Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers measuring 6.00 higher, with feeder bulls sharply higher overall, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts from last week, but a higher undertone noted. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows 5.00 higher with boning and lean cows mostly steady overall, and bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.77/cwt on 300 head.

Average price

$220.77

300 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$21.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.53

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	498	221.42	1,104	291
Medium and Large 2-3	382	199.58	763	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.84/cwt here — about $341 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 sale300 hd

220.77

—

TN average11 barns · 2,492 hd

211.24

+9.53

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	1,802	127.36	2,294	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	110.91	1,602	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	103.04	1,229	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	90.04	935	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,304	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,240	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	939	$1,114	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$1,098	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$980	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,110	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	221.33/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,363	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	245.49/cwt	231.00–253.00	1,164	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	215.00/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	185.61/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	209.35/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,292	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	200.21/cwt	189.00–217.50	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	238.63/cwt	229.00–247.50	904	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	235.47/cwt	230.00–242.50	746	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	218.04/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,145	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	221.42/cwt	213.00–232.50	1,058	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	200.38/cwt	197.00–207.50	1,327	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	227.56/cwt	218.50–238.00	965	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	252.81/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,374	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	238.08/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,131	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,186	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	505	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,156	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	267.20/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	249.87/cwt	235.00–258.00	1,187	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	236.42/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,348	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	254.91/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,081	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	226.96/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	270.12/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,288	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	259.50/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	228.41/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,642	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	254.55/cwt	237.00–262.50	1,331	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	233.82/cwt	226.50–237.50	1,440	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	214.57/cwt	202.50–227.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	257.01/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,570	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	272.25/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,130	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	799	218.75/cwt	218.75–218.75	1,748	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	965	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,057	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,908	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	177.60/cwt	172.50–182.50	1,458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	194.38/cwt	189.00–207.50	1,423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	271.92/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	285.41/cwt	284.00–290.00	928	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	260.66/cwt	257.50–264.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	675	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,536	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	124.17/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,968	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	109.76/cwt	102.00–117.50	1,572	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	76.51/cwt	75.00–78.50	757	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	103.09/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,017	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	89.59/cwt	83.00–96.00	939	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	89.74/cwt	88.00–91.00	981	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	112.98/cwt	109.00–122.00	1,482	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	101.79/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,194	53
Bulls	—	—	1,735	123.37/cwt	117.00–129.00	2,140	10
Bulls	—	—	1,968	137.32/cwt	133.00–145.00	2,702	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,171.36/head	1,070.00–1,230.00	1,171	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,304.28/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,304	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,098.41/head	1,080.00–1,120.00	1,098	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	980.05/head	930.00–1,010.00	980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	232.55/cwt	230.00–235.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	226.39/cwt	222.50–232.50	955	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	200.86/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	211.63/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,219	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	264.98/cwt	254.00–267.50	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	269.42/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	204.52/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,372	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	254.80/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,075	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	171.98/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	625	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	360	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	584	194.53/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,136	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	552	241.50/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,333	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	262.65/cwt	257.50–268.00	1,229	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	241.95/cwt	227.00–252.50	1,282	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	227.09/cwt	212.50–237.50	1,292	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	260.00/cwt	257.50–267.50	868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	249.72/cwt	242.50–260.00	941	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	694	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 Jun 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 951Last week 539Year ago 945

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 180Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 23Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	212.50–230.00	221.33
1	—	770	184.00	184.00
16	—	474	231.00–253.00	245.49
4	—	821	172.50–182.50	177.60
4	—	732	189.00–207.50	194.38
6	—	671	190.00–217.50	204.52
16	—	422	245.00–262.50	254.80
12	—	530	227.00–252.50	241.95
13	—	569	212.50–237.50	227.09
5	—	334	257.50–267.50	260.00
9	—	377	242.50–260.00	249.72
4	—	257	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	212.50–217.50	215.00
1	—	460	225.00	225.00
2	—	378	230.00–235.00	232.55
5	—	422	222.50–232.50	226.39
3	—	633	195.00–205.00	200.86
1	—	705	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	267.50–275.00	271.92
4	—	325	284.00–290.00	285.41
2	—	525	257.50–264.00	260.66
1	—	675	227.50	227.50
4	—	552	240.00–242.00	241.50
6	—	468	257.50–268.00	262.65
1	—	280	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	704	180.00–192.50	185.61
7	—	617	195.00–215.00	209.35
26	—	379	229.00–247.50	238.63
12	—	317	230.00–242.50	235.47
68	—	525	205.00–226.00	218.04
47	—	478	213.00–232.50	221.42
7	—	662	197.00–207.50	200.38
40	—	424	218.50–238.00	227.56
27	—	576	205.00–217.50	211.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	195.00	195.00
6	—	380	189.00–217.50	200.21
2	—	315	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	656	209.50	209.50
2	—	710	199.00	199.00
1	—	830	171.00	171.00
12	—	475	235.00–240.00	238.08
5	—	509	233.00	233.00
3	—	387	257.50–275.00	269.42
3	—	787	170.00–176.00	171.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	254.00–267.50	264.98
1	—	585	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	172.50	172.50
2	—	360	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	584	190.00–202.50	194.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	249.00–254.00	252.81
5	—	527	265.00–268.00	267.20
11	—	477	265.00–275.00	270.12
10	—	611	247.50–265.00	257.01
10	—	415	270.00–277.50	272.25
4	—	330	290.00	290.00
42	—	799	218.75	218.75
1	—	965	187.00	187.00
11	—	1,057	180.50	180.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	225.00	225.00
1	—	415	242.50	242.50
2	—	518	202.50–227.00	214.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	275.00	275.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	505	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	192.00	192.00
21	—	475	235.00–258.00	249.87
8	—	570	230.00–245.00	236.42
6	—	424	250.00–260.00	254.91
5	—	655	221.00–231.00	226.96
6	—	387	240.00–267.50	259.50
24	—	719	223.00–232.00	228.41
15	—	523	237.00–262.50	254.55
13	—	616	226.50–237.50	233.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	119.00–129.00	124.17
23	—	1,432	102.00–117.50	109.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	75.00–78.50	76.51
3	—	987	101.00–105.00	103.09
27	—	1,048	83.00–96.00	89.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	88.00–91.00	89.74
12	—	1,312	109.00–122.00	112.98
53	—	1,173	94.00–108.00	101.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,735	117.00–129.00	123.37
4	—	1,968	133.00–145.00	137.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,110.00	1,110.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	940.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	978	1,070.00–1,230.00	1,171.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,168	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,304.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,240.00	1,240.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	1,080.00–1,120.00	1,098.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,065	930.00–1,010.00	980.05

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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