Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 1.00 to 2.00 lower, with feeder heifers 3.00 to 4.00 lower and feeder bulls 1.00 higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower overall, with lean cows 1.00 higher and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.66/cwt on 209 head.

Average price

$127.66

209 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.36

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	504	127.66	643	209

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 sale209 hd

127.66

—

TN average10 barns · 2,688 hd

127.30

+0.36

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	1,839	88.83	1,634	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	59.27	738	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	59.23	852	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	55.08	592	21

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	103.36/cwt	97.00–105.00	944	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	113.38/cwt	112.00–115.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	117.04/cwt	113.00–123.50	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	125.48/cwt	119.00–130.00	658	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	134.08/cwt	127.50–140.00	574	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	130.67/cwt	125.00–136.00	425	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	124.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	714	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	121.81/cwt	118.00–126.00	761	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.74/cwt	134.00–145.00	816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	492	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	148.41/cwt	140.00–155.00	776	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	155.81/cwt	150.00–166.00	734	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	129.53/cwt	125.00–134.00	614	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	121.99/cwt	117.00–125.00	803	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	144.23/cwt	142.50–146.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	164.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	155.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	151.27/cwt	151.00–151.50	843	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	127.17/cwt	120.00–134.50	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	133.97/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	130.91/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.65/cwt	132.00–145.50	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	137.86/cwt	134.00–140.00	987	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	145.59/cwt	140.00–157.50	686	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.95/cwt	115.00–124.00	790	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	166.82/cwt	155.00–172.50	627	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	165.31/cwt	163.00–168.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	176.18/cwt	175.00–177.50	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	553	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	55.08/cwt	51.50–60.00	592	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	64.77/cwt	64.00–66.00	940	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	58.56/cwt	54.00–63.50	842	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	58.51/cwt	54.00–63.50	728	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	67.27/cwt	67.00–67.50	838	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	95.49/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,588	2
Bulls	—	—	1,878	87.35/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,640	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,992	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,017.39/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	10,021	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,944	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	935.46/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,776	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,961	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,153	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	887.65/cwt	875.00–900.00	10,741	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	161.50/cwt	152.50–172.50	526	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	168.76/cwt	167.00–170.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	516	148.62/cwt	145.00–154.00	767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	178.08/cwt	175.00–182.50	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	110.68/cwt	108.00–115.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	157.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	428	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	327	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	441	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	104.26/cwt	102.50–106.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	111.19/cwt	105.50–116.00	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	133.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	151.16/cwt	147.00–160.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	115.69/cwt	110.00–122.50	888	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	135.33/cwt	130.00–142.50	710	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	123.15/cwt	120.00–134.00	768	22

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 902Last week 832Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 120Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 37Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	540	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	728	113.00–123.50	117.04
45	—	524	119.00–130.00	125.48
42	—	428	127.50–140.00	134.08
15	—	325	125.00–136.00	130.67
19	—	574	120.00–130.00	124.37
17	—	625	118.00–126.00	121.81
17	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.00
30	—	474	125.00–134.00	129.53
9	—	658	117.00–125.00	121.99
7	—	768	110.00–122.50	115.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	913	97.00–105.00	103.36
5	—	717	112.00–115.00	113.38
17	—	471	140.00–157.50	145.59
11	—	670	115.00–124.00	117.95
9	—	376	155.00–172.50	166.82
8	—	326	152.50–172.50	161.50
3	—	830	108.00–115.00	110.68
3	—	272	155.00–160.00	157.45
2	—	963	102.50–106.00	104.26
1	—	775	116.00	116.00
3	—	862	105.50–116.00	111.19
8	—	573	130.00–138.00	133.01
5	—	427	147.00–160.00	151.16
20	—	525	130.00–142.50	135.33
22	—	624	120.00–134.00	123.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	163.00–168.00	165.31
2	—	318	175.00–177.50	176.18
1	—	295	187.50	187.50
4	—	438	167.00–170.00	168.76
6	—	516	145.00–154.00	148.62
4	—	373	175.00–182.50	178.08
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
2	—	327	135.00	135.00
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
3	—	523	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	580	134.00–145.00	140.74
21	—	523	140.00–155.00	148.41
13	—	471	150.00–166.00	155.81
5	—	677	130.00–140.00	134.97
5	—	379	160.00–170.00	164.14
7	—	421	150.00–160.00	155.81
2	—	865	120.00–134.50	127.17
4	—	808	125.00–137.00	133.97
4	—	770	124.00–135.00	130.91
7	—	620	132.00–145.50	140.65
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
8	—	716	134.00–140.00	137.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	182.50	182.50
1	—	385	185.00	185.00
1	—	515	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	656	143.00	143.00
11	—	557	151.00–151.50	151.27
4	—	456	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	142.50–146.00	144.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,075	51.50–60.00	55.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,451	64.00–66.00	64.77
33	—	1,437	54.00–63.50	58.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,245	54.00–63.50	58.51
2	—	1,245	67.00–67.50	67.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	95.00–96.00	95.49
9	—	1,878	84.00–94.00	87.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	985	925.00–1,100.00	1,017.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,152	900.00–1,000.00	935.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	875.00–900.00	887.65

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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