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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 7

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

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Feeder Cattle receipts

238 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 195▲ 238 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 75▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 7▲ 14 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 measuring 3.00 lower, with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 lower, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

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 $115.30/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$115.30

77 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$13.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.85

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	115.54	602	74
Medium and Large 2-3	370	112.75	417	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	505	102.50	518	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.04/cwt here — about $85 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 sale77 hd

115.30

—

TN average11 barns · 2,715 hd

122.15

−6.85

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	1,455	87.63	1,275	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	64.67	765	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	62.05	860	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	853	46.59	397	4thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	138.03/cwt	134.00–140.00	729	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	135.17/cwt	130.00–139.00	775	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	850	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	136.68/cwt	134.00–138.00	831	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	124.48/cwt	120.00–129.00	919	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,006	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,117	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	121.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	379	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	119.02/cwt	117.00–120.00	455	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	122.08/cwt	118.00–127.50	499	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	115.30/cwt	110.00–122.50	548	18
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	505	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	115.40/cwt	109.00–119.50	601	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	114.59/cwt	110.00–120.00	644	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	114.15/cwt	108.00–117.00	694	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	110.71/cwt	107.00–112.00	728	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	505	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	124.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	648	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	739	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	114.00/cwt	111.00–117.00	768	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small 4	835	71.26/cwt	70.00–72.50	595	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,105	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	923	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,116	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,440	1
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,880	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,636	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	48.12/cwt	44.00–53.50	407	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	368	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,047	52.58/cwt	52.00–53.50	551	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,067	76.39/cwt	73.00–82.00	815	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,140	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	866	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,191	65.68/cwt	63.00–73.00	782	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	63.27/cwt	57.50–68.50	764	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,236	57.63/cwt	56.00–59.00	712	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	71.72/cwt	70.00–74.00	913	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,347	62.65/cwt	60.00–67.00	844	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	61.40/cwt	57.50–65.00	850	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,023	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	6,468	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,085	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,494	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,480	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	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

Wed Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 195Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	90.00	90.00
3	—	312	120.00–125.00	121.63
3	—	382	117.00–120.00	119.02
4	—	658	107.00–112.00	110.71
5	—	409	118.00–127.50	122.08
9	—	608	108.00–117.00	114.15
12	—	521	109.00–119.50	115.40
14	—	562	110.00–120.00	114.59
18	—	475	110.00–122.50	115.30
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
1	—	760	114.00	114.00
1	—	235	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	118.00	118.00
1	—	440	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	102.50	102.50
1	—	490	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	519	120.00–130.00	124.76
4	—	674	111.00–117.00	114.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	134.00	134.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	70.00–72.50	71.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	130.00–139.00	135.17
3	—	608	134.00–138.00	136.68
3	—	528	134.00–140.00	138.03
2	—	738	120.00–129.00	124.48
1	—	1,015	110.00	110.00
1	—	890	113.00	113.00
1	—	470	135.00	135.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	785.00	785.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	880	735.00	735.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,440	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	83.50	83.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,047	52.00–53.50	52.58
3	—	1,273	70.00–74.00	71.72
12	—	1,208	57.50–68.50	63.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	76.00	76.00
7	—	1,236	56.00–59.00	57.63
11	—	1,191	63.00–73.00	65.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,067	73.00–82.00	76.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	68.00	68.00
12	—	1,385	57.50–65.00	61.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	60.00–67.00	62.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	42.00	42.00
3	—	845	44.00–53.50	48.12

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.