Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers measuring 5.00 lower overall with feeder bulls 2.00 lower, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 3.00 to 4.00 lower overall on a light test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.75/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −93.93 against this barn's trailing median of $215.68.

Average price

$121.75

83 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$140

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

$8.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.20

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	360	127.65	460	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	121.27	675	74
Medium and Large 2-3	505	118.75	600	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.90/cwt here — about −$140 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 sale83 hd

121.75

—

TN average10 barns · 1,049 hd

122.95

−1.20

This barn, trailing median29 sales

215.68

−93.93

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	1,755	77.41	1,359	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	57.00	504	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	56.35	744	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	56.10	641	17

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2Fancy	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	118.69/cwt	117.00–120.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	91.52/cwt	89.00–94.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	93.01/cwt	91.00–95.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	161.21/cwt	157.50–165.00	392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	675	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	493	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	596	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	870	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	948	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	57.04/cwt	53.00–61.50	766	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	595	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	55.89/cwt	52.00–62.00	627	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	65.04/cwt	64.00–66.00	799	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	48.49/cwt	47.50–49.50	577	2
Bulls	—	—	1,746	75.77/cwt	70.50–80.50	1,323	8
Bulls	—	—	1,830	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,656	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	636.67/cwt	560.00–675.00	5,093	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	766.80/cwt	760.00–775.00	6,940	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,704	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,655	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	761.47/cwt	750.00–775.00	7,638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,091	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	546.32/cwt	500.00–585.00	5,163	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	862.79/cwt	850.00–875.00	9,448	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	986.80/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	11,052	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,771	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,485	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	11,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,110	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	9,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	140.26/cwt	138.00–141.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.71/cwt	125.00–134.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	116.28/cwt	115.00–117.50	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	145.04/cwt	142.50–147.50	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	107.55/cwt	100.00–111.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	121.73/cwt	116.00–126.00	525	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	110.67/cwt	105.00–118.00	583	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	106.10/cwt	100.00–108.50	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	126.18/cwt	121.00–128.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	115.97/cwt	112.00–123.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	104.36/cwt	100.00–107.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	323	131.14/cwt	127.50–137.50	424	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	572	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	602	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	715	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	130.72/cwt	128.00–137.00	607	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	111.77/cwt	110.00–116.00	740	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	134.27/cwt	130.00–137.50	571	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	119.27/cwt	116.00–122.00	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	121.85/cwt	117.00–126.00	693	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	141.27/cwt	137.50–144.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	84.30/cwt	80.00–88.00	742	3

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 Apr 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 188Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
1	—	560	133.00	133.00
1	—	480	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	117.00–120.00	118.69
2	—	815	89.00–94.00	91.52
2	—	753	91.00–95.00	93.01
2	—	243	157.50–165.00	161.21
1	—	905	97.00	97.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
14	—	464	128.00–137.00	130.72
9	—	662	110.00–116.00	111.77
9	—	425	130.00–137.50	134.27
7	—	615	116.00–122.00	119.27
7	—	569	117.00–126.00	121.85
5	—	381	137.50–144.00	141.27
3	—	880	80.00–88.00	84.30
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	127.50–137.50	131.14
1	—	465	123.00	123.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	107.50	107.50
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	602	105.00	105.00
1	—	715	93.00	93.00
1	—	590	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	121.00	121.00
1	—	455	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	109.00	109.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	591	126.00–130.00	128.00
4	—	436	137.50	137.50
4	—	374	138.00–141.00	140.26
3	—	530	125.00–134.00	130.71
2	—	725	115.00–117.50	116.28
2	—	470	127.00	127.00
2	—	335	142.50–147.50	145.04
1	—	600	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	100.00–111.00	107.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	431	116.00–126.00	121.73
14	—	527	105.00–118.00	110.67
8	—	565	100.00–108.50	106.10
7	—	360	121.00–128.00	126.18
6	—	471	112.00–123.00	115.97
5	—	607	100.00–107.00	104.36
1	—	925	105.00	105.00
1	—	320	127.50	127.50
1	—	270	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	73.00	73.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	56.00	56.00
1	—	915	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,343	53.00–61.50	57.04
1	—	1,155	51.50	51.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,122	52.00–62.00	55.89
2	—	1,228	64.00–66.00	65.04
2	—	1,190	47.50–49.50	48.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,746	70.50–80.50	75.77
1	—	1,830	90.50	90.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	800	560.00–675.00	636.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	760.00–775.00	766.80
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	750.00–775.00	761.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	915	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	500.00–585.00	546.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	850.00–875.00	862.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,120	950.00–1,025.00	986.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	775.00	775.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	1,025.00	1,025.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	935.00	935.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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