Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers measuring 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with feeder bulls holding mostly steady overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls 5.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.49/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$117.49

85 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$6.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.64

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	534	118.02	630	77
Medium and Large 2-3	482	112.70	543	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	395	112.00	442	3thin

One grade step is worth $6.02/cwt here — about $188 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 sale85 hd

117.49

—

TN average10 barns · 2,274 hd

124.13

−6.64

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	1,678	94.84	1,591	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	68.61	799	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	65.34	856	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	57.49	565	12

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	57.49/cwt	55.00–61.00	565	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	65.39/cwt	59.50–69.50	853	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	72.76/cwt	72.50–73.00	1,010	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	603	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	67.30/cwt	64.00–71.50	774	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	74.62/cwt	73.00–76.50	922	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	611	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	92.39/cwt	88.50–96.50	1,499	6
Bulls	—	—	1,788	99.73/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,783	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,670	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,634	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,909	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,580	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	20,145	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,922	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,941	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,445	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,150	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,280	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	1,775.00/cwt	1,775.00–1,775.00	26,714	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	495	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	760	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	133.30/cwt	130.00–137.00	297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	106.32/cwt	105.00–107.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	93.65/cwt	92.00–96.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	133.04/cwt	129.00–138.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	130.76/cwt	130.00–131.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	124.87/cwt	120.00–132.00	524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	120.71/cwt	112.00–125.00	630	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	124.27/cwt	120.00–129.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	110.61/cwt	107.00–113.00	694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	120.19/cwt	117.00–124.00	691	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	320	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	105.01/cwt	102.50–107.50	617	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	600	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	576	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	145.85/cwt	142.00–148.00	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	148.02/cwt	146.00–150.00	426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	118.92/cwt	116.00–122.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	112.92/cwt	107.00–119.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	92.99/cwt	91.00–95.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	150.77/cwt	150.00–152.50	342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	144.37/cwt	141.00–150.00	440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	133.66/cwt	132.00–135.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	142.67/cwt	137.50–148.00	605	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	124.45/cwt	120.00–127.50	702	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	112.23/cwt	108.00–114.00	753	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	126.34/cwt	120.00–131.00	658	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	149.65/cwt	148.00–150.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	128.62/cwt	124.00–133.00	810	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	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 →

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Wed Jun 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 259Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 77Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 24Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	128.00	128.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	99.00	99.00
1	—	955	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,080	92.00	92.00
2	—	288	146.00–150.00	148.02
2	—	623	116.00–122.00	118.92
2	—	715	107.00–119.00	112.92
2	—	840	91.00–95.00	92.99
3	—	227	150.00–152.50	150.77
4	—	305	141.00–150.00	144.37
5	—	374	140.00–145.00	142.42
6	—	481	132.00–135.00	133.66
9	—	424	137.50–148.00	142.67
9	—	564	120.00–127.50	124.45
9	—	671	108.00–114.00	112.23
13	—	521	120.00–131.00	126.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	132.00	132.00
1	—	490	123.00	123.00
1	—	620	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	112.50	112.50
1	—	760	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	132.50	132.50
1	—	920	89.00	89.00
1	—	985	90.00	90.00
2	—	223	130.00–137.00	133.30
3	—	677	105.00–107.00	106.32
3	—	735	95.00	95.00
3	—	770	92.00–96.00	93.65
4	—	328	129.00–138.00	133.04
4	—	372	130.00–131.00	130.76
9	—	420	120.00–132.00	124.87
9	—	522	112.00–125.00	120.71
10	—	478	120.00–129.00	124.27
10	—	627	107.00–113.00	110.61
14	—	575	117.00–124.00	120.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	123.00	123.00
1	—	400	117.50	117.50
1	—	480	113.00	113.00
2	—	588	102.50–107.50	105.01
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	157.50	157.50
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
2	—	510	139.50	139.50
2	—	557	126.00	126.00
5	—	466	142.00–148.00	145.85
6	—	426	148.00–150.00	149.65
12	—	630	124.00–133.00	128.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	144.00	144.00
1	—	445	134.00	134.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	983	55.00–61.00	57.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,304	59.50–69.50	65.39
2	—	1,388	72.50–73.00	72.76
1	—	1,205	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,150	64.00–71.50	67.30
4	—	1,235	73.00–76.50	74.62
1	—	1,035	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,623	88.50–96.50	92.39
3	—	1,788	99.00–100.00	99.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,580	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,035.00	1,035.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,390	1,250.00	1,250.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,505	1,775.00	1,775.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle