Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers measuring 1.00 to 2.00 higher with feeder bulls 3.00 higher, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts from last reported sale, however, a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.45/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$119.45

83 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$2.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.43

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	548	119.50	655	81
Small and Medium 1-2	415	117.50	488	2thin

One grade step is worth $2.00/cwt here — about $168 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 sale83 hd

119.45

—

TN average6 barns · 566 hd

124.88

−5.43

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	1,749	85.32	1,492	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	65.90	813	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	61.80	893	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	59.47	598	11

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	56.46/cwt	55.00–57.50	590	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	86.12/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,468	6
Bulls	—	—	2,010	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,618	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,826	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	860.94/cwt	785.00–925.00	9,643	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	955	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,775	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,116	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	15,024	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	91.96/cwt	89.00–95.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	146.01/cwt	142.50–150.00	336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	126.82/cwt	121.00–133.00	722	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	139.91/cwt	135.00–142.00	618	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	107.34/cwt	104.00–109.00	776	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	132.10/cwt	128.00–137.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	118.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	135.41/cwt	130.00–143.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	81.03/cwt	77.00–83.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	142.15/cwt	139.00–148.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	111.46/cwt	110.00–113.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	330	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	—	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	133.57/cwt	131.00–135.00	821	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	118.58/cwt	114.00–125.00	873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	133.65/cwt	130.00–141.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	142.61/cwt	142.00–145.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	125.61/cwt	124.00–127.00	731	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	111.09/cwt	110.00–114.00	688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	118.18/cwt	114.00–124.00	617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	117.18/cwt	112.50–121.00	653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	120.15/cwt	117.00–125.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	104.18/cwt	101.00–110.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	130.33/cwt	127.00–138.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	133.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	126.31/cwt	125.00–128.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	597	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	950	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	665	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	58.42/cwt	55.50–62.50	591	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	62.67/cwt	57.50–68.00	927	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	56.13/cwt	55.50–56.50	686	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	66.05/cwt	59.00–69.50	826	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	72.28/cwt	71.00–73.50	933	4

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 313Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 48Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 36Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,045	55.00–57.50	56.46
19	—	1,251	59.00–69.50	66.05
4	—	1,291	71.00–73.50	72.28
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,011	55.50–62.50	58.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,479	57.50–68.00	62.67
2	—	1,223	55.50–56.50	56.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,705	83.00–90.00	86.12
1	—	2,010	80.50	80.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	585.00	585.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	785.00–925.00	860.94
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,565	960.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,160.00	1,160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	885.00	885.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	89.00–95.00	91.96
2	—	230	142.50–150.00	146.01
1	—	950	100.00	100.00
1	—	865	87.00	87.00
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
1	—	265	137.50	137.50
11	—	619	110.00–114.00	111.09
11	—	522	114.00–124.00	118.18
8	—	557	112.50–121.00	117.18
8	—	469	117.00–125.00	120.15
4	—	679	101.00–110.00	104.18
4	—	379	127.00–138.00	130.33
4	—	324	130.00–140.00	133.62
3	—	437	125.00–128.00	126.31
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	582	124.00–127.00	125.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	123.00	123.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	121.00–133.00	126.82
9	—	442	135.00–142.00	139.91
7	—	723	104.00–109.00	107.34
6	—	513	128.00–137.00	132.10
5	—	620	115.00–120.00	118.77
5	—	463	130.00–143.00	135.41
3	—	985	77.00–83.00	81.03
3	—	366	139.00–148.00	142.15
2	—	675	110.00–113.00	111.46
2	—	320	140.00–145.00	142.42
1	—	905	96.00	96.00
1	—	865	102.00	102.00
1	—	805	96.00	96.00
1	—	200	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	153.00	153.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	607	140.00	140.00
1	—	770	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	131.00–135.00	133.57
5	—	736	114.00–125.00	118.58
5	—	524	130.00–141.00	133.65
5	—	477	142.00–145.00	142.61
1	—	680	135.00	135.00
1	—	555	133.00	133.00

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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How this sale compares

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