Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls sharply higher overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.79/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$195.79

210 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.87

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	526	195.79	1,029	210

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 sale210 hd

195.79

—

TN average12 barns · 2,171 hd

191.93

+3.87

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	—	High	1,675	125.52	2,103	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	95.14	1,111	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	95.00	1,295	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	84.56	872	29

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,360	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$997	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,130	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$970	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$969	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$966	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$875	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,385	$1,675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2Value Added	—	735	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,268	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	213.18/cwt	200.00–222.50	782	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	342	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	200.77/cwt	195.00–208.00	964	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	181.60/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,117	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	150.79/cwt	142.50–155.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	153.77/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	208.01/cwt	195.00–220.00	888	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	190.58/cwt	183.00–198.00	1,081	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	223.63/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	192.51/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,013	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	184.58/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,207	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	163.78/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,074	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	232.15/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,189	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	235.17/cwt	227.50–243.00	1,463	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	230.18/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,347	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	720	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	250.89/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,184	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	253.86/cwt	245.00–262.50	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	451	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	258.74/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,449	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	260.68/cwt	242.50–269.00	1,116	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	185.43/cwt	184.50–190.00	1,493	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	259.91/cwt	257.50–264.00	1,349	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	213.24/cwt	202.50–218.00	1,314	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	235.62/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,202	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	268.78/cwt	267.50–270.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,200	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	94.61/cwt	92.50–97.50	946	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	84.86/cwt	78.00–89.50	880	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	93.77/cwt	88.00–100.50	1,294	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	103.47/cwt	102.00–104.50	1,295	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	93.88/cwt	88.50–99.50	1,084	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	73.47/cwt	70.50–75.00	777	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,290	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	870	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	905	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	134.31/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,422	7
Bulls	—	—	1,690	123.26/cwt	118.00–130.00	2,083	13
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,130	109.46/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,237	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	968.75/head	875.00–1,000.00	969	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	966.13/head	875.00–1,030.00	966	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	996.73/head	980.00–1,010.00	997	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	219.59/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,120	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	235.47/cwt	230.00–252.50	786	12
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	337	217.31/cwt	204.00–220.00	732	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	463	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	216.26/cwt	215.00–217.50	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	227.57/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,088	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	238.19/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,022	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	221.96/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,261	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	216.00/cwt	215.00–220.00	983	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	176.45/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,258	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	175.14/cwt	172.50–178.00	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	256.59/cwt	250.00–260.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	240.47/cwt	230.00–255.00	904	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	187.59/cwt	177.50–200.00	1,253	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	211.25/cwt	200.00–217.50	701	12

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 Apr 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 763Last week 1,047Year ago 922

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 133Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 37Year ago 41

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls sharply higher overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	735	172.50	172.50
4	—	490	210.00	210.00
3	—	342	235.00	235.00
18	—	654	182.50–185.00	184.58
4	—	550	200.00	200.00
4	—	524	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	367	200.00–222.50	213.18
25	—	480	195.00–208.00	200.77
2	—	657	161.00	161.00
12	—	615	170.00–186.00	181.60
3	—	806	142.50–155.00	150.79
2	—	773	152.50–155.00	153.77
37	—	427	195.00–220.00	208.01
14	—	567	183.00–198.00	190.58
16	—	526	185.00–200.00	192.51
2	—	718	162.50–165.00	163.78
12	—	332	200.00–217.50	211.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	215.00–220.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	220.00–231.00	223.63
3	—	480	265.00	265.00
6	—	560	255.00–260.00	258.74
1	—	725	205.00	205.00
3	—	626	248.00	248.00
12	—	805	184.50–190.00	185.43
7	—	519	257.50–264.00	259.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	207.50	207.50
13	—	512	225.00–250.00	232.15
10	—	622	227.50–243.00	235.17
7	—	585	220.00–244.00	230.18
1	—	910	161.00	161.00
5	—	472	245.00–262.50	250.89
2	—	823	170.00–172.00	171.02
2	—	390	245.00–262.50	253.86
10	—	428	242.50–269.00	260.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	451	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	690	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	616	202.50–218.00	213.24
11	—	510	210.00–230.00	219.59
12	—	334	230.00–252.50	235.47
15	—	478	220.00–242.50	227.57
28	—	429	222.50–247.50	238.19
18	—	568	215.00–227.50	221.96
6	—	713	170.00–184.00	176.45
3	—	765	172.50–178.00	175.14
3	—	273	250.00–260.00	256.59
15	—	376	230.00–255.00	240.47
6	—	668	177.50–200.00	187.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	275.00	275.00
2	—	413	255.00	255.00
4	—	510	235.00–237.50	235.62
2	—	338	267.50–270.00	268.78
11	—	485	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	337	204.00–220.00	217.31
1	—	380	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	224.00	224.00
2	—	423	215.00–217.50	216.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	92.50–97.50	94.61
20	—	1,037	78.00–89.50	84.86
5	—	1,057	70.50–75.00	73.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,380	88.00–100.50	93.77
2	—	1,223	105.00–106.00	105.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,252	102.00–104.50	103.47
33	—	1,155	88.50–99.50	93.88
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	104.00	104.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,803	131.00–140.00	134.31
13	—	1,690	118.00–130.00	123.26
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	109.00–110.00	109.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,130.00	1,130.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	875	875.00–1,000.00	968.75
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	875.00–1,030.00	966.13
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	950	970.00	970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,360.00	1,360.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,040	980.00–1,010.00	996.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,385	1,675.00	1,675.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	1,550.00	1,550.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle