Sale reports / Tennessee / Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN / 2019-07-10

Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Jul 10
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
317 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 477▲ 317 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 67▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 23▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to observance of July 4 holiday last week, however, market trends will be available next week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.64/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$117.64
83 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$563
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.40
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2481118.2656977
Medium and Large 2-3443109.704866thin
One grade step is worth $8.56/cwt here — about $83 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 sale83 hd
117.64
—
TN average7 barns · 1,691 hd
121.04
−3.40
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,65084.601,39611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17164.5875644
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51857.148676thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average89849.494443thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340143.00/cwt143.00–143.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420127.50/cwt127.50–127.505361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429134.62/cwt132.00–145.005786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485140.30/cwt135.00–143.006803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510141.42/cwt132.00–146.007215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562143.50/cwt143.50–143.508062
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636134.19/cwt130.00–134.5085314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672131.50/cwt131.50–131.508844
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2236144.00/cwt144.00–144.003404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270121.88/cwt119.00–127.003293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334123.70/cwt118.00–126.004134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3361112.42/cwt110.00–117.504063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376127.28/cwt121.00–134.0047913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414122.37/cwt117.00–127.005077
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420113.00/cwt113.00–113.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484119.83/cwt115.00–124.0058012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523117.77/cwt115.00–120.0061611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564111.27/cwt108.50–117.006289
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578103.97/cwt103.00–105.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633103.77/cwt100.00–105.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684102.42/cwt95.00–105.007018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283589.00/cwt89.00–89.007431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3215137.50/cwt137.50–137.502961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230154.84/cwt147.50–162.503562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2268152.38/cwt150.00–155.004082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325149.01/cwt148.00–150.004843
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2360115.00/cwt115.00–115.004141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383135.51/cwt130.00–143.005196
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2425119.00/cwt119.00–119.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431131.37/cwt127.50–135.005669
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469133.21/cwt127.50–138.0062510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470120.67/cwt120.50–121.005673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513109.00/cwt109.00–109.005594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526123.35/cwt119.00–127.506495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560110.50/cwt110.00–111.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566120.20/cwt115.00–124.006804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615112.48/cwt110.00–115.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2688110.51/cwt110.00–111.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2776105.00/cwt105.00–105.008154
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48592.30/cwt90.00–94.501,3712
Bulls——Natural1,57391.89/cwt87.00–95.001,4453
Bulls——1,69379.66/cwt74.00–85.501,3495
Bulls——2,00072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,4401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89849.49/cwt48.50–50.004443
Cows—Boner 80-85%98048.50/cwt48.50–48.504751
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,13664.68/cwt60.00–69.0073513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15069.16/cwt65.00–75.007958
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,17556.51/cwt56.00–58.006643
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,20474.37/cwt72.00–77.008956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21760.23/cwt53.00–64.0073313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49456.57/cwt52.50–60.008455
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,63560.00/cwt60.00–60.009811
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2970800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,7601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—635.00/cwt635.00–635.00—2
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3762483.04/cwt475.00–500.003,6813
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,3581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2723595.07/cwt525.00–675.004,3022
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2725675.00/cwt675.00–675.004,8941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,9521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290685.00/cwt685.00–685.008,8371
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,312994.34/cwt960.00–1,025.0013,0466
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,067.50/cwt1,000.00–1,135.00—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.