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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 1

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Mar 18Apr 1Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

193 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 147▲ 193 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 30▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 87▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers sharply higher with feeder bulls 5.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sharply lower due, in part, to lighter demand and decreased buyer activity.

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 $125.72/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$125.72

72 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$13.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.92

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	460	126.23	580	69
Small and Medium 1-2	320	117.50	376	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	515	112.50	579	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.73/cwt here — about $1 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 sale72 hd

125.72

—

TN average11 barns · 1,685 hd

118.81

+6.92

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	1,743	77.88	1,357	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	52.09	614	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,270	50.33	639	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	44.93	439	7thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	153.48/cwt	151.00–156.00	596	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	708	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	320	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	376	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	126.21/cwt	122.50–136.00	411	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	132.50/cwt	125.00–136.00	500	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	580	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	129.35/cwt	123.00–135.00	537	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	127.27/cwt	122.00–131.00	597	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.50	592	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	117.20/cwt	112.50–122.00	673	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	749	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,027	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	232	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	336	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	290	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	399	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	146.88/cwt	142.00–156.00	560	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	142.64/cwt	137.50–147.50	599	10
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	422	130.96/cwt	130.00–133.00	553	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	143.23/cwt	137.50–148.00	666	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	135.10/cwt	125.00–142.00	705	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	123.85/cwt	120.00–131.00	710	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	83.20/cwt	82.00–84.50	1,356	2
Bulls	—	—	1,799	75.22/cwt	73.50–77.00	1,353	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	44.93/cwt	41.50–50.00	439	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,065	48.04/cwt	46.50–49.50	512	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	53.24/cwt	50.00–57.00	623	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	45.48/cwt	43.50–47.00	538	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	50.33/cwt	47.50–53.50	639	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	60.30/cwt	60.00–60.50	805	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	780	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,680	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,387	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	6,608	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,380	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,695	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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 147Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 87Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
2	—	640	110.00	110.00
3	—	573	120.00–131.00	123.85
5	—	381	142.00–156.00	146.88
8	—	522	125.00–142.00	135.10
10	—	420	137.50–147.50	142.64
15	—	465	137.50–148.00	143.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	128.00	128.00
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
2	—	232	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
3	—	422	130.00–133.00	130.96
1	—	290	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	411	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	125.00–136.00	132.50
7	—	326	122.50–136.00	126.21
7	—	574	112.50–122.00	117.20
21	—	415	123.00–135.00	129.35
1	—	1,245	82.50	82.50
3	—	508	116.00–117.50	116.51
1	—	810	92.50	92.50
14	—	469	122.00–131.00	127.27
1	—	665	102.50	102.50
1	—	715	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	117.50	117.50
1	—	595	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	150.00	150.00
2	—	388	151.00–156.00	153.48
2	—	528	133.00–135.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	735.00	735.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,170	50.00–57.00	53.24
2	—	1,335	60.00–60.50	60.30
3	—	1,182	43.50–47.00	45.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,270	47.50–53.50	50.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	976	41.50–50.00	44.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	46.50–49.50	48.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,799	73.50–77.00	75.22
2	—	1,630	82.00–84.50	83.20

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.