Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a lighter test, feeder classes gauging 5.00 higher overall. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows measuring 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with boning and lean cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.79/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$130.79

136 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.21

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	511	130.79	669	136

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 sale136 hd

130.79

—

TN average10 barns · 2,243 hd

124.58

+6.21

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	1,872	95.15	1,781	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	61.04	756	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	60.17	883	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	51.66	511	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,540	80.00	1,232	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2Value Added	—	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	134.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	873	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	125.49/cwt	125.00–127.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	122.66/cwt	122.00–123.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	134.74/cwt	127.50–140.00	566	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	136.30/cwt	131.00–143.00	512	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	127.60/cwt	123.00–131.00	730	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	132.70/cwt	128.00–140.00	633	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	157.52/cwt	152.50–160.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	124.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	132.72/cwt	130.00–134.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	156.57/cwt	156.00–157.00	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	131.59/cwt	125.00–137.00	949	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	132.89/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,023	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	142.46/cwt	134.00–145.00	889	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	167.89/cwt	155.00–175.00	646	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	153.65/cwt	142.00–158.50	827	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	163.62/cwt	161.00–164.00	859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	150.41/cwt	140.00–154.00	848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	152.51/cwt	150.00–157.50	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	120.14/cwt	120.00–121.00	616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	135.32/cwt	134.00–137.50	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	123.39/cwt	123.00–125.00	893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,540	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,232	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	60.17/cwt	55.00–64.50	883	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	847	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	51.66/cwt	48.50–58.00	511	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	59.92/cwt	55.00–62.50	744	8
Bulls	—	—	1,990	106.16/cwt	104.50–108.00	2,113	2
Bulls	—	—	1,848	92.95/cwt	88.50–97.50	1,718	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	788.82/cwt	775.00–800.00	8,559	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	864.66/cwt	825.00–900.00	11,284	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	680.79/cwt	660.00–700.00	8,190	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	8,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	158.10/cwt	150.00–165.00	661	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	145.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	686	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	129.33/cwt	120.00–135.00	803	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	165.21/cwt	152.50–170.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	673	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	133.91/cwt	130.00–142.50	770	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	158.51/cwt	152.50–162.50	582	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	113.99/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,061	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	134.83/cwt	128.00–140.00	704	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	116.21/cwt	114.00–119.00	953	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	123.16/cwt	120.00–127.50	926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	120.46/cwt	118.00–122.50	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	126.35/cwt	123.00–128.00	649	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 671Last week 959Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 146Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 80Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	136.00	136.00
12	—	649	132.00–135.00	134.50
4	—	765	125.00–127.00	125.49
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	731	122.00–123.00	122.66
24	—	420	127.50–140.00	134.74
16	—	376	131.00–143.00	136.30
1	—	635	131.00	131.00
15	—	572	123.00–131.00	127.60
27	—	477	128.00–140.00	132.70
25	—	514	123.00–128.00	126.35
1	—	850	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	498	169.00	169.00
7	—	680	143.00	143.00
7	—	563	156.00–157.00	156.57
6	—	604	150.00	150.00
2	—	437	161.00	161.00
8	—	525	161.00–164.00	163.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	152.50–160.00	157.52
3	—	675	130.00–134.00	132.72
8	—	721	125.00–137.00	131.59
5	—	770	124.00–136.00	132.89
1	—	990	117.00	117.00
13	—	624	134.00–145.00	142.46
10	—	385	155.00–175.00	167.89
20	—	538	142.00–158.50	153.65
1	—	310	167.50	167.50
8	—	564	140.00–154.00	150.41
3	—	433	150.00–157.50	152.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	120.00–130.00	124.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	120.00–121.00	120.14
5	—	481	134.00–137.50	135.32
1	—	560	122.50	122.50
1	—	315	147.50	147.50
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	724	123.00–125.00	123.39
14	—	418	150.00–165.00	158.10
12	—	471	140.00–150.00	145.58
10	—	621	120.00–135.00	129.33
4	—	325	152.50–170.00	165.21
9	—	575	130.00–142.50	133.91
8	—	367	152.50–162.50	158.51
6	—	931	113.00–116.00	113.99
18	—	522	128.00–140.00	134.83
5	—	820	114.00–119.00	116.21
3	—	752	120.00–127.50	123.16
3	—	677	118.00–122.50	120.46
3	—	261	157.50	157.50
1	—	1,020	110.00	110.00
1	—	970	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	148.00	148.00
1	—	510	145.00	145.00
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,468	55.00–64.50	60.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	70.00	70.00
8	—	1,242	55.00–62.50	59.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	989	48.50–58.00	51.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,990	104.50–108.00	106.16
10	—	1,848	88.50–97.50	92.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	775.00–800.00	788.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,305	825.00–900.00	864.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	660.00–700.00	680.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	925.00	925.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	920	960.00	960.00

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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