Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers measuring 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall, and feeder bulls holding mostly steady with exception of those weighing 500-600 lbs. 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 higher overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.97/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$125.97

267 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.15

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	529	125.97	667	267

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 sale267 hd

125.97

—

TN average8 barns · 1,745 hd

125.82

+0.15

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	1,683	91.95	1,548	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	60.28	707	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,362	58.10	791	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	54.50	555	12

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	575	124.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	717	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	127.73/cwt	120.00–135.00	482	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	129.24/cwt	125.00–134.00	553	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	119.68/cwt	115.00–124.00	813	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.77/cwt	117.00–125.00	759	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	127.04/cwt	120.00–132.00	597	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	117.82/cwt	114.00–123.00	838	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	896	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	124.91/cwt	118.00–129.00	719	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	898	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	127.34/cwt	123.00–130.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	158.75/cwt	157.50–160.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	137.57/cwt	130.00–144.00	856	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	124.67/cwt	118.00–129.00	647	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	116.73/cwt	110.00–119.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	136.88/cwt	134.50–145.00	777	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	154.32/cwt	147.50–160.00	722	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	911	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	160.82/cwt	155.00–172.50	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	146.81/cwt	142.50–152.00	777	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	158.43/cwt	147.50–162.50	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	151.47/cwt	145.00–160.00	713	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	119.22/cwt	114.00–124.00	792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	145.50/cwt	145.00–147.50	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,079	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	949	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	57.89/cwt	53.00–63.50	783	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	54.50/cwt	50.00–59.50	555	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	59.93/cwt	56.00–65.00	697	22
Bulls	—	—	1,611	90.86/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,464	13
Bulls	—	—	1,997	96.66/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,930	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	895	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,936	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	890	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,898	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,144	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	670.30/cwt	630.00–700.00	7,782	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	912.46/cwt	850.00–980.00	10,959	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	660.31/cwt	650.00–670.00	6,405	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	923.54/cwt	850.00–1,020.00	8,774	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	715	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,826	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	934.16/cwt	800.00–1,125.00	11,602	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	760.35/cwt	730.00–790.00	9,694	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,968	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	809.51/cwt	700.00–950.00	9,827	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	102.08/cwt	98.00–107.50	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	116.77/cwt	111.00–121.00	835	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	110.24/cwt	108.00–112.50	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	112.64/cwt	110.00–116.00	865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	139.56/cwt	133.00–142.50	521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	156.51/cwt	150.00–165.00	507	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	128.78/cwt	122.00–137.50	681	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	157.97/cwt	150.00–165.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	121.86/cwt	119.00–130.00	752	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	128.29/cwt	125.00–132.50	421	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	155.24/cwt	147.50–162.50	661	20

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 959Last week 931Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 125Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 46Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	575	120.00–130.00	124.62
27	—	471	145.00–160.00	151.47
7	—	664	114.00–124.00	119.22
4	—	886	98.00–107.50	102.08
12	—	715	111.00–121.00	116.77
2	—	913	108.00–112.50	110.24
6	—	768	110.00–116.00	112.64
2	—	805	109.00	109.00
7	—	324	150.00–165.00	156.51
29	—	529	122.00–137.50	128.78
5	—	367	150.00–165.00	157.97
20	—	617	119.00–130.00	121.86
20	—	426	147.50–162.50	155.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	132.50	132.50
2	—	472	132.50	132.50
2	—	330	140.00–145.00	142.39
5	—	373	133.00–142.50	139.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
5	—	510	145.00–147.50	145.50
2	—	570	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	137.50	137.50
1	—	360	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	377	120.00–135.00	127.73
42	—	428	125.00–134.00	129.24
13	—	679	115.00–124.00	119.68
29	—	623	117.00–125.00	121.77
48	—	470	120.00–132.00	127.04
11	—	711	114.00–123.00	117.82
30	—	576	118.00–129.00	124.91
44	—	519	118.00–129.00	124.67
4	—	785	110.00–119.00	116.73
6	—	328	125.00–132.50	128.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	136.00	136.00
3	—	648	131.00	131.00
13	—	668	134.50	134.50
1	—	710	129.00	129.00
3	—	520	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	689	130.00	130.00
6	—	709	123.00–130.00	127.34
2	—	380	157.50–160.00	158.75
20	—	622	130.00–144.00	137.57
17	—	568	134.50–145.00	136.88
15	—	468	147.50–160.00	154.32
4	—	345	155.00–172.50	160.82
30	—	529	142.50–152.00	146.81
2	—	862	124.00	124.00
3	—	813	123.00	123.00
1	—	950	119.00	119.00
6	—	426	147.50–162.50	158.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	146.00	146.00
7	—	660	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	65.00	65.00
33	—	1,353	53.00–63.50	57.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	68.00	68.00
22	—	1,163	56.00–65.00	59.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,019	50.00–59.50	54.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,611	85.00–95.00	90.86
3	—	1,997	96.00–97.00	96.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	715	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	850.00–1,020.00	923.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,161	630.00–700.00	670.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,201	850.00–980.00	912.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,242	800.00–1,125.00	934.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	730.00–790.00	760.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,214	700.00–950.00	809.51
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	650.00–670.00	660.31

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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