Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a lighter test, feeder classes unevenly steady overall. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows measuring 4.00 higher, with boning cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, lean cows 5.00 lower, and bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $209.47/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$209.47

221 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

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

$47.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.24

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	524	210.69	1,103	215
Small and Medium 1-2	457	167.61	766	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	435	162.75	708	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.94/cwt here — about $395 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 sale221 hd

209.47

—

TN average9 barns · 1,499 hd

191.24

+18.24

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	1,750	108.82	1,904	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	88.38	1,234	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	82.73	990	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	73.82	763	14

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$980	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$776	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,130	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	985	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	214.68/cwt	202.00–225.00	900	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	141.98/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	185.26/cwt	180.00–198.00	682	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	163.83/cwt	162.50–165.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	184.69/cwt	182.50–185.00	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	174.87/cwt	167.50–185.00	727	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	188.86/cwt	185.00–197.50	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	221.15/cwt	210.00–223.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	159.35/cwt	154.00–168.00	838	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	185.76/cwt	179.00–192.50	604	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	212.98/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	175.40/cwt	170.00–176.00	956	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	332	205.53/cwt	203.00–209.00	682	18
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	531	163.48/cwt	150.00–170.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	194.73/cwt	187.00–198.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	147.71/cwt	142.50–153.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	174.09/cwt	167.50–181.00	1,259	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	507	216.20/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,096	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	216.81/cwt	198.00–226.00	1,036	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	225.49/cwt	210.00–236.00	828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	176.95/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	186.37/cwt	178.00–192.50	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	195.77/cwt	182.50–208.00	1,036	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	207.06/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,218	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	177.28/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,110	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	196.88/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,232	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	185.63/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,268	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	220.76/cwt	220.50–228.00	1,163	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	168.48/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	194.60/cwt	180.00–200.00	996	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	157.75/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,114	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	206.33/cwt	202.50–215.00	871	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	205.14/cwt	190.00–220.00	962	19
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	861	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	97.58/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,420	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	82.12/cwt	76.00–90.00	969	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	673	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	74.50/cwt	69.00–79.00	770	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	73.63/cwt	72.00–74.50	876	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	95.77/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,260	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	87.18/cwt	80.00–93.50	1,211	23
Bulls	—	—	2,045	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,434	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	110.03/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,959	7
Bulls	—	—	1,805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,805	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,190	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,178	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	775.60/head	750.00–800.00	776	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	183.87/cwt	180.00–187.50	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	170.52/cwt	170.00–172.50	984	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	142.42/cwt	137.50–145.00	1,085	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	612	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	918	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	173.42/cwt	167.50–177.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	214.17/cwt	201.00–217.50	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	214.25/cwt	200.00–222.50	784	13
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	180.86/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,123	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	157.21/cwt	152.50–160.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	157.22/cwt	154.00–160.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	184.43/cwt	177.50–190.00	1,042	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	127.45/cwt	125.00–135.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	160.02/cwt	157.50–162.50	915	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	167.94/cwt	162.00–177.00	809	22

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

Tue Feb 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 857Last week 1,557Year ago 1,371

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 208Year ago 194

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 58Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	419	202.00–225.00	214.68
7	—	338	210.00–223.00	221.15
2	—	723	167.50–181.00	174.09
10	—	478	198.00–226.00	216.81
10	—	367	210.00–236.00	225.49
4	—	672	169.00–180.00	176.95
4	—	565	178.00–192.50	186.37
4	—	281	227.50	227.50
11	—	529	182.50–208.00	195.77
8	—	626	170.00–187.00	177.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	211.00–215.00	212.98
5	—	507	215.00–218.00	216.20
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	531	150.00–170.00	163.48
1	—	235	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	153.00	153.00
1	—	340	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	771	167.00	167.00
17	—	588	200.00–208.00	207.06
8	—	626	190.00–206.00	196.88
10	—	683	183.00–192.00	185.63
85	—	527	220.50–228.00	220.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	139.00–145.00	141.98
13	—	368	180.00–198.00	185.26
23	—	416	167.50–185.00	174.87
3	—	275	185.00–197.50	188.86
2	—	662	152.00	152.00
20	—	526	154.00–168.00	159.35
18	—	325	179.00–192.50	185.76
2	—	615	142.50–153.00	147.71
4	—	776	125.00–135.00	127.45
17	—	572	157.50–162.50	160.02
22	—	482	162.00–177.00	167.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	162.50–165.00	163.83
2	—	305	165.00–170.00	167.50
2	—	567	145.00	145.00
3	—	463	152.50–160.00	157.21
3	—	422	154.00–160.00	157.22
1	—	685	136.00	136.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	457	182.50–185.00	184.69
27	—	545	170.00–176.00	175.40
18	—	332	203.00–209.00	205.53
6	—	423	187.00–198.00	194.73
3	—	836	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	165.00–174.00	168.48
10	—	512	180.00–200.00	194.60
4	—	706	150.00–163.00	157.75
8	—	422	202.50–215.00	206.33
19	—	469	190.00–220.00	205.14
3	—	762	137.50–145.00	142.42
5	—	333	201.00–217.50	214.17
13	—	366	200.00–222.50	214.25
14	—	621	177.50–185.00	180.86
2	—	830	124.00	124.00
32	—	565	177.50–190.00	184.43
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	177.50	177.50
2	—	612	150.00	150.00
1	—	435	180.00	180.00
1	—	720	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	180.00–187.50	183.87
5	—	577	170.00–172.50	170.52
4	—	478	167.50–177.00	173.42
1	—	390	191.00	191.00
3	—	545	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	95.00–102.00	97.58
23	—	1,389	80.00–93.50	87.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,180	76.00–90.00	82.12
4	—	1,190	72.00–74.50	73.63
4	—	1,316	92.00–104.00	95.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	65.00	65.00
13	—	1,033	69.00–79.00	74.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,045	119.00	119.00
7	—	1,780	104.00–117.00	110.03
1	—	1,805	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	99.00	99.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	750.00–800.00	775.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	980.00	980.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,130.00	1,130.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle