Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and bulls measuring 4.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 5.00 higher with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.98/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$136.98

134 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$6.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.26

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	505	137.30	693	127
Small and Medium 1-2	408	131.25	535	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	442	131.00	579	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.30/cwt here — about $114 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 sale134 hd

136.98

—

TN average9 barns · 1,552 hd

127.72

+9.26

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	1,515	101.59	1,539	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	75.14	886	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	73.22	1,046	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	68.19	704	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,160	114.00	1,322	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	109.50/cwt	108.00–111.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	121.98/cwt	116.00–124.00	858	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	119.95/cwt	117.00–123.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	595	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	157.24/cwt	150.00–163.50	753	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	143.45/cwt	139.00–150.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	131.21/cwt	126.00–137.00	743	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	149.32/cwt	144.00–152.50	563	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.41/cwt	133.00–144.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	145.77/cwt	139.00–153.00	622	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	143.42/cwt	135.00–147.00	741	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	167.66/cwt	164.00–170.00	634	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	871.43/cwt	860.00–885.00	8,871	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	969.98/cwt	950.00–985.00	10,456	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	147.60/cwt	147.00–148.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	624	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	333	143.78/cwt	140.00–147.50	479	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	536	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	976.03/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	11,888	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	73.97/cwt	69.00–78.00	865	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	79.86/cwt	78.50–83.00	954	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,160	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,322	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,255	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,337	1
Bulls	—	—	1,731	107.61/cwt	105.50–111.00	1,863	6
Bulls	—	—	1,454	99.17/cwt	92.50–104.50	1,442	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,435.00/cwt	1,435.00–1,435.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,403.33/cwt	1,375.00–1,450.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	880.35/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	11,084	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	494	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	68.19/cwt	66.50–69.50	704	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	77.76/cwt	77.00–78.50	1,184	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	72.46/cwt	68.00–75.50	1,024	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	111.78/cwt	105.00–114.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	840.28/cwt	800.00–875.00	10,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	154.16/cwt	149.00–160.00	652	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.93/cwt	147.50–156.00	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	136.91/cwt	134.00–144.00	706	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	125.20/cwt	122.50–130.00	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	144.30/cwt	140.00–149.00	482	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	140.98/cwt	137.00–145.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	147.75/cwt	147.50–148.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	124.33/cwt	123.00–128.00	847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	131.61/cwt	130.00–133.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	148.61/cwt	146.00–150.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	139.47/cwt	132.00–143.00	782	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	160.19/cwt	157.00–162.50	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	140.34/cwt	135.00–143.00	657	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	168.92/cwt	157.50–175.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	160.69/cwt	157.50–170.00	662	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 436Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 94Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 48Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	108.00–111.00	109.50
2	—	713	117.00–123.00	119.95
2	—	218	160.00–165.00	162.59
21	—	517	135.00–147.00	143.42
16	—	423	149.00–160.00	154.16
8	—	470	147.50–156.00	150.93
7	—	671	122.50–130.00	125.20
5	—	610	130.00–133.00	131.61
7	—	561	132.00–143.00	139.47
8	—	374	157.00–162.50	160.19
3	—	317	157.50–175.00	168.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
2	—	333	140.00–147.50	143.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	140.00	140.00
1	—	285	142.50	142.50
2	—	403	137.00–145.00	140.98
2	—	333	147.50–148.00	147.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	703	116.00–124.00	121.98
18	—	566	126.00–137.00	131.21
12	—	377	144.00–152.50	149.32
25	—	427	139.00–153.00	145.77
4	—	771	105.00–114.00	111.78
19	—	516	134.00–144.00	136.91
6	—	334	140.00–149.00	144.30
6	—	681	123.00–128.00	124.33
1	—	830	102.00	102.00
2	—	620	122.00–125.00	123.49
17	—	468	135.00–143.00	140.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	147.00–148.00	147.60
1	—	310	155.00	155.00
1	—	400	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	127.50	127.50
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
2	—	505	131.00	131.00
2	—	430	131.00–132.00	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	157.00	157.00
1	—	610	153.00	153.00
1	—	545	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	479	150.00–163.50	157.24
6	—	574	139.00–150.00	143.45
2	—	620	133.00–144.00	138.41
1	—	720	127.50	127.50
1	—	660	144.00	144.00
1	—	760	126.00	126.00
6	—	378	164.00–170.00	167.66
3	—	523	146.00–150.00	148.61
4	—	412	157.50–170.00	160.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	144.00	144.00
3	—	328	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	104.00	104.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	860.00–885.00	871.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	950.00–985.00	969.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,218	925.00–1,025.00	976.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,259	725.00–1,000.00	880.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,205	800.00–875.00	840.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,435.00	1,435.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,403.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,169	69.00–78.00	73.97
8	—	1,194	78.50–83.00	79.86
1	—	1,290	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,032	66.50–69.50	68.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	77.00–78.50	77.76
12	—	1,413	68.00–75.50	72.46
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	106.50	106.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,731	105.50–111.00	107.61
17	—	1,454	92.50–104.50	99.17

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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