Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 higher, with feeder heifers and bulls 5.00 to 6.00 higher overall. Slaughter cows gauging 7.00 to 8.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.54/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$213.54

167 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$29.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.11

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	214.42	1,072	162
Large 1	599	185.00	1,108	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.42/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale167 hd

213.54

—

TN average6 barns · 564 hd

208.42

+5.11

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	1,607	124.46	2,000	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	106.85	1,523	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	104.28	1,260	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	88.08	943	32

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)	983	$900	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,043	$890	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	974	$1,048	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	780	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	211.67/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,118	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	578	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	171.04/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	244.76/cwt	235.00–247.00	786	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,384	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	590	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	222.82/cwt	210.00–229.00	945	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	211.31/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,589	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	358	228.78/cwt	227.50–230.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	206.24/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,169	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	241.64/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,025	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	219.72/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,050	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	233.20/cwt	227.00–237.50	1,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	235.09/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	235.83/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,250	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,595	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	249.63/cwt	249.00–250.50	1,595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	241.73/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	450	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	257.80/cwt	247.50–267.50	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	246.76/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	239.16/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,227	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	90.28/cwt	82.00–100.00	957	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	102.47/cwt	94.00–110.50	1,228	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	72.66/cwt	69.00–74.50	835	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	117.18/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,670	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,038	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	86.71/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,023	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	116.97/cwt	112.00–129.00	1,471	10
Bulls	—	—	1,970	137.81/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,715	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	105.42/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,514	23
Bulls	—	—	1,440	115.33/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,661	6
Bulls	—	—	1,743	129.20/cwt	123.00–134.00	2,252	13
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,112	113.27/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,260	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	760	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,106.51/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,107	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	835	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	945	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	214.39/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	208.08/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,400	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	436	211.72/cwt	210.00–222.50	923	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	383	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	222.21/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,184	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,363	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	232.37/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,108	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	218.54/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,248	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	273.05/cwt	257.50–278.00	792	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	465	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	981	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	229.09/cwt	220.00–237.50	877	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	655	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	520	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	450	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	235.89/cwt	232.50–242.50	868	3

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 539Last week 846Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 155Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 27Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	162.50	162.50
14	—	528	205.00–220.00	211.67
2	—	705	166.00–176.00	171.04
12	—	321	235.00–247.00	244.76
33	—	424	210.00–229.00	222.82
1	—	680	187.50	187.50
10	—	567	200.00–210.00	206.24
4	—	630	190.00–195.00	192.50
39	—	478	210.00–227.50	219.72
17	—	383	220.00–237.50	229.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	180.00	180.00
1	—	355	247.50	247.50
15	—	769	180.00	180.00
1	—	525	222.50	222.50
3	—	616	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	192.00	192.00
1	—	440	205.00	205.00
1	—	655	177.00	177.00
1	—	520	182.50	182.50
1	—	450	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	192.50	192.50
3	—	605	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	752	210.00–223.00	211.31
2	—	727	222.00	222.00
6	—	424	235.00–250.00	241.64
3	—	620	227.00–237.50	233.20
3	—	573	232.50–240.00	235.09
15	—	530	226.00–240.00	235.83
1	—	390	242.50	242.50
4	—	454	230.00–249.00	241.73
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	227.50–230.00	228.78
1	—	425	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	257.50	257.50
2	—	695	229.50	229.50
7	—	639	249.00–250.50	249.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	210.00	210.00
2	—	510	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	213.00	213.00
7	—	436	210.00–222.50	211.72
2	—	383	220.00–225.00	222.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	247.50–267.50	257.80
1	—	730	195.00	195.00
4	—	425	242.50–252.50	246.76
4	—	623	207.50–225.00	214.39
9	—	673	190.00–212.50	208.08
7	—	533	215.00–229.00	222.21
14	—	790	172.50	172.50
25	—	477	221.00–240.00	232.37
4	—	571	212.50–225.00	218.54
4	—	290	257.50–278.00	273.05
3	—	368	232.50–242.50	235.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	237.50–240.00	239.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	222.50	222.50
1	—	460	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	211.00	211.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,060	82.00–100.00	90.28
4	—	1,149	69.00–74.50	72.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,198	94.00–110.50	102.47
3	—	1,180	85.00–90.00	86.71
10	—	1,258	112.00–129.00	116.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,425	115.00–119.00	117.18
1	—	1,180	88.00	88.00
23	—	1,436	95.00–114.00	105.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,970	136.00–140.00	137.81
6	—	1,440	110.00–118.00	115.33
13	—	1,743	123.00–134.00	129.20
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	111.00–116.00	113.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,010	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,106.51
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	750.00	750.00

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

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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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