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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 26, 2021

780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.81/cwt +1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 516 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.50/cwt +9.69 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 534 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.70/cwt +5.66 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 477 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 780 1,185 406
Feeder cattle 671 959 339
Slaughter cattle 87 146 46
Replacement cattle 22 80 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, on a lighter test, feeder classes gauging 5.00 higher overall. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows measuring 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with boning and lean cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, and bulls 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 167.50 $167.50 $519 +6.68
355–397 385 10 155.00–175.00 $167.89 $646 +9.14
430–435 433 3 150.00–157.50 $152.51 $660 -5.92
437 value added 437 2 161.00 $161.00 $704 —
450–455 453 3 152.50–160.00 $157.52 $714 +3.20
498 value added 498 3 169.00 $169.00 $842 —
520–530 value added 525 8 161.00–164.00 $163.62 $859 —
510–549 538 20 142.00–158.50 $153.65 $827 +6.84
560–568 value added 563 7 156.00–157.00 $156.57 $881 —
557–580 564 8 140.00–154.00 $150.41 $848 +13.53
575 575 1 135.00 $135.00 $776 -1.88
604 value added 604 6 150.00 $150.00 $906 +4.00
607–648 624 13 134.00–145.00 $142.46 $889 +4.89
650–687 675 3 130.00–134.00 $132.72 $896 +2.72
680 value added 680 7 143.00 $143.00 $972 +5.00
700–745 721 8 125.00–137.00 $131.59 $949 +4.25
760 fancy 760 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,064 —
760–775 770 5 124.00–136.00 $132.89 $1,023 —
990 990 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–645 625 2 120.00–130.00 $124.84 $780 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,232 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 376 16 131.00–143.00 $136.30 $512 +8.57
400–445 420 24 127.50–140.00 $134.74 $566 +5.50
455–495 477 27 128.00–140.00 $132.70 $633 +5.66
500–540 514 25 123.00–128.00 $126.35 $649 +1.68
530 value added 530 2 136.00 $136.00 $721 +4.00
545 545 1 120.00 $120.00 $654 -4.67
565 565 1 113.00 $113.00 $638 -11.91
550–592 572 15 123.00–131.00 $127.60 $730 +2.69
595 595 1 115.00 $115.00 $684 -9.91
600 600 2 120.00 $120.00 $720 -1.77
635 635 1 131.00 $131.00 $832 +9.23
647–649 value added 649 12 132.00–135.00 $134.50 $873 +3.50
650 value added 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 -4.50
727–740 731 3 122.00–123.00 $122.66 $897 +4.84
750–770 value added 765 4 125.00–127.00 $125.49 $960 —
850 850 1 112.50 $112.50 $956 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 261 3 157.50 $157.50 $411 —
310–345 325 4 152.50–170.00 $165.21 $537 +8.70
350–380 367 8 152.50–162.50 $158.51 $582 +0.54
400–445 418 14 150.00–165.00 $158.10 $661 +2.86
460 fancy 460 1 155.00 $155.00 $713 —
450–490 471 12 140.00–150.00 $145.58 $686 -5.89
510 fancy 510 1 145.00 $145.00 $740 -0.50
500–545 522 18 128.00–140.00 $134.83 $704 +6.05
555–585 575 9 130.00–142.50 $133.91 $770 +9.29
580 fancy 580 1 148.00 $148.00 $858 +13.00
603–641 621 10 120.00–135.00 $129.33 $803 +7.47
673 673 3 113.00 $113.00 $760 -6.22
655–690 677 3 118.00–122.50 $120.46 $816 +1.24
710–730 724 5 123.00–125.00 $123.39 $893 +6.62
750–755 752 3 120.00–127.50 $123.16 $926 +10.52
817–825 820 5 114.00–119.00 $116.21 $953 +7.21
905–947 931 6 113.00–116.00 $113.99 $1,061 +3.75
970 970 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,106 —
1020 1020 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 147.50 $147.50 $465 +5.11
460–490 481 5 134.00–137.50 $135.32 $651 +2.82
510–514 513 7 120.00–121.00 $120.14 $616 —
560 560 1 122.50 $122.50 $686 —
640 640 1 116.00 $116.00 $742 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
920 920 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 960.00 $960.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–2195 1468 75-80% 18 55.00–64.50 $60.17 $883 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1110 989 85-90% 9 48.50–58.00 $51.66 $511 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $847 —
1115–1415 1242 80-85% 8 55.00–62.50 $59.92 $744 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–2100 1848 10 88.50–97.50 $92.95 $1,718 —
1885–2095 1990 2 104.50–108.00 $106.16 $2,113 +9.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155–1250 1203 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 660.00–700.00 $680.79
1230–1380 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–900.00 $864.66
1370 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1200 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 775.00–800.00 $788.82

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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.