Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with high-quality offerings noted. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.20/cwt on 329 head.

Average price

$151.20

329 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.26

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	496	151.20	750	329

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 sale329 hd

151.20

—

TN average8 barns · 2,787 hd

136.95

+14.26

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	—	High	1,633	97.86	1,598	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,431	70.85	1,014	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	70.44	853	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	67.10	676	12

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,333.33/cwt	1,250.00–1,450.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,230.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,230.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,047.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,070.00	—	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	—	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,676	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,016.68/cwt	920.00–1,125.00	12,810	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	943.03/cwt	830.00–1,030.00	12,184	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	77.01/cwt	75.50–79.00	1,201	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	69.93/cwt	66.00–73.50	987	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	78.24/cwt	76.50–80.50	988	3
Bulls	—	—	2,015	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,136	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	64.00/cwt	60.00–70.50	651	10
Bulls	—	—	1,691	99.43/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,681	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	960	82.59/cwt	74.00–91.00	793	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,178	86.75/cwt	86.50–87.00	1,022	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	69.50/cwt	66.50–74.50	837	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,655	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,088	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	749.46/cwt	725.00–775.00	6,933	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	146.39/cwt	145.50–148.00	845	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	160.09/cwt	153.50–161.20	826	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	160.17/cwt	154.00–160.50	780	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	397	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	948.50/cwt	880.00–1,040.00	12,274	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	916	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	940	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	165.69/cwt	154.00–170.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	142.16/cwt	140.00–145.00	479	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	156.42/cwt	150.00–165.00	743	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	145.31/cwt	137.00–149.00	988	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	851	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,247	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	166.59/cwt	166.50–167.00	950	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	156.09/cwt	155.00–157.00	980	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	128.99/cwt	125.00–132.00	851	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	169.53/cwt	160.00–177.50	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	131.88/cwt	127.50–135.00	816	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	751.40/cwt	625.00–875.00	6,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	149.48/cwt	141.00–153.00	928	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	153.79/cwt	151.00–159.00	898	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	158.17/cwt	150.00–167.50	660	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	131.18/cwt	129.00–135.00	868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	256	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	141.94/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,076	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	139.18/cwt	134.00–143.00	729	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	146.56/cwt	138.00–150.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	144.17/cwt	139.00–148.00	689	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	144.85/cwt	139.00–150.00	536	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	144.21/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,014	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	161.55/cwt	155.00–168.00	842	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	133.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	819	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	149.05/cwt	142.00–158.00	778	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	154.67/cwt	148.00–160.00	728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	163.37/cwt	156.00–164.25	714	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	854	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	137.46/cwt	134.00–141.50	785	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	146.52/cwt	139.00–153.00	627	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	169.01/cwt	160.00–175.00	698	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 Jul 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 880Last week 1,214Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 172Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 44Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with high-quality offerings noted. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,333.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,230.00	1,230.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,070.00	1,047.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,260	920.00–1,125.00	1,016.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,292	830.00–1,030.00	943.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,230	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,294	880.00–1,040.00	948.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	725.00–775.00	749.46
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	625.00–875.00	751.40
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,560	75.50–79.00	77.01
20	—	1,412	66.00–73.50	69.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	76.50–80.50	78.24
25	—	1,204	66.50–74.50	69.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,017	60.00–70.50	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	74.00–91.00	82.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	106.00	106.00
9	—	1,691	96.00–104.00	99.43
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	86.50–87.00	86.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	149.00	149.00
2	—	397	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	577	145.50–148.00	146.39
50	—	516	153.50–161.20	160.09
57	—	487	154.00–160.50	160.17
6	—	689	136.50	136.50
60	—	437	156.00–164.25	163.37
2	—	605	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	337	140.00–145.00	142.16
8	—	660	125.00–132.00	128.99
3	—	256	150.00	150.00
31	—	524	134.00–143.00	139.18
16	—	478	139.00–148.00	144.17
14	—	370	139.00–150.00	144.85
19	—	613	130.00–138.00	133.61
21	—	571	134.00–141.50	137.46
17	—	428	139.00–153.00	146.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	916	140.00	140.00
5	—	662	155.00	155.00
34	—	851	146.50	146.50
17	—	570	166.50–167.00	166.59
9	—	628	155.00–157.00	156.09
32	—	501	170.50	170.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	150.00–165.00	156.42
17	—	680	137.00–149.00	145.31
1	—	890	128.00	128.00
17	—	621	141.00–153.00	149.48
16	—	584	151.00–159.00	153.79
1	—	830	131.00	131.00
6	—	758	134.00–145.00	141.94
14	—	703	135.00–147.00	144.21
14	—	521	155.00–168.00	161.55
3	—	378	170.00	170.00
9	—	413	160.00–175.00	169.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	117.00	117.00
5	—	323	154.00–170.00	165.69
6	—	369	160.00–177.50	169.53
7	—	619	127.50–135.00	131.88
11	—	417	150.00–167.50	158.17
5	—	662	129.00–135.00	131.18
6	—	725	120.00–127.00	123.29
5	—	583	138.00–150.00	146.56
10	—	522	142.00–158.00	149.05
10	—	471	148.00–160.00	154.67

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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Replacement Cattle

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