52
718–731 value added 727 17 125.00–128.00 $126.32 $918 —
755–792 775 4 110.00–122.00 $118.05 $915 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 127.00 $127.00 $527 +4.00
467 467 2 120.00 $120.00 $560 -8.61
560 560 1 118.00 $118.00 $661 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 3 160.00–167.50 $163.49 $531 —
355–390 376 7 150.00–165.00 $158.23 $595 +3.40
400–445 425 24 140.00–157.50 $149.64 $636 -3.25
435–440 fancy 438 2 162.50 $162.50 $712 —
465–470 fancy 468 2 160.00–161.00 $160.50 $751 —
450–490 470 35 140.00–155.00 $148.04 $696 -4.64
500 fancy 500 1 156.00 $156.00 $780 +3.29
500–545 525 23 140.00–153.00 $145.80 $765 +4.10
550–555 fancy 553 2 152.00–154.00 $153.00 $846 +4.00
560–598 582 16 137.50–150.00 $144.49 $841 +5.90
600–645 626 11 125.00–138.00 $129.16 $809 -7.04
650–680 658 23 120.00–136.00 $125.23 $824 -7.03
700–710 703 4 119.00–125.00 $120.75 $849 -2.04
755–780 771 4 110.00–121.00 $113.24 $873 —
805–840 822 3 109.00–122.50 $115.26 $947 —
855–895 868 3 93.00–97.00 $95.63 $830 -7.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 132.50–137.00 $135.50 $576 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 135.00 $135.00 $472 —
470 470 1 137.50 $137.50 $646 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1455 1420 75-80% 4 62.00–66.00 $64.59 $917 -8.64
1030–1750 1443 75-80% 38 67.50–77.00 $72.31 $1,043 -0.92
2280 2280 75-80% 1 79.50 $79.50 $1,813 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1515 1241 80-85% 26 66.50–76.50 $71.54 $888 —
1040–1410 1246 80-85% 4 78.50–81.50 $79.87 $995 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–900 862 85-90% 3 74.00–81.00 $76.71 $661 —
810–1150 958 85-90% 9 58.00–68.50 $64.41 $617 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–2440 1688 19 94.00–106.00 $99.80 $1,685 —
1615–2095 1811 4 107.50–113.00 $109.72 $1,987 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1295 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1280–1660 1427 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,042.52
1440 1440 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,270.00 $1,270.00 —

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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.