Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.97/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$120.97

79 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$7.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.07

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	512	121.06	620	78
Medium and Large 2-3	435	114.00	496	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.06/cwt here — about $124 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

120.97

—

TN average10 barns · 2,041 hd

124.04

−3.07

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	—	High	1,538	96.75	1,488	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	70.75	808	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	64.89	930	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	59.65	571	9thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	583	114.72/cwt	110.00–123.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	125.58/cwt	122.50–128.00	530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	122.60/cwt	122.00–125.00	371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	105.99/cwt	105.50–107.50	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	123.33/cwt	115.00–126.00	766	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	123.42/cwt	117.00–133.00	634	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	115.09/cwt	110.00–122.00	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	124.79/cwt	119.00–128.00	716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	99.66/cwt	95.00–105.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	103.13/cwt	100.00–106.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	134.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	138.03/cwt	136.00–139.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	146.26/cwt	145.00–150.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	83.24/cwt	82.50–84.00	739	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	950.05/cwt	825.00–1,110.00	10,356	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,236	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	750.29/cwt	675.00–810.00	9,754	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,663	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	14,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	144.62/cwt	136.00–147.00	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	123.41/cwt	121.00–126.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	465	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	126.52/cwt	121.00–130.00	605	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	795	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	549	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	61.21/cwt	57.00–66.00	610	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	50.28/cwt	49.00–52.00	463	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	64.42/cwt	62.00–69.00	930	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	894	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	932	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	67.64/cwt	64.00–72.00	774	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	78.22/cwt	74.00–83.50	889	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,756	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,237	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	920	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,210	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,755	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,170	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,486	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	119.87/cwt	115.00–124.00	729	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	123.15/cwt	117.00–128.00	638	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	130.17/cwt	122.00–133.00	484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	108.90/cwt	105.50–113.00	723	7

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 Jul 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 243Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 46Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	583	110.00–123.00	114.72
6	—	422	122.50–128.00	125.58
5	—	303	122.00–125.00	122.60
4	—	731	105.50–107.50	105.99
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
13	—	478	121.00–130.00	126.52
12	—	608	115.00–124.00	119.87
12	—	518	117.00–128.00	123.15
9	—	372	122.00–133.00	130.17
7	—	664	105.50–113.00	108.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	114.50	114.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	621	115.00–126.00	123.33
11	—	514	117.00–133.00	123.42
7	—	659	110.00–122.00	115.09
6	—	574	119.00–128.00	124.79
5	—	768	95.00–105.00	99.66
5	—	717	100.00–106.00	103.13
5	—	431	130.00–140.00	134.10
4	—	479	136.00–139.00	138.03
4	—	382	145.00–150.00	146.26
3	—	301	150.00	150.00
2	—	888	82.50–84.00	83.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	817	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	136.00–147.00	144.62
3	—	788	119.00	119.00
3	—	673	134.00	134.00
2	—	623	121.00–126.00	123.41
1	—	860	107.50	107.50
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
1	—	520	139.00	139.00
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
1	—	300	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,090	825.00–1,110.00	950.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	675.00–810.00	750.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,225	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	660.00	660.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,285.00	1,285.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	900.00	900.00

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	—	795	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	996	57.00–66.00	61.21
2	—	920	49.00–52.00	50.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,444	62.00–69.00	64.42
1	—	1,515	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,235	75.50	75.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,145	64.00–72.00	67.64
5	—	1,137	74.00–83.50	78.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	101.50	101.50
1	—	1,345	92.00	92.00

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

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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle