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Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 21

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Oct 7Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

381 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 331▲ 381 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 74▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 76▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers 5.00 to 6.00 lower overall, feeder bulls 3.00 lower, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows mostly steady with exception of breaker cows gauging 4.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 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 $104.04/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$104.04

119 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$18.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.28

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	505	104.19	526	118
Small and Medium 1-2	520	86.00	447	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.19/cwt here — about $79 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 sale119 hd

104.04

—

TN average9 barns · 2,258 hd

113.31

−9.28

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	1,443	71.66	1,034	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	53.19	728	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	51.81	641	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	50.08	490	8thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	540	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	508	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	123.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	691	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	637	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	726	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	118.52/cwt	116.00–121.00	879	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	217	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	260

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

Wed Oct 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 331Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 76Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	120.00	120.00
2	—	785	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	90.00–95.00	92.06
11	—	431	106.00–112.50	110.52
9	—	364	105.00–116.00	111.68
5	—	612	90.00–98.00	92.37

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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 21

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Oct 7Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

381 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 331▲ 381 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 74▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 76▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $104.04/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$104.04

119 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$18.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.28

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	505	104.19	526	118
Small and Medium 1-2	520	86.00	447	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.19/cwt here — about $79 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 sale119 hd

104.04

—

TN average9 barns · 2,258 hd

113.31

−9.28

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	1,443	71.66	1,034	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	53.19	728	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	51.81	641	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	50.08	490	8thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	540	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	508	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	123.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	691	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	637	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	726	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	118.52/cwt	116.00–121.00	879	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	217	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	260

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

Wed Oct 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 331Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 76Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	120.00	120.00
2	—	785	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	90.00–95.00	92.06
11	—	431	106.00–112.50	110.52
9	—	364	105.00–116.00	111.68
5	—	612	90.00–98.00	92.37

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	116.00	116.00

Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	86.00	86.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	90.50	90.50

Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	785	94.00	94.00
5	—	659	101.00	101.00
3	—	271	133.00	133.00
1	—	865	80.00	80.00
1	—	815	85.00	85.00
8	—	421	122.00–140.00	130.66
8	—	565	107.50–113.00	110.90
7	—	525	110.00–118.00	113.16
5	—	715	87.00–89.00	88.60
10	—	474	115.00–126.00	118.32
8	—	369	130.00–146.00	139.07
4	—	613	100.00–107.00	104.25

Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	100.00	100.00
2	—	473	114.00	114.00

Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
3	—	448	112.00	112.00
1	—	250	120.00	120.00
3	—	323	110.00–115.00	113.40

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,373	660.00–685.00	672.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	725.00–750.00	737.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,237	1,010.00	1,010.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	735.00	735.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	42.00	42.00
6	—	1,253	48.00–55.00	51.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	52.00–60.00	54.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,394	51.00–54.00	52.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,234	49.50–55.50	53.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	43.00–48.50	45.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	50.00–58.00	54.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,047	67.00–72.00	70.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,681	67.00–77.00	72.57

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Dairy Steers	—	Small 4	725	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	453	1

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	345	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	224	1

Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	360	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	323	113.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	366	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	139.07/cwt	130.00–146.00	513	8
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	130.66/cwt	122.00–140.00	550	8
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	448	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	502	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	473	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	539	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	118.32/cwt	115.00–126.00	561	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	113.16/cwt	110.00–118.00	594	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	110.90/cwt	107.50–113.00	627	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	104.25/cwt	100.00–107.00	639	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	666	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	88.60/cwt	87.00–89.00	633	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	756	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	643	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	738	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	692	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,047	70.15/cwt	67.00–72.00	734	3
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,681	72.57/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,220	5

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	885	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	478	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	947	54.48/cwt	52.00–60.00	516	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	45.80/cwt	43.00–48.50	469	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	491	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,234	53.10/cwt	49.50–55.50	655	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	51.52/cwt	48.00–55.00	646	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,330	54.29/cwt	50.00–58.00	722	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	52.45/cwt	51.00–54.00	731	6

Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,237	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,494	2

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,240	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,115	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,099	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	737.65/cwt	725.00–750.00	9,294	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,505	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,373	672.34/cwt	660.00–685.00	9,231	2

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,890	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	5,807	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	92.00	92.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
3	—	756	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	637	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	742	116.00–121.00	118.52
4	—	562	120.00–124.00	123.00
1	—	520	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	65.00	65.00