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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Nov 13

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Oct 30Nov 13Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 327 vs last sale 377▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 75▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 27▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sharply higher, due in part to limited supply.

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 $109.34/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$109.34

12 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$17.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.48

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	477	114.95	548	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	100.00	560	1thin
Small 1-2	320	97.51	312	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.44/cwt here — about $236 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 sale12 hd

109.34

—

TN average10 barns · 2,905 hd

115.82

−6.48

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	1,578	75.17	1,186	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	61.64	852	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	59.83	668	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	48.00	466	1thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	722	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	235	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	223	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	363	98.76/cwt	97.50–100.00	358	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	121.52/cwt	118.00–125.00	447	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	476	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	113.68/cwt	112.00–117.00	662	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	338	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	111.31/cwt	110.00–114.00	712	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	625	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,522	73.89/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,125	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,379	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	880	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	458	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	970	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	466	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	58.63/cwt	54.00–62.00	635	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	838	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,125	71.28/cwt	69.00–73.00	802	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	41.49/cwt	41.00–42.00	470	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,156	59.69/cwt	54.00–67.00	690	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	60.22/cwt	58.00–62.50	803	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,415	62.59/cwt	58.00–68.00	886	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	7,313	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 Nov 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 377Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 27Year ago 0

No comparisons available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sharply higher, due in part to limited supply.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,156	54.00–67.00	59.69
3	—	1,125	69.00–73.00	71.28
1	—	880	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	58.00–62.50	60.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	54.00–62.00	58.63
2	—	1,133	41.00–42.00	41.49
1	—	1,125	74.50	74.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	58.00–68.00	62.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	70.00–76.00	73.89
1	—	1,745	79.00	79.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	112.00–117.00	113.68
2	—	428	110.00–112.50	111.24
2	—	368	118.00–125.00	121.52
1	—	475	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	97.50–100.00	98.76
1	—	235	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	110.00–114.00	111.31
1	—	1,025	61.00	61.00
1	—	890	87.00	87.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	375	148.00	148.00

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	1	—	1,250	585.00	585.00

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.