Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to no sale the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year's holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.12/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −85.57 against this barn's trailing median of $215.68.

Average price

$130.12

106 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2

$17.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.34

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	131.04	710	94
Medium and Large 2-3	467	127.30	594	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	455	114.00	519	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.04/cwt here — about $192 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

29 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $233.64, low $190.46, median $215.68 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale106 hd

130.12

—

TN average7 barns · 580 hd

123.77

+6.34

This barn, trailing median29 sales

215.68

−85.57

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,735	89.27	1,549	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	65.17	778	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,415	59.14	837	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	56.55	611	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 lots · USDA AMS · Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	628	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	210	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.95/cwt	127.00–139.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	122.42/cwt	120.00–131.00	517	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	119.98/cwt	117.00–122.50	566	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	127.11/cwt	124.00–135.00	721	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.73/cwt	125.00–127.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	115.92/cwt	114.00–120.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	390	136.25/cwt	135.00–137.50	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	105.32/cwt	103.00–110.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	111.76/cwt	104.00–115.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	130.86/cwt	122.00–135.00	483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	143.33/cwt	142.50–144.00	748	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,248	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	874	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,188	65.00/cwt	61.00–68.00	772	15
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,645	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,258	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,080	56.55/cwt	55.00–58.00	611	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,393	53.46/cwt	52.00–55.00	745	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,758	92.46/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	152.73/cwt	146.00–157.50	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	146.57/cwt	137.50–152.00	620	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	123.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	105.20/cwt	100.00–112.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	142.98/cwt	135.00–148.00	745	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	105.59/cwt	102.00–112.00	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	109.88/cwt	105.00–115.00	731	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	133.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	153.34/cwt	145.00–161.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	116.50/cwt	109.50–120.00	603	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	145.98/cwt	140.00–156.00	536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	153.26/cwt	140.00–160.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	478	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,481	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	128.77/cwt	127.50–130.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	127.95/cwt	127.00–130.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	510	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,185	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	687	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,426	61.98/cwt	58.50–64.00	884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	540.24/cwt	500.00–575.00	6,472	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,090	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Wed Jan 6, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 194Year ago 344

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 58Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 23Year ago 11

No comparisons available due to no sale the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year's holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	93.00	93.00
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	109.00	109.00
13	—	567	124.00–135.00	127.11
1	—	1,040	84.00	84.00
1	—	800	104.00	104.00
3	—	632	114.00–120.00	115.92
3	—	770	103.00–110.00	105.32
12	—	423	137.50–152.00	146.57
16	—	521	135.00–148.00	142.98
11	—	665	105.00–115.00	109.88
13	—	479	130.00–140.00	133.96
1	—	1,145	90.00	90.00
7	—	367	140.00–156.00	145.98
3	—	292	140.00–160.00	153.26
1	—	345	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	135.00–137.50	136.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
2	—	418	127.50–130.00	128.77
3	—	527	127.00–130.00	127.95
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	422	120.00–131.00	122.42
19	—	472	117.00–122.50	119.98
8	—	562	104.00–115.00	111.76
6	—	369	122.00–135.00	130.86
4	—	765	101.50	101.50
1	—	855	97.50	97.50
2	—	325	120.00–127.00	123.45
5	—	620	100.00–112.00	105.20
8	—	665	102.00–112.00	105.59
1	—	230	122.50	122.50
1	—	265	127.50	127.50
1	—	740	108.00	108.00
19	—	518	109.50–120.00	116.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	679	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	127.00–139.00	132.95
1	—	755	113.00	113.00
4	—	630	125.00–127.00	125.73
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
6	—	522	142.50–144.00	143.33
3	—	462	146.00–157.50	152.73
2	—	418	145.00–161.00	153.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	570	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	142.50	142.50
1	—	400	127.50	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	70.00	70.00
15	—	1,188	61.00–68.00	65.00
1	—	1,185	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	55.00–58.00	56.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	52.00–55.00	53.46
4	—	1,426	58.50–64.00	61.98
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	76.50	76.50
4	—	1,758	88.00–95.00	92.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	925.00	925.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	500.00–575.00	540.24

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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