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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 30

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Mar 16Mar 30Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

548 head

▼ 409 vs last sale 957▲ 355 vs year ago 193 · +183.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 102▲ 12 vs year ago 54 · +22.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 62▼ 1 vs year ago 15 · −6.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

On a lighter test this week, compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder steers sharply higher with feeder heifers and bulls 5.00 higher overall. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 3.00 to 4.00 higher overall.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.22/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$142.22

202 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$205

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

$2.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.12

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	333	144.50	481	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	483	142.15	687	196

One grade step is worth $2.35/cwt here — about −$205 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 sale202 hd

142.22

—

TN average9 barns · 1,629 hd

135.10

+7.12

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	1,557	90.15	1,403	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	73.00	897	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	66.59	996	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	65.10	636	10

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	287	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	557	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	621	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	382	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	716	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	180.28/cwt	175.00–182.50	759	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	173.42/cwt	162.50–177.00	832	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	147.45/cwt	145.00–152.50	796	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	905	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	920	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	156.36/cwt	152.50–161.00	894	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	148.98/cwt	147.50–152.00	983	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	130.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	961	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,034	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,196	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,292	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	227	157.97/cwt	157.50–159.00	359	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	158.79/cwt	150.00–164.00	459	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	292	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	431	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	145.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	467	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	153.51/cwt	144.00–160.00	560	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	575	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	148.96/cwt	142.50–155.00	639	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	680	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	146.23/cwt	140.00–152.50	689	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	738	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	752	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	138.49/cwt	130.00–144.00	728	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	136.22/cwt	128.00–141.00	767	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	125.85/cwt	120.00–132.00	788	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	119.97/cwt	117.50–122.00	805	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	117.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	836	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	110.65/cwt	105.00–116.00	855	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	846	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	983	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	181.13/cwt	175.00–189.00	601	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	171.61/cwt	168.00–177.50	630	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	408	181.99/cwt	180.00–184.00	743	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	168.78/cwt	165.00–172.50	711	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	816	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	163.48/cwt	155.00–171.00	777	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	681	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	152.69/cwt	147.50–157.00	797	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	557	149.34/cwt	149.00–150.00	832	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	142.29/cwt	135.00–144.00	828	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	132.99/cwt	130.00–143.00	835	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	125.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	838	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	882	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	111.16/cwt	107.50–114.00	873	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	106.15/cwt	105.00–107.50	865	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,460	89.35/cwt	85.50–94.50	1,305	4
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,525	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,197	1
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,975	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,074	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	813	71.76/cwt	67.00–76.00	583	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,015	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	690	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	62.79/cwt	60.00–66.00	640	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,080	73.73/cwt	72.50–75.00	796	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	67.35/cwt	66.00–69.00	800	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,259	68.97/cwt	64.50–72.50	868	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,263	78.56/cwt	75.50–86.00	992	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	77.04/cwt	72.50–82.50	977	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,496	66.59/cwt	64.50–70.50	996	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	1,475	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	21,388	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	748	600.42/cwt	575.00–625.00	4,491	2
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	755	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,096	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,770	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,068	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 548Last week 957Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 102Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 62Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	563	128.00–141.00	136.22
5	—	773	105.00–116.00	110.65
2	—	1,035	95.00	95.00
7	—	320	140.00–150.00	145.85
1	—	825	102.50	102.50
29	—	365	144.00–160.00	153.51
19	—	471	140.00–152.50	146.23
30	—	429	142.50–155.00	148.96
36	—	526	130.00–144.00	138.49
6	—	227	157.50–159.00	157.97
13	—	626	120.00–132.00	125.85
10	—	289	150.00–164.00	158.79
6	—	711	115.00–120.00	117.65
6	—	671	117.50–122.00	119.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	157.50	157.50
5	—	476	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	147.50	147.50
1	—	330	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	138.50	138.50
4	—	292	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	287	194.00	194.00
9	—	382	187.50	187.50
3	—	561	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	162.50–177.00	173.42
5	—	734	130.00–135.00	130.96
4	—	660	147.50–152.00	148.98
10	—	421	175.00–182.50	180.28
6	—	572	152.50–161.00	156.36
1	—	545	166.00	166.00
2	—	827	125.00	125.00
1	—	350	177.50	177.50
4	—	1,196	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
3	—	540	145.00–152.50	147.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	147.50–157.00	152.69
3	—	285	175.00	175.00
3	—	670	120.00–130.00	125.05
12	—	421	165.00–172.50	168.78
18	—	628	130.00–143.00	132.99
12	—	582	135.00–144.00	142.29
3	—	815	105.00–107.50	106.15
25	—	475	155.00–171.00	163.48
7	—	367	168.00–177.50	171.61
7	—	332	175.00–189.00	181.13
4	—	785	107.50–114.00	111.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	185.00	185.00
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
1	—	520	165.00	165.00
1	—	465	175.50	175.50
2	—	408	180.00–184.00	181.99
3	—	557	149.00–150.00	149.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	156.00	156.00
1	—	375	156.00	156.00
1	—	330	151.00	151.00
1	—	670	117.50	117.50
3	—	483	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	748	575.00–625.00	600.42
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,160.00	1,160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,475	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,496	64.50–70.50	66.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	72.50–75.00	73.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	75.50–86.00	78.56
8	—	1,259	64.50–72.50	68.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,019	60.00–66.00	62.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	72.50–82.50	77.04
2	—	1,188	66.00–69.00	67.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	67.00–76.00	71.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,525	78.50	78.50
4	—	1,460	85.50–94.50	89.35

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.