Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 500 lbs. 4.00 higher, with those weighing over 500 lbs. sharply higher. Feeder heifers 6.00 to 7.00 higher with feeder bulls mostly steady overall. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.12/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$178.12

157 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.87

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	500	178.12	891	157

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 sale157 hd

178.12

—

TN average10 barns · 2,355 hd

170.24

+7.87

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	1,759	114.62	2,016	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	90.58	1,334	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	88.14	1,048	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	77.96	813	13

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)	1,105	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$1,082	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$780	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	153.86/cwt	149.00–160.00	962	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	141.10/cwt	140.50–144.00	1,077	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,118	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	146.04/cwt	139.00–152.50	983	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	167.60/cwt	159.00–176.00	895	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	202.85/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,264	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	160.91/cwt	155.00–167.50	912	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	195.34/cwt	184.00–203.00	736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	170.19/cwt	169.00–174.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	208.93/cwt	202.00–217.00	1,086	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	188.55/cwt	185.00–196.00	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	194.16/cwt	183.00–202.50	812	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	172.88/cwt	167.50–180.00	830	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	175.75/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	223.67/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	200.13/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,315	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	192.21/cwt	171.00–203.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	219.70/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,033	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	186.42/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,271	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	227.58/cwt	221.50–234.00	863	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	195.35/cwt	187.00–205.00	1,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	172.22/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,331	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	222.66/cwt	220.00–230.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	190.98/cwt	183.00–198.00	1,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	158.01/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	228.36/cwt	225.00–230.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,016	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	228.32/cwt	227.50–230.00	941	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,041	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	84.49/cwt	82.00–87.50	934	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	75.06/cwt	70.50–80.50	762	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	89.36/cwt	83.00–94.50	1,308	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	102.20/cwt	98.00–107.50	1,594	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	944	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	86.51/cwt	83.00–92.50	1,020	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	98.03/cwt	95.50–100.50	1,199	3
Bulls	—	—	1,373	97.52/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,339	2
Bulls	—	—	1,934	125.81/cwt	123.00–133.00	2,433	6
Bulls	—	—	1,736	111.88/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,942	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	770	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,222.95/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	154.76/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	201.22/cwt	197.50–208.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	201.45/cwt	187.50–207.50	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	278	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	216.88/cwt	212.50–219.00	783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	191.75/cwt	191.00–192.50	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	163.53/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	209.85/cwt	197.00–215.00	806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	207.72/cwt	197.50–222.00	887	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	853	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	168.83/cwt	168.00–171.00	993	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	173.85/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,161	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	191.97/cwt	184.00–202.50	927	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	189.75/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,114	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	191.74/cwt	180.00–197.50	997	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	182.47/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,113	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	220.83/cwt	217.50–228.00	1,038	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

Tue Feb 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 857Year ago 834

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 132Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 20Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	625	149.00–160.00	153.86
1	—	270	190.00	190.00
8	—	673	139.00–152.50	146.04
20	—	534	159.00–176.00	167.60
1	—	215	200.00	200.00
15	—	567	155.00–167.50	160.91
11	—	377	184.00–203.00	195.34
22	—	418	183.00–202.50	194.16
15	—	480	167.50–180.00	172.88
7	—	321	187.50–207.50	201.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	194.00	194.00
1	—	335	217.50	217.50
2	—	430	222.50	222.50
4	—	278	217.00	217.00
7	—	361	212.50–219.00	216.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	763	140.50–144.00	141.10
5	—	731	153.00	153.00
5	—	558	169.00–174.00	170.19
1	—	845	142.00	142.00
5	—	473	185.00–196.00	188.55
5	—	390	207.00	207.00
3	—	665	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	200.00–206.00	202.85
6	—	657	197.00–207.00	200.13
1	—	850	160.00	160.00
1	—	835	160.00	160.00
10	—	773	169.00–179.00	172.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	202.00–217.00	208.93
4	—	742	175.00–176.00	175.75
2	—	335	215.00	215.00
6	—	470	210.00–224.00	219.70
8	—	682	184.00–192.00	186.42
7	—	379	221.50–234.00	227.58
6	—	569	187.00–205.00	195.35
4	—	423	220.00–230.00	222.66
4	—	611	183.00–198.00	190.98
2	—	778	157.00–159.00	158.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	223.00–225.00	223.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	171.00–203.00	192.21
1	—	590	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	225.00–230.00	228.36
1	—	500	217.00	217.00
8	—	486	209.00	209.00
10	—	371	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	227.50	227.50
3	—	412	227.50–230.00	228.32
2	—	508	205.00	205.00
1	—	565	209.00	209.00
1	—	680	185.00	185.00
4	—	470	217.50–228.00	220.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	150.00–159.00	154.76
5	—	321	197.50–208.00	201.22
7	—	384	197.00–215.00	209.85
19	—	427	197.50–222.00	207.72
2	—	765	155.00	155.00
14	—	668	165.00–180.00	173.85
11	—	483	184.00–202.50	191.97
14	—	587	180.00–197.00	189.75
8	—	520	180.00–197.50	191.74
2	—	807	144.50	144.50
16	—	610	176.00–190.00	182.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	191.00–192.50	191.75
3	—	627	160.00–167.50	163.53
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
7	—	588	168.00–171.00	168.83
1	—	495	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,106	82.00–87.50	84.49
9	—	1,015	70.50–80.50	75.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,464	83.00–94.50	89.36
2	—	1,560	98.00–107.50	102.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	78.00	78.00
12	—	1,179	83.00–92.50	86.51
3	—	1,223	95.50–100.50	98.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	97.00–98.00	97.52
6	—	1,934	123.00–133.00	125.81
12	—	1,736	107.00–118.00	111.88

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,222.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	780.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	900.00	900.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle