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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 30

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Oct 16Oct 30Nov 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

377 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 322▲ 377 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 60▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 36▲ 27 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 steers measuring 4.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers and bulls remaining mostly steady. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 lower overall, 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 $107.30/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$107.30

80 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$125

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

$14.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.31

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	295	107.50	317	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	511	107.48	549	78
Small and Medium 1-2	475	93.00	442	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.50/cwt here — about −$125 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 sale80 hd

107.30

—

TN average9 barns · 1,805 hd

113.62

−6.31

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	—	High	1,741	72.70	1,266	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	53.70	626	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,389	52.29	726	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	36.76	380	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,495	91.00	1,360	3thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	123.11/cwt	120.00–129.00	596	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	126.89/cwt	126.00–128.00	646	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	552	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	596	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	121.76/cwt	118.00–124.00	693	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	740	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	670	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	124.75/cwt	124.00–127.00	837	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	992	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	317	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	103.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	338	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	447	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	110.62/cwt	106.00–120.00	458	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	114.16/cwt	107.50–120.00	543	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	108.88/cwt	99.00–113.00	577	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	104.07/cwt	99.00–108.00	597	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	106.98/cwt	105.00–109.00	674	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	94.14/cwt	89.00–100.00	626	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	761	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	205	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	246	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	370	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	129.70/cwt	122.50–133.00	412	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	124.25/cwt	120.00–132.00	476	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	501	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	130.03/cwt	129.00–131.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	117.12/cwt	113.00–122.50	565	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	113.20/cwt	107.00–118.00	589	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	111.82/cwt	107.50–116.00	640	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	681	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	108.58/cwt	107.00–110.00	720	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	90.54/cwt	86.00–95.00	644	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	725	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	744	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,495	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,360	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,165	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	885	1
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,630	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,239	1
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,760	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,514	1
Bulls	—	—	2,075	62.75/cwt	60.00–65.50	1,302	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	33.01/cwt	31.00–37.00	340	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	40.49/cwt	39.00–42.50	421	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,045	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	502	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	48.16/cwt	45.00–52.00	520	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,086	61.88/cwt	58.50–68.00	672	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,090	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	643	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,100	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	682	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,135	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	477	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,150	46.70/cwt	45.00–48.00	537	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,181	54.87/cwt	51.00–58.00	648	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,358	60.92/cwt	59.00–67.00	827	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	48.23/cwt	45.50–50.50	681	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,442	54.90/cwt	53.00–58.00	792	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,728	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,851	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,969	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	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 Oct 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 322Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 36Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	110.00–115.00	111.65
5	—	572	107.50–116.00	111.82
3	—	318	122.50–133.00	129.70
2	—	280	132.00	132.00
1	—	800	93.00	93.00
1	—	400	127.50	127.50
12	—	482	113.00–122.50	117.12
11	—	520	107.00–118.00	113.20
10	—	383	120.00–132.00	124.25
7	—	663	107.00–110.00	108.58
6	—	711	86.00–95.00	90.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	129.00–131.00	130.03
1	—	725	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	205	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	484	120.00–129.00	123.11
6	—	569	118.00–124.00	121.76
4	—	671	124.00–127.00	124.75
4	—	509	126.00–128.00	126.89
2	—	635	116.00–117.00	116.50
1	—	945	105.00	105.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	133.00	133.00
1	—	605	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	574	99.00–108.00	104.07
15	—	530	99.00–113.00	108.88
14	—	414	106.00–120.00	110.62
12	—	476	107.50–120.00	114.16
2	—	380	117.50	117.50
2	—	285	115.00	115.00
1	—	865	88.00	88.00
1	—	705	96.00	96.00
2	—	630	105.00–109.00	106.98
3	—	325	100.00–110.00	103.97
5	—	665	89.00–100.00	94.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	625.00	625.00

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	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	—	1,280	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	76.00	76.00
2	—	2,075	60.00–65.50	62.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,760	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,495	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	39.00–42.50	40.49
4	—	1,086	58.50–68.00	61.88
7	—	1,080	45.00–52.00	48.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,150	45.00–48.00	46.70
6	—	1,358	59.00–67.00	60.92
10	—	1,181	51.00–58.00	54.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	42.00	42.00
5	—	1,412	45.50–50.50	48.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,442	53.00–58.00	54.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	31.00–37.00	33.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	48.00	48.00

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.