Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 19, 2021

1,185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.04/cwt -9.38 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 470 lb · 48 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.14/cwt -2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 519 lb · 47 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.43/cwt -3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $554/hd at 428 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,185	1,102	465
Feeder cattle	959	931	381
Slaughter cattle	146	125	62
Replacement cattle	80	46	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers measuring 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall, and feeder bulls holding mostly steady with exception of those weighing 500-600 lbs. 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 higher overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–347	345	4	155.00–172.50	$160.82	$555	—
380	380	2	157.50–160.00	$158.75	$603	-6.93
405–445	426	6	147.50–162.50	$158.43	$675	+1.80
450–495	468	15	147.50–160.00	$154.32	$722	-2.74
501–537	529	30	142.50–152.00	$146.81	$777	+0.06
550–595	568	17	134.50–145.00	$136.88	$777	-5.50
620 value added	620	2	146.00	$146.00	$905	—
605–640	622	20	130.00–144.00	$137.57	$856	-1.70
660 value added	660	7	138.00	$138.00	$911	—
689	689	12	130.00	$130.00	$896	-7.11
700–715	709	6	123.00–130.00	$127.34	$903	-5.07
813	813	3	123.00	$123.00	$1,000	-4.51
862	862	2	124.00	$124.00	$1,069	—
950	950	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,130	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	6	125.00–132.50	$128.29	$421	-10.39
360 fancy	360	1	137.00	$137.00	$493	—
350–395	377	16	120.00–135.00	$127.73	$482	-4.06
400–445	428	42	125.00–134.00	$129.24	$553	-3.29
445 fancy	445	1	137.50	$137.50	$612	-3.50
450–498	470	48	120.00–132.00	$127.04	$597	-0.27
500–545	519	44	118.00–129.00	$124.67	$647	-3.31
520 value added	520	3	132.00	$132.00	$686	—
555–592	576	30	118.00–129.00	$124.91	$719	-1.57
580 value added	580	2	136.00	$136.00	$789	—
600–647	623	29	117.00–125.00	$121.77	$759	-7.39
648 value added	648	3	131.00	$131.00	$849	—
668 value added	668	13	134.50	$134.50	$898	—
663–695	679	13	115.00–124.00	$119.68	$813	+1.17
710 value added	710	1	129.00	$129.00	$916	—
700–730	711	11	114.00–123.00	$117.82	$838	-4.21
783–790	785	4	110.00–119.00	$116.73	$916	-0.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 value added	310	3	175.00	$175.00	$542	—
300–340	324	7	150.00–165.00	$156.51	$507	-2.17
355–385	367	5	150.00–165.00	$157.97	$580	+0.81
400–441	426	20	147.50–162.50	$155.24	$661	-0.17
445 fancy	445	1	165.00	$165.00	$734	—
450–495	471	27	145.00–160.00	$151.47	$713	+1.96
505–511 fancy	510	5	145.00–147.50	$145.50	$742	-2.00
500–548	529	29	122.00–137.50	$128.78	$681	-7.46
570 fancy	570	2	135.00	$135.00	$770	-11.00
550–597	575	17	120.00–130.00	$124.62	$717	-7.07
600–645	617	20	119.00–130.00	$121.86	$752	-7.19
650–695	664	7	114.00–124.00	$119.22	$792	-0.18
700–730	715	12	111.00–121.00	$116.77	$835	+1.26
750–785	768	6	110.00–116.00	$112.64	$865	+0.55
805	805	2	109.00	$109.00	$877	+0.18
860–897	886	4	98.00–107.50	$102.08	$904	—
910–915	913	2	108.00–112.50	$110.24	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	2	140.00–145.00	$142.39	$470	+2.89
365–385	373	5	133.00–142.50	$139.56	$521	—
415	415	1	132.50	$132.50	$550	-8.17
472	472	2	132.50	$132.50	$625	+1.02

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1830	1353	75-80%	33	53.00–63.50	$57.89	$783	—
1660	1660	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$1,079	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1405	1163	80-85%	22	56.00–65.00	$59.93	$697	—
1395	1395	80-85%	1	68.00	$68.00	$949	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1210	1019	85-90%	12	50.00–59.50	$54.50	$555	-8.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1870	1611	13	85.00–95.00	$90.86	$1,464	—
1760–2190	1997	3	96.00–97.00	$96.66	$1,930	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1000	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–670.00	$660.31

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1095–1250	1161	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	630.00–700.00	$670.30
1045–1310	1201	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	850.00–980.00	$912.46
1105–1375	1214	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	700.00–950.00	$809.51
820–1700	1242	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	800.00–1,125.00	$934.16
1260–1290	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	730.00–790.00	$760.35
1365	1365	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	675.00	$675.00
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1105	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–1,020.00	$923.54

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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
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00	—

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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.