Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers holding mostly steady overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 5.00 higher, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls also due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.01/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$120.01

73 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.13

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	535	120.01	642	73

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale73 hd

120.01

—

TN average10 barns · 2,425 hd

125.14

−5.13

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	1,539	87.16	1,341	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	65.02	770	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	64.80	895	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	58.87	579	6thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	625	115.08/cwt	111.00–117.50	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	564	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	114.66/cwt	112.00–124.00	705	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	128.03/cwt	120.00–136.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	116.21/cwt	112.50–122.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	124.96/cwt	118.00–128.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	138.88/cwt	133.00–147.50	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	114.50/cwt	111.00–118.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	143.99/cwt	135.00–147.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	147.01/cwt	134.00–152.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	875	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	58.87/cwt	57.00–61.50	579	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,326	65.63/cwt	62.50–68.50	870	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,325	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	974	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	64.52/cwt	62.00–67.00	976	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	860	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	469	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,260	68.14/cwt	66.50–70.00	859	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,052	60.95/cwt	60.00–61.50	641	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,220	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	933	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	65.21/cwt	60.00–69.00	805	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	913	57.97/cwt	56.50–59.50	529	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,533	88.95/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,364	3
Bulls	—	—	1,545	85.37/cwt	84.00–87.50	1,319	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,704	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,556	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	976.80/cwt	910.00–1,060.00	12,503	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	940.45/cwt	885.00–985.00	12,085	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	927.82/cwt	900.00–960.00	11,950	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	788.10/cwt	735.00–835.00	9,536	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,864	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	746.80/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,580	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,485.00/cwt	1,485.00–1,485.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,485.00/cwt	1,485.00–1,485.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,285	1,255.39/cwt	1,235.00–1,275.00	16,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	5,832	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	124.03/cwt	123.00–125.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.32/cwt	131.00–142.50	718	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.69/cwt	120.00–122.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.79/cwt	128.00–137.50	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	114.27/cwt	110.00–119.00	658	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	123.40/cwt	115.00–127.00	652	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	127.99/cwt	119.00–133.00	548	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	123.71/cwt	119.00–128.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	129.10/cwt	120.00–138.00	484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	105.74/cwt	100.00–113.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	113.07/cwt	108.00–117.50	758	6

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 185Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 16Year 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
4	—	625	111.00–117.50	115.08
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
15	—	576	110.00–119.00	114.27
13	—	528	115.00–127.00	123.40
13	—	428	119.00–133.00	127.99
7	—	469	119.00–128.00	123.71
7	—	375	120.00–138.00	129.10
6	—	720	100.00–113.00	105.74
6	—	670	108.00–117.50	113.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	615	112.00–124.00	114.66
7	—	518	120.00–136.00	128.03
6	—	668	112.50–122.00	116.21
5	—	578	118.00–128.00	124.96
5	—	466	133.00–147.50	138.88
4	—	710	111.00–118.00	114.50
4	—	429	135.00–147.00	143.99
4	—	391	134.00–152.00	147.01
2	—	978	89.00	89.00
2	—	775	106.00–108.00	106.98
1	—	1,120	80.00	80.00
1	—	825	106.00	106.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	123.00–125.00	124.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	523	131.00–142.50	137.32
3	—	715	120.00–122.00	120.69
3	—	565	128.00–137.50	132.79
2	—	652	127.00	127.00
2	—	495	142.50	142.50
1	—	790	118.00	118.00
1	—	315	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	983	57.00–61.50	58.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,326	62.50–68.50	65.63
1	—	1,325	73.50	73.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,513	62.00–67.00	64.52
1	—	860	54.50	54.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,260	66.50–70.00	68.14
3	—	1,052	60.00–61.50	60.95
1	—	1,220	76.50	76.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,234	60.00–69.00	65.21
2	—	913	56.50–59.50	57.97
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	86.00–91.00	88.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	84.00–87.50	85.37

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	710.00	710.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	775.00	775.00
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
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	910.00–1,060.00	976.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	885.00–985.00	940.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,288	900.00–960.00	927.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	735.00–835.00	788.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	700.00–800.00	746.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,485.00	1,485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,485.00	1,485.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,285	1,235.00–1,275.00	1,255.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	720	810.00	810.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle