Sale reports / Tennessee / Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN / 2019-09-18

Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Sep 18
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
343 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 293▲ 343 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 49▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 51▲ 16 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, however a lower undertone was noted; also lower-quality offerings of feeder cattle was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.34/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$108.34
101 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$106
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.75
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534109.8458690
Medium and Large 2-350096.0748111thin
One grade step is worth $13.77/cwt here — about $106 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 sale101 hd
108.34
—
TN average10 barns · 2,091 hd
116.09
−7.75
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—Average1,72377.301,3323thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30857.9275811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24157.8971829
CowsLean 85-90%Average91849.534552thin

Every lot

60 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 1-2335132.50/cwt132.50–132.504441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375129.00/cwt129.00–129.004841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425136.26/cwt135.00–137.505792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467129.01/cwt127.00–133.006025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528127.05/cwt125.00–130.506718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579124.90/cwt122.00–126.007239
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638120.48/cwt119.00–122.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771114.78/cwt109.00–115.508859
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2829103.96/cwt102.50–108.008624
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345115.00/cwt115.00–115.003971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2356114.64/cwt113.00–120.004088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417114.91/cwt110.00–118.004796
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420101.17/cwt97.00–105.004254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477112.91/cwt105.00–116.0053917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480100.00/cwt100.00–100.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517113.21/cwt107.00–115.0058517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-355792.02/cwt90.00–100.005136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564110.01/cwt107.00–114.0062021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570121.00/cwt121.00–121.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630109.48/cwt108.00–112.506903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy65592.50/cwt92.50–92.506062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670108.24/cwt97.50–113.007256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272597.78/cwt90.00–106.007092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275085.00/cwt85.00–85.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283883.72/cwt80.00–87.507022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292078.00/cwt78.00–78.007181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3323125.10/cwt122.50–128.004042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355130.00/cwt130.00–130.004621
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2405108.00/cwt108.00–108.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418134.40/cwt129.00–140.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3436120.00/cwt120.00–120.005233
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2450108.00/cwt108.00–108.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470126.94/cwt121.00–133.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490111.00/cwt111.00–111.005447
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513115.00/cwt115.00–115.005902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582112.53/cwt110.00–113.006556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678106.23/cwt105.00–110.007209
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277580.00/cwt80.00–80.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280374.51/cwt70.00–79.005982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287070.00/cwt70.00–70.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293565.50/cwt65.50–65.506121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68074.95/cwt73.50–77.001,2592
Bulls——Natural1,81082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,4841
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91849.53/cwt43.50–56.004552
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,13153.99/cwt52.00–55.006115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13346.66/cwt45.00–48.505293
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24366.76/cwt66.50–67.008302
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,27461.64/cwt57.00–68.007855
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,28658.64/cwt57.00–61.007548
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29159.09/cwt52.00–64.0076314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36856.00/cwt55.00–57.007663
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—785.00/cwt785.00–785.00—1
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—745.00/cwt625.00–885.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—830.00/cwt760.00–900.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—560.00/cwt560.00–560.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.00—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.