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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 2

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Sep 18Oct 2Oct 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

265 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 343▲ 265 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 52▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 16▲ 31 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 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cattle gauging 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

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 $109.35/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$109.35

90 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$11.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.84

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	496	110.39	547	82
Small and Medium 1-2	400	100.00	400	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	98.59	535	7thin

One grade step is worth $11.80/cwt here — about $12 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 sale90 hd

109.35

—

TN average11 barns · 2,936 hd

113.19

−3.84

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	1,894	68.28	1,294	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	55.73	674	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	47.93	721	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	44.43	395	4thin

Every lot

65 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	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	626	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	460	120.68/cwt	117.50–124.00	555	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	638	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	718	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	652	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	117.53/cwt	112.50–121.00	340	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	112.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	361	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	115.85/cwt	112.50–124.00	430	10
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	116.22/cwt	108.00–121.00	486	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	115.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	552	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	101.05/cwt	100.00–103.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	112.03/cwt	109.00–115.00	588	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	110.90/cwt	109.00–114.00	637	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	106.26/cwt	104.00–110.00	671	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	632	95.66/cwt	95.00–96.00	605	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	102.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	687	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	83.04/cwt	80.00–89.00	606	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	656	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	135.66/cwt	135.00–138.00	422	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	138.08/cwt	135.00–139.00	533	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	132.06/cwt	129.50–142.50	569	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	123.20/cwt	122.00–125.00	594	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	117.40/cwt	113.00–123.00	605	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	538	104.19/cwt	104.00–105.00	561	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	110.33/cwt	108.00–112.00	628	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	103.92/cwt	102.00–105.00	642	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	102.50/cwt	101.00–104.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	89.69/cwt	89.00–91.00	641	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	785	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	848	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	685	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	718	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	560	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	353	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,820	70.93/cwt	67.50–74.50	1,291	4
Bulls	—	—	2,043	62.99/cwt	62.50–63.50	1,287	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	44.43/cwt	40.00–47.50	395	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,119	50.73/cwt	48.00–53.00	568	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	55.53/cwt	50.00–59.50	665	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,246	57.00/cwt	53.00–62.00	710	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	61.55/cwt	60.50–62.50	769	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	619	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,398	53.98/cwt	53.00–55.00	755	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	48.69/cwt	43.50–54.00	741	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	38.48/cwt	35.00–42.00	588	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,254	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,775	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,140	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,728	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,188	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	950	538.29/cwt	500.00–575.00	5,114	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,159	757.93/cwt	700.00–875.00	8,784	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,249	722.73/cwt	700.00–750.00	9,027	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	10,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,725	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	13,973	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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 343Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 16Year 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
12	—	631	104.00–110.00	106.26
10	—	525	109.00–115.00	112.03
10	—	371	112.50–124.00	115.85
10	—	289	112.50–121.00	117.53
9	—	672	100.00–110.00	102.24
9	—	418	108.00–121.00	116.22
8	—	574	109.00–114.00	110.90
6	—	320	110.00–120.00	112.86
4	—	476	114.00–120.00	115.96
3	—	730	80.00–89.00	83.04
1	—	830	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	95.00–96.00	95.66
3	—	520	100.00–103.00	101.05
1	—	345	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	142.00	142.00
2	—	573	120.00	120.00
2	—	450	139.00	139.00
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	117.50–124.00	120.68
1	—	520	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	572	114.00	114.00
1	—	620	108.00	108.00
1	—	360	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	538	104.00–105.00	104.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	108.00–112.00	110.33
7	—	618	102.00–105.00	103.92
7	—	515	113.00–123.00	117.40
7	—	431	129.50–142.50	132.06
6	—	482	122.00–125.00	123.20
5	—	311	135.00–138.00	135.66
4	—	386	135.00–139.00	138.08
3	—	715	89.00–91.00	89.69
2	—	755	90.00	90.00
2	—	650	101.00–104.00	102.50
1	—	865	83.00	83.00
1	—	835	82.00	82.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	63.00	63.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	888	40.00–47.50	44.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	53.00–55.00	53.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,522	43.50–54.00	48.69
2	—	1,528	35.00–42.00	38.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,246	53.00–62.00	57.00
4	—	1,119	48.00–53.00	50.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,197	50.00–59.50	55.53
3	—	1,250	60.50–62.50	61.55
1	—	1,290	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,820	67.50–74.50	70.93
2	—	2,043	62.50–63.50	62.99

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	1	—	1,050	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	500.00–575.00	538.29

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)	4	—	1,159	700.00–875.00	757.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,725	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,249	700.00–750.00	722.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	700.00	700.00

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	—	1,065	775.00	775.00

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.