Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers measuring 3.00 lower overall with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted for feeder bulls. Regarding slaughter cattle- boning cows gauging 1.00 lower with breaker cows 4.00 to 5.00 lower, and no comparisons available for lean cows and slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.93/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$109.93

71 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$10.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.11

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	569	110.65	629	66
Small and Medium 1-2	495	103.00	510	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	573	99.77	571	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.89/cwt here — about $58 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 sale71 hd

109.93

—

TN average10 barns · 1,892 hd

119.04

−9.11

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	1,674	81.73	1,368	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	63.85	768	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	58.36	874	13

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2Value Added	—	577	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	112.21/cwt	108.00–115.00	540	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	112.82/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	112.24/cwt	109.00–113.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	109.93/cwt	105.00–114.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	100.57/cwt	95.00–107.50	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	105.49/cwt	100.00–112.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	115.91/cwt	113.00–120.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	113.91/cwt	109.00–119.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,260	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	620	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	455	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	466	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	600	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	205	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	125.91/cwt	117.00–128.50	659	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	128.70/cwt	125.00–132.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	108.20/cwt	107.00–110.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	111.53/cwt	105.00–115.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	110.01/cwt	107.00–115.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	138.56/cwt	135.00–145.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	85.75/cwt	84.00–87.50	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	95.51/cwt	94.00–97.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	103.74/cwt	102.50–105.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	146.51/cwt	145.00–148.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	430	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	462	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,348	61.15/cwt	57.00–67.00	824	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	56.62/cwt	52.50–61.00	901	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,195	66.67/cwt	62.00–69.00	797	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,085	58.49/cwt	55.00–60.00	635	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,460	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,066	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	60.88/cwt	56.00–68.00	748	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	75.66/cwt	70.00–83.00	971	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	49.83/cwt	46.00–54.00	495	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,568	83.30/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,306	6
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,895	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,743	1
Bulls	—	—	1,789	74.84/cwt	68.50–80.00	1,339	5
Bulls	—	—	1,595	89.09/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,421	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	12,212	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,263	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	777.00/cwt	600.00–875.00	9,627	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,772	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	872.50/cwt	835.00–910.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,358	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	810	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	365	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	948	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	143.00/cwt	142.00–145.00	702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	131.68/cwt	121.00–135.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	137.29/cwt	130.00–141.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	130.09/cwt	127.60–132.50	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 238Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	577	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	481	108.00–115.00	112.21
9	—	568	110.00–115.00	112.82
8	—	535	109.00–113.00	112.24
7	—	625	105.00–114.00	109.93
4	—	728	95.00–107.50	100.57
4	—	676	100.00–112.00	105.49
3	—	377	113.00–120.00	115.91
2	—	428	109.00–119.00	113.91
1	—	210	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	96.00	96.00
1	—	455	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	100.00–104.00	102.03
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	100.00–105.00	102.54
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	100.00–110.00	104.98
2	—	473	117.50–120.00	118.74
1	—	760	95.00	95.00
1	—	550	95.00	95.00
1	—	385	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	117.00–128.50	125.91
8	—	462	125.00–132.00	128.70
5	—	633	107.00–110.00	108.20
4	—	666	105.00–115.00	111.53
3	—	570	107.00–115.00	110.01
3	—	425	135.00–145.00	138.56
2	—	888	84.00–87.50	85.75
2	—	808	94.00–97.00	95.51
2	—	755	102.50–105.00	103.74
2	—	388	145.00–148.00	146.51
1	—	1,160	82.50	82.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	107.50	107.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	45.00	45.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	682	139.00	139.00
2	—	532	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	491	142.00–145.00	143.00
5	—	615	121.00–135.00	131.68
3	—	528	130.00–141.00	137.29
2	—	565	127.60–132.50	130.09
1	—	750	135.00	135.00
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
1	—	415	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,348	57.00–67.00	61.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,591	52.50–61.00	56.62
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,195	62.00–69.00	66.67
6	—	1,085	55.00–60.00	58.49
1	—	1,460	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,228	56.00–68.00	60.88
6	—	1,284	70.00–83.00	75.66
2	—	993	46.00–54.00	49.83
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,568	80.00–87.00	83.30
1	—	1,895	92.00	92.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,789	68.50–80.00	74.84
2	—	1,595	86.00–92.00	89.09

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,239	600.00–875.00	777.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	835.00	835.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	835.00–910.00	872.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,310	1,325.00	1,325.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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