Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers gauging 1.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers holding mostly steady, and feeder bulls 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows measuring 1.00 to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.02/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$139.02

264 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.89

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	541	139.02	752	264

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 sale264 hd

139.02

—

TN average9 barns · 1,802 hd

135.12

+3.89

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	1,621	101.66	1,648	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,148	72.69	835	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	71.91	1,025	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	65.65	659	33

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	156.52/cwt	155.00–158.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	157.42/cwt	150.00–165.00	899	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	134.27/cwt	128.00–140.00	843	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	118.80/cwt	117.00–120.00	897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	141.77/cwt	137.50–144.00	1,005	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	166.98/cwt	165.00–172.50	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	139.78/cwt	135.00–145.00	472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.53/cwt	133.00–145.00	733	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,639	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	571	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	163.65/cwt	155.00–170.00	620	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	143.30/cwt	139.00–146.00	963	10
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	835	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,094	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,299	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,030	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	162.65/cwt	156.00–167.50	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	153.02/cwt	152.00–154.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	169.58/cwt	169.00–171.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	71.60/cwt	68.00–76.50	1,023	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	81.65/cwt	77.00–86.50	908	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,273	92.23/cwt	92.00–92.50	1,174	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	110.54/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,918	4
Bulls	—	—	1,643	100.15/cwt	95.50–105.00	1,645	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	133.79/cwt	129.00–137.00	888	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	991.06/cwt	860.00–1,060.00	13,032	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	717.32/cwt	700.00–735.00	8,880	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,370	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,275.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,541.67/cwt	1,500.00–1,600.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	119.92/cwt	114.00–122.00	994	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	151.77/cwt	147.00–157.50	651	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	135.26/cwt	130.00–142.00	843	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	121.38/cwt	117.00–125.00	865	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,438.75/cwt	1,300.00–1,485.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	125.19/cwt	114.00–127.00	965	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	135.55/cwt	130.00–144.00	777	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	124.30/cwt	117.50–129.00	889	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	166.37/cwt	160.00–170.00	436	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	71.57/cwt	68.00–76.50	825	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	65.65/cwt	60.00–70.00	659	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	145.16/cwt	140.00–151.00	627	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	145.01/cwt	140.00–150.00	692	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	135.04/cwt	127.50–138.50	893	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	148.29/cwt	142.00–155.00	707	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	139.15/cwt	132.50–148.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	163.20/cwt	157.00–172.50	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	159.34/cwt	150.00–166.00	988	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	157.56/cwt	152.50–163.00	753	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	163.33/cwt	155.00–168.50	851	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	141.72/cwt	137.00–147.50	523	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	142.98/cwt	139.00–149.00	748	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	158.49/cwt	150.00–165.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	146.31/cwt	145.50–148.00	846	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 866Last week 880Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 115Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 69Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	155.00–158.00	156.52
6	—	382	152.00–154.00	153.02
9	—	578	145.50–148.00	146.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	628	128.00–140.00	134.27
6	—	338	135.00–145.00	139.78
50	—	525	133.00–145.00	139.53
7	—	829	114.00–122.00	119.92
7	—	771	114.00–127.00	125.19
37	—	573	130.00–144.00	135.55
11	—	715	117.50–129.00	124.30
40	—	432	140.00–151.00	145.16
38	—	477	140.00–150.00	145.01
19	—	661	127.50–138.50	135.04
8	—	369	137.00–147.50	141.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	571	150.00–165.00	157.42
8	—	709	137.50–144.00	141.77
1	—	345	175.00	175.00
10	—	379	155.00–170.00	163.65
10	—	672	139.00–146.00	143.30
8	—	426	156.00–167.50	162.65
32	—	620	150.00–166.00	159.34
23	—	478	152.50–163.00	157.56
21	—	521	155.00–168.50	163.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	169.00–171.00	169.58
1	—	415	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	755	117.00–120.00	118.80
6	—	664	129.00–137.00	133.79
12	—	429	147.00–157.50	151.77
11	—	623	130.00–142.00	135.26
5	—	713	117.00–125.00	121.38
3	—	262	160.00–170.00	166.37
8	—	477	142.00–155.00	148.29
5	—	579	132.50–148.00	139.15
8	—	369	157.00–172.50	163.20
14	—	523	139.00–149.00	142.98
5	—	332	150.00–165.00	158.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	165.00–172.50	166.98
2	—	705	132.00	132.00
2	—	470	160.00	160.00
4	—	571	155.00	155.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	710.00	710.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	610.00	610.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,315	860.00–1,060.00	991.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	700.00–735.00	717.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,541.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,485.00	1,438.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	78.50	78.50
21	—	1,429	68.00–76.50	71.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	77.00–86.50	81.65
24	—	1,153	68.00–76.50	71.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,004	60.00–70.00	65.65
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	92.00–92.50	92.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,735	107.00–118.00	110.54
11	—	1,643	95.50–105.00	100.15

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

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle