Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers measuring 5.00 higher, with feeder bulls remaining mostly steady; no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 5.00 higher, with slaughter bulls 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.84/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$117.84

107 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$7.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.83

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	518	118.34	613	99
Medium and Large 2-3	443	113.33	502	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	418	110.65	463	5thin

One grade step is worth $7.70/cwt here — about $150 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 sale107 hd

117.84

—

TN average11 barns · 2,390 hd

120.68

−2.83

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	1,613	85.50	1,379	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	62.93	751	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	61.66	849	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	56.59	577	9thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	485	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	119.18/cwt	113.00–125.00	683	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	136.42/cwt	130.00–142.50	653	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	106.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	769	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	139.18/cwt	135.00–145.00	586	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	140.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	515	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	140.59/cwt	137.50–142.50	474	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	99.78/cwt	95.00–105.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	110.75/cwt	108.00–116.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	127.12/cwt	122.50–131.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	96.99/cwt	96.00–98.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	140.52/cwt	138.00–143.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	581	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	365	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	116.91/cwt	110.00–122.00	606	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	119.55/cwt	115.00–127.50	575	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	114.30/cwt	110.00–120.00	648	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	120.10/cwt	115.00–125.00	508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	130.35/cwt	124.00–137.50	482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	112.37/cwt	106.00–114.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	102.51/cwt	100.00–110.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	133.61/cwt	125.00–138.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	533	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	113.40/cwt	110.00–117.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	429	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	842.50/cwt	800.00–885.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	121.59/cwt	119.00–124.00	505	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	132.76/cwt	131.00–137.50	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	135.09/cwt	134.00–137.50	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	148.08/cwt	144.00–150.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.21/cwt	135.00–145.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	940	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	523	103.62/cwt	100.00–107.50	542	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	342	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	672.10/cwt	635.00–710.00	7,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	933.75/cwt	925.00–960.00	11,093	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,472	1,089.04/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	16,031	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	916.55/cwt	885.00–960.00	12,007	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,598	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,374	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,880	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,489	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,220	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	85.50/cwt	80.00–91.50	1,379	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	646	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	69.74/cwt	69.50–70.00	752	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	62.50/cwt	59.50–66.50	759	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	966	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	60.98/cwt	56.50–65.50	838	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	473	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	57.54/cwt	54.50–60.00	590	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,240	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	403	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

Wed May 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 248Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	573	113.00–125.00	119.18
15	—	479	130.00–142.50	136.42
9	—	725	100.00–110.00	106.00
9	—	421	135.00–145.00	139.18
9	—	368	135.00–145.00	140.02
5	—	337	137.50–142.50	140.59
4	—	781	95.00–105.00	99.78
4	—	671	108.00–116.00	110.75
4	—	629	110.00–115.00	113.27
4	—	530	122.50–131.00	127.12
2	—	863	96.00–98.00	96.99
1	—	1,185	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,115	77.50	77.50
1	—	1,080	84.00	84.00
1	—	935	79.00	79.00
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
1	—	235	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	138.00–143.00	140.52
1	—	600	128.00	128.00
1	—	385	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	122.50	122.50
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	110.00–117.00	113.40
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
1	—	455	127.00	127.00
1	—	320	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	518	110.00–122.00	116.91
16	—	481	115.00–127.50	119.55
14	—	567	110.00–120.00	114.30
8	—	423	115.00–125.00	120.10
7	—	370	124.00–137.50	130.35
5	—	605	106.00–114.00	112.37
4	—	691	100.00–110.00	102.51
4	—	331	125.00–138.00	133.61
2	—	728	105.00–110.00	107.49
1	—	1,010	80.00	80.00
1	—	915	101.00	101.00
1	—	815	95.00	95.00
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	124.00	124.00
3	—	435	129.00	129.00
1	—	485	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	100.00–107.50	103.62
2	—	342	117.00	117.00
1	—	360	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	614	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	119.00–124.00	121.59
2	—	355	133.00–135.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	113.00	113.00
1	—	375	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	131.00–137.50	132.76
4	—	529	134.00–137.50	135.09
3	—	620	125.00	125.00
3	—	370	144.00–150.00	148.08
2	—	423	135.00–145.00	140.21
1	—	1,025	120.00	120.00
1	—	955	112.50	112.50
1	—	870	108.00	108.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,510.00	1,510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,060.00	1,060.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	800.00–885.00	842.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	635.00–710.00	672.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,188	925.00–960.00	933.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,472	900.00–1,175.00	1,089.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,310	885.00–960.00	916.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	735.00	735.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	80.00–91.50	85.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	54.50	54.50
2	—	1,078	69.50–70.00	69.74
12	—	1,214	59.50–66.50	62.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	68.50	68.50
10	—	1,374	56.50–65.50	60.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	49.00	49.00
8	—	1,026	54.50–60.00	57.54
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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