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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.74/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 574 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.21/cwt -1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 477 lb · 45 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.64/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 520 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 989 780 0
Feeder cattle 832 671 0
Slaughter cattle 120 87 0
Replacement cattle 37 22 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, on a heavier test, feeder steers and heifers measuring 1.00 higher overall with feeder bulls 1.00 lower overall. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with slaughter bulls 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
315–340 328 4 172.50–180.00 $176.32 $578 +8.82
350–385 376 9 165.00–172.50 $170.79 $642 +2.90
430 value added 430 1 170.00 $170.00 $731 +9.00
413–445 432 11 155.00–162.50 $158.19 $683 +5.68
460–499 490 7 145.50–151.00 $146.73 $719 —
490 490 1 133.00 $133.00 $652 —
500–542 525 24 140.00–155.00 $147.04 $772 -6.61
550–595 580 15 142.00–151.00 $144.82 $840 +9.82
600–640 621 22 135.00–148.00 $143.44 $891 +0.98
655–665 659 4 135.00–142.00 $138.26 $911 +5.54
665–675 672 3 125.00–130.00 $126.65 $851 -6.07
725 725 2 130.00 $130.00 $942 -1.59
742 value added 742 2 137.50 $137.50 $1,020 —
750–775 757 4 121.00–130.00 $127.70 $967 -5.19
800 800 1 121.00 $121.00 $968 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 139.00 $139.00 $688 —
505 505 1 123.00 $123.00 $621 —
555–590 577 3 120.00–137.00 $125.45 $724 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 150.00 $150.00 $472 —
515 515 1 138.00 $138.00 $711 —
585–595 590 2 127.50–137.00 $132.21 $780 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 326 6 131.00–142.50 $137.42 $448 —
355–395 385 11 136.00–145.00 $140.04 $539 +3.74
400–447 425 27 130.00–140.00 $135.30 $575 +0.56
450–495 477 45 125.00–139.00 $131.21 $626 -1.49
500–545 520 44 122.00–133.00 $126.64 $659 +0.29
550–596 574 52 122.00–132.50 $127.17 $730 -0.43
570–590 577 3 119.00–120.00 $119.34 $689 -8.26
600–645 621 27 121.00–130.00 $124.89 $776 -6.11
655 655 1 115.00 $115.00 $753 —
660–690 676 7 121.00–128.00 $124.08 $839 —
685 685 1 117.00 $117.00 $801 —
700–745 723 12 116.00–121.00 $118.15 $854 -4.51
755 755 2 125.00 $125.00 $944 —
840–845 842 3 120.00–123.00 $121.00 $1,019 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 162.50–165.00 $163.72 $521 -1.49
357–385 fancy 366 4 170.00–175.00 $173.06 $633 —
365–395 381 12 155.00–165.00 $159.57 $608 +1.06
400 fancy 400 1 165.00 $165.00 $660 —
400–445 417 10 147.50–160.00 $153.00 $638 -5.10
450–495 465 19 137.00–150.00 $142.00 $660 -3.58
506 506 3 126.00 $126.00 $638 -8.83
500–545 516 26 128.00–140.00 $133.61 $689 -1.22
550–598 569 24 125.00–135.00 $130.14 $740 -3.77
605–645 621 14 116.00–127.00 $120.48 $748 -8.85
655–695 682 9 118.00–126.00 $122.15 $833 +1.69
707–735 720 9 115.00–125.00 $120.87 $870 -2.52
760–785 776 5 112.00–124.00 $120.04 $932 -3.12
805 805 1 114.00 $114.00 $918 -2.21
1015–1040 1028 2 97.50 $97.50 $1,002 -12.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 157.50 $157.50 $512 +10.00
375 375 1 147.50 $147.50 $553 —
420 420 1 137.50 $137.50 $578 —
597 597 2 120.00 $120.00 $716 —
690 690 1 109.00 $109.00 $752 —
705 705 1 101.00 $101.00 $712 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1730 1421 75-80% 31 57.00–64.50 $60.42 $859 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1450 1183 80-85% 13 57.50–64.50 $60.28 $713 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1145 1015 85-90% 8 51.00–58.50 $54.19 $550 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 78.00 $78.00 $928 —
1695–1995 1812 3 96.50–97.50 $97.02 $1,758 —
1530–2345 1834 9 84.00–94.00 $90.61 $1,662 -2.34

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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) 1 750.00 $750.00
1105 1105 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1285 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 990.00 $990.00
940–2000 1337 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 850.00–1,100.00 $976.20
1370 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.