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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 10, 2021

899 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.78/cwt -4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 468 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.53/cwt -0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 531 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.96/cwt -0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 619 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 899 1,222 258
Feeder cattle 707 945 185
Slaughter cattle 146 172 57
Replacement cattle 46 105 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 lower overall with lower-quality offerings noted. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 lower with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 3 170.00–172.00 $170.69 $560 -17.31
360–385 376 6 170.00–172.50 $171.28 $644 +2.86
400–445 414 4 165.00–170.00 $166.83 $691 +0.66
451–495 469 18 150.00–165.00 $159.68 $749 +0.85
523–545 532 13 148.00–158.00 $154.42 $822 -5.75
532 value added 532 2 162.50 $162.50 $864 —
550 value added 550 4 161.00 $161.00 $886 —
557–591 572 23 147.00–159.00 $154.25 $882 -7.61
600 value added 600 2 159.00 $159.00 $954 —
612–645 620 30 141.00–155.00 $149.36 $926 -2.81
655–675 667 6 140.00–150.00 $145.84 $973 +0.16
710–715 713 2 136.50–138.00 $137.25 $979 -3.59
735 value added 735 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,029 —
815–835 828 3 120.00–131.00 $125.71 $1,041 -8.61

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–340 326 7 137.50–146.00 $141.99 $463 -1.12
360–397 384 10 131.00–142.50 $135.14 $519 -8.99
410–445 425 26 133.00–143.00 $138.24 $588 -2.95
450–495 468 36 131.00–143.00 $136.78 $640 -5.11
507 fancy 507 2 145.00 $145.00 $735 —
500–548 533 30 130.00–140.00 $134.90 $719 -1.20
550 value added 550 2 140.00 $140.00 $770 -2.00
580 fancy 580 2 143.00 $143.00 $829 —
560–590 583 19 128.00–136.00 $133.72 $780 -1.16
601–640 624 24 121.00–133.00 $129.31 $807 +0.53
657–685 670 6 118.00–127.50 $124.29 $833 +2.41
700 fancy 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 —
705–735 719 4 110.00–121.00 $118.21 $850 -3.27
785 785 1 115.00 $115.00 $903 —
805–815 810 3 102.00–108.00 $105.33 $853 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 338 3 165.00–180.00 $174.22 $589 +9.56
350–390 377 11 160.00–177.50 $168.14 $634 +10.37
400–445 420 16 149.00–160.00 $153.59 $645 +1.29
455 fancy 455 1 160.00 $160.00 $728 -2.50
450–490 467 12 140.00–155.00 $146.90 $686 -1.23
500–520 fancy 510 3 148.00–150.00 $148.65 $758 -6.35
516–545 528 20 136.00–145.00 $140.95 $744 -0.42
550–590 576 9 135.00–145.00 $141.64 $816 +1.21
600–640 614 13 128.00–140.00 $132.31 $812 -2.21
655–687 679 4 122.00–135.00 $127.16 $863 -4.69
700–745 714 5 117.50–124.00 $121.95 $871 -3.03
780 780 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $901 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1910 1396 75-80% 34 65.00–74.00 $68.52 $957 —
1260–1690 1475 75-80% 2 75.50–76.50 $76.07 $1,122 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1350 1149 80-85% 19 66.00–74.50 $69.37 $797 -13.45
1290 1290 80-85% 1 81.50 $81.50 $1,051 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 85-90% 1 66.50 $66.50 $525 —
950–1140 1047 85-90% 10 57.00–64.50 $60.85 $637 -4.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620–2055 1866 13 95.00–104.00 $100.13 $1,868 —
1695–2240 1897 5 107.50–114.00 $110.65 $2,099 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1135 1088 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 675.00–780.00 $729.79

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1330 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 750.00–920.00 $837.21
1100–1240 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,125.00 $1,085.26
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1250–1300 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–940.00 $920.39

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,540.00 $1,470.00 —

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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.