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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 16, 2021

1,049 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.95/cwt +9.30 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 627 lb · 58 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.06/cwt +8.08 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 660 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $141.42/cwt -7.13 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 479 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,049 1,129 0
Feeder cattle 849 902 0
Slaughter cattle 130 174 0
Replacement cattle 70 53 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, with feeder bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower- and a higher volume of preconditioned offerings was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls holding mostly steady overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 180.00 $180.00 $585 +20.00
405–445 432 3 168.00–170.00 $168.63 $728 +12.82
465 fancy 465 1 170.00 $170.00 $790 —
472–490 480 4 147.50–164.00 $154.24 $740 -1.57
505 value added 505 2 164.00 $164.00 $828 —
505–540 528 10 147.00–162.50 $154.46 $816 +6.05
551–587 567 6 137.00–140.00 $139.49 $791 -1.25
576 value added 576 9 155.50 $155.50 $896 +4.23
627 value added 627 44 153.50 $153.50 $962 —
610–640 628 14 132.00–142.00 $138.78 $872 -1.87
654–667 value added 657 31 144.00–150.00 $148.82 $978 +5.82
665–690 677 5 125.00–130.00 $128.98 $873 -5.99
715–735 720 8 130.00 $130.00 $936 -7.86
748 value added 748 23 143.00 $143.00 $1,070 —
785 785 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,036 +1.09
805–830 818 2 128.00–136.00 $132.06 $1,080 -1.91
945 945 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,153 —
960 value added 960 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,248 —
970–987 981 3 110.00–115.00 $111.65 $1,095 —
1075 1075 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,268 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 6 140.00 $140.00 $666 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 167.50 $167.50 $544 —
620 620 1 123.00 $123.00 $763 —
715 715 1 119.00 $119.00 $851 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 210 4 145.00–151.00 $149.10 $313 —
315–325 320 3 131.00–143.00 $135.44 $433 +4.77
360–392 372 10 130.00–139.00 $133.37 $496 +1.37
406–447 425 24 130.00–143.00 $137.43 $584 +3.35
450–498 475 21 127.00–139.00 $132.87 $631 +3.34
505–545 518 29 122.00–131.00 $125.54 $650 +0.06
555–590 575 16 120.00–126.00 $123.48 $710 -0.89
592 value added 592 2 133.00 $133.00 $787 —
600–645 618 11 115.00–127.00 $121.22 $749 -0.59
622 value added 622 4 134.00 $134.00 $833 —
655–695 675 14 112.50–123.00 $119.40 $806 -2.59
702 value added 702 2 130.00 $130.00 $913 —
700–735 718 7 111.00–121.00 $116.73 $838 -0.31
760–793 785 5 118.00–122.00 $120.63 $947 +4.94
802 value added 802 4 122.50 $122.50 $982 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–331 327 5 121.00–126.00 $121.95 $399 —
360 360 1 125.00 $125.00 $450 —
405–431 421 5 127.00 $127.00 $535 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 325 5 155.00–170.00 $162.98 $530 +1.48
358–388 fancy 371 7 176.00–180.00 $177.86 $660 -0.22
350–393 378 16 152.50–167.50 $160.38 $606 -6.44
400–410 fancy 405 2 170.00–172.50 $171.27 $694 +2.51
400–440 421 10 150.00–165.00 $158.48 $667 +7.32
455 fancy 455 1 153.00 $153.00 $696 -12.31
450–497 480 32 135.00–147.50 $141.06 $677 -4.53
500–545 519 19 132.50–145.00 $136.27 $707 +0.94
565–590 578 10 126.00–135.00 $129.03 $746 -3.98
605–645 621 17 121.00–127.50 $124.37 $772 +1.22
675–690 681 4 110.00–117.50 $112.49 $766 +0.49
705–740 715 9 106.00–114.50 $112.32 $803 -1.06
750–785 765 5 107.00–114.00 $112.37 $860 -3.63
835–847 845 6 107.00–110.00 $109.50 $925 -1.18
860–890 872 3 107.00–109.00 $108.32 $945 -2.87
905–935 920 2 108.00–109.00 $108.49 $998 +5.13
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 6 143.00 $143.00 $642 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 132.00 $132.00 $475 —
440–442 441 4 142.50 $142.50 $628 +7.50

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1780 1417 75-80% 15 54.00–64.50 $59.33 $841 +0.77
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1460 1169 80-85% 11 55.00–61.00 $58.24 $681 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $525 —
940 940 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $592 —
860–1195 1009 85-90% 6 50.50–56.00 $53.29 $538 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1640 1588 2 96.00–98.00 $96.97 $1,540 —
1470–1995 1673 7 83.50–93.50 $87.51 $1,464 -7.98

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1360 1360 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00 $650.00
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
955–1060 1008 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 610.00–810.00 $715.21
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00
1070–1145 1108 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00–800.00 $787.08
1070–1245 1182 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 920.00–1,025.00 $966.97
1050–1355 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–875.00 $820.43
1060–1355 1208 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00–775.00 $732.92
1005–1410 1228 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 875.00–930.00 $900.14

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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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 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.