Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows gauging 6.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes or slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.29/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$119.29

59 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$9.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.17

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	539	119.53	644	57
Medium and Large 2-3	415	115.00	477	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	405	110.00	446	1thin

One grade step is worth $9.53/cwt here — about $199 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 sale59 hd

119.29

—

TN average11 barns · 3,142 hd

126.46

−7.17

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	1,741	84.11	1,464	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	60.81	710	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	59.05	822	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	57.02	547	6thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	725	109.68/cwt	108.00–111.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	126.63/cwt	122.50–130.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	98.50/cwt	97.00–100.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	111.46/cwt	110.00–113.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	134.94/cwt	132.50–137.50	304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	582	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	512	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	660	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	457	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	535	116.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	642	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	138.45/cwt	131.00–147.00	665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	131.13/cwt	128.00–134.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.52/cwt	117.00–123.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	144.03/cwt	143.00–146.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	770	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	493	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	55.62/cwt	53.50–59.00	555	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	59.43/cwt	56.50–62.50	845	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	559	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	61.33/cwt	56.50–64.50	705	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	769	1
Bulls	—	—	1,764	82.51/cwt	77.00–86.50	1,455	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,493	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	710	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,260	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,752	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,069	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,408	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	136.05/cwt	131.00–140.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	125.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	588	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	116.78/cwt	110.00–122.50	605	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	113.61/cwt	107.00–120.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	114.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	671	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 Aug 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 265Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 45Year ago 0

Compared to sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows gauging 6.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes or slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	108.00–111.00	109.68
4	—	431	122.50–130.00	126.63
3	—	387	120.00–124.00	121.97
2	—	930	97.00–100.00	98.50
2	—	668	110.00–113.00	111.46
2	—	225	132.50–137.50	134.94
1	—	805	103.00	103.00
1	—	770	107.00	107.00
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
13	—	467	120.00–130.00	125.93
10	—	518	110.00–122.50	116.78
5	—	619	107.00–120.00	113.61
4	—	586	110.00–120.00	114.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	124.50	124.50
2	—	512	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	657	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	132.50	132.50
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	110.00–120.00	116.79
2	—	642	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	131.00–147.00	138.45
6	—	519	128.00–134.00	131.13
4	—	620	117.00–123.00	120.52
3	—	433	143.00–146.00	144.03
2	—	373	140.00	140.00
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
1	—	575	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	131.00–140.00	136.05
2	—	610	136.00	136.00
1	—	655	129.00	129.00

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	—	770	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	997	53.50–59.00	55.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,422	56.50–62.50	59.43
1	—	1,025	54.50	54.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,149	56.50–64.50	61.33
1	—	1,450	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,764	77.00–86.50	82.51
1	—	1,650	90.50	90.50

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	—	710	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	735.00	735.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	825.00	825.00

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