Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers holding mostly steady overall, with feeder bulls measuring 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.78/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$142.78

250 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$15.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.76

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	496	143.20	710	243
Small and Medium 1-2	445	130.00	579	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	484	127.68	618	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.53/cwt here — about $91 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 sale250 hd

142.78

—

TN average8 barns · 1,778 hd

135.02

+7.76

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	1,756	103.74	1,821	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	73.72	859	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	73.62	1,038	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	67.62	712	14

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2Value Added	—	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	142.69/cwt	140.00–147.00	541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	166.44/cwt	166.00–167.00	874	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	156.33/cwt	150.00–156.50	743	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	628	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	142.80/cwt	142.00–143.00	807	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	146.87/cwt	142.00–149.00	991	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	133.85/cwt	130.00–138.00	767	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	165.40/cwt	161.00–171.00	698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	529	152.71/cwt	152.00–154.00	808	7
Bulls	—	—	1,713	102.32/cwt	94.00–106.50	1,753	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	153.99/cwt	147.00–159.00	815	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	152.60/cwt	148.00–154.50	874	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,091	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	812.12/cwt	800.00–825.00	8,673	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,574	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,010	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	95.50/cwt	94.00–97.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	627	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	528	123.54/cwt	121.00–126.00	652	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,229	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,668	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	852.64/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	827	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	72.25/cwt	68.00–78.00	840	28
Bulls	—	—	1,535	87.83/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,348	2
Bulls	—	—	1,893	111.16/cwt	108.00–116.00	2,104	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	67.62/cwt	62.00–72.50	712	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,065	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	756.51/cwt	650.00–825.00	8,337	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,335.00/cwt	1,335.00–1,335.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	136.20/cwt	132.00–144.00	829	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,485.00/cwt	1,485.00–1,485.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	142.71/cwt	138.00–147.50	669	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	135.93/cwt	131.00–142.50	991	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	547	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	73.23/cwt	66.50–77.00	1,035	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	81.98/cwt	79.00–86.50	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	142.69/cwt	140.00–148.00	615	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	129.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	804	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	128.61/cwt	122.00–134.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	141.70/cwt	137.00–150.00	741	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	152.89/cwt	145.00–159.00	645	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	102.96/cwt	101.00–105.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	127.90/cwt	123.00–132.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	137.97/cwt	132.00–144.00	715	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	132.26/cwt	125.00–139.00	873	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	122.79/cwt	119.00–125.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	113.71/cwt	110.00–119.00	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	154.83/cwt	151.00–160.00	599	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	186.69/cwt	182.50–191.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	138.59/cwt	132.50–144.00	811	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	152.68/cwt	142.00–157.50	710	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	147.90/cwt	140.00–155.00	917	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	161.00/cwt	155.00–167.50	784	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	148.67/cwt	146.00–150.00	749	9

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 734Last week 393Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 158Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 44Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers holding mostly steady overall, with feeder bulls measuring 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	435	175.00	175.00
11	—	525	166.00–167.00	166.44
1	—	800	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	162.50	162.50
14	—	675	142.00–149.00	146.87
9	—	422	161.00–171.00	165.40
10	—	529	147.00–159.00	153.99
14	—	573	148.00–154.50	152.60
3	—	873	120.00–130.00	124.96
7	—	729	131.00–142.50	135.93
2	—	335	182.50–191.00	186.69
1	—	915	117.00	117.00
9	—	620	140.00–155.00	147.90
13	—	487	155.00–167.50	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	627	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	140.00–147.00	142.69
15	—	573	130.00–138.00	133.85
41	—	469	138.00–147.50	142.71
25	—	431	140.00–148.00	142.69
11	—	619	125.00–135.00	129.86
5	—	663	123.00–132.00	127.90
39	—	518	132.00–144.00	137.97
5	—	727	110.00–119.00	113.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	475	150.00–156.50	156.33
30	—	408	154.00	154.00
15	—	565	142.00–143.00	142.80
1	—	775	121.00	121.00
9	—	504	146.00–150.00	148.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	117.50	117.50
2	—	528	121.00–126.00	123.54
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	123.00	123.00
5	—	492	122.00–134.00	128.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	152.00–154.00	152.71
1	—	555	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	94.00–97.00	95.50
18	—	609	132.00–144.00	136.20
16	—	523	137.00–150.00	141.70
9	—	422	145.00–159.00	152.89
2	—	868	101.00–105.00	102.96
6	—	660	125.00–139.00	132.26
5	—	729	119.00–125.00	122.79
12	—	387	151.00–160.00	154.83
13	—	585	132.50–144.00	138.59
11	—	465	142.00–157.50	152.68
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
1	—	540	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,713	94.00–106.50	102.32
2	—	1,535	85.00–90.00	87.83
6	—	1,893	108.00–116.00	111.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,162	68.00–78.00	72.25
5	—	1,187	79.00–86.50	81.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,053	62.00–72.50	67.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	79.50	79.50
15	—	1,414	66.50–77.00	73.23

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,068	800.00–825.00	812.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	800.00–900.00	852.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,102	650.00–825.00	756.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	810.00	810.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,235.00	1,235.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,335.00	1,335.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,485.00	1,485.00

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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How this sale compares

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