Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes holding mostly steady overall, with slaughter cows 2.00 to 10.00 higher, and slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.86/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$199.86

225 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$20.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

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	523	201.41	1,054	201
Medium and Large 2-3	375	190.51	714	15thin
Large 1	467	180.67	844	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.75/cwt here — about $210 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 sale225 hd

199.86

—

TN average9 barns · 1,543 hd

198.23

+1.62

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	—	Average	1,739	122.44	2,129	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	107.13	1,572	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	104.44	1,262	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	91.55	987	12

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$1,209	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,056	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,045	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$939	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,075	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,335	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,630	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,470	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,425	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,163	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$730	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2Fancy	—	270	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	323	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	246.61/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,367	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	621	201.61/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,252	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	458	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	152.61/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,326	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	210.42/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,100	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	176.51/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	195.78/cwt	187.50–202.50	1,108	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	208.61/cwt	202.50–216.00	999	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	200.59/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,055	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	189.20/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,171	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	210.89/cwt	200.00–224.00	888	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	216.30/cwt	207.50–226.00	820	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	236.85/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,144	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	245.74/cwt	244.00–247.50	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	205.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,192	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	350	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,670	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	230.97/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,187	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	235.47/cwt	230.00–250.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	243.23/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,019	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	180.93/cwt	172.50–186.50	1,569	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	883	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,713	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	239.88/cwt	235.00–245.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	229.78/cwt	223.00–243.00	1,312	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	228.00/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,459	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	233.99/cwt	230.00–235.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	235.00/cwt	225.00–242.50	992	16
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	502	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,152	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	98.00/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,028	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	88.33/cwt	82.00–92.00	965	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	113.24/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,680	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	105.38/cwt	94.00–111.00	1,542	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	102.22/cwt	93.50–108.00	1,221	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	111.38/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,397	8
Bulls	—	—	1,807	124.62/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,252	7
Bulls	—	—	1,583	111.26/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,761	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	131.59/cwt	131.00–132.00	2,283	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	938.94/head	900.00–975.00	939	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,044.94/head	1,040.00–1,050.00	1,045	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,470.00/head	1,470.00–1,470.00	1,470	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,055.94/head	950.00–1,150.00	1,056	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,208.52/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,209	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	226.25/cwt	222.50–230.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	188.41/cwt	180.00–191.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	230.60/cwt	215.00–234.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	766	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	436	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	774	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	542	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	190.52/cwt	185.00–202.50	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	220.75/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,137	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	192.51/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	219.61/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,247	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	226.67/cwt	212.50–237.50	1,074	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	790	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	530	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	194.78/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	194.16/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,335	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,630.00/head	1,630.00–1,630.00	1,630	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	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

Tue May 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 827Last week 754Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 157Year ago 159

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 29Year ago 20

Compared to last week, feeder classes holding mostly steady overall, with slaughter cows 2.00 to 10.00 higher, and slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	275.00	275.00
3	—	338	260.00–270.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	245.00–250.00	246.61
6	—	559	244.50	244.50
2	—	417	262.50	262.50
40	—	883	194.00	194.00
3	—	626	243.00	243.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	215.00	215.00
1	—	350	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
3	—	393	217.50	217.50
1	—	605	214.00	214.00
5	—	580	200.00–210.00	205.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	621	200.00–205.00	201.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	483	228.00–245.00	236.85
2	—	378	244.00–247.50	245.74
11	—	1,057	158.00	158.00
10	—	514	220.00–240.00	230.97
1	—	210	245.00	245.00
4	—	270	230.00–250.00	235.47
15	—	419	235.00–252.50	243.23
8	—	867	172.50–186.50	180.93
2	—	1,140	126.00	126.00
2	—	313	235.00–245.00	239.88
1	—	680	228.00	228.00
21	—	571	223.00–243.00	229.78
16	—	640	223.00–238.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	232.50	232.50
24	—	523	207.00–215.00	210.42
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	190.00	190.00
4	—	436	177.50	177.50
2	—	542	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	881	147.00–154.00	152.61
5	—	1,105	120.00	120.00
2	—	668	175.00–178.00	176.51
29	—	566	187.50–202.50	195.78
32	—	479	202.50–216.00	208.61
3	—	241	227.50	227.50
1	—	1,045	126.00	126.00
33	—	526	192.50–205.00	200.59
16	—	619	184.00–196.00	189.20
1	—	780	155.00	155.00
1	—	805	145.00	145.00
19	—	421	200.00–224.00	210.89
16	—	379	207.50–226.00	216.30
1	—	745	170.00	170.00
2	—	335	222.50–230.00	226.25
7	—	280	215.00–234.00	230.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	170.00	170.00
3	—	235	200.00	200.00
4	—	424	180.00–191.00	188.41
3	—	398	192.50	192.50
3	—	338	185.00–202.50	190.52
1	—	470	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	230.00–235.00	233.99
16	—	422	225.00–242.50	235.00
17	—	515	210.00–227.50	220.75
3	—	623	180.00–202.00	192.51
6	—	568	210.00–227.50	219.61
12	—	474	212.50–237.50	226.67
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	237.50	237.50
1	—	610	215.00	215.00
1	—	475	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	157.50	157.50
4	—	359	220.00	220.00
4	—	570	191.00–200.00	194.78
1	—	495	205.00	205.00
1	—	735	167.50	167.50
3	—	522	192.50–195.00	194.16
2	—	432	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	169.50	169.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,049	95.00–101.00	98.00
8	—	1,093	82.00–92.00	88.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,484	113.00–114.00	113.24
14	—	1,463	94.00–111.00	105.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,194	93.50–108.00	102.22
8	—	1,254	109.00–117.00	111.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,807	120.00–129.00	124.62
3	—	1,583	109.00–114.00	111.26
2	—	1,735	131.00–132.00	131.59

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	900.00–975.00	938.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,040.00–1,050.00	1,044.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	950.00–1,150.00	1,055.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,068	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,208.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,470.00	1,470.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,630.00	1,630.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	730.00	730.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,335	2,250.00	2,250.00

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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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