Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.24/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$112.24

57 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$0.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.47

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	513	112.24	575	56
Medium and Large 2-3	360	112.00	403	1thin

One grade step is worth $0.24/cwt here — about $172 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 sale57 hd

112.24

—

TN average9 barns · 2,595 hd

119.70

−7.47

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	—	Low	1,652	73.02	1,206	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	58.86	702	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	58.27	826	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	52.27	539	10

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	139.51/cwt	137.50–142.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	134.46/cwt	133.00–136.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	112.02/cwt	105.00–113.00	656	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	137.10/cwt	127.50–146.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	105.48/cwt	99.00–112.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	115.84/cwt	112.50–120.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,115	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,448	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	110.74/cwt	110.00–115.00	373	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	119.12/cwt	110.00–122.00	560	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,424	59.50/cwt	55.50–66.50	847	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,390	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	103.23/cwt	97.00–110.00	646	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	51.70/cwt	47.00–57.50	528	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	15,990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	403	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,048	53.12/cwt	49.00–58.00	557	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	55.11/cwt	53.00–57.50	770	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	56.82/cwt	54.50–60.50	659	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,226	59.78/cwt	57.00–62.50	733	8
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,498	71.28/cwt	71.00–71.50	1,068	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,125	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	739	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	91.98/cwt	91.00–93.00	759	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	144.79/cwt	140.00–147.50	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	569	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	144.33/cwt	143.00–145.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	145.98/cwt	141.00–150.00	692	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	119.49/cwt	115.00–121.00	514	8
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,960	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,499	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	768	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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 293Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 17Year ago 0

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	137.50–142.00	139.51
5	—	514	127.50–146.00	137.10
2	—	733	99.00–112.00	105.48
3	—	617	112.50–120.00	115.84
1	—	960	77.00	77.00
2	—	825	91.00–93.00	91.98
1	—	765	99.00	99.00
2	—	395	144.00	144.00
12	—	474	141.00–150.00	145.98
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	133.00–136.00	134.46
2	—	1,115	100.00	100.00
2	—	367	148.00	148.00
1	—	740	123.00	123.00
2	—	428	149.00	149.00
3	—	520	140.00–147.50	144.79
2	—	310	157.50	157.50
3	—	485	143.00–145.00	144.33
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	586	105.00–113.00	112.02
1	—	1,025	78.00	78.00
2	—	372	117.50	117.50
6	—	337	110.00–115.00	110.74
14	—	470	110.00–122.00	119.12
9	—	626	97.00–110.00	103.23
4	—	527	105.00–110.00	107.57
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
2	—	683	99.00–100.00	99.49
8	—	430	115.00–121.00	119.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	112.00	112.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,640	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,424	55.50–66.50	59.50
1	—	1,390	53.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,021	47.00–57.50	51.70
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	49.00–58.00	53.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	53.00–57.50	55.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,160	54.50–60.50	56.82
1	—	1,155	66.50	66.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,226	57.00–62.50	59.78
1	—	1,125	54.00	54.00
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	71.00–71.50	71.28
1	—	1,960	76.50	76.50

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle