Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 30, 2021

1,169 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Knoxville Livestock Center report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.88/cwt +17.01 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 485 lb · 87 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.11/cwt +13.57 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 576 lb · 66 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $181.02/cwt +23.63 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 478 lb · 64 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,169	1,049	275
Feeder cattle	1,001	849	194
Slaughter cattle	119	130	58
Replacement cattle	49	70	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

**No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	328	3	185.00–195.00	$189.30	$621	+9.30
350–390	375	8	177.50–190.00	$184.85	$693	—
400–440	416	14	166.00–185.00	$174.06	$724	+5.43
410–430 fancy	420	3	190.00–193.00	$191.98	$806	—
455–475	460	5	170.00–176.00	$172.39	$793	+18.15
479 value added	479	59	181.75	$181.75	$871	—
500–545	524	11	150.00–168.00	$160.24	$840	+5.78
541 value added	541	49	173.25	$173.25	$937	—
555–572 value added	568	12	163.00–174.00	$166.16	$944	+10.66
564–595	570	10	147.00–160.00	$155.12	$884	+15.63
600–647	624	16	139.00–153.50	$144.71	$903	+5.93
605–647 value added	630	13	156.00–160.00	$157.42	$992	+3.92
651–695	670	8	138.00–149.00	$143.96	$965	+14.98
702–740	723	6	135.00–145.00	$141.49	$1,023	+11.49
760–787	771	12	138.00–145.00	$142.02	$1,095	+10.02
915	915	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,217	+11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–349	345	24	140.00–155.00	$145.73	$503	+10.29
365–380	373	8	139.00–153.00	$144.78	$540	+11.41
405–448	432	20	140.00–154.00	$146.82	$634	+9.39
450–495	478	34	134.00–148.00	$141.91	$678	+9.04
489 value added	489	53	155.00	$155.00	$758	—
505–540	519	34	129.00–136.00	$133.82	$695	+8.28
550–595	569	27	125.00–134.00	$130.46	$742	+6.98
563–586 value added	581	39	139.00–144.00	$143.40	$833	+10.40
603 value added	603	5	135.50	$135.50	$817	+1.50
600–645	611	29	125.00–134.00	$130.90	$800	+9.68
655–685	667	10	117.00–127.50	$123.40	$823	+4.00
674–683 value added	677	9	131.50–132.00	$131.67	$891	—
704 value added	704	10	130.00	$130.00	$915	±0.00
705–715	708	4	122.00–124.00	$122.51	$867	+5.78

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	5	180.00–190.00	$185.10	$589	+22.12
355–382	373	9	181.00–195.00	$186.96	$697	+26.58
410–425 fancy	418	3	182.50–184.00	$183.16	$766	+11.89
410–435	421	6	157.50–175.00	$165.79	$698	+7.31
465–487 fancy	476	5	167.50–170.00	$168.98	$804	+15.98
452–495	479	26	148.00–165.00	$156.32	$749	+15.26
505–540	518	10	145.00–157.00	$151.94	$787	+15.67
540 fancy	540	1	162.50	$162.50	$878	—
555–595	569	8	137.50–147.00	$142.67	$812	+13.64
615 fancy	615	3	150.00	$150.00	$922	—
600–643	624	16	135.00–140.00	$139.23	$869	+14.86
665–692	682	7	131.00–142.50	$136.85	$933	+24.36
700–715	708	2	116.00–127.00	$121.44	$860	+9.12
750–796	779	8	115.00–118.00	$117.20	$913	+4.83
805–835	820	3	112.50–118.00	$115.84	$950	+6.34

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1720	1266	80-85%	16	53.00–62.00	$56.49	$715	—
1295–1650	1473	80-85%	2	64.50–66.00	$65.16	$960	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1470	1420	75-80%	2	66.50–67.50	$66.98	$951	+7.65
1245–1855	1509	75-80%	15	55.50–63.00	$58.65	$885	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1340	1146	85-90%	12	48.00–55.50	$52.03	$596	—
1075–1340	1208	85-90%	2	58.50	$58.50	$707	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–2320	1665	13	82.00–96.00	$88.89	$1,480	+1.38
1510–2005	1815	3	97.50–105.00	$100.57	$1,825	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1115	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	600.00–650.00	$628.02
985–1045	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	570.00–575.00	$572.57

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	540.00	$540.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1045	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–1,000.00	$925.36
990–1150	1087	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–900.00	$848.01
1195–1215	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–840.00	$832.56
1165–1270	1218	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00–720.00	$674.55
1170–1320	1245	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–650.00	$626.51
1250–1355	1303	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–875.00	$835.99

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
965–1025	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00	$775.00

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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.