Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 lower overall with lower-quality offerings noted. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 lower with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.05/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$134.05

173 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.12

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	521	134.05	699	173

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 sale173 hd

134.05

—

TN average10 barns · 2,938 hd

134.17

−0.12

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	1,875	103.05	1,932	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	69.98	809	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	68.94	965	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	61.36	628	11

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	576	141.64/cwt	135.00–145.00	816	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	154.42/cwt	148.00–158.00	822	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	145.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	171.28/cwt	170.00–172.50	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	168.14/cwt	160.00–177.50	634	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	837.21/cwt	750.00–920.00	9,109	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	149.36/cwt	141.00–155.00	926	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	154.25/cwt	147.00–159.00	882	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	135.14/cwt	131.00–142.50	519	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	137.25/cwt	136.50–138.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	148.65/cwt	148.00–150.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	170.69/cwt	170.00–172.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	141.99/cwt	137.50–146.00	463	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,234	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	729.79/cwt	675.00–780.00	7,940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	901	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,051	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	69.37/cwt	66.00–74.50	797	19
Bulls	—	—	1,866	100.13/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,868	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	790	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	525	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	60.85/cwt	57.00–64.50	637	10
Bulls	—	—	1,897	110.65/cwt	107.50–114.00	2,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	136.78/cwt	131.00–143.00	640	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	174.22/cwt	165.00–180.00	589	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,470.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,540.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	920.39/cwt	900.00–940.00	11,735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	507	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	166.83/cwt	165.00–170.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	124.29/cwt	118.00–127.50	833	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,290	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,085.26/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	12,698	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	76.07/cwt	75.50–76.50	1,122	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	68.52/cwt	65.00–74.00	957	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	118.21/cwt	110.00–121.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	138.24/cwt	133.00–143.00	588	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	121.95/cwt	117.50–124.00	871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	127.16/cwt	122.00–135.00	863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	140.95/cwt	136.00–145.00	744	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	146.90/cwt	140.00–155.00	686	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	133.72/cwt	128.00–136.00	780	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	125.71/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	153.59/cwt	149.00–160.00	645	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	132.31/cwt	128.00–140.00	812	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	134.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	719	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	159.68/cwt	150.00–165.00	749	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	129.31/cwt	121.00–133.00	807	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	105.33/cwt	102.00–108.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	954	2

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 Aug 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 707Last week 945Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 172Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 105Year ago 16

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 lower overall with lower-quality offerings noted. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 lower with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	135.00–145.00	141.64
11	—	377	160.00–177.50	168.14
2	—	780	115.00–116.00	115.50
3	—	338	165.00–180.00	174.22
5	—	714	117.50–124.00	121.95
4	—	679	122.00–135.00	127.16
20	—	528	136.00–145.00	140.95
12	—	467	140.00–155.00	146.90
16	—	420	149.00–160.00	153.59
13	—	614	128.00–140.00	132.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
3	—	510	148.00–150.00	148.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	143.00	143.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
2	—	507	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	384	131.00–142.50	135.14
7	—	326	137.50–146.00	141.99
36	—	468	131.00–143.00	136.78
6	—	670	118.00–127.50	124.29
4	—	719	110.00–121.00	118.21
26	—	425	133.00–143.00	138.24
19	—	583	128.00–136.00	133.72
30	—	533	130.00–140.00	134.90
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
24	—	624	121.00–133.00	129.31
3	—	810	102.00–108.00	105.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	532	148.00–158.00	154.42
6	—	667	140.00–150.00	145.84
6	—	376	170.00–172.50	171.28
30	—	620	141.00–155.00	149.36
23	—	572	147.00–159.00	154.25
2	—	713	136.50–138.00	137.25
3	—	328	170.00–172.00	170.69
4	—	414	165.00–170.00	166.83
3	—	828	120.00–131.00	125.71
18	—	469	150.00–165.00	159.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	162.50	162.50
4	—	550	161.00	161.00
1	—	735	140.00	140.00
2	—	600	159.00	159.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,088	750.00–920.00	837.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	900.00–940.00	920.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	840.00	840.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,085.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	675.00–780.00	729.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,540.00	1,470.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	81.50	81.50
19	—	1,149	66.00–74.50	69.37
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	66.50	66.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,047	57.00–64.50	60.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	75.50–76.50	76.07
34	—	1,396	65.00–74.00	68.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,866	95.00–104.00	100.13
5	—	1,897	107.50–114.00	110.65

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