Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the July 4th holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.66/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$137.66

302 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$16.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.47

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	539	137.88	743	298
Medium and Large 2-3	477	121.25	579	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.63/cwt here — about $165 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 sale302 hd

137.66

—

TN average8 barns · 1,978 hd

133.19

+4.47

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	1,709	101.53	1,735	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	72.65	902	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,460	71.76	1,048	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	67.49	630	12

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	525	145.80/cwt	140.00–153.00	765	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	139.56/cwt	135.00–147.50	519	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	118.05/cwt	110.00–122.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	128.64/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	167.40/cwt	160.00–170.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	154.73/cwt	147.00–163.00	732	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	148.13/cwt	138.00–151.00	921	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	141.00/cwt	130.00–145.00	960	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	650	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	118.23/cwt	110.00–122.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	154.56/cwt	147.00–162.00	886	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	138.25/cwt	128.00–140.00	993	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	151.90/cwt	147.50–160.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	144.49/cwt	137.50–150.00	841	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	141.36/cwt	141.00–145.00	817	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	126.32/cwt	125.00–128.00	918	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	890	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	640	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	153.56/cwt	145.00–159.00	814	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	871	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,071	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,331	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	646	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,909	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	71.54/cwt	66.50–76.50	888	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	79.87/cwt	78.50–81.50	995	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	862	76.71/cwt	74.00–81.00	661	3
Bulls	—	—	1,688	99.80/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,685	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	64.41/cwt	58.00–68.50	617	9
Bulls	—	—	1,811	109.72/cwt	107.50–113.00	1,987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	546	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,270.00/cwt	1,270.00–1,270.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,427	1,042.52/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	14,877	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,180	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,069	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	64.59/cwt	62.00–66.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	158.23/cwt	150.00–165.00	595	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,280	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,813	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	72.31/cwt	67.50–77.00	1,043	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	135.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	553	153.00/cwt	152.00–154.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	163.49/cwt	160.00–167.50	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.66/cwt	125.00–137.50	829	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	115.26/cwt	109.00–122.50	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	113.24/cwt	110.00–121.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	95.63/cwt	93.00–97.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	126.25/cwt	117.50–129.00	833	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	135.31/cwt	130.00–139.00	789	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	155.62/cwt	154.00–156.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	151.36/cwt	148.00–155.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	135.50/cwt	132.50–137.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	136.40/cwt	130.00–145.00	708	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	158.61/cwt	156.00–162.50	508	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	125.23/cwt	120.00–136.00	824	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	129.16/cwt	125.00–138.00	809	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	120.75/cwt	119.00–125.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	149.64/cwt	140.00–157.50	636	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	146.76/cwt	137.50–151.00	618	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	147.74/cwt	146.00–150.50	762	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	138.49/cwt	130.00–146.00	656	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	148.04/cwt	140.00–155.00	696	35

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 Jul 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,214Last week 734Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 95Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 36Year ago 46

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the July 4th holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	525	140.00–153.00	145.80
16	—	582	137.50–150.00	144.49
7	—	376	150.00–165.00	158.23
3	—	325	160.00–167.50	163.49
3	—	822	109.00–122.50	115.26
4	—	771	110.00–121.00	113.24
3	—	868	93.00–97.00	95.63
23	—	658	120.00–136.00	125.23
11	—	626	125.00–138.00	129.16
4	—	703	119.00–125.00	120.75
24	—	425	140.00–157.50	149.64
35	—	470	140.00–155.00	148.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	162.50	162.50
1	—	500	156.00	156.00
2	—	553	152.00–154.00	153.00
2	—	468	160.00–161.00	160.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	135.00	135.00
1	—	470	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	132.50–137.00	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	372	135.00–147.50	139.56
4	—	775	110.00–122.00	118.05
4	—	704	110.00–122.00	118.23
38	—	620	125.00–137.50	133.66
9	—	660	117.50–129.00	126.25
24	—	583	130.00–139.00	135.31
43	—	519	130.00–145.00	136.40
29	—	421	137.50–151.00	146.76
51	—	474	130.00–146.00	138.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	139.00	139.00
3	—	491	149.00	149.00
32	—	578	141.00–145.00	141.36
17	—	727	125.00–128.00	126.32
1	—	655	133.00	133.00
14	—	516	146.00–150.50	147.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
5	—	424	154.00–156.00	155.62
3	—	460	148.00–155.00	151.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	118.00	118.00
1	—	415	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	128.00	128.00
3	—	805	125.00–131.00	128.64
4	—	360	160.00–170.00	167.40
12	—	473	147.00–163.00	154.73
30	—	622	138.00–151.00	148.13
36	—	681	130.00–145.00	141.00
26	—	573	147.00–162.00	154.56
19	—	718	128.00–140.00	138.25
5	—	439	147.50–160.00	151.90
13	—	530	145.00–159.00	153.56
7	—	320	156.00–162.50	158.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	147.00	147.00
1	—	640	156.00	156.00
1	—	530	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	147.50	147.50
2	—	465	130.00–140.00	135.11
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	135.00	135.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,427	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,042.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	810.00	810.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,270.00	1,270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,241	66.50–76.50	71.54
4	—	1,246	78.50–81.50	79.87
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	862	74.00–81.00	76.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	958	58.00–68.50	64.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,420	62.00–66.00	64.59
1	—	2,280	79.50	79.50
38	—	1,443	67.50–77.00	72.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,688	94.00–106.00	99.80
4	—	1,811	107.50–113.00	109.72

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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How this sale compares

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