Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, on a lighter test this week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall with feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower, and feeder bulls weighing up to 550 lbs. 3.00 higher and those weighing over 550 lbs. 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 higher with slaughter bulls 5.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.44/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$130.44

119 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$6.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.00

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	507	130.81	663	112
Medium and Large 2-3	508	124.59	633	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.22/cwt here — about $30 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 sale119 hd

130.44

—

TN average11 barns · 1,858 hd

124.44

+6.00

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	1,858	101.69	1,889	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	70.11	816	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,506	67.41	1,015	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	62.85	627	12

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	378	136.82/cwt	135.00–140.00	517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	133.41/cwt	127.50–136.00	634	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	134.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	700	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	127.67/cwt	125.00–133.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	124.30/cwt	121.00–128.00	767	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	143.57/cwt	137.50–147.50	480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	101.50/cwt	100.00–103.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	136.40/cwt	134.00–142.00	580	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	163.92/cwt	160.00–167.50	610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	146.95/cwt	142.00–150.00	788	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	800	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	478	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	159.37/cwt	152.50–165.00	496	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	831.10/cwt	785.00–875.00	7,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	158.78/cwt	157.50–160.00	584	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	74.29/cwt	73.50–75.00	888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	587	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	748	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,001.50/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	9,594	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	69.16/cwt	63.50–73.00	800	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,047	71.06/cwt	70.00–72.00	744	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	60.11/cwt	56.00–67.00	590	9
Bulls	—	—	1,875	99.35/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,863	7
Bulls	—	—	1,834	104.97/cwt	103.50–106.50	1,925	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	1,016.67/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	9,933	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,130.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,185.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,811	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	864.32/cwt	825.00–900.00	10,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	753.88/cwt	725.00–775.00	7,765	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,274	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	67.04/cwt	63.00–71.50	1,002	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	531	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	124.42/cwt	122.00–125.00	649	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	725.99/cwt	685.00–760.00	7,804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	101.46/cwt	100.00–103.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	945	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.34/cwt	136.00–141.00	814	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	126.99/cwt	124.00–132.00	714	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	120.58/cwt	119.00–122.50	771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	129.47/cwt	126.00–136.00	739	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	148.56/cwt	147.00–153.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	155.02/cwt	148.00–160.00	650	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	131.84/cwt	128.00–137.00	837	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	153.19/cwt	150.00–157.00	726	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	138.81/cwt	131.00–144.00	727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	108.73/cwt	107.50–110.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	109.01/cwt	107.00–110.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	113.99/cwt	112.50–115.00	759	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	161.17/cwt	160.00–165.00	667	6

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 May 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 711Year ago 313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 87Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 59Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	135.00–140.00	136.82
21	—	475	127.50–136.00	133.41
17	—	519	130.00–140.00	134.86
9	—	617	121.00–128.00	124.30
7	—	334	137.50–147.50	143.57
2	—	790	100.00–103.00	101.50
22	—	425	134.00–142.00	136.40
13	—	562	124.00–132.00	126.99
2	—	730	107.50–110.00	108.73
9	—	666	112.50–115.00	113.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	122.00–125.00	124.42
2	—	472	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	125.00–133.00	127.67
3	—	722	120.00	120.00
6	—	372	160.00–167.50	163.92
12	—	536	142.00–150.00	146.95
1	—	815	116.00	116.00
9	—	580	136.00–141.00	140.34
9	—	635	128.00–137.00	131.84
15	—	474	150.00–157.00	153.19
6	—	414	160.00–165.00	161.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	154.00	154.00
2	—	622	146.00	146.00
1	—	710	127.50	127.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	587	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	140.00–142.00	141.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	90.00	90.00
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
4	—	311	152.50–165.00	159.37
2	—	660	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	368	157.50–160.00	158.78
2	—	820	100.00–103.00	101.46
7	—	639	119.00–122.50	120.58
7	—	571	126.00–136.00	129.47
4	—	461	147.00–153.00	148.56
13	—	419	148.00–160.00	155.02
10	—	524	131.00–144.00	138.81
7	—	721	107.00–110.00	109.01
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	127.50	127.50
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	122.00	122.00
2	—	360	147.50	147.50
1	—	455	138.00	138.00
1	—	405	145.00	145.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	918	785.00–875.00	831.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	958	975.00–1,025.00	1,001.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	977	900.00–1,175.00	1,016.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,238	825.00–900.00	864.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	685.00–760.00	725.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,185.00	1,130.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	725.00–775.00	753.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,195	73.50–75.00	74.29
22	—	1,157	63.50–73.00	69.16
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,047	70.00–72.00	71.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	982	56.00–67.00	60.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	74.50	74.50
19	—	1,495	63.00–71.50	67.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,875	96.00–102.00	99.35
5	—	1,834	103.50–106.50	104.97

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