Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers measuring 2.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. mostly steady and those weighing over 500 lbs. 3.00 higher, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts from last reported sale. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 6.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.64/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$143.64

245 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.35

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	492	143.64	706	245

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 sale245 hd

143.64

—

TN average12 barns · 3,515 hd

136.29

+7.35

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	1,541	100.73	1,552	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	71.31	1,006	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	70.90	793	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	65.41	611	24

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2Value Added	—	421	157.70/cwt	157.00–159.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	153.07/cwt	143.00–157.50	576	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	160.45/cwt	150.00–165.00	916	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	182.70/cwt	177.50–185.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	145.55/cwt	137.50–152.50	825	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	133.87/cwt	133.50–134.50	1,017	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	181.96/cwt	177.50–189.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	142.04/cwt	133.00–148.00	750	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	145.27/cwt	143.00–149.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	130.38/cwt	127.00–135.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	149.56/cwt	142.50–160.00	489	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	121.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	136.66/cwt	130.00–142.00	860	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	119.04/cwt	110.00–122.00	859	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	127.47/cwt	124.00–132.00	804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	123.73/cwt	117.50–128.00	830	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	894	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	165.99/cwt	164.00–167.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	134.18/cwt	127.50–140.00	637	3
Bulls	—	—	1,588	105.89/cwt	101.50–114.50	1,682	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	666	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,310	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	710	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,793	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	235	161.17/cwt	157.50–165.00	379	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	148.25/cwt	137.50–159.00	563	2
Bulls	—	—	1,496	96.25/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,440	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	68.03/cwt	63.00–73.00	780	23
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,514	96.17/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,456	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,388	71.08/cwt	67.00–77.50	987	9
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,520	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,012.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	9,872	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,700	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,343	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,152	69.68/cwt	67.00–74.00	803	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,116.67/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	—	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	75.45/cwt	71.00–78.00	814	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	897	73.35/cwt	70.00–75.00	658	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,025	63.24/cwt	62.50–64.00	648	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	71.00/cwt	70.50–71.50	665	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	70.38/cwt	68.50–74.00	982	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	63.14/cwt	57.00–67.50	587	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,805	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,479	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,000.27/cwt	935.00–1,150.00	12,783	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,080	1
Bulls	Large 1Registered	—	1,500	1,735.00/cwt	1,735.00–1,735.00	26,025	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	963	77.37/cwt	76.00–79.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	165.97/cwt	165.00–167.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	755	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	907.71/cwt	875.00–950.00	9,667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	166.92/cwt	159.00–175.00	704	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	177.12/cwt	170.00–180.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	164.13/cwt	153.00–170.00	781	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	149.49/cwt	140.00–154.00	643	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	147.93/cwt	140.00–154.00	691	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	174.57/cwt	170.00–185.00	840	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	114.03/cwt	110.00–117.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	174.00/cwt	172.50–180.00	496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	563	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	145.90/cwt	142.00–150.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.00/cwt	132.00–142.00	775	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	224	158.37/cwt	153.00–167.50	355	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	175.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	152.19/cwt	146.00–160.00	804	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	132.65/cwt	127.00–137.50	870	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	179.76/cwt	172.50–187.50	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	2

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 548Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 66Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 14Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	157.00–159.00	157.70
2	—	500	151.00	151.00
3	—	656	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	376	143.00–157.50	153.07
2	—	763	108.00–110.00	109.02
33	—	528	133.00–148.00	142.04
7	—	327	142.50–160.00	149.56
9	—	722	110.00–122.00	119.04
10	—	631	124.00–132.00	127.47
7	—	671	117.50–128.00	123.73
46	—	430	140.00–154.00	149.49
54	—	467	140.00–154.00	147.93
2	—	860	107.50	107.50
32	—	570	132.00–142.00	136.00
5	—	224	153.00–167.50	158.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
1	—	360	190.00	190.00
1	—	580	171.00	171.00
1	—	400	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	155.00	155.00
2	—	705	141.00	141.00
8	—	760	133.50–134.50	133.87
2	—	502	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
16	—	571	150.00–165.00	160.45
6	—	410	177.50–185.00	182.70
2	—	687	142.00	142.00
1	—	270	185.00	185.00
3	—	628	143.00–149.00	145.27
3	—	727	127.00–135.00	130.38
3	—	507	164.00–167.00	165.99
4	—	372	170.00–180.00	177.12
1	—	340	177.00	177.00
17	—	481	170.00–185.00	174.57
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	162.50	162.50
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	152.50	152.50
1	—	670	129.00	129.00
1	—	280	170.00	170.00
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	193.00	193.00
2	—	518	165.00–167.00	165.97
1	—	605	147.50	147.50
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
2	—	563	155.00–160.00	157.51
1	—	285	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	567	137.50–152.50	145.55
7	—	334	177.50–189.00	181.96
5	—	718	115.00–125.00	121.92
16	—	629	130.00–142.00	136.66
14	—	422	159.00–175.00	166.92
12	—	476	153.00–170.00	164.13
3	—	765	110.00–117.00	114.03
5	—	285	172.50–180.00	174.00
7	—	377	170.00–180.00	175.98
28	—	528	146.00–160.00	152.19
5	—	656	127.00–137.50	132.65
2	—	238	172.50–187.50	179.76
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	127.50–140.00	134.18
2	—	235	157.50–165.00	161.17
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
2	—	380	137.50–159.00	148.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	142.00–150.00	145.90
2	—	357	146.00	146.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	123.00	123.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,278	935.00–1,150.00	1,000.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,065	875.00–950.00	907.71
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	675.00	675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	975	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50
Bulls — Large 1 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	1,735.00	1,735.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,116.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,588	101.50–114.50	105.89
6	—	1,496	90.00–99.50	96.25
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,514	91.00–104.00	96.17
1	—	1,520	108.00	108.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,146	63.00–73.00	68.03
13	—	1,079	71.00–78.00	75.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,388	67.00–77.50	71.08
1	—	1,700	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,152	67.00–74.00	69.68
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	897	70.00–75.00	73.35
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	62.50–64.00	63.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	70.50–71.50	71.00
16	—	929	57.00–67.50	63.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,395	68.50–74.00	70.38
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	76.00–79.00	77.37

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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Replacement Cattle

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