Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers measuring 1.00 to 3.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 3.00 to 4.00 lower overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.47/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$130.47

289 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$8.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.44

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	519	130.59	678	285
Medium and Large 2-3	404	122.25	494	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.34/cwt here — about $184 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 sale289 hd

130.47

—

TN average11 barns · 2,318 hd

128.03

+2.44

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	1,787	90.11	1,610	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	60.12	729	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,378	55.41	764	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	54.55	585	11

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	240	136.25/cwt	135.00–137.50	327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	138.68/cwt	130.00–143.00	470	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	118.51/cwt	115.00–123.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	179.25/cwt	179.25–179.25	798	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	131.79/cwt	129.00–136.00	505	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	131.91/cwt	130.00–134.00	373	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	132.53/cwt	127.50–136.00	562	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	691	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	129.16/cwt	120.00–132.00	793	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	126.48/cwt	121.00–130.00	731	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	131.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	745	20
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	127.98/cwt	122.00–135.00	674	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	127.31/cwt	123.00–131.00	602	38
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	142.38/cwt	141.00–146.00	824	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	157.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	768	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	165.68/cwt	161.00–171.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	132.41/cwt	130.00–133.00	965	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	125.64/cwt	120.00–133.00	974	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	146.75/cwt	143.00–151.00	765	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	137.11/cwt	132.50–144.00	902	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	156.63/cwt	154.00–162.50	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	132.01/cwt	128.00–138.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	139.27/cwt	133.00–144.00	865	20
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	409	169.97/cwt	167.50–175.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	847	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	649	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	53.71/cwt	50.00–59.00	578	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,025	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	677	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	991	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	55.81/cwt	52.50–62.50	776	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	50.93/cwt	50.00–51.50	649	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	59.58/cwt	55.50–63.50	732	11
Bulls	—	—	1,877	90.25/cwt	84.50–94.50	1,694	13
Bulls	—	—	1,472	80.63/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,187	3
Bulls	—	—	1,729	96.76/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,673	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,288	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	815.08/cwt	720.00–890.00	7,906	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	803.62/cwt	700.00–900.00	7,217	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	11,886	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	7,165	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	11,036	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	894.79/cwt	850.00–960.00	12,733	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	865.77/cwt	800.00–990.00	11,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,078.00/cwt	950.00–1,225.00	12,375	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	154.29/cwt	150.00–162.50	418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	149.51/cwt	144.00–157.50	697	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	131.48/cwt	125.00–137.50	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	406	140.67/cwt	140.00–141.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	158.68/cwt	152.50–160.00	513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	157.16/cwt	155.00–160.00	577	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.24/cwt	130.00–145.00	706	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	129.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	810	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	112.09/cwt	108.00–115.00	856	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	119.40/cwt	119.00–120.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	108.82/cwt	107.50–110.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	155.41/cwt	147.50–163.00	670	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	117.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	929	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	546	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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 931Last week 748Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 29Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers measuring 1.00 to 3.00 lower overall, with feeder bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 3.00 to 4.00 lower overall.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	135.00–137.50	136.25
15	—	339	130.00–143.00	138.68
7	—	678	115.00–123.00	118.51
14	—	383	129.00–136.00	131.79
2	—	283	130.00–134.00	131.91
17	—	424	127.50–136.00	132.53
4	—	720	115.00–125.00	122.03
31	—	614	120.00–132.00	129.16
47	—	578	121.00–130.00	126.48
54	—	527	122.00–135.00	127.98
38	—	473	123.00–131.00	127.31
11	—	792	110.00–120.00	117.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	472	146.50	146.50
3	—	370	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	124.00	124.00
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	119.00	119.00
25	—	579	141.00–146.00	142.38
18	—	489	150.00–160.00	157.06
4	—	374	161.00–171.00	165.68
5	—	729	130.00–133.00	132.41
9	—	775	120.00–133.00	125.64
2	—	810	127.00–128.00	127.51
10	—	521	143.00–151.00	146.75
10	—	658	132.50–144.00	137.11
3	—	431	154.00–162.50	156.63
20	—	621	133.00–144.00	139.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	445	179.25	179.25
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	123.00	123.00
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
2	—	490	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	128.00–138.00	132.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	115.00–116.00	115.51
20	—	566	130.00–135.00	131.69
4	—	271	150.00–162.50	154.29
17	—	466	144.00–157.50	149.51
6	—	323	152.50–160.00	158.68
9	—	367	155.00–160.00	157.16
11	—	518	130.00–145.00	136.24
14	—	628	125.00–130.00	129.05
8	—	764	108.00–115.00	112.09
5	—	676	119.00–120.00	119.40
3	—	828	107.50–110.00	108.82
14	—	431	147.50–163.00	155.41
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	147.50	147.50
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	409	167.50–175.00	169.97
1	—	455	162.50	162.50
2	—	505	147.50	147.50
1	—	580	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
2	—	335	139.00–140.00	139.50
3	—	483	125.00–137.50	131.48
3	—	406	140.00–141.00	140.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	63.00	63.00
10	—	1,076	50.00–59.00	53.71
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	66.00	66.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	65.00	65.00
21	—	1,391	52.50–62.50	55.81
4	—	1,275	50.00–51.50	50.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,229	55.50–63.50	59.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,877	84.50–94.50	90.25
3	—	1,472	77.00–83.00	80.63
4	—	1,729	95.00–99.00	96.76

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	840.00	840.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	890.00	890.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,423	850.00–960.00	894.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,332	800.00–990.00	865.77
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	720.00–890.00	815.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	898	700.00–900.00	803.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,148	950.00–1,225.00	1,078.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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