Sale reports / Tennessee / Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN / 2020-10-07

Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Oct 7
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
331 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 209▲ 331 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 54▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 15▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sharply lower with slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted for heifers and bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.80/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$109.80
84 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−8.60
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517109.8056884
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale84 hd
109.80
—
TN average12 barns · 3,161 hd
118.41
−8.60
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,39578.781,09910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17152.5161526
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05948.845177thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41448.336839thin

Every lot

69 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375152.50/cwt152.50–152.505721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435137.86/cwt133.00–142.506002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455134.00/cwt134.00–134.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514125.15/cwt117.00–129.006438
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580125.69/cwt119.00–126.507299
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623120.58/cwt119.00–125.0075112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721120.77/cwt114.00–122.508717
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280119.80/cwt117.00–122.503352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329119.92/cwt113.00–124.003955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377108.22/cwt105.00–119.0040810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430114.95/cwt110.00–118.0049410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480116.79/cwt112.00–119.5056122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514110.95/cwt105.00–115.005708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567112.83/cwt111.00–113.506406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620100.67/cwt98.00–107.006247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-267599.49/cwt98.00–102.006724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272894.51/cwt94.00–95.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-278190.00/cwt88.00–94.007033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281589.00/cwt89.00–89.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285792.00/cwt92.00–92.007884
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2250127.50/cwt127.50–127.503191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2372120.00/cwt120.00–120.004462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377133.34/cwt129.00–139.005036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434128.46/cwt125.00–135.005584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450112.50/cwt112.50–112.505062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461125.15/cwt122.00–133.005777
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2480117.50/cwt117.50–117.505641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512119.06/cwt115.00–122.0061011
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2548106.50/cwt106.50–106.505844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573113.43/cwt110.00–119.5065012
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622106.12/cwt102.00–109.006607
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-364799.00/cwt99.00–99.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685102.74/cwt102.00–105.007044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-272398.00/cwt97.00–99.007092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277897.66/cwt94.00–99.007606
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280092.00/cwt92.00–92.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288585.00/cwt85.00–85.007521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12075.00/cwt75.00–75.008401
Bulls——Natural1,38377.18/cwt74.50–82.001,0677
Bulls——Natural1,57586.28/cwt86.00–86.501,3592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%96558.00/cwt58.00–58.005601
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03846.50/cwt42.50–52.504834
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,08851.97/cwt51.00–53.505653
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,14051.95/cwt50.00–55.5059214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22352.20/cwt47.00–55.5063810
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,29558.00/cwt58.00–58.007511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40547.24/cwt45.50–50.006643
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,41848.88/cwt45.00–52.506936
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,5951
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/cwt1,225.00–1,275.00—3
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,133.75/cwt1,050.00–1,275.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/cwt875.00–875.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2885660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,8411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,228665.11/cwt575.00–750.008,16810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238946.25/cwt850.00–1,060.0011,7154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290730.77/cwt625.00–810.009,4272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,292925.00/cwt900.00–950.0011,9516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,367938.25/cwt850.00–1,085.0012,8265
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,370775.00/cwt775.00–775.0010,6181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,690925.00/cwt925.00–925.0015,6331
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,0231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,025935.00/cwt935.00–935.009,5841

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.