Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale two weeks ago due to observance of Thanksgiving holiday, therefore, no market trends are available. High-quality offerings and high undertone were noted on feeder classes for today's sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.21/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$109.21

78 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.97

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	529	109.21	578	78

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale78 hd

109.21

—

TN average9 barns · 2,247 hd

114.18

−4.97

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	1,630	67.50	1,100	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	56.56	693	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	49.72	799	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	44.07	412	9thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,210	65.04/cwt	64.50–65.50	787	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	865	54.32/cwt	50.00–58.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	126.67/cwt	124.00–128.50	668	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,563	49.18/cwt	48.50–50.50	769	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	873	56.05/cwt	55.00–57.00	489	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,040	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	614	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,184	58.89/cwt	54.50–63.50	697	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,278	49.59/cwt	45.50–52.00	634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	835	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	555	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	38.64/cwt	36.00–42.50	369	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,100	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	149.52/cwt	149.00–151.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	118.95/cwt	116.00–122.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	411	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	54.78/cwt	53.00–59.00	699	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	47.01/cwt	46.50–47.50	683	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	311	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	50.13/cwt	45.50–54.50	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	101.19/cwt	95.00–107.50	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	106.24/cwt	104.00–108.00	674	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	111.64/cwt	110.00–118.00	476	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	114.18/cwt	109.00–119.00	540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	110.67/cwt	102.50–114.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	119.18/cwt	116.00–120.00	847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	120.11/cwt	113.00–121.50	384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	375	3
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	1,010	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	576	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,726	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	129.25/cwt	125.00–132.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	141.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	597	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	132.85/cwt	127.50–134.00	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	143.89/cwt	140.00–147.50	396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Full	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	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 →

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 50Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 0

No sale two weeks ago due to observance of Thanksgiving holiday, therefore, no market trends are available. High-quality offerings and high undertone were noted on feeder classes for today's sale.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	64.50–65.50	65.04
24	—	1,184	54.50–63.50	58.89
6	—	1,278	45.50–52.00	49.59
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	50.00–58.00	54.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	48.50–50.50	49.18
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	55.00–57.00	56.05
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	36.00–42.50	38.64
2	—	1,035	30.00	30.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,276	53.00–59.00	54.78
2	—	1,453	46.50–47.50	47.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,641	45.50–54.50	50.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	67.50	67.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	124.00–128.50	126.67
4	—	332	149.00–151.00	149.52
2	—	575	116.00–122.00	118.95
9	—	423	140.00–145.00	141.04
7	—	476	127.50–134.00	132.85
5	—	640	114.00	114.00
2	—	275	140.00–147.50	143.89
1	—	900	74.00	74.00
1	—	785	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	693	120.50	120.50
1	—	715	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
5	—	711	116.00–120.00	119.18
5	—	597	119.00	119.00
1	—	690	119.00	119.00
1	—	380	158.00	158.00
6	—	522	125.00–132.00	129.25
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	534	113.50	113.50
2	—	815	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	85.00	85.00
1	—	350	117.50	117.50
2	—	535	95.00–107.50	101.19
21	—	634	104.00–108.00	106.24
12	—	426	110.00–118.00	111.64
10	—	473	109.00–119.00	114.18
7	—	586	102.50–114.00	110.67
1	—	995	77.00	77.00
6	—	320	113.00–121.50	120.11
3	—	293	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	57.00	57.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	835.00	835.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

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