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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 8

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

578 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 463▲ 335 vs year ago 243 · +137.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 104▲ 81 vs year ago 59 · +137.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 67▲ 54 vs year ago 31 · +174.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes remaining mostly steady overall with lower-quality offerings noted; and slaughter classes also holding mostly steady.

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 $126.92/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$126.92

129 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$85

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

$20.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.71

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	128.99	662	116
Medium and Large 2-3	689	108.46	747	13thin

One grade step is worth $20.53/cwt here — about −$85 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 sale129 hd

126.92

—

TN average10 barns · 2,540 hd

132.63

−5.71

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	1,770	100.97	1,788	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	76.46	938	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	72.38	1,047	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	67.73	699	30
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,400	90.00	1,260	1thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	586	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	156.17/cwt	151.00–161.00	583	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	167.84/cwt	166.00–170.00	638	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	166.10/cwt	156.00–172.00	703	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	639	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	734	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	151.94/cwt	149.00–158.00	798	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	145.11/cwt	142.50–149.00	826	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	148.50/cwt	141.00–151.00	909	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	865	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	953	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	918	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	133.69/cwt	126.00–134.50	1,009	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	874	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,141	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	139.48/cwt	139.00–140.00	395	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	134.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	433	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	138.75/cwt	130.00–145.00	511	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	134.07/cwt	130.00–137.50	587	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	135.45/cwt	131.00–143.00	642	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	130.07/cwt	127.50–135.00	678	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	123.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	716	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	121.16/cwt	118.00–122.00	745	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	653	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	718	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	113.00/cwt	109.00–114.00	793	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	711	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	764	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	313	123.72/cwt	120.00–127.50	387	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	485	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	160.75/cwt	156.00–164.00	606	10
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	385	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	155.83/cwt	148.00–162.50	662	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	151.42/cwt	143.00–157.50	721	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	139.16/cwt	132.50–147.00	726	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	137.04/cwt	132.50–145.00	780	14
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	127.33/cwt	122.50–135.00	788	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	125.93/cwt	120.00–132.00	856	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	117.98/cwt	113.00–123.00	841	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	112.98/cwt	107.00–119.00	879	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	101.87/cwt	96.00–108.00	843	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	871	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	812	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	861	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,260	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,100	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	979	1
Bulls	—	—	1,801	97.90/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,763	12
Bulls	—	—	1,821	109.09/cwt	105.50–118.00	1,987	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	730	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	548	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	67.48/cwt	63.00–73.00	704	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	73.74/cwt	69.50–77.50	874	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	81.17/cwt	78.50–90.50	1,054	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	72.38/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,047	26
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	20,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	855	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,344	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	930	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	7,766	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,419	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	940.79/cwt	910.00–960.00	10,377	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,183	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	965.88/cwt	910.00–1,010.00	11,591	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	934.22/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	11,444	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,436	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,301	905.16/cwt	660.00–1,000.00	11,776	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	830	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,271	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	832.85/cwt	800.00–860.00	8,104	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,065	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,437.50/cwt	1,350.00–1,525.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267.50/cwt	1,225.00–1,310.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267.50/cwt	1,225.00–1,310.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,310.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142.50/cwt	975.00–1,285.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	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 Jun 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 463Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 104Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 67Year ago 31

Compared to last week, feeder classes remaining mostly steady overall with lower-quality offerings noted; and slaughter classes also holding mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	154.00	154.00
1	—	360	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
1	—	385	133.00	133.00
2	—	313	120.00–127.50	123.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	107.00–119.00	112.98
10	—	377	156.00–164.00	160.75
1	—	290	165.00	165.00
14	—	569	132.50–145.00	137.04
18	—	476	143.00–157.50	151.42
8	—	425	148.00–162.50	155.83
3	—	680	120.00–132.00	125.93
2	—	967	89.00	89.00
2	—	862	101.00	101.00
2	—	828	96.00–108.00	101.87
30	—	522	132.50–147.00	139.16
2	—	713	113.00–123.00	117.98
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
19	—	619	122.50–135.00	127.33
2	—	912	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	521	127.50–135.00	130.07
2	—	283	139.00–140.00	139.48
11	—	615	118.00–122.00	121.16
22	—	474	131.00–143.00	135.45
5	—	702	109.00–114.00	113.00
11	—	438	130.00–137.50	134.07
7	—	368	130.00–145.00	138.75
6	—	322	130.00–140.00	134.32
29	—	578	120.00–130.00	123.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	105.00	105.00
1	—	485	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	148.00	148.00
1	—	575	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	711	107.50	107.50
5	—	653	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	177.50	177.50
2	—	740	124.00	124.00
2	—	658	131.00–132.00	131.50
2	—	463	157.00–160.00	158.51
9	—	569	142.50–149.00	145.11
9	—	423	156.00–172.00	166.10
6	—	380	166.00–170.00	167.84
12	—	525	149.00–158.00	151.94
12	—	612	141.00–151.00	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	755	126.00–134.50	133.69
26	—	874	130.50	130.50
2	—	722	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	147.00	147.00
2	—	373	151.00–161.00	156.17
1	—	450	153.00	153.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,200	910.00–1,010.00	965.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,301	660.00–1,000.00	905.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,103	910.00–960.00	940.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,350	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,225	850.00–1,000.00	934.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	825.00	825.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	973	800.00–860.00	832.85
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	635.00	635.00

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	—	900	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,437.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,310.00	1,267.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	975.00–1,285.00	1,142.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,310.00	1,267.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,210.00–1,310.00	1,260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,821	105.50–118.00	109.09
12	—	1,801	92.00–104.00	97.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,298	78.50–90.50	81.17
26	—	1,185	69.50–77.50	73.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,043	63.00–73.00	67.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,447	67.00–76.00	72.38

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.