Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers mostly steady overall, with feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. sharply higher and those weighing over 550 lbs. 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1-2 Steers, 449 lbs, 279.00, medium flesh, various colors.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.99/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$254.99

267 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$48.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.58

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	496	256.24	1,271	260
Medium and Large 2-3	548	210.00	1,151	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	474	207.59	984	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.65/cwt here — about $287 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 sale267 hd

254.99

—

TN average10 barns · 1,801 hd

226.41

+28.58

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	1,609	120.46	1,939	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	96.84	1,145	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	95.44	1,371	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,012	84.74	858	19

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)	1,243	$1,280	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,130	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,085	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,069	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$953	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$935	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,535	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,510	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$841	3thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	715	165.24/cwt	163.00–167.50	1,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	181.87/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,119	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	229.67/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	226.43/cwt	215.00–237.50	856	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	171.52/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	215.96/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,028	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	218.15/cwt	210.00–227.50	918	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	228.28/cwt	225.00–240.00	653	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	262.98/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,478	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	230.57/cwt	220.00–240.00	756	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	195.19/cwt	194.00–202.50	1,204	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,209	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	474	207.59/cwt	205.00–210.00	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	236.63/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,235	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	248.17/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,171	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	718	180.49/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	495	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	232.59/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,437	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	235.96/cwt	225.00–247.50	989	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	567	202.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,151	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	521	204.41/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	254.74/cwt	247.50–262.50	937	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	212.23/cwt	208.50–222.50	1,403	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	264.12/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,381	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	275.87/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,332	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	449	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,253	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	272.88/cwt	272.50–273.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	233.91/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,343	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	222.01/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,183	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	267.74/cwt	267.50–268.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	253.67/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	280.95/cwt	275.00–287.50	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	233.79/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,211	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	93.51/cwt	93.00–94.00	985	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	84.86/cwt	79.00–91.50	852	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	75.05/cwt	73.50–77.00	777	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	107.41/cwt	102.00–120.00	1,229	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	94.20/cwt	87.50–99.00	1,123	28
Bulls	—	—	1,628	128.86/cwt	128.00–130.00	2,098	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,406	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	94.97/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,369	16
Bulls	—	—	1,633	119.82/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,957	17
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,170	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,085.05/head	1,010.00–1,180.00	1,085	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	952.65/head	830.00–1,130.00	953	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,279.92/head	1,170.00–1,380.00	1,280	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	935.03/head	900.00–975.00	935	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	840.87/head	825.00–850.00	841	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,069.06/head	980.00–1,225.00	1,069	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,570.00/head	1,570.00–1,570.00	1,570	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	197.09/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,135	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	206.26/cwt	197.00–212.50	1,068	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	342	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	215.37/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,157	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	241.49/cwt	235.00–253.00	795	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	220.41/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,267	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	326	209.40/cwt	207.50–210.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	491	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	436	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	488	203.28/cwt	195.00–207.50	992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	209.14/cwt	202.50–216.00	1,290	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	172.22/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,316	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	186.23/cwt	179.00–202.50	1,272	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	181.75/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	210.38/cwt	204.00–217.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	234.52/cwt	234.00–235.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	526	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	243.05/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,033	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	235.62/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,103	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	308	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	247.58/cwt	235.00–259.00	931	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,046Last week 763Year ago 706

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 147Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 30Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	715	163.00–167.50	165.24
3	—	768	170.00	170.00
17	—	615	175.00–187.50	181.87
23	—	378	215.00–237.50	226.43
2	—	680	170.00–173.00	171.52
44	—	476	210.00–222.50	215.96
25	—	421	210.00–227.50	218.15
12	—	286	225.00–240.00	228.28
11	—	328	220.00–240.00	230.57
16	—	576	190.00–207.50	197.09
25	—	518	197.00–212.50	206.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	180.00	180.00
3	—	488	195.00–207.50	203.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	228.00–230.00	229.67
7	—	617	194.00–202.50	195.19
4	—	657	184.00	184.00
16	—	537	215.00–216.00	215.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	342	246.00	246.00
2	—	423	234.00–235.00	234.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	207.50–210.00	209.40
3	—	491	205.00	205.00
3	—	436	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	562	260.00–268.00	262.98
1	—	330	277.50	277.50
2	—	660	226.00	226.00
2	—	612	246.00	246.00
9	—	523	254.00–270.00	264.12
9	—	483	269.00–280.00	275.87
110	—	449	279.00	279.00
4	—	384	272.50–273.00	272.88
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	205.00–210.00	207.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	522	230.00–241.00	236.63
14	—	472	240.00–261.00	248.17
3	—	857	177.50	177.50
7	—	618	225.00–240.00	232.59
1	—	950	166.00	166.00
1	—	275	274.00	274.00
12	—	419	225.00–247.50	235.96
1	—	330	252.50	252.50
1	—	810	178.00	178.00
9	—	368	247.50–262.50	254.74
7	—	661	208.50–222.50	212.23
1	—	700	215.00	215.00
21	—	574	222.50–250.00	233.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	180.00–181.00	180.49
3	—	495	215.00	215.00
5	—	567	200.00–210.00	202.99
4	—	521	197.50–210.00	204.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	497	220.00	220.00
1	—	650	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	257.50	257.50
2	—	380	267.50–268.00	267.74
2	—	475	250.00–257.50	253.67
2	—	315	275.00–287.50	280.95
2	—	518	232.50–235.00	233.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	533	216.00–230.00	222.01
10	—	329	235.00–253.00	241.49
17	—	575	212.50–227.50	220.41
11	—	617	202.50–216.00	209.14
4	—	764	167.50–175.00	172.22
7	—	683	179.00–202.50	186.23
4	—	733	180.00–185.00	181.75
16	—	425	230.00–252.50	243.05
25	—	468	224.00–245.00	235.62
31	—	376	235.00–259.00	247.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	204.00–217.00	210.38
2	—	370	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	274.00	274.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	93.00–94.00	93.51
15	—	1,004	79.00–91.50	84.86
2	—	1,035	73.50–77.00	75.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,144	102.00–120.00	107.41
28	—	1,192	87.50–99.00	94.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	103.00	103.00
16	—	1,441	89.00–99.00	94.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	128.00–130.00	128.86
17	—	1,633	113.00–125.00	119.82
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	114.50	114.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,115	1,010.00–1,180.00	1,085.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,118	830.00–1,130.00	952.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,243	1,170.00–1,380.00	1,279.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	873	900.00–975.00	935.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,130.00	1,130.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,160	980.00–1,225.00	1,069.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,570.00	1,570.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,510.00	1,510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	835	825.00–850.00	840.87

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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