Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

On a lighter test this week, compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder steers sharply higher with feeder heifers and bulls 5.00 higher overall. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 3.00 to 4.00 higher overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.22/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$142.22

202 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$205

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$2.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.12

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	333	144.50	481	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	483	142.15	687	196

One grade step is worth $2.35/cwt here — about −$205 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale202 hd

142.22

—

TN average9 barns · 1,629 hd

135.10

+7.12

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	—	High	1,557	90.15	1,403	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	73.00	897	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	66.59	996	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	65.10	636	10

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	563	136.22/cwt	128.00–141.00	767	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	287	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	152.69/cwt	147.50–157.00	797	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	110.65/cwt	105.00–116.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	173.42/cwt	162.50–177.00	832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	153.51/cwt	144.00–160.00	560	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	146.23/cwt	140.00–152.50	689	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	148.96/cwt	142.50–155.00	639	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	138.49/cwt	130.00–144.00	728	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	157.97/cwt	157.50–159.00	359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	125.85/cwt	120.00–132.00	788	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	130.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	158.79/cwt	150.00–164.00	459	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	148.98/cwt	147.50–152.00	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	180.28/cwt	175.00–182.50	759	10
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	748	600.42/cwt	575.00–625.00	4,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	716	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	156.36/cwt	152.50–161.00	894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	905	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	755	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,096	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,496	66.59/cwt	64.50–70.50	996	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,080	73.73/cwt	72.50–75.00	796	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,263	78.56/cwt	75.50–86.00	992	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,259	68.97/cwt	64.50–72.50	868	8
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,975	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,074	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,525	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	—	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,015	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	62.79/cwt	60.00–66.00	640	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	77.04/cwt	72.50–82.50	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	585	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,460	89.35/cwt	85.50–94.50	1,305	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	67.35/cwt	66.00–69.00	800	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	813	71.76/cwt	67.00–76.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,475	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	21,388	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,068	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	168.78/cwt	165.00–172.50	711	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	181.99/cwt	180.00–184.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	132.99/cwt	130.00–143.00	835	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	292	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	557	149.34/cwt	149.00–150.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	142.29/cwt	135.00–144.00	828	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	106.15/cwt	105.00–107.50	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	147.45/cwt	145.00–152.50	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	117.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	119.97/cwt	117.50–122.00	805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	163.48/cwt	155.00–171.00	777	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,292	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	171.61/cwt	168.00–177.50	630	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	181.13/cwt	175.00–189.00	601	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	111.16/cwt	107.50–114.00	873	4

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

Tue Mar 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 548Last week 957Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 102Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 62Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	563	128.00–141.00	136.22
5	—	773	105.00–116.00	110.65
2	—	1,035	95.00	95.00
7	—	320	140.00–150.00	145.85
1	—	825	102.50	102.50
29	—	365	144.00–160.00	153.51
19	—	471	140.00–152.50	146.23
30	—	429	142.50–155.00	148.96
36	—	526	130.00–144.00	138.49
6	—	227	157.50–159.00	157.97
13	—	626	120.00–132.00	125.85
10	—	289	150.00–164.00	158.79
6	—	711	115.00–120.00	117.65
6	—	671	117.50–122.00	119.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	157.50	157.50
5	—	476	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	147.50	147.50
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	138.50	138.50
4	—	292	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	287	194.00	194.00
9	—	382	187.50	187.50
3	—	561	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	162.50–177.00	173.42
5	—	734	130.00–135.00	130.96
4	—	660	147.50–152.00	148.98
10	—	421	175.00–182.50	180.28
6	—	572	152.50–161.00	156.36
1	—	545	166.00	166.00
2	—	827	125.00	125.00
1	—	350	177.50	177.50
4	—	1,196	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
3	—	540	145.00–152.50	147.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	147.50–157.00	152.69
3	—	285	175.00	175.00
3	—	670	120.00–130.00	125.05
12	—	421	165.00–172.50	168.78
18	—	628	130.00–143.00	132.99
12	—	582	135.00–144.00	142.29
3	—	815	105.00–107.50	106.15
25	—	475	155.00–171.00	163.48
7	—	367	168.00–177.50	171.61
7	—	332	175.00–189.00	181.13
4	—	785	107.50–114.00	111.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	185.00	185.00
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
1	—	520	165.00	165.00
1	—	465	175.50	175.50
2	—	408	180.00–184.00	181.99
3	—	557	149.00–150.00	149.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	156.00	156.00
1	—	375	156.00	156.00
1	—	330	151.00	151.00
1	—	670	117.50	117.50
3	—	483	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	748	575.00–625.00	600.42
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,160.00	1,160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,475	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,496	64.50–70.50	66.59
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	72.50–75.00	73.73
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	75.50–86.00	78.56
8	—	1,259	64.50–72.50	68.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,019	60.00–66.00	62.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	72.50–82.50	77.04
2	—	1,188	66.00–69.00	67.35
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	67.00–76.00	71.76
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,525	78.50	78.50
4	—	1,460	85.50–94.50	89.35

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

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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