Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes gauging 5.00 to 6.00 lower overall, with weaker demand noted. Slaughter cows measuring 2.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.15/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$126.15

177 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.58

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	508	126.15	641	177

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 sale177 hd

126.15

—

TN average7 barns · 1,667 hd

125.58

+0.58

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	1,665	95.21	1,585	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	65.15	774	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,328	63.79	847	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	59.31	636	20

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	626	116.20/cwt	110.00–120.00	727	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	129.40/cwt	125.00–134.00	609	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	129.74/cwt	127.00–133.00	559	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	104.16/cwt	101.00–107.50	875	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	140.70/cwt	135.00–145.50	799	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	114.58/cwt	110.00–119.00	775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	131.39/cwt	128.00–137.00	499	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	127.23/cwt	125.00–132.50	651	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	144.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	758	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	178.69/cwt	177.50–180.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	134.03/cwt	128.00–139.00	432	11
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	131.93/cwt	130.00–137.00	935	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	131.36/cwt	130.00–132.50	892	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,120	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	145.55/cwt	142.50–150.00	686	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	154.35/cwt	152.50–157.50	658	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	167.35/cwt	160.00–175.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	161.57/cwt	155.00–165.00	519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	137.24/cwt	132.00–139.00	843	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.37/cwt	126.00–132.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	134.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	712	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	170.88/cwt	170.00–172.50	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	151.25/cwt	150.00–152.50	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	58.72/cwt	54.50–62.50	625	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	867	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	2,045	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	63.79/cwt	61.00–67.00	847	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	64.55/cwt	60.00–69.00	756	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	72.69/cwt	71.50–74.00	1,020	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	93.91/cwt	87.50–98.00	1,514	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,111	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	890.26/cwt	825.00–925.00	9,820	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,840	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,965	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	831.67/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,040	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	722.48/cwt	650.00–810.00	8,251	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	775.66/cwt	760.00–790.00	9,215	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	977.12/cwt	780.00–1,100.00	10,846	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,736	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	147.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	631	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	171.58/cwt	166.00–177.50	443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.80/cwt	136.00–147.50	666	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	155.64/cwt	150.00–163.00	588	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	122.26/cwt	120.00–129.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	131.21/cwt	120.00–134.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	124.50/cwt	120.00–128.50	700	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	110.00/cwt	105.00–112.50	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	141.27/cwt	140.00–142.50	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	141.23/cwt	140.00–142.50	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	109.02/cwt	107.00–110.00	848	3

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 Sep 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 839Last week 618Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 46Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder classes gauging 5.00 to 6.00 lower overall, with weaker demand noted. Slaughter cows measuring 2.00 to 4.00 lower with 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
17	—	626	110.00–120.00	116.20
40	—	471	125.00–134.00	129.40
23	—	431	127.00–133.00	129.74
3	—	840	101.00–107.50	104.16
10	—	676	110.00–119.00	114.58
13	—	380	128.00–137.00	131.39
21	—	512	125.00–132.50	127.23
11	—	322	128.00–139.00	134.03
23	—	562	120.00–128.50	124.50
2	—	725	110.00	110.00
3	—	778	107.00–110.00	109.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	492	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	140.00–142.50	141.27
2	—	378	140.00–142.50	141.23
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	145.00	145.00
1	—	380	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	568	135.00–145.50	140.70
36	—	525	140.00–147.00	144.44
2	—	283	177.50–180.00	178.69
14	—	709	130.00–137.00	131.93
8	—	679	130.00–132.50	131.36
1	—	855	125.00	125.00
10	—	471	142.50–150.00	145.55
13	—	426	152.50–157.50	154.35
1	—	765	135.00	135.00
2	—	388	160.00–175.00	167.35
2	—	908	123.00–124.00	123.50
6	—	321	155.00–165.00	161.57
8	—	614	132.00–139.00	137.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	855	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	732	108.00–110.00	109.00
5	—	576	126.00–132.00	128.37
19	—	528	130.00–140.00	134.79
3	—	323	170.00–172.50	170.88
13	—	429	140.00–150.00	147.16
2	—	258	166.00–177.50	171.58
22	—	473	136.00–147.50	140.80
13	—	378	150.00–163.00	155.64
4	—	618	120.00–129.00	122.26
5	—	652	120.00–134.00	131.21
3	—	866	105.00–112.50	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	150.00–152.50	151.25
1	—	405	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,064	54.50–62.50	58.72
1	—	1,230	70.50	70.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,328	61.00–67.00	63.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,171	60.00–69.00	64.55
2	—	1,403	71.50–74.00	72.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	103.00	103.00
6	—	1,612	87.50–98.00	93.91

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,240.00	1,240.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	630.00	630.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,103	825.00–925.00	890.26
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,087	750.00–900.00	831.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,142	650.00–810.00	722.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	760.00–790.00	775.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,110	780.00–1,100.00	977.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	810.00	810.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle