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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, May 29

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← earliestMay 29Jun 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 146 vs last sale 0▲ 146 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 0▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 0▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers remaining mostly steady overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls remaining 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 $123.35/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$123.35

38 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$5.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.72

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	514	123.62	635	36
Medium and Large 2-3	418	118.50	495	2thin

One grade step is worth $5.12/cwt here — about $140 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 sale38 hd

123.35

—

TN average6 barns · 458 hd

125.07

−1.72

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	1,611	85.76	1,381	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	66.26	750	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	60.50	820	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	52.00	476	2thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	155.07/cwt	150.00–157.50	606	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	130.78/cwt	127.50–132.50	468	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	482	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	129.32/cwt	126.00–132.00	543	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	127.80/cwt	123.00–134.00	598	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	121.50/cwt	117.50–129.00	646	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	121.57/cwt	118.00–124.00	694	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	756	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	543	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	138.26/cwt	137.50–139.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	140.34/cwt	138.00–143.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	141.82/cwt	133.00–144.50	728	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	814	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	834	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	318	91.31/cwt	88.00–95.00	290	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	510	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	383	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	573	84.97/cwt	82.50–90.00	487	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	625	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	500	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,070	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	733	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,485	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	87.44/cwt	85.00–89.50	1,594	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	885	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	513	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	435	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	979	49.64/cwt	43.00–54.00	486	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,094	70.02/cwt	62.00–74.00	766	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,122	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	651	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	64.34/cwt	58.00–68.00	747	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	74.02/cwt	70.00–82.50	901	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,333	80.47/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,073	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	820	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,685	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,010	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,919	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	938.66/cwt	925.00–950.00	12,156	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	—	2

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 May 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,094	62.00–74.00	70.02
3	—	1,122	58.00	58.00
2	—	1,333	78.00–83.00	80.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,161	58.00–68.00	64.34
5	—	1,217	70.00–82.50	74.02
4	—	979	43.00–54.00	49.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	60.50	60.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	98.00	98.00
3	—	1,823	85.00–89.50	87.44
1	—	1,070	68.50	68.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	142.00	142.00
3	—	391	150.00–157.50	155.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	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
1	—	585	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	703	107.50	107.50
4	—	571	118.00–124.00	121.57
3	—	358	127.50–132.50	130.78
1	—	610	119.00	119.00
3	—	420	126.00–132.00	129.32
12	—	468	123.00–134.00	127.80
8	—	532	117.50–129.00	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	123.00	123.00
1	—	455	131.00	131.00
1	—	390	137.50	137.50
1	—	690	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	133.00–144.50	141.82
1	—	560	129.00	129.00
3	—	758	110.00	110.00
3	—	708	115.00	115.00
3	—	472	138.00–143.00	140.34
2	—	420	137.50–139.00	138.26
1	—	380	143.00	143.00
1	—	320	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	88.00–95.00	91.31
1	—	510	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	82.50–90.00	84.97
1	—	625	80.00	80.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	925.00–950.00	938.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	685.00	685.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.00

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.