Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with a much heavier supply of preconditioned cattle and high-quality offerings overall noted, feeder steers and heifers measuring 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall with feeder bulls 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.78/cwt on 428 head.

Average price

$141.78

428 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$14.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.71

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	508	142.04	722	420
Medium and Large 2-3	481	127.88	615	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.17/cwt here — about $107 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 sale428 hd

141.78

—

TN average9 barns · 3,000 hd

134.07

+7.71

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	1,693	89.79	1,520	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	62.82	815	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	60.29	878	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,173	54.64	641	14

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	432	181.16/cwt	175.00–187.50	783	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	163.35/cwt	157.50–167.00	861	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	193.43/cwt	191.00–197.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	167.52/cwt	164.00–168.00	962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	142.57/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,029	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,041	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	158.74/cwt	158.00–159.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	128.33/cwt	128.00–132.00	955	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	151.16/cwt	150.00–152.50	724	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	338	154.53/cwt	153.00–156.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	146.08/cwt	138.00–149.50	827	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	149.32/cwt	145.00–156.00	642	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	139.19/cwt	134.00–144.00	736	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	118.80/cwt	117.00–121.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	119.62/cwt	118.00–122.50	909	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	124.55/cwt	120.00–128.00	836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	124.99/cwt	122.00–130.00	772	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	139.36/cwt	132.00–147.00	663	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	189.77/cwt	185.00–202.50	632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	146.25/cwt	144.50–147.00	1,003	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	151.81/cwt	142.00–157.00	940	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	159.89/cwt	150.00–162.00	900	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	187.20/cwt	180.00–194.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	184.53/cwt	181.00–188.00	875	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	173.64/cwt	169.00–174.50	941	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	353	202.98/cwt	200.00–206.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	172.46/cwt	167.50–175.00	816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	135.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	972	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	139.15/cwt	132.50–149.00	796	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Full	—	700	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	206.60/cwt	205.00–207.50	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	538	161.48/cwt	160.00–163.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	201.31/cwt	197.00–212.50	725	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	54.11/cwt	51.50–58.00	633	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	66.75/cwt	66.50–67.00	1,128	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	59.11/cwt	57.00–62.00	836	11
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,228	81.85/cwt	79.50–84.00	1,005	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	68.33/cwt	65.50–70.50	925	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	61.25/cwt	56.00–64.50	785	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	753	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	100.21/cwt	97.50–102.50	1,857	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	88.97/cwt	86.50–93.00	1,597	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,524	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,480	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,373	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,479	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	822.33/cwt	775.00–875.00	10,773	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	775.69/cwt	700.00–830.00	10,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	177.07/cwt	172.50–190.00	645	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	131.25/cwt	130.00–137.50	854	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	191.71/cwt	187.50–197.50	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	165.81/cwt	165.00–167.50	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	118.46/cwt	115.00–122.50	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	186.94/cwt	180.00–200.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	116.60/cwt	112.50–120.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	171.36/cwt	170.00–172.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	159.51/cwt	155.00–167.50	759	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	149.35/cwt	142.50–157.50	783	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	142.28/cwt	137.00–151.00	477	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	148.45/cwt	146.00–149.00	769	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	170.72/cwt	160.00–180.00	732	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	137.88/cwt	131.00–143.00	860	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	158.23/cwt	158.00–159.00	641	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	129.76/cwt	124.00–136.00	734	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	151.33/cwt	145.00–160.00	567	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	113.25/cwt	112.50–114.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	110.99/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,425Last week 1,001Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 119Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 49Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	432	175.00–187.50	181.16
26	—	527	157.50–167.00	163.35
6	—	333	185.00–202.50	189.77
1	—	990	126.00	126.00
1	—	935	126.00	126.00
6	—	686	144.50–147.00	146.25
32	—	619	142.00–157.00	151.81
14	—	563	150.00–162.00	159.89
5	—	377	180.00–194.00	187.20
1	—	840	127.00	127.00
3	—	791	132.00	132.00
8	—	473	167.50–175.00	172.46
6	—	716	130.00–140.00	135.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	191.00–197.00	193.43
8	—	574	164.00–168.00	167.52
7	—	722	142.00–146.00	142.57
12	—	692	150.50	150.50
69	—	474	181.00–188.00	184.53
48	—	542	169.00–174.50	173.64
4	—	633	161.00	161.00
2	—	353	200.00–206.00	202.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	158.00–159.00	158.74
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	684	137.00	137.00
12	—	744	128.00–132.00	128.33
20	—	479	150.00–152.50	151.16
4	—	632	133.50	133.50
2	—	338	153.00–156.00	154.53
43	—	566	138.00–149.50	146.08
4	—	818	131.00	131.00
22	—	518	146.00–149.00	148.45
22	—	405	158.00–159.00	158.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	430	145.00–156.00	149.32
49	—	529	134.00–144.00	139.19
5	—	719	117.00–121.00	118.80
8	—	760	118.00–122.50	119.62
9	—	671	120.00–128.00	124.55
13	—	618	122.00–130.00	124.99
53	—	476	132.00–147.00	139.36
17	—	335	137.00–151.00	142.28
1	—	830	128.00	128.00
34	—	566	124.00–136.00	129.76
46	—	375	145.00–160.00	151.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	521	127.00	127.00
4	—	475	128.00	128.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	572	132.50–149.00	139.15
31	—	364	172.50–190.00	177.07
6	—	651	130.00–137.50	131.25
6	—	336	187.50–197.50	191.71
4	—	730	115.00–122.50	118.46
4	—	283	180.00–200.00	186.94
4	—	768	112.50–120.00	116.60
27	—	476	155.00–167.50	159.51
19	—	524	142.50–157.50	149.35
39	—	429	160.00–180.00	170.72
32	—	624	131.00–143.00	137.88
2	—	865	112.50	112.50
2	—	840	112.50–114.00	113.25
3	—	913	108.00–115.00	110.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	205.00–207.50	206.60
2	—	538	160.00–163.00	161.48
1	—	550	153.00	153.00
5	—	360	197.00–212.50	201.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	165.00–167.50	165.81
2	—	440	150.00–155.00	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	170.00–172.00	171.36
5	—	404	187.00	187.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,169	51.50–58.00	54.11
1	—	1,225	61.50	61.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	66.50–67.00	66.75
11	—	1,414	57.00–62.00	59.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	65.50–70.50	68.33
7	—	1,281	56.00–64.50	61.25
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	79.50–84.00	81.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,853	97.50–102.50	100.21
6	—	1,795	86.50–93.00	88.97

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,310	775.00–875.00	822.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,293	700.00–830.00	775.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,380	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	730.00	730.00

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

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