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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 14

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

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Feeder Cattle receipts

662 head

▼ 234 vs last sale 896▲ 662 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 83▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 40▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 2.00 lower overall, with slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

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 $137.56/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$137.56

199 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$7.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.43

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	485	137.71	668	195
Small and Medium 1-2	312	130.00	406	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.71/cwt here — about $263 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 sale199 hd

137.56

—

TN average8 barns · 1,946 hd

133.13

+4.43

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	1,780	97.05	1,727	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	66.60	802	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	65.78	913	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	61.95	606	13

Every lot

71 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	171.90/cwt	165.00–177.50	639	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	154.23/cwt	152.50–156.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	153.95/cwt	151.00–158.00	713	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	808	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	488	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	805	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	518	162.01/cwt	160.00–164.00	839	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	144.69/cwt	142.50–150.00	763	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	808	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	144.23/cwt	137.00–152.50	815	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	585	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	913	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	597	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	961	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	138.61/cwt	135.00–147.50	873	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	645	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	993	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	138.43/cwt	135.00–142.00	918	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,008	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,047	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,184	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	142.54/cwt	139.00–152.50	386	9
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	312	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	406	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	144.86/cwt	139.00–152.50	469	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	147.24/cwt	140.00–152.50	540	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	158.35/cwt	157.50–160.00	586	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	142.90/cwt	137.50–150.00	589	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	137.50/cwt	134.00–142.00	655	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	134.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	701	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	133.16/cwt	128.00–138.00	775	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	131.69/cwt	127.50–136.00	810	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	874	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	126.34/cwt	124.00–130.00	848	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	402	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	164.33/cwt	160.00–167.50	460	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	167.23/cwt	160.00–175.00	543	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	168.51/cwt	160.00–172.50	623	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	168.73/cwt	167.50–170.00	697	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	155.55/cwt	153.00–164.00	642	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	444	135.21/cwt	130.00–142.00	600	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	143.66/cwt	141.00–148.00	672	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	133.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	693	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	149.61/cwt	145.00–153.00	778	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	135.67/cwt	131.00–142.00	775	20
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	131.72/cwt	128.00–136.00	823	16
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	125.68/cwt	118.00–130.00	837	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	720	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	943	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	117.53/cwt	115.00–126.00	849	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	118.83/cwt	118.00–119.00	916	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	106.16/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,831	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	93.64/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,686	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	61.95/cwt	58.00–67.00	606	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	66.19/cwt	62.00–71.00	796	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	942	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	65.78/cwt	61.50–70.50	913	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,410.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	696.72/cwt	625.00–770.00	6,514	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,004	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	824.65/cwt	760.00–875.00	7,628	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,979	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	875	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,000	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	1,130	715.88/cwt	690.00–740.00	8,089	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	952.93/cwt	920.00–990.00	11,292	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	11,046	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	11,178	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 Sep 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 896Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 40Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 2.00 lower overall, with slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	324	139.00–152.50	144.86
9	—	271	139.00–152.50	142.54
49	—	521	130.00–140.00	134.54
24	—	412	137.50–150.00	142.90
21	—	476	134.00–142.00	137.50
12	—	671	124.00–130.00	126.34
22	—	367	140.00–152.50	147.24
17	—	615	127.50–136.00	131.69
23	—	582	128.00–138.00	133.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	312	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	157.50–160.00	158.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	175.00	175.00
1	—	645	154.00	154.00
1	—	585	156.00	156.00
2	—	518	160.00–164.00	162.01
2	—	488	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	119.00	119.00
1	—	705	143.00	143.00
14	—	463	151.00–158.00	153.95
5	—	372	165.00–177.50	171.90
2	—	425	152.50–156.00	154.23
1	—	770	136.00	136.00
13	—	565	137.00–152.50	144.23
8	—	527	142.50–150.00	144.69
2	—	663	135.00–142.00	138.43
13	—	630	135.00–147.50	138.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	597	161.00	161.00
2	—	470	172.00	172.00
1	—	530	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	625	128.00–136.00	131.72
11	—	722	115.00–126.00	117.53
20	—	571	131.00–142.00	135.67
6	—	771	118.00–119.00	118.83
9	—	370	160.00–172.50	168.51
3	—	280	160.00–167.50	164.33
7	—	325	160.00–175.00	167.23
1	—	240	167.50	167.50
21	—	517	130.00–140.00	133.98
8	—	666	118.00–130.00	125.68
25	—	468	141.00–148.00	143.66
9	—	413	153.00–164.00	155.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	145.00–153.00	149.61
1	—	720	131.00	131.00
2	—	413	167.50–170.00	168.73
1	—	370	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
2	—	260	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
4	—	444	130.00–142.00	135.21
1	—	665	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	76.00	76.00
23	—	1,202	62.00–71.00	66.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,388	61.50–70.50	65.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	979	58.00–67.00	61.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,725	104.00–111.00	106.16
8	—	1,800	92.00–99.00	93.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,220.00–1,410.00	1,315.00

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	2	—	935	625.00–770.00	696.72

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	—	790	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	790.00	790.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	760.00–875.00	824.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	920.00–990.00	952.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	690.00–740.00	715.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	840.00	840.00

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	—	875	800.00	800.00

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.