Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to observance of July 4 holiday last week, however, market trends will be available next week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.64/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$117.64

83 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$8.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

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	481	118.26	569	77
Medium and Large 2-3	443	109.70	486	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.56/cwt here — about $83 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 sale83 hd

117.64

—

TN average7 barns · 1,691 hd

121.04

−3.40

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	1,650	84.60	1,396	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	64.58	756	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	57.14	867	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	49.49	444	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	131.37/cwt	127.50–135.00	566	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	135.51/cwt	130.00–143.00	519	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	—	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,136	64.68/cwt	60.00–69.00	735	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,204	74.37/cwt	72.00–77.00	895	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,175	56.51/cwt	56.00–58.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	112.42/cwt	110.00–117.50	406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	123.35/cwt	119.00–127.50	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	134.19/cwt	130.00–134.50	853	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	134.62/cwt	132.00–145.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	103.97/cwt	103.00–105.00	601	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,952	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,573	91.89/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,445	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,067.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,135.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	141.42/cwt	132.00–146.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	140.30/cwt	135.00–143.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	806	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	133.21/cwt	127.50–138.00	625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	103.77/cwt	100.00–105.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	123.70/cwt	118.00–126.00	413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	127.28/cwt	121.00–134.00	479	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	119.83/cwt	115.00–124.00	580	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	117.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	616	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	111.27/cwt	108.50–117.00	628	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	723	595.07/cwt	525.00–675.00	4,302	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	725	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,894	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	994.34/cwt	960.00–1,025.00	13,046	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,837	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	483.04/cwt	475.00–500.00	3,681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	152.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	154.84/cwt	147.50–162.50	356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,760	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,635	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	296	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	79.66/cwt	74.00–85.50	1,349	5
Bulls	—	—	1,485	92.30/cwt	90.00–94.50	1,371	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	506	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	120.20/cwt	115.00–124.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	120.67/cwt	120.50–121.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	236	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	121.88/cwt	119.00–127.00	329	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	49.49/cwt	48.50–50.00	444	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	56.57/cwt	52.50–60.00	845	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	60.23/cwt	53.00–64.00	733	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	69.16/cwt	65.00–75.00	795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	102.42/cwt	95.00–105.00	701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	122.37/cwt	117.00–127.00	507	7

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 Jul 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 477Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 23Year ago 0

No comparisons available due to observance of July 4 holiday last week, however, market trends will be available next week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	431	127.50–135.00	131.37
6	—	383	130.00–143.00	135.51
5	—	526	119.00–127.50	123.35
10	—	469	127.50–138.00	133.21
3	—	325	148.00–150.00	149.01
2	—	688	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	615	110.00–115.00	112.48
2	—	268	150.00–155.00	152.38
2	—	230	147.50–162.50	154.84
4	—	566	115.00–124.00	120.20
4	—	776	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	137.50	137.50
4	—	513	109.00	109.00
3	—	470	120.50–121.00	120.67
2	—	560	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	119.00	119.00
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	361	110.00–117.50	112.42
2	—	578	103.00–105.00	103.97
1	—	420	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	100.00–105.00	103.77
4	—	334	118.00–126.00	123.70
13	—	376	121.00–134.00	127.28
12	—	484	115.00–124.00	119.83
11	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.77
9	—	564	108.50–117.00	111.27
4	—	236	144.00	144.00
3	—	270	119.00–127.00	121.88
1	—	835	89.00	89.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
8	—	684	95.00–105.00	102.42
7	—	414	117.00–127.00	122.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	143.00	143.00
14	—	636	130.00–134.50	134.19
6	—	429	132.00–145.00	134.62
5	—	510	132.00–146.00	141.42
4	—	672	131.50	131.50
3	—	485	135.00–143.00	140.30
2	—	562	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	127.50	127.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	635.00	635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	762	475.00–500.00	483.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,312	960.00–1,025.00	994.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	723	525.00–675.00	595.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,135.00	1,067.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	970	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,136	60.00–69.00	64.68
6	—	1,204	72.00–77.00	74.37
3	—	1,175	56.00–58.00	56.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	48.50	48.50
13	—	1,217	53.00–64.00	60.23
8	—	1,150	65.00–75.00	69.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	898	48.50–50.00	49.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,494	52.50–60.00	56.57
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	87.00–95.00	91.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,693	74.00–85.50	79.66
2	—	1,485	90.00–94.50	92.30
1	—	2,000	72.00	72.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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