Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to same sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers measuring 5.00 to 6.00 higher, with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 8.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls, however, a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.14/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$127.14

59 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$141

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

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.89

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	275	130.00	358	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	563	127.34	717	56
Medium and Large 2-3	415	120.00	498	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about −$141 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 sale59 hd

127.14

—

TN average11 barns · 1,936 hd

131.04

−3.89

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	1,605	84.42	1,355	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	71.58	871	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	69.42	950	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	64.23	694	10

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2	—	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	136.26/cwt	135.00–137.50	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	136.43/cwt	135.00–138.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	174.02/cwt	173.00–176.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	165.17/cwt	163.00–167.50	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	597	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	824	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	159.41/cwt	155.00–168.00	752	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,613	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,220	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	144.17/cwt	142.50–145.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	166.48/cwt	163.00–170.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	171.04/cwt	165.00–177.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	13,101	1
Bulls	—	—	1,646	81.40/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,340	4
Bulls	—	—	1,440	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	462	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,388	73.79/cwt	67.00–79.00	1,024	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,162	73.43/cwt	66.00–79.00	853	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,393	81.33/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,133	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,160	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	742	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,083	67.23/cwt	61.00–71.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	438	132.31/cwt	122.50–142.00	580	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	573	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	114.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	143.40/cwt	137.50–151.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	133.04/cwt	129.00–135.00	559	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	77.16/cwt	76.00–78.50	1,065	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	660	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	67.24/cwt	64.00–71.00	914	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	68.88/cwt	61.00–74.00	846	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	59.73/cwt	55.00–64.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	133.17/cwt	125.00–135.50	751	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	128.06/cwt	122.50–134.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	107.75/cwt	107.00–110.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	112.46/cwt	110.00–114.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	129.25/cwt	127.50–132.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	2

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 204Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	134.00	134.00
2	—	927	102.00	102.00
2	—	308	135.00–137.50	136.26
2	—	283	135.00–138.00	136.43
1	—	895	103.00	103.00
4	—	420	129.00–135.00	133.04
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
21	—	564	125.00–135.50	133.17
6	—	515	122.50–134.00	128.06
4	—	806	107.00–110.00	107.75
4	—	666	110.00–114.00	112.46
4	—	486	127.50–132.00	129.25
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	135.00	135.00
1	—	660	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	173.00–176.00	174.02
2	—	1,000	109.00	109.00
2	—	518	163.00–167.50	165.17
2	—	337	165.00	165.00
1	—	875	118.00	118.00
1	—	695	132.00	132.00
1	—	610	139.00	139.00
1	—	555	142.50	142.50
1	—	910	114.00	114.00
3	—	472	155.00–168.00	159.41
1	—	360	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	597	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	170.00	170.00
2	—	740	132.50	132.50
2	—	575	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	561	142.50–145.00	144.17
2	—	458	163.00–170.00	166.48
2	—	413	165.00–177.00	171.04
6	—	728	110.00–116.00	114.98
6	—	528	137.50–151.00	143.40
3	—	636	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	122.50–142.00	132.31
1	—	390	147.00	147.00
1	—	285	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,330	985.00	985.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,646	77.00–90.00	81.40
1	—	1,440	96.50	96.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	67.00–79.00	73.79
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,162	66.00–79.00	73.43
2	—	1,393	80.00–83.00	81.33
1	—	1,160	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,083	61.00–71.00	67.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	76.00–78.50	77.16
1	—	1,245	53.00	53.00
16	—	1,228	61.00–74.00	68.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,359	64.00–71.00	67.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	55.00–64.00	59.73

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle