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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 8

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Dec 11Jan 8Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

344 head

▲ 133 vs last sale 211▲ 344 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 80▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 5▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market not reported last two weeks in observance of the holidays, therefore no comparisons are available; but high-quality offerings and a high undertone was noted for feeder cattle. Market trends will be available starting in two weeks and bi-weekly thereafter.

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 $117.72/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$117.72

96 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$18.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.15

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	493	118.10	582	94
Medium and Large 2-3	575	100.00	575	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.10/cwt here — about $7 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 sale96 hd

117.72

—

TN average11 barns · 3,313 hd

122.87

−5.15

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	1,643	69.60	1,144	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	61.74	769	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	56.77	828	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	50.56	522	8thin

Every lot

67 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 1-2	290	153.75/cwt	152.50–155.00	446	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	153.08/cwt	150.00–155.00	566	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	164.41/cwt	160.00–167.00	689	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	150.44/cwt	146.00–153.00	733	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	144.34/cwt	143.50–148.00	771	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	135.00/cwt	132.00–138.00	775	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	831	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	378	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	128.03/cwt	122.50–133.00	396	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	120.19/cwt	117.00–128.00	457	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	118.36/cwt	110.00–125.00	502	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	118.21/cwt	110.00–125.00	566	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	115.74/cwt	109.00–118.00	603	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	116.73/cwt	110.00–120.00	663	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	113.99/cwt	111.00–117.00	704	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	111.45/cwt	107.00–113.00	739	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	112.32/cwt	111.00–115.00	805	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	100.21/cwt	97.50–103.00	782	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	153.92/cwt	144.00–165.00	508	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	152.91/cwt	147.50–160.00	569	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	388	166.70/cwt	165.00–170.00	647	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	692	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	164.70/cwt	155.00–169.00	690	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	730	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	145.61/cwt	140.00–152.00	689	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	128.67/cwt	122.00–137.50	665	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	126.49/cwt	124.00–132.00	722	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	117.46/cwt	110.00–124.00	724	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	113.25/cwt	108.00–116.00	762	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	105.83/cwt	100.00–109.00	763	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	86.27/cwt	85.00–87.50	755	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,205	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	819	1
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,405	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	871	1
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,566	72.41/cwt	69.00–75.50	1,134	8
Bulls	—	—	2,075	65.17/cwt	62.50–67.50	1,352	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	52.03/cwt	49.00–54.50	519	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,000	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	400	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,054	52.09/cwt	48.00–59.00	549	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,135	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	738	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	569	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,182	51.19/cwt	45.00–54.00	605	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	68.02/cwt	66.00–71.50	835	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	59.97/cwt	54.00–64.00	739	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,253	61.45/cwt	56.00–68.00	770	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,351	69.70/cwt	69.00–72.00	942	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,416	59.00/cwt	55.00–63.00	835	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	54.42/cwt	50.50–59.00	808	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	827	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	956.69/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	12,867	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	980	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,488	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,263	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	12,004	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,074	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 Jan 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 211Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	676	123.00	123.00
9	—	487	146.00–153.00	150.44
8	—	419	160.00–167.00	164.41
6	—	574	132.00–138.00	135.00
5	—	534	143.50–148.00	144.34
3	—	370	150.00–155.00	153.08
2	—	620	125.00–129.00	127.03
2	—	290	152.50–155.00	153.75
1	—	700	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
3	—	630	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	568	110.00–120.00	116.73
13	—	521	109.00–118.00	115.74
13	—	424	110.00–125.00	118.36
7	—	380	117.00–128.00	120.19
5	—	618	111.00–117.00	113.99
2	—	780	97.50–103.00	100.21
3	—	717	111.00–115.00	112.32
4	—	663	107.00–113.00	111.45
5	—	282	134.00	134.00
5	—	309	122.50–133.00	128.03
23	—	479	110.00–125.00	118.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	140.00–152.00	145.61
6	—	721	100.00–109.00	105.83
2	—	757	108.00	108.00
2	—	875	85.00–87.50	86.27
3	—	330	144.00–165.00	153.92
3	—	673	108.00–116.00	113.25
5	—	372	147.50–160.00	152.91
8	—	571	124.00–132.00	126.49
11	—	419	155.00–169.00	164.70
13	—	517	122.00–137.50	128.67
7	—	616	110.00–124.00	117.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	165.00–170.00	166.70
2	—	715	114.00	114.00
2	—	655	125.00	125.00
2	—	455	160.00–161.00	160.50
1	—	400	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	565	118.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	960	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	825.00	825.00

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	—	980	560.00	560.00

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	—	—	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	485.00	485.00

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	2	—	1,345	875.00–1,025.00	956.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,075	62.50–67.50	65.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	62.00	62.00
8	—	1,566	69.00–75.50	72.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,232	54.00–64.00	59.97
1	—	1,150	49.50	49.50
5	—	1,228	66.00–71.50	68.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	49.00–54.50	52.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	48.50	48.50
5	—	1,485	50.50–59.00	54.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,253	56.00–68.00	61.45
3	—	1,182	45.00–54.00	51.19
4	—	1,351	69.00–72.00	69.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	40.00	40.00
5	—	1,054	48.00–59.00	52.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,416	55.00–63.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	65.00	65.00

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.