Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, with feeder bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower- and a higher volume of preconditioned offerings was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls holding mostly steady overall.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.46/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$146.46

179 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$10.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.04

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	649	146.87	953	170
Small and Medium 1-2	476	140.00	666	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	136.50	755	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.37/cwt here — about $198 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 sale179 hd

146.46

—

TN average8 barns · 1,835 hd

146.42

+0.04

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	1,654	89.61	1,482	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	59.33	841	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	58.24	681	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	974	56.09	546	8thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	575	123.48/cwt	120.00–126.00	710	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	135.44/cwt	131.00–143.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	121.95/cwt	121.00–126.00	399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	962	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	896	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,070	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	116.73/cwt	111.00–121.00	838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	120.63/cwt	118.00–122.00	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	137.43/cwt	130.00–143.00	584	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	139.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	128.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	121.22/cwt	115.00–127.00	749	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	133.37/cwt	130.00–139.00	496	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	168.63/cwt	168.00–170.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	132.06/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	125.54/cwt	122.00–131.00	650	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	960	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	148.82/cwt	144.00–150.00	978	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	154.24/cwt	147.50–164.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	138.78/cwt	132.00–142.00	872	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	154.46/cwt	147.00–162.50	816	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	476	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	141.06/cwt	135.00–147.50	677	32
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	441	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	628	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	171.27/cwt	170.00–172.50	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	177.86/cwt	176.00–180.00	660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	696	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	592	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	53.29/cwt	50.50–56.00	538	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	59.33/cwt	54.00–64.50	841	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	58.24/cwt	55.00–61.00	681	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	795	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,673	87.51/cwt	83.50–93.50	1,464	7
Bulls	—	—	1,588	96.97/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,540	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	820.43/cwt	750.00–875.00	9,870	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	900.14/cwt	875.00–930.00	11,054	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,840	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,284	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	732.92/cwt	700.00–775.00	8,854	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,585	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,521	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	787.08/cwt	775.00–800.00	8,721	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	966.97/cwt	920.00–1,025.00	11,430	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,286	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	715.21/cwt	610.00–810.00	7,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	129.03/cwt	126.00–135.00	746	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	162.98/cwt	155.00–170.00	530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	112.49/cwt	110.00–117.50	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	112.37/cwt	107.00–114.00	860	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	108.32/cwt	107.00–109.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	108.49/cwt	108.00–109.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	149.10/cwt	145.00–151.00	313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	124.37/cwt	121.00–127.50	772	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	158.48/cwt	150.00–165.00	667	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	112.32/cwt	106.00–114.50	803	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	449	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	136.27/cwt	132.50–145.00	707	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	109.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	160.38/cwt	152.50–167.50	606	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	119.40/cwt	112.50–123.00	806	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.87/cwt	127.00–139.00	631	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	982	4

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 →

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Tue Nov 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 849Last week 902Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 174Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 53Year 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
16	—	575	120.00–126.00	123.48
3	—	320	131.00–143.00	135.44
7	—	718	111.00–121.00	116.73
5	—	785	118.00–122.00	120.63
24	—	425	130.00–143.00	137.43
11	—	618	115.00–127.00	121.22
10	—	372	130.00–139.00	133.37
29	—	518	122.00–131.00	125.54
4	—	210	145.00–151.00	149.10
14	—	675	112.50–123.00	119.40
21	—	475	127.00–139.00	132.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	622	134.00	134.00
2	—	702	130.00	130.00
2	—	592	133.00	133.00
4	—	802	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	121.00–126.00	121.95
1	—	360	125.00	125.00
5	—	421	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	627	153.50	153.50
9	—	576	155.50	155.50
23	—	748	143.00	143.00
1	—	960	130.00	130.00
31	—	657	144.00–150.00	148.82
2	—	505	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	137.00–140.00	139.49
5	—	677	125.00–130.00	128.98
3	—	432	168.00–170.00	168.63
2	—	818	128.00–136.00	132.06
1	—	1,075	118.00	118.00
8	—	720	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
1	—	945	122.00	122.00
4	—	480	147.50–164.00	154.24
1	—	785	132.00	132.00
14	—	628	132.00–142.00	138.78
3	—	981	110.00–115.00	111.65
10	—	528	147.00–162.50	154.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	167.50	167.50
1	—	620	123.00	123.00
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	480	135.00–147.50	141.06
10	—	578	126.00–135.00	129.03
5	—	325	155.00–170.00	162.98
4	—	681	110.00–117.50	112.49
5	—	765	107.00–114.00	112.37
3	—	872	107.00–109.00	108.32
2	—	920	108.00–109.00	108.49
17	—	621	121.00–127.50	124.37
10	—	421	150.00–165.00	158.48
9	—	715	106.00–114.50	112.32
19	—	519	132.50–145.00	136.27
6	—	845	107.00–110.00	109.50
16	—	378	152.50–167.50	160.38
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	142.50	142.50
1	—	360	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	170.00–172.50	171.27
7	—	371	176.00–180.00	177.86
1	—	455	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	449	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	63.00	63.00
6	—	1,009	50.50–56.00	53.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,417	54.00–64.50	59.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,169	55.00–61.00	58.24
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,673	83.50–93.50	87.51
2	—	1,588	96.00–98.00	96.97

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)	2	—	1,203	750.00–875.00	820.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,228	875.00–930.00	900.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	700.00–775.00	732.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	690.00	690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	775.00–800.00	787.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,182	920.00–1,025.00	966.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	610.00–810.00	715.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 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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Steers · 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