Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply lower and those over 450 lbs. 5.00 lower, and feeder bulls remaining mostly steady. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.43/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$130.43

100 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.09

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	494	130.43	644	100

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 sale100 hd

130.43

—

TN average6 barns · 682 hd

126.34

+4.09

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	1,467	101.55	1,490	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	75.04	881	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	71.89	1,055	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	67.72	673	16

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	492	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	115.74/cwt	114.00–117.50	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	144.46/cwt	140.00–148.00	751	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	131.55/cwt	126.00–137.00	680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	133.20/cwt	130.00–138.00	575	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	156.61/cwt	150.00–162.00	739	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	123.62/cwt	121.00–129.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	141.64/cwt	141.00–142.00	589	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	115.93/cwt	112.00–120.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	143.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	885	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	157.00/cwt	156.00–158.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	122.66/cwt	118.00–126.00	754	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	147.29/cwt	145.00–151.00	854	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	846	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	638	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	170.01/cwt	160.00–176.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	987.65/cwt	885.00–1,110.00	12,069	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	807.49/cwt	775.00–835.00	8,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	505	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	611	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	67.10/cwt	64.00–73.00	665	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	801	1
Bulls	—	—	1,369	97.65/cwt	93.00–104.50	1,337	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	78.75/cwt	78.00–79.50	1,110	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	70.64/cwt	67.50–74.00	1,044	11
Bulls	—	—	1,688	110.31/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,862	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,330.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,400.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,441.67/cwt	1,300.00–1,700.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	423	121.32/cwt	117.50–125.00	513	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	997.00/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,143	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	910.44/cwt	875.00–950.00	9,541	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	80.47/cwt	78.00–83.50	1,016	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	73.72/cwt	67.00–77.50	850	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	164.93/cwt	160.00–172.50	586	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	158.74/cwt	157.50–160.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	525	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	136.19/cwt	130.00–145.00	509	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	865.05/cwt	825.00–900.00	10,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	173.93/cwt	167.50–179.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	133.59/cwt	130.00–138.00	629	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	107.14/cwt	104.00–110.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	133.55/cwt	130.00–140.00	367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	154.26/cwt	150.00–160.00	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	149.61/cwt	142.50–158.00	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	127.59/cwt	123.00–132.50	731	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	136.31/cwt	134.00–140.00	443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	137.30/cwt	132.50–145.00	785	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	121.98/cwt	117.50–125.00	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	150.61/cwt	143.00–156.00	782	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	172.62/cwt	167.50–182.50	485	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 Jun 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 453Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 93Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 55Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	472	150.00–162.00	156.61
2	—	820	112.00–120.00	115.93
13	—	619	140.00–150.00	143.03
2	—	435	156.00–158.00	157.00
1	—	1,025	109.00	109.00
13	—	580	145.00–151.00	147.29
6	—	369	160.00–176.00	170.01
4	—	334	167.50–179.00	173.93
1	—	265	177.50	177.50
22	—	519	143.00–156.00	150.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	164.00	164.00
2	—	532	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
1	—	820	106.00	106.00
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	114.00–117.50	115.74
12	—	517	126.00–137.00	131.55
9	—	432	130.00–138.00	133.20
17	—	615	118.00–126.00	122.66
9	—	374	130.00–145.00	136.19
13	—	471	130.00–138.00	133.59
3	—	275	130.00–140.00	133.55
13	—	573	123.00–132.50	127.59
3	—	325	134.00–140.00	136.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	462	140.00	140.00
8	—	416	141.00–142.00	141.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	117.50–125.00	121.32
2	—	495	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	140.00–148.00	144.46
6	—	617	121.00–129.00	123.62
3	—	355	160.00–172.50	164.93
2	—	343	157.50–160.00	158.74
3	—	767	104.00–110.00	107.14
6	—	424	150.00–160.00	154.26
9	—	471	142.50–158.00	149.61
8	—	572	132.50–145.00	137.30
4	—	723	117.50–125.00	121.98
4	—	281	167.50–182.50	172.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	187.50	187.50
1	—	555	148.00	148.00
1	—	410	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	127.50	127.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,222	885.00–1,110.00	987.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,053	775.00–835.00	807.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	875.00–950.00	910.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	825.00–900.00	865.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,260.00–1,400.00	1,330.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,441.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	875.00–1,125.00	997.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	991	64.00–73.00	67.10
1	—	1,040	77.00	77.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	78.00–79.50	78.75
11	—	1,478	67.50–74.00	70.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,263	78.00–83.50	80.47
37	—	1,153	67.00–77.50	73.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,369	93.00–104.50	97.65
4	—	1,688	107.00–116.00	110.31

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

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Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle