Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week and based on a lighter test this week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.73/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$142.73

256 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$6.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.30

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	485	143.00	694	246
Medium and Large 2-3	395	136.16	538	10thin

One grade step is worth $6.85/cwt here — about $156 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 sale256 hd

142.73

—

TN average9 barns · 2,044 hd

133.43

+9.30

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	1,649	95.38	1,573	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	66.08	793	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	62.45	852	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	987	58.65	579	9thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	357	213.71/cwt	207.50–217.50	763	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	216.22/cwt	212.50–220.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	193.67/cwt	189.00–200.00	811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	143.56/cwt	135.00–147.50	886	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	126.65/cwt	126.00–128.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	189.25/cwt	182.50–195.00	441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,160	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	275	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	289	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	325	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	341	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	355	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	364	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	225	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	180.67/cwt	171.00–187.50	858	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	189.51/cwt	177.50–197.00	794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	199.17/cwt	192.50–202.50	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	166.00/cwt	164.00–167.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	148.90/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,023	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	138.25/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	166.87/cwt	157.00–177.50	871	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	150.53/cwt	145.00–160.00	879	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	152.53/cwt	146.00–162.50	952	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	199.42/cwt	190.00–210.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	120.34/cwt	118.00–123.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	157.52/cwt	147.50–163.00	514	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,430	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	509	183.50/cwt	180.00–187.50	934	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	127.14/cwt	124.00–134.00	796	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	135.90/cwt	130.00–141.00	719	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	134.70/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	141.61/cwt	140.00–142.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	145.34/cwt	137.00–149.00	692	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	153.79/cwt	146.00–160.00	587	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	126.73/cwt	126.00–127.50	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	121.62/cwt	120.00–127.50	873	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	691	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	56.83/cwt	52.50–61.50	555	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	60.56/cwt	55.50–65.50	819	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	71.25/cwt	67.50–74.00	1,010	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	74.10/cwt	69.50–83.00	921	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	915	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	659	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	960	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	634	1
Bulls	—	—	1,916	106.41/cwt	100.00–115.00	2,039	5
Bulls	—	—	1,529	90.74/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,387	9
Bulls	—	—	1,390	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,140	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	62.81/cwt	57.50–68.00	753	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,084	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	901.22/cwt	775.00–950.00	12,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	886.02/cwt	875.00–900.00	13,202	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	12,804	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,026	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	10,927	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,234	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	151.94/cwt	150.00–153.00	471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	185.45/cwt	180.00–195.00	493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	178.02/cwt	165.00–185.00	760	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	158.71/cwt	151.00–165.00	822	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	147.63/cwt	137.00–154.00	849	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	167.40/cwt	160.00–177.50	795	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	192.68/cwt	177.50–205.00	719	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	198.40/cwt	187.50–205.00	617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	124.59/cwt	120.00–127.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	150.77/cwt	142.00–156.00	635	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	145.12/cwt	144.00–146.00	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.63/cwt	129.00–137.50	756	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	136.37/cwt	134.00–141.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	134.99/cwt	132.00–139.00	908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	155.56/cwt	145.00–162.50	442	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	127.08/cwt	120.00–132.50	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	478	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 →

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Dec 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 982Last week 1,425Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to last week and based on a lighter test this week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	357	207.50–217.50	213.71
2	—	343	212.50–220.00	216.22
4	—	419	189.00–200.00	193.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	617	135.00–147.50	143.56
3	—	233	182.50–195.00	189.25
5	—	266	180.00–195.00	185.45
18	—	427	165.00–185.00	178.02
17	—	518	151.00–165.00	158.71
16	—	575	137.00–154.00	147.63
35	—	475	160.00–177.50	167.40
17	—	373	177.50–205.00	192.68
6	—	311	187.50–205.00	198.40
3	—	715	120.00–127.00	124.59
5	—	673	132.00–139.00	134.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	126.00–128.00	126.65
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
1	—	370	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	150.00–153.00	151.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	792	146.50	146.50
3	—	573	164.00–167.00	166.00
1	—	340	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	127.00	127.00
16	—	475	171.00–187.50	180.67
8	—	419	177.50–197.00	189.51
1	—	730	143.00	143.00
3	—	385	192.50–202.50	199.17
11	—	687	148.00–150.00	148.90
4	—	836	138.00–139.00	138.25
33	—	522	157.00–177.50	166.87
16	—	584	145.00–160.00	150.53
9	—	624	146.00–162.50	152.53
4	—	320	190.00–210.00	199.42
5	—	1,126	127.00	127.00
4	—	784	132.00–140.00	134.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	209.00	209.00
6	—	509	180.00–187.50	183.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	105.00	105.00
1	—	325	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	102.50	102.50
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
1	—	225	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	118.00–123.00	120.34
27	—	326	147.50–163.00	157.52
17	—	626	124.00–134.00	127.14
30	—	529	130.00–141.00	135.90
64	—	476	137.00–149.00	145.34
16	—	382	146.00–160.00	153.79
6	—	718	120.00–127.50	121.62
28	—	421	142.00–156.00	150.77
28	—	570	129.00–137.50	132.63
8	—	284	145.00–162.50	155.56
5	—	678	120.00–132.50	127.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	140.00–142.00	141.61
1	—	600	136.00	136.00
7	—	517	144.00–146.00	145.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	123.00	123.00
2	—	463	126.00–127.50	126.73
3	—	388	134.00–141.00	136.37
4	—	332	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	64.00	64.00
7	—	977	52.50–61.50	56.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,353	55.50–65.50	60.56
3	—	1,417	67.50–74.00	71.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,243	69.50–83.00	74.10
19	—	1,199	57.50–68.00	62.81
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,916	100.00–115.00	106.41
9	—	1,529	88.00–96.00	90.74
1	—	1,390	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,333	775.00–950.00	901.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,490	875.00–900.00	886.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,455	880.00	880.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	980.00	980.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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