Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a heavier test, feeder steers and heifers measuring 1.00 higher overall with feeder bulls 1.00 lower overall. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.50/cwt on 241 head.

Average price

$128.50

241 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.75

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	536	128.50	689	241

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 sale241 hd

128.50

—

TN average9 barns · 1,814 hd

124.75

+3.75

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	1,779	91.12	1,621	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	60.42	859	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	60.28	713	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	54.19	550	8thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	723	118.15/cwt	116.00–121.00	854	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	121.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.17/cwt	122.00–132.50	730	52
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	577	125.45/cwt	120.00–137.00	724	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	126.64/cwt	122.00–133.00	659	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	140.04/cwt	136.00–145.00	539	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	672	126.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	132.21/cwt	127.50–137.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	124.89/cwt	121.00–130.00	776	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	146.73/cwt	145.50–151.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	176.32/cwt	172.50–180.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	143.44/cwt	135.00–148.00	891	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	144.82/cwt	142.00–151.00	840	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	158.19/cwt	155.00–162.50	683	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	138.26/cwt	135.00–142.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	170.79/cwt	165.00–172.50	642	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	127.70/cwt	121.00–130.00	967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	147.04/cwt	140.00–155.00	772	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	968	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	120.04/cwt	112.00–124.00	932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	130.14/cwt	125.00–135.00	740	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	120.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	870	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	173.06/cwt	170.00–175.00	633	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	60.28/cwt	57.50–64.50	713	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	54.19/cwt	51.00–58.50	550	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	60.42/cwt	57.00–64.50	859	31
Bulls	—	—	1,812	97.02/cwt	96.50–97.50	1,758	3
Bulls	—	—	1,834	90.61/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,662	9
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,190	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	928	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,354	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	12,722	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,221	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	976.20/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	13,052	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	597	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	153.00/cwt	147.50–160.00	638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	122.15/cwt	118.00–126.00	833	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	506	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	159.57/cwt	155.00–165.00	608	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	163.72/cwt	162.50–165.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	142.00/cwt	137.00–150.00	660	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	120.48/cwt	116.00–127.00	748	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	577	119.34/cwt	119.00–120.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	133.61/cwt	128.00–140.00	689	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	124.08/cwt	121.00–128.00	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	137.42/cwt	131.00–142.50	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	131.21/cwt	125.00–139.00	626	45

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 Nov 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 671Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	723	116.00–121.00	118.15
3	—	842	120.00–123.00	121.00
52	—	574	122.00–132.50	127.17
44	—	520	122.00–133.00	126.64
11	—	385	136.00–145.00	140.04
27	—	425	130.00–140.00	135.30
2	—	755	125.00	125.00
27	—	621	121.00–130.00	124.89
7	—	676	121.00–128.00	124.08
6	—	326	131.00–142.50	137.42
45	—	477	125.00–139.00	131.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	117.00	117.00
3	—	577	119.00–120.00	119.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	120.00–137.00	125.45
2	—	495	139.00	139.00
1	—	505	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	125.00–130.00	126.65
1	—	490	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	138.00	138.00
2	—	590	127.50–137.00	132.21
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	490	145.50–151.00	146.73
4	—	328	172.50–180.00	176.32
22	—	621	135.00–148.00	143.44
15	—	580	142.00–151.00	144.82
11	—	432	155.00–162.50	158.19
4	—	659	135.00–142.00	138.26
9	—	376	165.00–172.50	170.79
4	—	757	121.00–130.00	127.70
24	—	525	140.00–155.00	147.04
1	—	800	121.00	121.00
2	—	725	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	170.00	170.00
2	—	742	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	776	112.00–124.00	120.04
2	—	1,028	97.50	97.50
24	—	569	125.00–135.00	130.14
9	—	720	115.00–125.00	120.87
10	—	417	147.50–160.00	153.00
9	—	682	118.00–126.00	122.15
12	—	381	155.00–165.00	159.57
2	—	318	162.50–165.00	163.72
19	—	465	137.00–150.00	142.00
14	—	621	116.00–127.00	120.48
1	—	805	114.00	114.00
26	—	516	128.00–140.00	133.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	165.00	165.00
4	—	366	170.00–175.00	173.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	597	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	137.50	137.50
1	—	375	147.50	147.50
1	—	325	157.50	157.50
1	—	690	109.00	109.00
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	506	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,183	57.50–64.50	60.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,015	51.00–58.50	54.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,421	57.00–64.50	60.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,812	96.50–97.50	97.02
9	—	1,834	84.00–94.00	90.61
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	78.00	78.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,337	850.00–1,100.00	976.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00

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

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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