Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers weighing less than 500 lbs. 4.00 lower, with those weighing over 500 lbs. 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls mostly steady overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.11/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$118.11

122 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.08

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	528	118.11	624	122

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale122 hd

118.11

—

TN average10 barns · 2,692 hd

120.20

−2.08

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	—	Average	1,722	86.79	1,494	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	67.20	821	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	60.36	826	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	843	55.00	463	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	122.20/cwt	117.00–126.00	452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	116.07/cwt	110.00–122.00	607	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	134.50/cwt	133.50–135.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	767	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	796	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	121.59/cwt	116.00–125.00	507	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	732	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	526	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	859.65/cwt	800.00–950.00	8,708	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,313	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,703	81.84/cwt	78.50–86.00	1,394	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	1,015	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,851	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	870.72/cwt	835.00–925.00	9,012	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,470	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	603.50/cwt	600.00–610.00	5,540	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,271	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,181	63.61/cwt	60.00–67.00	751	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	625	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	660	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,377	72.33/cwt	69.00–76.50	996	6
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,747	93.40/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,632	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,983	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	985.71/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	10,212	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,758	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,360	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,025	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	748	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	987.50/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	883.06/cwt	800.00–925.00	10,049	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	853.38/cwt	760.00–925.00	11,196	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	905	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	525	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	406	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,368	60.36/cwt	57.00–64.50	826	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	127.93/cwt	126.00–130.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	452	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	761.58/cwt	725.00–800.00	7,502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	145.95/cwt	140.00–152.50	384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	694	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	139.12/cwt	137.00–142.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	125.58/cwt	118.00–130.00	337	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	146.45/cwt	143.00–157.50	612	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	149.44/cwt	145.00–152.50	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	115.84/cwt	109.00–120.00	667	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	128.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	142.25/cwt	140.00–146.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	146.70/cwt	144.00–152.50	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	106.49/cwt	104.00–109.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	120.40/cwt	115.00–125.00	577	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	148.18/cwt	140.00–155.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	123.18/cwt	118.00–130.00	410	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	110.77/cwt	107.00–113.00	680	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	112.56/cwt	110.00–118.00	756	5

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 369Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 45Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 15Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	117.00–126.00	122.20
23	—	523	110.00–122.00	116.07
1	—	245	123.00	123.00
11	—	417	116.00–125.00	121.59
3	—	268	118.00–130.00	125.58
8	—	576	109.00–120.00	115.84
10	—	479	115.00–125.00	120.40
1	—	1,010	86.00	86.00
1	—	905	95.00	95.00
10	—	333	118.00–130.00	123.18
3	—	703	97.00	97.00
9	—	614	107.00–113.00	110.77
5	—	672	110.00–118.00	112.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	650	122.50	122.50
11	—	579	126.50	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	139.00–140.00	139.49
1	—	555	147.00	147.00
2	—	438	150.00–153.00	151.51
5	—	483	140.00–155.00	148.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	133.50–135.00	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	688	111.50	111.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
1	—	245	147.50	147.50
2	—	263	140.00–152.50	145.95
11	—	617	110.00–115.00	112.53
10	—	520	137.00–142.00	139.12
8	—	418	143.00–157.50	146.45
4	—	329	145.00–152.50	149.44
6	—	571	128.00–130.00	128.34
5	—	463	140.00–146.00	142.25
3	—	373	144.00–152.50	146.70
2	—	703	104.00–109.00	106.49
1	—	815	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	172.50	172.50
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	138.00	138.00
1	—	205	137.50	137.50
2	—	473	126.00–130.00	127.93
1	—	615	104.50	104.50
1	—	330	137.00	137.00
2	—	435	136.00	136.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	985	725.00–800.00	761.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,013	800.00–950.00	859.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,035	835.00–925.00	870.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,036	975.00–1,000.00	985.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,138	800.00–925.00	883.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,312	760.00–925.00	853.38
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	918	600.00–610.00	603.50
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	987.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,703	78.50–86.00	81.84
3	—	1,747	90.00–95.00	93.40
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,181	60.00–67.00	63.61
6	—	1,377	69.00–76.50	72.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	59.50	59.50
1	—	985	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	73.00	73.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	52.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,368	57.00–64.50	60.36

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle