Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sharply lower with slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted for heifers and bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.80/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$109.80

84 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.60

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	517	109.80	568	84

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 sale84 hd

109.80

—

TN average12 barns · 3,161 hd

118.41

−8.60

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	1,395	78.78	1,099	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	52.51	615	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	48.84	517	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	48.33	683	9thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	815	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	114.95/cwt	110.00–118.00	494	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	116.79/cwt	112.00–119.50	561	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	125.15/cwt	117.00–129.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	100.67/cwt	98.00–107.00	624	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	250	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	119.92/cwt	113.00–124.00	395	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	137.86/cwt	133.00–142.50	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	125.69/cwt	119.00–126.50	729	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	119.80/cwt	117.00–122.50	335	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,088	51.97/cwt	51.00–53.50	565	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	47.24/cwt	45.50–50.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	97.66/cwt	94.00–99.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	90.00/cwt	88.00–94.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	110.95/cwt	105.00–115.00	570	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	372	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	446	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,383	77.18/cwt	74.50–82.00	1,067	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,295	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	751	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,140	51.95/cwt	50.00–55.50	592	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	46.50/cwt	42.50–52.50	483	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,418	48.88/cwt	45.00–52.50	693	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	52.20/cwt	47.00–55.50	638	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	560	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,575	86.28/cwt	86.00–86.50	1,359	2
Bulls	—	—	1,120	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	840	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	94.51/cwt	94.00–95.00	688	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	885	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,841	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	548	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	584	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	946.25/cwt	850.00–1,060.00	11,715	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	506	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	730.77/cwt	625.00–810.00	9,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	98.00/cwt	97.00–99.00	709	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,275.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	106.12/cwt	102.00–109.00	660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	119.06/cwt	115.00–122.00	610	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	641	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,690	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	15,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	133.34/cwt	129.00–139.00	503	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	125.15/cwt	122.00–133.00	577	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,618	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	665.11/cwt	575.00–750.00	8,168	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	99.49/cwt	98.00–102.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	112.83/cwt	111.00–113.50	640	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	925.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	11,951	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	938.25/cwt	850.00–1,085.00	12,826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.58/cwt	119.00–125.00	751	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	108.22/cwt	105.00–119.00	408	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	736	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	9,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	120.77/cwt	114.00–122.50	871	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	102.74/cwt	102.00–105.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	128.46/cwt	125.00–135.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	113.43/cwt	110.00–119.50	650	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,133.75/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 209Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 15Year 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
1	—	815	89.00	89.00
10	—	430	110.00–118.00	114.95
22	—	480	112.00–119.50	116.79
7	—	620	98.00–107.00	100.67
5	—	329	113.00–124.00	119.92
2	—	280	117.00–122.50	119.80
3	—	781	88.00–94.00	90.00
8	—	514	105.00–115.00	110.95
4	—	857	92.00	92.00
2	—	728	94.00–95.00	94.51
4	—	675	98.00–102.00	99.49
6	—	567	111.00–113.50	112.83
10	—	377	105.00–119.00	108.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	152.50	152.50
8	—	514	117.00–129.00	125.15
2	—	435	133.00–142.50	137.86
9	—	580	119.00–126.50	125.69
1	—	455	134.00	134.00
12	—	623	119.00–125.00	120.58
7	—	721	114.00–122.50	120.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
6	—	778	94.00–99.00	97.66
1	—	885	85.00	85.00
2	—	723	97.00–99.00	98.00
7	—	622	102.00–109.00	106.12
11	—	512	115.00–122.00	119.06
6	—	377	129.00–139.00	133.34
7	—	461	122.00–133.00	125.15
1	—	800	92.00	92.00
4	—	685	102.00–105.00	102.74
4	—	434	125.00–135.00	128.46
12	—	573	110.00–119.50	113.43
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
1	—	250	127.50	127.50
2	—	372	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	117.50	117.50
4	—	548	106.50	106.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	112.50	112.50
2	—	647	99.00	99.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	51.00–53.50	51.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	45.50–50.00	47.24
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,140	50.00–55.50	51.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	42.50–52.50	46.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	45.00–52.50	48.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,223	47.00–55.50	52.20
1	—	965	58.00	58.00
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,383	74.50–82.00	77.18
2	—	1,575	86.00–86.50	86.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,110.00	1,110.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,133.75
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,238	850.00–1,060.00	946.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,290	625.00–810.00	730.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,690	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,370	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,228	575.00–750.00	665.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,292	900.00–950.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,367	850.00–1,085.00	938.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	710.00	710.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	935.00	935.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	1,100.00	1,100.00

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

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How this sale compares

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