Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers remaining mostly steady overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts, however a lower undertone was noted; also lower-quality offerings of feeder cattle was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for 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 $108.34/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$108.34

101 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$13.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.75

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	534	109.84	586	90
Medium and Large 2-3	500	96.07	481	11thin

One grade step is worth $13.77/cwt here — about $106 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 sale101 hd

108.34

—

TN average10 barns · 2,091 hd

116.09

−7.75

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	1,723	77.30	1,332	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,308	57.92	758	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	57.89	718	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	49.53	455	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	49.53/cwt	43.50–56.00	455	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,286	58.64/cwt	57.00–61.00	754	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	56.00/cwt	55.00–57.00	766	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,274	61.64/cwt	57.00–68.00	785	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,131	53.99/cwt	52.00–55.00	611	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	59.09/cwt	52.00–64.00	763	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	46.66/cwt	45.00–48.50	529	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	66.76/cwt	66.50–67.00	830	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,810	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,484	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	74.95/cwt	73.50–77.00	1,259	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	745.00/cwt	625.00–885.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	830.00/cwt	760.00–900.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	114.78/cwt	109.00–115.50	885	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	124.90/cwt	122.00–126.00	723	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.05/cwt	125.00–130.50	671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	129.01/cwt	127.00–133.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	134.40/cwt	129.00–140.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	126.94/cwt	121.00–133.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	74.51/cwt	70.00–79.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	112.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	106.23/cwt	105.00–110.00	720	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	125.10/cwt	122.50–128.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	544	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	437	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	655	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	97.78/cwt	90.00–106.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	83.72/cwt	80.00–87.50	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	109.48/cwt	108.00–112.50	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	114.91/cwt	110.00–118.00	479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	108.24/cwt	97.50–113.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	114.64/cwt	113.00–120.00	408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	112.91/cwt	105.00–116.00	539	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	113.21/cwt	107.00–115.00	585	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	110.01/cwt	107.00–114.00	620	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	101.17/cwt	97.00–105.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	92.02/cwt	90.00–100.00	513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	136.26/cwt	135.00–137.50	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	120.48/cwt	119.00–122.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	103.96/cwt	102.50–108.00	862	4

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 Sep 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 293Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 51Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	43.50–56.00	49.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,286	57.00–61.00	58.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	55.00–57.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,274	57.00–68.00	61.64
5	—	1,131	52.00–55.00	53.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,291	52.00–64.00	59.09
3	—	1,133	45.00–48.50	46.66
2	—	1,243	66.50–67.00	66.76
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	82.00	82.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	73.50–77.00	74.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	625.00–885.00	745.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	760.00–900.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,085.00	1,085.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	771	109.00–115.50	114.78
9	—	579	122.00–126.00	124.90
8	—	528	125.00–130.50	127.05
5	—	467	127.00–133.00	129.01
1	—	335	132.50	132.50
1	—	375	129.00	129.00
2	—	425	135.00–137.50	136.26
2	—	638	119.00–122.00	120.48
4	—	829	102.50–108.00	103.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
1	—	775	80.00	80.00
1	—	935	65.50	65.50
2	—	418	129.00–140.00	134.40
2	—	470	121.00–133.00	126.94
2	—	513	115.00	115.00
2	—	803	70.00–79.00	74.51
2	—	870	70.00	70.00
6	—	582	110.00–113.00	112.53
9	—	678	105.00–110.00	106.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
2	—	323	122.50–128.00	125.10
3	—	436	120.00	120.00
7	—	490	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	108.00	108.00
1	—	450	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
1	—	750	85.00	85.00
1	—	920	78.00	78.00
2	—	725	90.00–106.00	97.78
2	—	838	80.00–87.50	83.72
3	—	630	108.00–112.50	109.48
6	—	417	110.00–118.00	114.91
6	—	670	97.50–113.00	108.24
8	—	356	113.00–120.00	114.64
17	—	477	105.00–116.00	112.91
17	—	517	107.00–115.00	113.21
21	—	564	107.00–114.00	110.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
4	—	420	97.00–105.00	101.17
6	—	557	90.00–100.00	92.02

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle