Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers and bulls measuring 4.00 to 5.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls remaining mostly steady overall,

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.06/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −86.62 against this barn's trailing median of $215.68.

Average price

$129.06

73 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$5.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.14

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	518	129.91	673	62
Medium and Large 2-3	429	124.27	533	11thin

One grade step is worth $5.64/cwt here — about $140 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

29 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $233.64, low $190.46, median $215.68 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale73 hd

129.06

—

TN average9 barns · 1,034 hd

124.92

+4.14

This barn, trailing median29 sales

215.68

−86.62

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	1,597	86.63	1,383	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	63.68	798	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	59.06	869	6thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	107.99/cwt	107.00–110.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	146	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	232	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	125.71/cwt	120.00–129.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	116.56/cwt	107.50–120.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	116.27/cwt	112.50–121.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	124.38/cwt	117.00–130.00	524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	127.95/cwt	122.00–133.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.40/cwt	127.50–140.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	130.63/cwt	128.00–137.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	143.98/cwt	143.00–147.00	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	790	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	7,652	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,065	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	763.56/cwt	750.00–775.00	8,590	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,630	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	562.18/cwt	550.00–575.00	4,992	2
Bulls	—	—	1,512	84.89/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,284	3
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,460	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,402	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,683	78.96/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,329	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,651	89.43/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	143.62/cwt	135.00–148.00	610	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	123.11/cwt	117.50–129.00	700	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	109.05/cwt	105.00–113.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	121.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.17/cwt	130.00–139.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	96.42/cwt	90.00–101.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	117.80/cwt	116.00–120.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	144.83/cwt	141.00–147.50	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	133	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	116.95/cwt	114.00–120.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	519	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	638	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	836	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	53.97/cwt	52.50–55.50	591	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	71.29/cwt	68.50–75.50	932	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	63.32/cwt	58.50–67.00	807	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,440	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,080	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,207	55.90/cwt	53.50–59.00	675	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,188	66.76/cwt	64.00–72.00	793	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	58.57/cwt	58.00–59.50	881	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,405	60.04/cwt	58.00–62.00	844	2

How this sale compares

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 Jun 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 146Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	107.00–110.00	107.99
6	—	146	159.00	159.00
6	—	467	120.00–129.00	125.71
7	—	619	107.50–120.00	116.56
9	—	519	112.50–121.00	116.27
10	—	421	117.00–130.00	124.38
3	—	375	122.00–133.00	127.95
2	—	702	101.00	101.00
1	—	765	94.00	94.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
1	—	295	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	117.50	117.50
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
4	—	431	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
2	—	455	144.00	144.00
3	—	668	126.00–128.00	126.98
4	—	575	127.50–140.00	132.40
5	—	635	128.00–137.00	130.63
7	—	518	143.00–147.00	143.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	128.00	128.00
2	—	618	107.00–110.00	108.49
2	—	380	133.00	133.00
2	—	235	125.00	125.00
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	135.00–148.00	143.62
8	—	569	117.50–129.00	123.11
5	—	723	105.00–113.00	109.05
5	—	526	120.00–125.00	121.54
5	—	475	130.00–139.00	135.17
4	—	820	90.00–101.00	96.42
3	—	625	116.00–120.00	117.80
3	—	372	141.00–147.50	144.83
3	—	133	160.00	160.00
2	—	660	114.00–120.00	116.95
2	—	200	152.50	152.50
1	—	780	103.00	103.00
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
1	—	265	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	137.00	137.00
3	—	638	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	635.00	635.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	750.00–775.00	763.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	550.00–575.00	562.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	80.00–92.00	84.89
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,683	77.00–81.00	78.96
4	—	1,651	85.00–94.00	89.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	52.50–55.50	53.97
3	—	1,308	68.50–75.50	71.29
19	—	1,275	58.50–67.00	63.32
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,207	53.50–59.00	55.90
5	—	1,188	64.00–72.00	66.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,504	58.00–59.50	58.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	58.00–62.00	60.04

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.

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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle