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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 10

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

707 head

▼ 238 vs last sale 945▲ 522 vs year ago 185 · +282.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 172▲ 89 vs year ago 57 · +156.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 105▲ 30 vs year ago 16 · +187.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 lower overall with lower-quality offerings noted. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 lower with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

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 $134.05/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$134.05

173 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.12

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	521	134.05	699	173

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 sale173 hd

134.05

—

TN average10 barns · 2,938 hd

134.17

−0.12

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	—	Average	1,875	103.05	1,932	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	69.98	809	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	68.94	965	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	61.36	628	11

Every lot

58 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 1-2	328	170.69/cwt	170.00–172.00	560	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	171.28/cwt	170.00–172.50	644	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	166.83/cwt	165.00–170.00	691	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	159.68/cwt	150.00–165.00	749	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	865	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	154.42/cwt	148.00–158.00	822	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	886	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	154.25/cwt	147.00–159.00	882	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	954	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	149.36/cwt	141.00–155.00	926	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	145.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	973	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	137.25/cwt	136.50–138.00	979	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	125.71/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,041	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	141.99/cwt	137.50–146.00	463	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	135.14/cwt	131.00–142.50	519	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	138.24/cwt	133.00–143.00	588	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	136.78/cwt	131.00–143.00	640	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	507	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	735	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	134.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	719	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	133.72/cwt	128.00–136.00	780	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	129.31/cwt	121.00–133.00	807	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	124.29/cwt	118.00–127.50	833	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	118.21/cwt	110.00–121.00	850	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	105.33/cwt	102.00–108.00	853	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	174.22/cwt	165.00–180.00	589	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	168.14/cwt	160.00–177.50	634	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	153.59/cwt	149.00–160.00	645	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	146.90/cwt	140.00–155.00	686	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	148.65/cwt	148.00–150.00	758	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	140.95/cwt	136.00–145.00	744	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	141.64/cwt	135.00–145.00	816	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	132.31/cwt	128.00–140.00	812	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	127.16/cwt	122.00–135.00	863	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	121.95/cwt	117.50–124.00	871	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	901	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,866	100.13/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,868	13
Bulls	—	—	1,897	110.65/cwt	107.50–114.00	2,099	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	790	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	525	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	60.85/cwt	57.00–64.50	637	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	69.37/cwt	66.00–74.50	797	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,051	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	68.52/cwt	65.00–74.00	957	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	76.07/cwt	75.50–76.50	1,122	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,520	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	837.21/cwt	750.00–920.00	9,109	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,085.26/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	12,698	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,234	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,290	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	920.39/cwt	900.00–940.00	11,735	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	729.79/cwt	675.00–780.00	7,940	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,540.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	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 Aug 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 707Last week 945Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 172Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 105Year ago 16

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 lower overall with lower-quality offerings noted. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 lower with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	135.00–145.00	141.64
11	—	377	160.00–177.50	168.14
2	—	780	115.00–116.00	115.50
3	—	338	165.00–180.00	174.22
5	—	714	117.50–124.00	121.95
4	—	679	122.00–135.00	127.16
20	—	528	136.00–145.00	140.95
12	—	467	140.00–155.00	146.90
16	—	420	149.00–160.00	153.59
13	—	614	128.00–140.00	132.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
3	—	510	148.00–150.00	148.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	143.00	143.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
2	—	507	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	384	131.00–142.50	135.14
7	—	326	137.50–146.00	141.99
36	—	468	131.00–143.00	136.78
6	—	670	118.00–127.50	124.29
4	—	719	110.00–121.00	118.21
26	—	425	133.00–143.00	138.24
19	—	583	128.00–136.00	133.72
30	—	533	130.00–140.00	134.90
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
24	—	624	121.00–133.00	129.31
3	—	810	102.00–108.00	105.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	532	148.00–158.00	154.42
6	—	667	140.00–150.00	145.84
6	—	376	170.00–172.50	171.28
30	—	620	141.00–155.00	149.36
23	—	572	147.00–159.00	154.25
2	—	713	136.50–138.00	137.25
3	—	328	170.00–172.00	170.69
4	—	414	165.00–170.00	166.83
3	—	828	120.00–131.00	125.71
18	—	469	150.00–165.00	159.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	162.50	162.50
4	—	550	161.00	161.00
1	—	735	140.00	140.00
2	—	600	159.00	159.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	940	800.00	800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,088	750.00–920.00	837.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	900.00–940.00	920.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	840.00	840.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,085.26

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	2	—	1,088	675.00–780.00	729.79

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,540.00	1,470.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	81.50	81.50
19	—	1,149	66.00–74.50	69.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	66.50	66.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,047	57.00–64.50	60.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	75.50–76.50	76.07
34	—	1,396	65.00–74.00	68.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,866	95.00–104.00	100.13
5	—	1,897	107.50–114.00	110.65

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.