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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Mar 4

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Feb 19Mar 4Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

184 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 229▲ 184 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 91▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 5 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, a steady undertone was noted for feeder steers overall and heifers weighing up to 450 lbs., with limited comparable receipts this week. A lower undertone noted for feeder heifers weighing over 450 lbs., and sharply lower undertone for feeder bulls, also with limited comparable receipts this week. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.04/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −78.95 against this barn's trailing median of $216.99.

Average price

$138.04

53 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$9.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.74

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	360	140.80	507	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	525	138.72	728	42
Small and Medium 1-2	425	131.00	557	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.80/cwt here — about −$50 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 sale53 hd

138.04

—

TN average10 barns · 569 hd

131.30

+6.74

This barn, trailing median27 sales

216.99

−78.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

27 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $233.64, low $170.06, median $216.99 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,873	82.69	1,549	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	69.40	883	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	67.15	973	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	55.72	519	4thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	499	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	562	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	634	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	171.17/cwt	164.00–173.00	707	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	161.50/cwt	160.00–163.00	743	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	789	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	153.15/cwt	147.50–157.00	809	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	839	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	129.33/cwt	126.00–133.00	821	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	914	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	137.04/cwt	134.00–138.00	466	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	134.00/cwt	132.00–135.00	498	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	410	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	129.52/cwt	127.00–134.00	562	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	456	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	616	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	124.78/cwt	120.00–127.50	596	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	125.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	649	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	125.14/cwt	122.00–129.00	700	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	123.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	766	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	105.30/cwt	101.00–112.50	772	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	255	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	363	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	431	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	315	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	165.05/cwt	160.00–167.50	540	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	380	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	157.52/cwt	152.50–159.00	680	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	150.45/cwt	149.00–152.00	715	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	487	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	701	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	518	157.45/cwt	156.00–159.00	816	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	142.99/cwt	135.00–152.00	745	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	758	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	610	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	120.11/cwt	114.00–129.00	741	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	767	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	823	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,557	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	78.78/cwt	75.00–83.50	1,536	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	55.94/cwt	52.00–59.00	464	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,030	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	659	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	486	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	64.98/cwt	61.50–68.00	775	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	985	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,263	69.90/cwt	67.50–72.50	883	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	64.72/cwt	63.00–66.00	835	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,640	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,255	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,765	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,271	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,036	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	12,149	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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 229Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 91Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,193	61.50–68.00	64.98
1	—	1,255	78.50	78.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	52.00–59.00	55.94
1	—	1,035	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	63.00–66.00	64.72
1	—	1,765	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	67.50–72.50	69.90
1	—	1,640	76.50	76.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,950	75.00–83.50	78.78
1	—	1,720	90.50	90.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	835.00	835.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	164.00–173.00	171.17
3	—	731	125.00	125.00
3	—	635	126.00–133.00	129.33
3	—	528	147.50–157.00	153.15
2	—	680	126.00	126.00
2	—	460	160.00–163.00	161.50
1	—	550	152.50	152.50
1	—	375	169.00	169.00
1	—	345	163.00	163.00
1	—	290	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	142.50	142.50
2	—	495	138.00	138.00
1	—	610	112.50	112.50
1	—	380	128.00	128.00
1	—	315	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	280	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	144.00	144.00
2	—	425	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	135.00–152.00	142.99
7	—	617	114.00–129.00	120.11
5	—	432	152.50–159.00	157.52
3	—	775	99.00	99.00
3	—	327	160.00–167.50	165.05
2	—	475	149.00–152.00	150.45
1	—	815	101.00	101.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	133.00	133.00
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
1	—	265	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	156.00–159.00	157.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	120.00–127.00	123.29
6	—	559	122.00–129.00	125.14
5	—	517	120.00–130.00	125.62
5	—	478	120.00–127.50	124.78
5	—	434	127.00–134.00	129.52
4	—	340	134.00–138.00	137.04
3	—	733	101.00–112.50	105.30
3	—	372	132.00–135.00	134.00
1	—	800	101.00	101.00
1	—	295	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	141.00	141.00
1	—	370	147.50	147.50

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.