Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers and bulls remaining mostly steady overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers, however, a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.24/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −76.44 against this barn's trailing median of $215.68.

Average price

$139.24

50 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$14.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.37

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	486	141.09	685	40
Medium and Large 2-3	392	135.08	529	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	444	126.98	563	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.11/cwt here — about $122 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

29 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $233.64, low $190.46, median $215.68 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale50 hd

139.24

—

TN average10 barns · 1,166 hd

129.87

+9.37

This barn, trailing median29 sales

215.68

−76.44

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	1,740	80.03	1,392	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	64.80	904	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	63.19	738	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	53.39	575	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,190	75.00	893	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	—	1,773	79.04/cwt	77.50–80.50	1,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	151.02/cwt	149.00–153.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	152.69/cwt	146.00–161.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	145.53/cwt	144.00–149.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	124.53/cwt	122.00–126.50	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	547	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	624	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	132.67/cwt	132.00–133.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	144.54/cwt	140.00–149.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	150.55/cwt	143.00–156.00	777	7
Steers	Select	—	1,190	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	130.57/cwt	128.00–132.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	125.32/cwt	122.00–128.00	531	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	455	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	470	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	990	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	535	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	915	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	668	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,385	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	990	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,045	55.99/cwt	50.00–60.00	585	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,402	64.81/cwt	60.50–69.00	909	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,198	62.40/cwt	57.00–65.00	748	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,370	73.00/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,000	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,175	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	635	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	126.45/cwt	122.00–131.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	144.59/cwt	139.00–149.00	688	16
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	512	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	780	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	60.38/cwt	55.00–64.00	678	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	66.91/cwt	66.00–68.00	728	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	131.92/cwt	125.00–141.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.99/cwt	132.00–144.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	110.30/cwt	106.00–117.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	123.33/cwt	121.00–125.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	682	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	205	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	124.20/cwt	119.00–128.00	592	12

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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 283Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 107Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,773	77.50–80.50	79.04
1	—	1,640	83.00	83.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	73.00	73.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	71.50	71.50
9	—	1,402	60.50–69.00	64.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,045	50.00–60.00	55.99
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,198	57.00–65.00	62.40
2	—	1,370	72.00–74.00	73.00
1	—	1,175	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,123	55.00–64.00	60.38
2	—	1,088	66.00–68.00	66.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	45.00	45.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	149.00–153.00	151.02
3	—	380	146.00–161.00	152.69
6	—	431	144.00–149.00	145.53
4	—	614	122.00–126.50	124.53
16	—	476	139.00–149.00	144.59
3	—	570	125.00–141.00	131.92
3	—	522	132.00–144.00	135.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	547	129.50	129.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	122.00–131.00	126.45
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	133.00	133.00
5	—	378	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	155.00	155.00
1	—	360	155.00	155.00
1	—	400	156.00	156.00
3	—	631	132.00–133.00	132.67
3	—	721	134.00	134.00
4	—	471	140.00–149.00	144.54
7	—	516	143.00–156.00	150.55
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	122.00	122.00
4	—	379	128.00–132.00	130.57
4	—	676	122.00	122.00
10	—	424	122.00–128.00	125.32
3	—	622	106.00–117.00	110.30
3	—	530	121.00–125.00	123.33
2	—	552	123.50	123.50
12	—	477	119.00–128.00	124.20
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	107.00	107.00
1	—	465	101.00	101.00
1	—	205	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	70.00	70.00

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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