Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 2.00 lower overall, with slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.56/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$137.56

199 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$7.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.43

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	485	137.71	668	195
Small and Medium 1-2	312	130.00	406	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.71/cwt here — about $263 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 sale199 hd

137.56

—

TN average8 barns · 1,946 hd

133.13

+4.43

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	1,780	97.05	1,727	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	66.60	802	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	65.78	913	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	61.95	606	13

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2	—	324	144.86/cwt	139.00–152.50	469	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	142.54/cwt	139.00–152.50	386	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	134.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	701	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	312	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	645	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	142.90/cwt	137.50–150.00	589	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	137.50/cwt	134.00–142.00	655	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	126.34/cwt	124.00–130.00	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	585	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	147.24/cwt	140.00–152.50	540	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	131.69/cwt	127.50–136.00	810	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	133.16/cwt	128.00–138.00	775	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	153.95/cwt	151.00–158.00	713	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	162.01/cwt	160.00–164.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	171.90/cwt	165.00–177.50	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	154.23/cwt	152.50–156.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	488	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	144.23/cwt	137.00–152.50	815	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	144.69/cwt	142.50–150.00	763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	138.43/cwt	135.00–142.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	138.61/cwt	135.00–147.50	873	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	131.72/cwt	128.00–136.00	823	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	117.53/cwt	115.00–126.00	849	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	135.67/cwt	131.00–142.00	775	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	118.83/cwt	118.00–119.00	916	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	149.61/cwt	145.00–153.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	720	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	943	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	942	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	65.78/cwt	61.50–70.50	913	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	66.19/cwt	62.00–71.00	796	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	61.95/cwt	58.00–67.00	606	13
Bulls	—	—	1,725	106.16/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,831	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	93.64/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,686	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	696.72/cwt	625.00–770.00	6,514	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,004	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,979	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	824.65/cwt	760.00–875.00	7,628	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	10,927	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	952.93/cwt	920.00–990.00	11,292	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	11,178	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	715.88/cwt	690.00–740.00	8,089	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	11,046	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,315.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,410.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	168.73/cwt	167.50–170.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	168.51/cwt	160.00–172.50	623	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	164.33/cwt	160.00–167.50	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	167.23/cwt	160.00–175.00	543	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	133.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	693	21
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	444	135.21/cwt	130.00–142.00	600	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	125.68/cwt	118.00–130.00	837	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	158.35/cwt	157.50–160.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	143.66/cwt	141.00–148.00	672	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	155.55/cwt	153.00–164.00	642	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 896Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 40Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 2.00 lower overall, with slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	324	139.00–152.50	144.86
9	—	271	139.00–152.50	142.54
49	—	521	130.00–140.00	134.54
24	—	412	137.50–150.00	142.90
21	—	476	134.00–142.00	137.50
12	—	671	124.00–130.00	126.34
22	—	367	140.00–152.50	147.24
17	—	615	127.50–136.00	131.69
23	—	582	128.00–138.00	133.16
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	312	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	157.50–160.00	158.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	175.00	175.00
1	—	645	154.00	154.00
1	—	585	156.00	156.00
2	—	518	160.00–164.00	162.01
2	—	488	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	119.00	119.00
1	—	705	143.00	143.00
14	—	463	151.00–158.00	153.95
5	—	372	165.00–177.50	171.90
2	—	425	152.50–156.00	154.23
1	—	770	136.00	136.00
13	—	565	137.00–152.50	144.23
8	—	527	142.50–150.00	144.69
2	—	663	135.00–142.00	138.43
13	—	630	135.00–147.50	138.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	597	161.00	161.00
2	—	470	172.00	172.00
1	—	530	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	625	128.00–136.00	131.72
11	—	722	115.00–126.00	117.53
20	—	571	131.00–142.00	135.67
6	—	771	118.00–119.00	118.83
9	—	370	160.00–172.50	168.51
3	—	280	160.00–167.50	164.33
7	—	325	160.00–175.00	167.23
1	—	240	167.50	167.50
21	—	517	130.00–140.00	133.98
8	—	666	118.00–130.00	125.68
25	—	468	141.00–148.00	143.66
9	—	413	153.00–164.00	155.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	145.00–153.00	149.61
1	—	720	131.00	131.00
2	—	413	167.50–170.00	168.73
1	—	370	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
2	—	260	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
4	—	444	130.00–142.00	135.21
1	—	665	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	76.00	76.00
23	—	1,202	62.00–71.00	66.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,388	61.50–70.50	65.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	979	58.00–67.00	61.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,725	104.00–111.00	106.16
8	—	1,800	92.00–99.00	93.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,220.00–1,410.00	1,315.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	625.00–770.00	696.72
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	790.00	790.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	760.00–875.00	824.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	920.00–990.00	952.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	690.00–740.00	715.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	800.00	800.00

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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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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