Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 5.00 to 7.00 higher overall. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows and bulls holding mostly steady overall with lean cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.66/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$132.66

227 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.02

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	527	132.66	699	227

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 sale227 hd

132.66

—

TN average10 barns · 1,543 hd

124.63

+8.02

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	1,768	89.46	1,582	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	66.56	811	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	64.35	934	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	55.72	593	8thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	421	134.49/cwt	130.00–142.00	566	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	142.02/cwt	141.00–145.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	137.01/cwt	134.50–139.50	778	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	169.67/cwt	168.00–170.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	126.58/cwt	122.50–133.00	799	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	137.96/cwt	134.00–143.00	446	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	119.57/cwt	119.00–122.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	129.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	676	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	121.85/cwt	117.00–128.00	814	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	170.73/cwt	169.00–172.50	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	140.56/cwt	137.00–141.50	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	140.21/cwt	137.00–143.00	712	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	922	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	140.15/cwt	130.00–145.00	856	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	146.31/cwt	140.00–149.50	833	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	150.40/cwt	142.50–157.50	785	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	158.72/cwt	155.00–165.00	687	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	137.82/cwt	130.00–145.00	919	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	862	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	144.32/cwt	140.00–147.50	678	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	152.91/cwt	145.00–160.00	661	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	153.74/cwt	152.50–155.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	63.87/cwt	60.00–68.00	740	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	55.72/cwt	52.00–59.00	593	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	64.35/cwt	60.50–68.50	934	18
Bulls	—	—	1,800	91.95/cwt	87.50–97.50	1,655	9
Bulls	—	—	1,558	75.48/cwt	74.50–77.50	1,176	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	73.27/cwt	69.50–79.50	1,000	4
Bulls	—	—	1,938	99.22/cwt	99.00–99.50	1,923	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	937.15/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	10,028	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	655.17/cwt	635.00–675.00	7,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,795	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,333	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,938	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,706	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	885	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,531	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	18,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	106.66/cwt	103.00–112.50	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	782	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	161.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	111.41/cwt	107.50–115.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	123.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	135.33/cwt	130.00–139.50	629	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	720	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	133.27/cwt	130.00–139.00	505	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	107.18/cwt	106.00–108.00	977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	105.05/cwt	102.50–107.50	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	158.15/cwt	155.00–164.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.78/cwt	125.00–131.00	733	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	112.50/cwt	107.50–115.00	849	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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 748Last week 839Year ago 331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 131Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 101Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	421	130.00–142.00	134.49
19	—	631	122.50–133.00	126.58
10	—	323	134.00–143.00	137.96
7	—	704	119.00–122.00	119.57
26	—	522	125.00–134.00	129.50
12	—	668	117.00–128.00	121.85
28	—	465	130.00–139.50	135.33
11	—	379	130.00–139.00	133.27
24	—	574	125.00–131.00	127.78
3	—	755	107.50–115.00	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	141.00–145.00	142.02
10	—	568	134.50–139.50	137.01
5	—	606	137.00–141.50	140.56
44	—	508	137.00–143.00	140.21
7	—	712	129.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	412	168.00–170.00	169.67
6	—	382	175.00	175.00
12	—	560	154.00	154.00
1	—	875	132.00	132.00
1	—	735	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	169.00–172.50	170.73
1	—	755	132.50	132.50
1	—	745	125.00	125.00
11	—	611	130.00–145.00	140.15
28	—	569	140.00–149.50	146.31
17	—	522	142.50–157.50	150.40
10	—	433	155.00–165.00	158.72
9	—	667	130.00–145.00	137.82
6	—	468	155.00–164.00	158.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	470	140.00–147.50	144.32
11	—	432	145.00–160.00	152.91
4	—	771	103.00–112.50	106.66
10	—	572	135.00–140.00	136.75
6	—	373	160.00–165.00	161.72
4	—	719	107.50–115.00	111.41
2	—	835	113.00	113.00
6	—	628	120.00–128.00	123.97
1	—	690	127.50	127.50
22	—	522	135.00–145.00	137.88
3	—	912	106.00–108.00	107.18
2	—	873	102.50–107.50	105.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	165.00	165.00
2	—	453	152.50–155.00	153.74
1	—	500	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,159	60.00–68.00	63.87
4	—	1,365	69.50–79.50	73.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,064	52.00–59.00	55.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,452	60.50–68.50	64.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,800	87.50–97.50	91.95
3	—	1,558	74.50–77.50	75.48
2	—	1,938	99.00–99.50	99.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	825.00–1,025.00	937.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	635.00–675.00	655.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	760.00	760.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	625.00	625.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,415	1,285.00	1,285.00

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