Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available for feeder or slaughter classes due to limited comparable receipts from last reported sale two weeks ago, however, heavy offerings, high demand, and a higher undertone was noted for feeder classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.68/cwt on 542 head.

Average price

$142.68

542 head · 708 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.92

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	708	142.68	1,009	542

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 sale542 hd

142.68

—

TN average10 barns · 2,290 hd

138.76

+3.92

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	1,806	101.17	1,827	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	67.99	789	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	62.13	875	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	60.94	606	11

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	185.90/cwt	175.00–187.50	825	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	154.67/cwt	148.00–158.00	885	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	124.85/cwt	122.00–126.00	970	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	124.52/cwt	124.50–125.00	1,051	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	139.23/cwt	132.00–143.00	872	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	158.19/cwt	152.50–167.50	843	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	196.52/cwt	190.00–202.50	674	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	119.39/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,047	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	131.53/cwt	123.00–136.00	747	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	147.76/cwt	147.50–148.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	131.42/cwt	120.00–134.00	940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	164.37/cwt	159.00–175.00	786	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,002	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,192	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	185.38/cwt	180.00–195.00	716	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	137.12/cwt	124.00–140.00	919	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,068	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,003.98/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	12,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	130.52/cwt	125.00–133.00	811	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	856	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,085	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	181.95/cwt	180.00–182.50	875	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	885	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	945.21/cwt	860.00–985.00	13,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	809	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,160.35/cwt	925.00–1,300.00	14,098	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	874.05/cwt	850.00–900.00	9,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	1,585.00/cwt	1,585.00–1,585.00	25,836	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	722.87/cwt	600.00–825.00	7,308	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	716	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	867.79/cwt	825.00–935.00	11,082	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	662.76/cwt	625.00–710.00	6,959	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	863.02/cwt	850.00–875.00	10,943	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,234	69.48/cwt	63.00–73.00	857	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	851	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	63.56/cwt	58.50–69.00	682	8
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,680	101.79/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,710	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	106.12/cwt	104.50–107.50	2,027	2
Bulls	—	—	1,828	95.61/cwt	92.50–99.00	1,748	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,380.00/cwt	1,335.00–1,425.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,117.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,210.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,112.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,380.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,385.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	835	71.89/cwt	69.00–75.00	600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,268.75/cwt	1,200.00–1,375.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,330.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,350.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,535.00/cwt	1,535.00–1,535.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	1,042.48/cwt	900.00–1,350.00	13,385	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	—	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,394	62.97/cwt	60.50–64.50	878	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	62.99/cwt	61.50–64.00	971	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,135	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	590	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,060	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	171.84/cwt	164.00–182.50	804	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,013	60.59/cwt	58.00–63.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	659	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	830	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	152.87/cwt	152.50–154.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	503	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	724	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	340	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	172.52/cwt	164.00–182.50	735	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	57.91/cwt	53.50–61.00	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	528	156.76/cwt	155.00–158.00	828	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	141.10/cwt	135.00–150.00	753	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	129.42/cwt	124.00–135.00	857	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	143.47/cwt	136.00–150.00	544	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	118.96/cwt	118.00–126.00	872	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	612	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	154.06/cwt	153.00–155.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	117.58/cwt	116.00–118.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	152.64/cwt	150.00–160.00	354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	134.34/cwt	127.50–140.00	703	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	186.59/cwt	180.00–190.00	610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	718	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	854	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	819	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	917	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	136.54/cwt	130.00–146.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	183.78/cwt	177.50–190.00	687	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	142.01/cwt	136.00–147.00	679	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	146.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	481	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	122.10/cwt	120.00–123.00	775	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	109.22/cwt	107.50–111.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	142.78/cwt	135.00–146.00	614	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	128.51/cwt	122.50–132.50	798	10

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,350Last week 133Year ago 184

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 30Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 8Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	107.00	107.00
51	—	444	175.00–187.50	185.90
49	—	572	148.00–158.00	154.67
21	—	777	122.00–126.00	124.85
63	—	844	124.50–125.00	124.52
14	—	626	132.00–143.00	139.23
13	—	533	152.50–167.50	158.19
13	—	343	190.00–202.50	196.52
10	—	877	119.00–120.00	119.39
8	—	715	120.00–134.00	131.42
2	—	967	114.00	114.00
19	—	478	159.00–175.00	164.37
15	—	386	180.00–195.00	185.38
62	—	670	124.00–140.00	137.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	604	147.50	147.50
52	—	1,002	119.00	119.00
8	—	700	139.00	139.00
2	—	762	130.00	130.00
59	—	817	130.75	130.75
58	—	856	126.75	126.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	163.00	163.00
9	—	481	180.00–182.50	181.95
3	—	513	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	298	150.00	150.00
59	—	568	123.00–136.00	131.53
22	—	379	136.00–150.00	143.47
6	—	682	116.00–118.00	117.58
4	—	232	150.00–160.00	152.64
38	—	523	127.50–140.00	134.34
47	—	478	136.00–147.00	142.01
13	—	329	140.00–150.00	146.15
12	—	635	120.00–123.00	122.10
2	—	728	107.50–111.00	109.22
66	—	430	135.00–146.00	142.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	147.50–148.00	147.76
6	—	555	142.00	142.00
35	—	621	125.00–133.00	130.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
2	—	373	153.00–155.00	154.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	659	126.00	126.00
24	—	503	144.00	144.00
14	—	718	118.00–120.00	119.01
6	—	819	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	192.50	192.50
1	—	345	207.50	207.50
4	—	560	152.50–154.00	152.87
1	—	375	198.00	198.00
8	—	528	155.00–158.00	156.76
2	—	612	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	468	164.00–182.50	171.84
23	—	426	164.00–182.50	172.52
36	—	534	135.00–150.00	141.10
17	—	662	124.00–135.00	129.42
11	—	733	118.00–126.00	118.96
9	—	327	180.00–190.00	186.59
6	—	584	130.00–146.00	136.54
8	—	374	177.50–190.00	183.78
10	—	621	122.50–132.50	128.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,255	900.00–1,175.00	1,003.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,410	860.00–985.00	945.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,215	925.00–1,300.00	1,160.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,118	850.00–900.00	874.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,277	825.00–935.00	867.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	625.00–710.00	662.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,268	850.00–875.00	863.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,284	900.00–1,350.00	1,042.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,630	1,585.00	1,585.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,011	600.00–825.00	722.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,335.00–1,425.00	1,380.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,210.00	1,117.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,112.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,385.00	1,380.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,268.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,310.00–1,350.00	1,330.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,535.00	1,535.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,385.00	1,385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,234	63.00–73.00	69.48
1	—	1,060	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	73.50	73.50
8	—	1,073	58.50–69.00	63.56
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	69.00–75.00	71.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,394	60.50–64.50	62.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	61.50–64.00	62.99
1	—	1,135	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	58.00–63.00	60.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,035	53.50–61.00	57.91
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	99.00–105.00	101.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	104.50–107.50	106.12
2	—	1,828	92.50–99.00	95.61

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle