Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

757 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.06/cwt +13.98 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 553 lb · 60 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.02/cwt +11.53 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 526 lb · 58 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.54/cwt +3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 618 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	757	899
Feeder cattle	642	707
Slaughter cattle	85	146
Replacement cattle	30	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 higher, with feeder heifers 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls mostly steady- with higher-quality offerings of feeder receipts noted. Regarding slaughter classes- boning cows and bulls holding mostly steady, with breaker and lean cows 1.00 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
312–337	325	4	165.00–183.00	$174.35	$567	+3.66
365–385	371	7	165.00–177.50	$170.54	$633	-0.74
407–417	414	6	165.00–167.00	$165.66	$686	-1.17
450–495	468	3	157.00–165.00	$161.38	$755	+1.70
520–525 value added	525	44	169.50–173.00	$169.82	$892	+7.32
510–545	528	14	151.00–167.00	$158.23	$835	+3.81
553 value added	553	6	167.50	$167.50	$926	+6.50
565–590	572	11	151.00–165.00	$158.07	$904	+3.82
600–630	614	17	142.50–154.00	$149.85	$920	+0.49
618–631 value added	621	25	155.75–157.00	$156.05	$969	-2.95
650–699	687	23	143.00–150.75	$150.15	$1,032	+4.31
705–707	706	3	137.00–145.00	$142.34	$1,005	+5.09
715 fancy	715	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,094	—
766–773	770	8	135.50–140.00	$138.32	$1,065	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	131.00	$131.00	$426	-10.99
330–345	340	5	140.00–150.00	$143.96	$489	+1.97
350–385	365	8	146.00–163.00	$156.13	$570	+20.99
385	385	4	142.00	$142.00	$547	+6.86
410–445	427	5	142.50–150.00	$144.36	$616	+6.12
451–490	466	30	140.00–153.00	$147.78	$689	+11.00
497	497	4	133.00	$133.00	$661	-3.78
500–545	522	24	134.00–147.00	$138.85	$725	+3.95
550 value added	550	49	152.25	$152.25	$837	+12.25
550–585	564	11	132.50–145.00	$134.83	$760	+1.11
610	610	1	123.00	$123.00	$750	-6.31
610–646	633	11	131.00–138.00	$135.05	$855	+5.74
665–695	676	4	127.00–135.00	$129.71	$877	+5.42
710–715	713	2	120.00–128.00	$124.01	$884	+5.80
750–775	755	9	117.00–121.00	$120.10	$907	+5.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	329	11	156.00–177.50	$161.82	$532	-12.40
335 fancy	335	1	185.00	$185.00	$620	—
365–393	383	10	159.00–172.50	$164.37	$630	-3.77
405–430	419	4	157.50–160.00	$158.14	$663	+4.55
450–495	471	8	144.00–160.00	$150.50	$709	+3.60
505–530	518	2	150.00–154.00	$152.05	$788	+11.10
560 fancy	560	1	149.00	$149.00	$834	—
551–595	566	17	137.50–145.00	$141.34	$800	-0.30
620–636	631	12	133.00–138.00	$136.04	$858	+3.73
650–695	677	9	122.50–134.00	$128.58	$870	+1.42
700–715	708	2	127.50–138.00	$132.81	$940	+10.86

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1875	1428	75-80%	14	69.00–76.50	$72.79	$1,039	—
1435–1770	1607	75-80%	3	78.50–81.50	$80.10	$1,287	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1640	1248	80-85%	13	65.50–74.50	$70.08	$875	—
1200–1335	1287	80-85%	3	76.50–82.50	$80.29	$1,033	-1.21

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1290	1091	85-90%	9	58.00–69.00	$63.06	$688	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–2095	1645	10	94.00–105.00	$100.59	$1,655	—
1445–1845	1703	3	106.00–115.50	$109.22	$1,860	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	630.00	$630.00
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	980.00	$980.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
942	942	2	95.00	$95.00	$895	—

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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.