Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

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 from sale two weeks ago. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 lower with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls also due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.43/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$105.43

67 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$14.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.24

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	550	106.76	587	61
Medium and Large 2-3	435	91.89	400	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.87/cwt here — about $187 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 sale67 hd

105.43

—

TN average6 barns · 1,582 hd

115.67

−10.24

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	1,699	72.92	1,239	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	53.24	655	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	52.99	786	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	40.50	408	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2-3	—	495	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	114.69/cwt	111.00–117.50	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	105.85/cwt	103.00–108.00	612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	71.99/cwt	70.00–73.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	127.68/cwt	123.00–133.00	421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	126.19/cwt	122.00–130.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	128.16/cwt	125.00–131.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	124.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	116.79/cwt	114.00–117.50	687	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	118.33/cwt	117.00–120.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	121.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	127.25/cwt	126.00–128.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	121.67/cwt	119.00–125.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	116.34/cwt	116.00–117.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	113.67/cwt	113.00–114.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	138.54/cwt	137.00–140.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	621	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	91.59/cwt	89.00–100.00	346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	105.23/cwt	100.00–109.00	604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	108.89/cwt	105.00–114.00	574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	115.93/cwt	107.00–120.00	490	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	110.83/cwt	108.00–117.00	410	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	113.48/cwt	107.00–118.00	523	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,030	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	464	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	355	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,440	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	835	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,515	53.90/cwt	51.00–59.00	817	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	52.68/cwt	50.00–54.50	804	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	515	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,275	56.48/cwt	53.00–60.00	720	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,430	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	701	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	52.17/cwt	46.00–57.00	643	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	61.05/cwt	59.00–64.00	691	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	38.11/cwt	37.00–39.00	415	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,529	76.53/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,170	4
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,850	67.92/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,257	2
Bulls	—	—	2,075	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,421	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	722.53/cwt	710.00–735.00	7,066	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,978	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,431	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	687.32/cwt	675.00–700.00	9,416	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	646.69/cwt	575.00–700.00	8,795	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	995.00/cwt	995.00–995.00	—	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	610	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	290	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	104.24/cwt	100.00–106.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	101.05/cwt	95.00–107.50	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	98.61/cwt	93.00–103.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	96.24/cwt	92.50–100.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	116.29/cwt	115.00–117.50	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,200	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,110	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	788	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	562	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	535	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 322Last week 265Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 31Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	112.50	112.50
1	—	505	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	111.00–117.50	114.69
6	—	578	103.00–108.00	105.85
4	—	925	70.00–73.00	71.99
3	—	703	91.50	91.50
3	—	658	95.00	95.00
3	—	330	123.00–133.00	127.68
2	—	782	80.00	80.00
2	—	480	120.00	120.00
2	—	420	122.00–130.00	126.19
2	—	375	125.00–131.00	128.16
1	—	880	80.00	80.00
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	104.00	104.00
1	—	480	111.00	111.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	542	110.00	110.00
4	—	383	124.00–128.00	124.98
3	—	431	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	588	114.00–117.50	116.79
7	—	528	117.00–120.00	118.33
6	—	815	115.00–125.00	121.52
4	—	463	126.00–128.00	127.25
3	—	735	119.00–125.00	121.67
3	—	668	116.00–117.00	116.34
3	—	610	113.00–114.00	113.67
2	—	365	137.00–140.00	138.54
1	—	885	112.50	112.50
1	—	790	121.00	121.00
1	—	330	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	621	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	89.00–100.00	91.59
1	—	580	95.00	95.00
1	—	520	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	574	100.00–109.00	105.23
10	—	527	105.00–114.00	108.89
9	—	423	107.00–120.00	115.93
7	—	370	108.00–117.00	110.83
6	—	461	107.00–118.00	113.48
4	—	616	100.00–106.00	104.24
3	—	727	95.00–107.50	101.05
3	—	658	93.00–103.00	98.61
2	—	828	89.00	89.00
2	—	773	92.50–100.00	96.24
2	—	330	115.00–117.50	116.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,110	71.00	71.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	47.50	47.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	36.00	36.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,515	51.00–59.00	53.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,526	50.00–54.50	52.68
1	—	1,145	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,275	53.00–60.00	56.48
1	—	1,430	49.00	49.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,232	46.00–57.00	52.17
3	—	1,132	59.00–64.00	61.05
2	—	1,088	37.00–39.00	38.11
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,529	74.00–79.00	76.53
2	—	1,850	67.00–69.00	67.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,075	68.50	68.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	710.00–735.00	722.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,025	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,370	675.00–700.00	687.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,360	575.00–700.00	646.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	995.00	995.00

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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How this sale compares

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