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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

874 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.23/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 513 lb · 70 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.62/cwt +7.92 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 566 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.49/cwt +6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 572 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 874 1,071 481
Feeder cattle 748 839 331
Slaughter cattle 97 131 74
Replacement cattle 29 101 76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 5.00 to 7.00 higher overall. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows and bulls holding mostly steady overall with lean cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 value added 382 6 175.00 $175.00 $668 —
380–390 385 2 169.00–172.50 $170.73 $657 +3.38
410–412 value added 412 6 168.00–170.00 $169.67 $699 —
405–445 433 10 155.00–165.00 $158.72 $687 +4.37
455–480 468 6 155.00–164.00 $158.15 $740 +12.60
500–545 522 17 142.50–157.50 $150.40 $785 +5.96
560 value added 560 12 154.00 $154.00 $862 —
560–583 569 28 140.00–149.50 $146.31 $833 +5.61
603–640 611 11 130.00–145.00 $140.15 $856 +2.91
655–685 667 9 130.00–145.00 $137.82 $919 +6.46
735 value added 735 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,000 —
745 745 1 125.00 $125.00 $931 —
755 755 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,000 -2.50
875 value added 875 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,155 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–343 323 10 134.00–143.00 $137.96 $446 +3.93
367–380 value added 372 4 141.00–145.00 $142.02 $528 —
350–395 379 11 130.00–139.00 $133.27 $505 +1.88
400–445 421 17 130.00–142.00 $134.49 $566 +4.75
450–485 465 28 130.00–139.50 $135.33 $629 +5.93
503–535 value added 508 44 137.00–143.00 $140.21 $712 —
500–547 522 26 125.00–134.00 $129.50 $676 +2.27
566–570 value added 568 10 134.50–139.50 $137.01 $778 —
550–595 574 24 125.00–131.00 $127.78 $733 +12.78
600–630 value added 606 5 137.00–141.50 $140.56 $852 —
605–646 631 19 122.50–133.00 $126.58 $799 +10.38
655–690 668 12 117.00–128.00 $121.85 $814 +7.27
700–725 704 7 119.00–122.00 $119.57 $842 +9.57
712 value added 712 7 129.50 $129.50 $922 —
755 755 3 107.50–115.00 $112.50 $849 +3.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 373 6 160.00–165.00 $161.72 $603 +6.08
415 value added 415 1 162.50 $162.50 $674 —
415 fancy 415 1 165.00 $165.00 $685 +10.00
420–445 432 11 145.00–160.00 $152.91 $661 +5.75
450–455 fancy 453 2 152.50–155.00 $153.74 $696 +2.49
450–480 470 11 140.00–147.50 $144.32 $678 +3.52
500 fancy 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 —
500–545 522 22 135.00–145.00 $137.88 $720 +3.09
565–577 572 10 135.00–140.00 $136.75 $782 +8.38
600–645 628 6 120.00–128.00 $123.97 $779 +1.71
690 690 1 127.50 $127.50 $880 —
705–745 719 4 107.50–115.00 $111.41 $801 +2.41
750–790 771 4 103.00–112.50 $106.66 $822 —
825–845 835 2 113.00 $113.00 $944 —
855–890 873 2 102.50–107.50 $105.05 $917 -4.95
900–925 912 3 106.00–108.00 $107.18 $977 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1415 1415 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,285.00 $1,285.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1895 1452 75-80% 18 60.50–68.50 $64.35 $934 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1340 1159 80-85% 10 60.00–68.00 $63.87 $740 -0.68
1285–1455 1365 80-85% 4 69.50–79.50 $73.27 $1,000 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1315 1064 85-90% 8 52.00–59.00 $55.72 $593 -3.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1635 1558 3 74.50–77.50 $75.48 $1,176 —
1400–2145 1800 9 87.50–97.50 $91.95 $1,655 —
1740–2135 1938 2 99.00–99.50 $99.22 $1,923 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
940–1200 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–1,025.00 $937.15
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1150–1170 1160 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 635.00–675.00 $655.17
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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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.