Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers holding mostly steady overall, with feeder heifers 4.00 higher and feeder bulls 7.00 to 8.00 higher, and high-quality offerings were noted on feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.12/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$135.12

128 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.05

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	549	135.12	741	128

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 sale128 hd

135.12

—

TN average9 barns · 1,678 hd

130.07

+5.05

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	1,425	96.52	1,375	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	71.35	894	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	69.48	992	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	65.30	692	17

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	—	534	152.01/cwt	145.00–157.00	812	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	169.30/cwt	165.00–173.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	149.65/cwt	145.00–153.00	849	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.67/cwt	132.50–142.00	711	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	139.94/cwt	135.00–147.00	861	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	143.59/cwt	135.00–147.50	540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	166.09/cwt	160.00–172.00	789	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	967	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	682	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,458	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,824	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	925.81/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	11,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	803	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	107.74/cwt	105.00–111.00	2,031	8
Bulls	—	—	1,481	98.08/cwt	92.00–103.50	1,453	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	7,301	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,219	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	1,114.89/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	15,252	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,040	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,655	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,440	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	760	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,940	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	65.30/cwt	60.00–70.50	692	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	69.48/cwt	66.00–74.50	992	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,474	78.83/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,162	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	70.52/cwt	66.00–74.50	867	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,915	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,155	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,132	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	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	136.06/cwt	129.00–143.00	777	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	143.13/cwt	139.00–150.00	817	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	159.79/cwt	154.00–165.00	765	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	118.36/cwt	115.00–124.00	918	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	145.70/cwt	137.50–151.00	774	16
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,121	88.27/cwt	83.00–94.00	990	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	131.09/cwt	127.00–134.00	818	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	140.44/cwt	135.00–147.50	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	139.89/cwt	139.00–145.00	469	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	156.64/cwt	150.00–166.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	128.12/cwt	125.00–135.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	163.46/cwt	157.50–170.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	128.67/cwt	126.00–133.00	860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	112.20/cwt	110.00–115.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	123.67/cwt	123.00–124.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	136.99/cwt	131.00–142.50	859	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	132.93/cwt	129.00–137.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	145.59/cwt	139.00–153.00	620	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	121.33/cwt	121.00–122.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,065	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 553Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 155Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 70Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	534	145.00–157.00	152.01
6	—	429	165.00–173.00	169.30
9	—	567	145.00–153.00	149.65
9	—	615	135.00–147.00	139.94
1	—	1,195	100.00	100.00
10	—	475	160.00–172.00	166.09
1	—	390	165.00	165.00
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
2	—	728	129.00–137.00	132.93
1	—	805	124.00	124.00
1	—	770	125.00	125.00
1	—	650	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	701	142.00	142.00
2	—	502	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	520	132.50–142.00	136.67
7	—	376	135.00–147.50	143.59
32	—	571	129.00–143.00	136.06
14	—	624	127.00–134.00	131.09
9	—	471	135.00–147.50	140.44
8	—	335	139.00–145.00	139.89
7	—	668	126.00–133.00	128.67
5	—	779	110.00–115.00	112.20
3	—	710	123.00–124.00	123.67
1	—	940	105.50	105.50
1	—	810	109.00	109.00
15	—	426	139.00–153.00	145.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	967	104.00	104.00
2	—	458	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,065	102.50	102.50
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	162.50	162.50
16	—	571	139.00–150.00	143.13
1	—	855	108.00	108.00
13	—	479	154.00–165.00	159.79
5	—	776	115.00–124.00	118.36
16	—	531	137.50–151.00	145.70
5	—	417	150.00–166.00	156.64
4	—	664	125.00–135.00	128.12
2	—	378	157.50–170.00	163.46
13	—	627	131.00–142.50	136.99
3	—	723	121.00–122.00	121.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	156.00	156.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	850.00	850.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	825.00–1,000.00	925.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,368	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,114.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	625.00	625.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	825	885.00	885.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	535.00	535.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,285.00	1,285.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,885	105.00–111.00	107.74
26	—	1,481	92.00–103.50	98.08
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	98.00	98.00
16	—	1,121	83.00–94.00	88.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,060	60.00–70.50	65.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,428	66.00–74.50	69.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,474	76.00–84.00	78.83
36	—	1,229	66.00–74.50	70.52

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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