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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 4

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Aug 21Sep 4Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

293 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 243▲ 293 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 74▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 20▲ 51 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, feeder bulls remaining mostly steady overall, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls holding mostly steady. High-quality offerings were noted for head cattle.

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 $111.58/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$111.58

103 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$12.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.01

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	538	112.07	602	99
Medium and Large 2-3	456	99.35	453	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.73/cwt here — about $149 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 sale103 hd

111.58

—

TN average9 barns · 1,287 hd

118.58

−7.01

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	1,701	82.57	1,404	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	62.33	734	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	57.58	819	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	55.02	554	5thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	665	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	134.33/cwt	133.00–137.00	725	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	695	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	131.44/cwt	125.00–137.00	749	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	136.84/cwt	130.00–142.00	842	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	961	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	123.23/cwt	120.00–127.00	888	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	125.10/cwt	120.00–127.50	339	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	120.73/cwt	119.00–122.00	464	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	112.96/cwt	110.00–119.00	479	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	99.13/cwt	90.00–105.00	466	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	112.70/cwt	108.00–119.00	535	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	480	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	601	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	613	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	113.61/cwt	102.00–118.50	596	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	627	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	106.93/cwt	101.50–112.50	615	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	105.29/cwt	98.00–110.00	657	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	645	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	613	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	102.69/cwt	97.50–109.00	676	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	840	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	746	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	139.78/cwt	135.00–144.00	375	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	446	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	135.94/cwt	127.50–142.00	585	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	543	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	131.24/cwt	120.00–134.00	627	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	124.45/cwt	124.00–126.00	662	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	108.40/cwt	100.00–115.00	580	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	570	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	542	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	117.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	672	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	116.31/cwt	110.00–123.00	716	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	731	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	103.26/cwt	103.00–104.00	741	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	96.35/cwt	95.00–99.00	732	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	708	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	410	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	277	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	950	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	675	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,626	82.98/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,349	4
Bulls	—	—	1,755	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,351	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,682	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	995	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	498	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	998	56.28/cwt	55.00–60.00	562	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	523	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	60.25/cwt	53.00–65.00	677	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,168	55.55/cwt	55.00–57.00	649	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,230	65.43/cwt	60.00–68.00	805	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	71.77/cwt	67.00–77.00	960	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	57.58/cwt	53.00–60.00	819	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	912.53/cwt	900.00–925.00	8,788	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	14,819	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,034	732.04/cwt	585.00–775.00	7,569	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	9,771	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	13,769	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	1,266.71/cwt	810.00–1,400.00	15,872	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	13,878	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	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 Sep 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 243Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 20Year 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
7	—	384	119.00–122.00	120.73
20	—	525	102.00–118.50	113.61
17	—	575	101.50–112.50	106.93
11	—	475	108.00–119.00	112.70
10	—	624	98.00–110.00	105.29
5	—	658	97.50–109.00	102.69
5	—	424	110.00–119.00	112.96
3	—	271	120.00–127.50	125.10
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
1	—	765	97.50	97.50
1	—	335	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
3	—	470	90.00–105.00	99.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	724	116.00	116.00
5	—	527	119.00	119.00
3	—	570	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	95.00	95.00
1	—	480	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	500	122.50	122.50
1	—	485	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	100.00–115.00	108.40
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	460	118.00	118.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	120.00–134.00	131.24
9	—	532	124.00–126.00	124.45
7	—	616	110.00–123.00	116.31
4	—	718	103.00–104.00	103.26
4	—	571	115.00–120.00	117.76
4	—	430	127.50–142.00	135.94
3	—	760	95.00–99.00	96.35
3	—	268	135.00–144.00	139.78
2	—	668	109.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	885	80.00	80.00
1	—	310	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	615	130.00–142.00	136.84
7	—	689	139.50	139.50
5	—	721	120.00–127.00	123.23
4	—	570	125.00–137.00	131.44
3	—	540	133.00–137.00	134.33
1	—	485	138.00	138.00
1	—	380	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	998	55.00–60.00	56.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,423	53.00–60.00	57.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,230	60.00–68.00	65.43
3	—	1,168	55.00–57.00	55.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,123	53.00–65.00	60.25
5	—	1,337	67.00–77.00	71.77
1	—	995	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,626	80.00–87.00	82.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	86.50	86.50
1	—	1,755	77.00	77.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	1,034	585.00–775.00	732.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	935.00	935.00

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)	2	—	1,187	1,160.00	1,160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,253	810.00–1,400.00	1,266.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	910.00	910.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,110.00	1,110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,060.00	1,060.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,335	1,110.00	1,110.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	963	900.00–925.00	912.53

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.