Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 higher, with feeder heifers 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls mostly steady- with higher-quality offerings of feeder receipts noted. Regarding slaughter classes- boning cows and bulls holding mostly steady, with breaker and lean cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.24/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$159.24

172 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.69

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	574	159.24	913	172

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 sale172 hd

159.24

—

TN average8 barns · 1,018 hd

150.55

+8.69

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	1,658	102.58	1,701	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	74.08	1,081	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	71.99	904	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	63.06	688	9thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	631	136.04/cwt	133.00–138.00	858	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	161.82/cwt	156.00–177.50	532	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	325	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	174.35/cwt	165.00–183.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	156.05/cwt	155.75–157.00	969	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	150.15/cwt	143.00–150.75	1,032	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	141.34/cwt	137.50–145.00	800	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,418	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	169.82/cwt	169.50–173.00	892	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	170.54/cwt	165.00–177.50	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	134.83/cwt	132.50–145.00	760	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	715	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	161.38/cwt	157.00–165.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	149.85/cwt	142.50–154.00	920	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	837	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	165.66/cwt	165.00–167.00	686	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	70.08/cwt	65.50–74.50	875	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	63.06/cwt	58.00–69.00	688	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	80.10/cwt	78.50–81.50	1,287	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	72.79/cwt	69.00–76.50	1,039	14
Bulls	—	—	1,703	109.22/cwt	106.00–115.50	1,860	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	100.59/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	497	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	124.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	884	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	11,088	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	164.37/cwt	159.00–172.50	630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	144.36/cwt	142.50–150.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	150.50/cwt	144.00–160.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	158.14/cwt	157.50–160.00	663	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	143.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	129.71/cwt	127.00–135.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	158.07/cwt	151.00–165.00	904	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	128.58/cwt	122.50–134.00	870	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	942	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	895	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	80.29/cwt	76.50–82.50	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.10/cwt	117.00–121.00	907	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	156.13/cwt	146.00–163.00	570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	142.34/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	147.78/cwt	140.00–153.00	689	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	132.81/cwt	127.50–138.00	940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	152.05/cwt	150.00–154.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	138.85/cwt	134.00–147.00	725	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	135.05/cwt	131.00–138.00	855	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	158.23/cwt	151.00–167.00	835	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	138.32/cwt	135.50–140.00	1,065	8

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 642Last week 707Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 146Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 46Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	631	133.00–138.00	136.04
11	—	329	156.00–177.50	161.82
17	—	566	137.50–145.00	141.34
10	—	383	159.00–172.50	164.37
8	—	471	144.00–160.00	150.50
4	—	419	157.50–160.00	158.14
9	—	677	122.50–134.00	128.58
2	—	708	127.50–138.00	132.81
2	—	518	150.00–154.00	152.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	149.00	149.00
1	—	335	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	142.00	142.00
1	—	325	131.00	131.00
1	—	610	123.00	123.00
4	—	497	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	564	132.50–145.00	134.83
2	—	713	120.00–128.00	124.01
5	—	427	142.50–150.00	144.36
5	—	340	140.00–150.00	143.96
4	—	676	127.00–135.00	129.71
9	—	755	117.00–121.00	120.10
8	—	365	146.00–163.00	156.13
30	—	466	140.00–153.00	147.78
24	—	522	134.00–147.00	138.85
11	—	633	131.00–138.00	135.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	550	152.25	152.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	165.00–183.00	174.35
23	—	687	143.00–150.75	150.15
7	—	371	165.00–177.50	170.54
3	—	468	157.00–165.00	161.38
17	—	614	142.50–154.00	149.85
6	—	414	165.00–167.00	165.66
11	—	572	151.00–165.00	158.07
3	—	706	137.00–145.00	142.34
14	—	528	151.00–167.00	158.23
8	—	770	135.50–140.00	138.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	621	155.75–157.00	156.05
6	—	553	167.50	167.50
44	—	525	169.50–173.00	169.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	153.00	153.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	942	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	630.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	880.00	880.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	980.00	980.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,248	65.50–74.50	70.08
3	—	1,287	76.50–82.50	80.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,091	58.00–69.00	63.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	78.50–81.50	80.10
14	—	1,428	69.00–76.50	72.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,703	106.00–115.50	109.22
10	—	1,645	94.00–105.00	100.59

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

Steers · 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