Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts from two weeks ago, however a higher undertone was noted. Also no comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, but a sharply lower undertone was noted, with lower-quality offerings. Notable lighter demand due to recent downturn in futures market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.59/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$112.59

36 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$21.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.08

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	541	113.18	612	35
Small and Medium 1-2	530	92.00	488	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.18/cwt here — about $125 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 sale36 hd

112.59

—

TN average12 barns · 1,484 hd

112.51

+0.08

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	1,570	94.64	1,485	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	69.32	838	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	67.63	955	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	55.85	578	13

Every lot, as filed

75 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	116.60/cwt	115.00–117.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	120.83/cwt	115.00–127.50	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	142.86/cwt	140.00–149.00	536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	96.61/cwt	92.00–101.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	105.50/cwt	101.00–110.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	110.43/cwt	105.00–116.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	497	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	48.78/cwt	48.00–49.50	429	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,465	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,128	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	64.81/cwt	60.50–67.50	868	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	—	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	130.34/cwt	129.00–137.00	596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	121.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	142.04/cwt	139.00–145.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	458	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	975	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	925	116.26/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	117.21/cwt	112.50–120.00	448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	118.80/cwt	118.00–119.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	113.55/cwt	110.00–118.00	484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	97.23/cwt	96.00–98.50	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	116.77/cwt	116.00–117.50	383	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	72.80/cwt	72.00–73.50	1,194	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,000	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	760	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,216	71.10/cwt	64.00–77.00	865	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,240	80.17/cwt	78.00–82.00	994	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,175	60.50/cwt	57.00–62.00	711	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	66.38/cwt	61.00–73.00	840	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	54.79/cwt	51.00–58.00	638	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	78.77/cwt	76.00–82.50	920	3
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,561	89.95/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,404	4
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,540	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,648	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	87.48/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,290	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	108.56/cwt	105.50–112.00	1,892	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,015	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,851	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	885	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,753	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,921	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,503	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	800.16/cwt	775.00–825.00	9,306	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,499	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,131	59.46/cwt	57.00–63.00	672	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	980	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	539	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	55.95/cwt	52.00–61.00	577	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	610	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	680	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	632	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	574	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	483	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	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 147Last week 184Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
1	—	205	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	127.50	127.50
1	—	355	136.00	136.00
1	—	330	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	125.00	125.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	550	115.00–117.00	116.60
5	—	526	115.00–127.50	120.83
5	—	375	140.00–149.00	142.86
2	—	728	92.00–101.00	96.61
2	—	655	101.00–110.00	105.50
2	—	618	105.00–116.00	110.43
1	—	1,015	81.00	81.00
1	—	325	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	457	129.00–137.00	130.34
3	—	560	120.00–124.00	121.35
2	—	673	114.00–115.00	114.49
2	—	415	139.00–145.00	142.04
1	—	920	105.00	105.00
1	—	715	107.00	107.00
1	—	605	117.50	117.50
1	—	395	153.00	153.00
1	—	320	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	116.00	116.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	110.00–112.50	111.26
2	—	925	115.00–117.50	116.26
1	—	865	110.00	110.00
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	382	112.50–120.00	117.21
5	—	458	118.00–119.00	118.80
4	—	426	110.00–118.00	113.55
2	—	563	96.00–98.50	97.23
2	—	328	116.00–117.50	116.77
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
1	—	255	132.00	132.00
1	—	225	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	99.00–100.00	99.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	48.00–49.50	48.78
6	—	1,031	52.00–61.00	55.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	77.00	77.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,340	60.50–67.50	64.81
2	—	1,640	72.00–73.50	72.80
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,216	64.00–77.00	71.10
4	—	1,240	78.00–82.00	80.17
3	—	1,175	57.00–62.00	60.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,266	61.00–73.00	66.38
4	—	1,164	51.00–58.00	54.79
3	—	1,168	76.00–82.50	78.77
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	57.00–63.00	59.46
1	—	980	55.00	55.00
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,561	87.00–98.00	89.95
1	—	1,540	107.00	107.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	84.00–90.00	87.48
2	—	1,743	105.50–112.00	108.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,260.00	1,260.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,505	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,163	775.00–825.00	800.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	785.00	785.00

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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