Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.46/cwt on 306 head.

Average price

$140.46

306 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.05

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	527	140.46	740	306

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 sale306 hd

140.46

—

TN average5 barns · 1,621 hd

133.41

+7.05

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	1,693	91.08	1,542	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	59.63	894	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	57.45	741	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,155	52.95	612	14

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	144.71/cwt	139.00–153.50	903	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	130.90/cwt	125.00–134.00	800	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	133.82/cwt	129.00–136.00	695	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	142.02/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,095	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	476	168.98/cwt	167.50–170.00	804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	139.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	869	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	146.82/cwt	140.00–154.00	634	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	123.40/cwt	117.00–127.50	823	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	186.96/cwt	181.00–195.00	697	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	165.79/cwt	157.50–175.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	172.39/cwt	170.00–176.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	131.67/cwt	131.50–132.00	891	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	758	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	130.46/cwt	125.00–134.00	742	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	122.51/cwt	122.00–124.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	141.91/cwt	134.00–148.00	678	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	181.75/cwt	181.75–181.75	871	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	173.25/cwt	173.25–173.25	937	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	157.42/cwt	156.00–160.00	992	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	143.96/cwt	138.00–149.00	965	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	145.73/cwt	140.00–155.00	503	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	144.78/cwt	139.00–153.00	540	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	141.49/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,023	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	166.16/cwt	163.00–174.00	944	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	160.24/cwt	150.00–168.00	840	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	189.30/cwt	185.00–195.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	191.98/cwt	190.00–193.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	143.40/cwt	139.00–144.00	833	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	184.85/cwt	177.50–190.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	155.12/cwt	147.00–160.00	884	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	174.06/cwt	166.00–185.00	724	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	185.10/cwt	180.00–190.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	156.32/cwt	148.00–165.00	749	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	183.16/cwt	182.50–184.00	766	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	56.49/cwt	53.00–62.00	715	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	707	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	52.03/cwt	48.00–55.50	596	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	58.65/cwt	55.50–63.00	885	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	65.16/cwt	64.50–66.00	960	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	100.57/cwt	97.50–105.00	1,825	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	66.98/cwt	66.50–67.50	951	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	88.89/cwt	82.00–96.00	1,480	13
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	995	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,711	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	832.56/cwt	825.00–840.00	10,032	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	628.02/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,249	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	3,996	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	572.57/cwt	570.00–575.00	5,812	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	925.36/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	9,624	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	848.01/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,218	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	626.51/cwt	600.00–650.00	7,800	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,388	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	835.99/cwt	800.00–875.00	10,893	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	674.55/cwt	625.00–720.00	8,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	121.44/cwt	116.00–127.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	142.67/cwt	137.50–147.00	812	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	151.94/cwt	145.00–157.00	787	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	136.85/cwt	131.00–142.50	933	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	115.84/cwt	112.50–118.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	117.20/cwt	115.00–118.00	913	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	915	10

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,001Last week 849Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 130Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 70Year ago 23

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	624	139.00–153.50	144.71
1	—	915	133.00	133.00
12	—	771	138.00–145.00	142.02
5	—	460	170.00–176.00	172.39
8	—	670	138.00–149.00	143.96
6	—	723	135.00–145.00	141.49
11	—	524	150.00–168.00	160.24
3	—	328	185.00–195.00	189.30
8	—	375	177.50–190.00	184.85
10	—	570	147.00–160.00	155.12
14	—	416	166.00–185.00	174.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	479	181.75	181.75
49	—	541	173.25	173.25
13	—	630	156.00–160.00	157.42
12	—	568	163.00–174.00	166.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	190.00–193.00	191.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	611	125.00–134.00	130.90
34	—	519	129.00–136.00	133.82
20	—	432	140.00–154.00	146.82
10	—	667	117.00–127.50	123.40
27	—	569	125.00–134.00	130.46
4	—	708	122.00–124.00	122.51
34	—	478	134.00–148.00	141.91
24	—	345	140.00–155.00	145.73
8	—	373	139.00–153.00	144.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	677	131.50–132.00	131.67
53	—	489	155.00	155.00
39	—	581	139.00–144.00	143.40
5	—	603	135.50	135.50
10	—	704	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	162.50	162.50
5	—	476	167.50–170.00	168.98
3	—	615	150.00	150.00
3	—	418	182.50–184.00	183.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	624	135.00–140.00	139.23
9	—	373	181.00–195.00	186.96
6	—	421	157.50–175.00	165.79
5	—	318	180.00–190.00	185.10
26	—	479	148.00–165.00	156.32
2	—	708	116.00–127.00	121.44
8	—	569	137.50–147.00	142.67
10	—	518	145.00–157.00	151.94
7	—	682	131.00–142.50	136.85
3	—	820	112.50–118.00	115.84
8	—	779	115.00–118.00	117.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,266	53.00–62.00	56.49
2	—	1,473	64.50–66.00	65.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	58.50	58.50
12	—	1,146	48.00–55.50	52.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,509	55.50–63.00	58.65
2	—	1,420	66.50–67.50	66.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,815	97.50–105.00	100.57
13	—	1,665	82.00–96.00	88.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	825.00–840.00	832.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	850.00–1,000.00	925.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,087	800.00–900.00	848.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,245	600.00–650.00	626.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,303	800.00–875.00	835.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	625.00–720.00	674.55
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	600.00–650.00	628.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	570.00–575.00	572.57
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	540.00	540.00

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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