Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.88/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$116.88

79 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$12.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.64

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	526	117.03	616	78
Medium and Large 2-3	590	105.00	620	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.03/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale79 hd

116.88

—

TN average9 barns · 1,777 hd

122.52

−5.64

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	1,791	95.06	1,702	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	65.32	780	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	62.27	891	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	59.25	589	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	860	87.00	748	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	113.57/cwt	110.00–121.00	600	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	122.36/cwt	117.00–127.00	518	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	120.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	107.43/cwt	102.00–112.50	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	128.13/cwt	120.00–133.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	101.03/cwt	92.00–106.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	98.67/cwt	97.00–100.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	109.06/cwt	106.00–111.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	119.06/cwt	118.00–120.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	325	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	366	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	430	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	113.12/cwt	109.00–116.00	706	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	122.76/cwt	117.50–127.50	631	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	116.63/cwt	114.00–120.00	689	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	109.63/cwt	105.00–113.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	92.38/cwt	91.00–93.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	139.97/cwt	135.00–147.00	447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	106.04/cwt	103.00–109.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	138.09/cwt	136.00–140.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	139.76/cwt	134.00–145.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	834	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	860	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	748	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	59.25/cwt	55.00–64.50	589	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	63.21/cwt	58.50–69.50	908	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	55.66/cwt	54.00–57.50	776	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	64.92/cwt	60.50–68.50	782	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	70.50/cwt	70.00–71.00	827	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	618	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,370	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,896	1
Bulls	—	—	1,824	93.29/cwt	89.50–96.50	1,702	9
Bulls	—	—	1,571	102.81/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,615	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	591.89/cwt	535.00–660.00	4,782	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,549	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,466	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,019	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,029	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	850	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	629	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	730	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	706	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	122.98/cwt	122.50–126.00	851	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.84/cwt	119.00–135.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	124.64/cwt	124.50–125.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	117.36/cwt	112.00–120.00	667	14

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 243Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 59Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 31Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	110.00–121.00	113.57
12	—	423	117.00–127.00	122.36
7	—	478	115.00–125.00	120.50
6	—	675	102.00–112.50	107.43
6	—	379	120.00–133.00	128.13
3	—	755	92.00–106.00	101.03
3	—	722	97.00–100.00	98.67
3	—	633	106.00–111.00	109.06
2	—	318	118.00–120.00	119.06
14	—	568	112.00–120.00	117.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	124.50–125.00	124.64
2	—	550	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	290	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	624	109.00–116.00	113.12
9	—	514	117.50–127.50	122.76
8	—	591	114.00–120.00	116.63
5	—	674	105.00–113.00	109.63
4	—	835	91.00–93.00	92.38
4	—	319	135.00–147.00	139.97
3	—	715	103.00–109.00	106.04
3	—	417	135.00–136.00	135.34
2	—	470	136.00–140.00	138.09
2	—	368	134.00–145.00	139.76
1	—	860	97.00	97.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	74.00	74.00
1	—	730	67.00	67.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	111.00	111.00
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	135.00	135.00
7	—	692	122.50–126.00	122.98
2	—	623	119.00–135.00	126.84
1	—	835	103.00	103.00
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
1	—	485	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	87.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	994	55.00–64.50	59.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,437	58.50–69.50	63.21
2	—	1,395	54.00–57.50	55.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,204	60.50–68.50	64.92
3	—	1,173	70.00–71.00	70.50
1	—	1,085	57.00	57.00
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,370	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,824	89.50–96.50	93.29
4	—	1,571	99.00–110.00	102.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	808	535.00–660.00	591.89
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	775.00	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