Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends are available this week due to the market being closed last week in observance of the 4th of July holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.92/cwt on 233 head.

Average price

$213.92

233 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$31.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.20

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	520	214.06	1,114	232
Small and Medium 1-2	415	182.50	757	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.56/cwt here — about $357 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 sale233 hd

213.92

—

TN average6 barns · 1,502 hd

212.72

+1.20

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	1,692	126.04	2,133	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	104.65	1,460	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	101.68	1,222	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	91.05	954	54

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)	1,515	$1,470	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,310	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,214	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,463	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,425	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	485	238.00/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	275.31/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	244.85/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,293	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	271.43/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,143	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	244.44/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,406	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	237.22/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,447	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	198.80/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,348	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	234.96/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,123	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	254.92/cwt	240.00–270.00	737	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	513	201.47/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	323	246.22/cwt	242.50–250.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	200.19/cwt	197.00–201.00	1,323	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	242.48/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,154	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	493	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,247	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	650	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	225.08/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,513	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	216.01/cwt	212.50–221.00	1,570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	232.76/cwt	222.50–242.50	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	890	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	186.67/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,269	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	229.27/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,188	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,264	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	221.54/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,055	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	216.88/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,139	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	221.14/cwt	212.00–230.00	922	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	212.86/cwt	210.00–220.00	792	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	391	235.83/cwt	235.00–237.50	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	276.04/cwt	260.00–280.50	1,325	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	599	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,611	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	219.80/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,776	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	263.46/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	243.60/cwt	235.00–263.00	1,118	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	273.37/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,042	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	229.29/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,291	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	300.15/cwt	295.00–305.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	260.66/cwt	257.50–264.00	1,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	727	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	98.87/cwt	92.00–105.50	1,172	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	78.50/cwt	73.00–84.50	789	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	108.63/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,350	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	102.81/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,070	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	91.92/cwt	86.00–98.00	975	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	111.31/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,608	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	103.60/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,437	19
Bulls	—	—	1,630	134.42/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,191	3
Bulls	—	—	1,686	124.14/cwt	120.50–129.00	2,093	9
Bulls	—	—	1,935	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,283	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	795	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,214.12/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,214	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,470.00/head	1,470.00–1,470.00	1,470	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,406.25/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,406	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	187.65/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	223.33/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,360	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	222.65/cwt	215.00–230.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	213.56/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,125	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	219.98/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,032	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	266.60/cwt	257.50–275.00	856	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	232.79/cwt	206.00–255.00	1,208	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	236.55/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,001	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,258	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	247.02/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,065	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	228.30/cwt	210.00–236.00	742	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	190.63/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	208.65/cwt	202.50–214.00	1,210	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,074Last week 1,370Year ago 1,328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 149Year ago 289

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 51Year ago 36

No trends are available this week due to the market being closed last week in observance of the 4th of July holiday.

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
2	—	485	236.00–240.00	238.00
2	—	323	242.50–250.00	246.22
16	—	661	197.00–201.00	200.19
2	—	890	115.00	115.00
14	—	518	225.00–240.00	229.27
8	—	635	199.00	199.00
4	—	740	190.00	190.00
3	—	391	235.00–237.50	235.83
10	—	423	235.00–240.00	236.55
5	—	572	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	195.00–208.00	201.47
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	680	180.00–195.00	186.67
44	—	476	210.00–235.00	221.54
40	—	525	200.00–222.50	216.88
15	—	417	212.00–230.00	221.14
12	—	372	210.00–220.00	212.86
12	—	325	210.00–236.00	228.30
4	—	614	190.00–192.50	190.63
19	—	580	202.50–214.00	208.65
1	—	740	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	222.50	222.50
6	—	476	240.00–247.50	242.48
2	—	570	222.50–242.50	232.76
2	—	732	207.00	207.00
1	—	385	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	260.00–282.50	275.31
1	—	755	200.00	200.00
13	—	528	240.00–254.00	244.85
7	—	421	255.00–280.00	271.43
29	—	575	235.00–257.00	244.44
15	—	610	230.00–251.00	237.22
11	—	672	220.00–231.00	225.08
7	—	727	212.50–221.00	216.01
5	—	459	235.00–263.00	243.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	732	241.00	241.00
1	—	680	257.00	257.00
6	—	774	220.00	220.00
20	—	480	260.00–280.50	276.04
11	—	599	269.00	269.00
9	—	808	218.00–226.00	219.80
5	—	503	257.50–265.00	263.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	247.50	247.50
1	—	480	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	678	190.00–210.00	198.80
12	—	478	230.00–253.00	234.96
7	—	289	240.00–270.00	254.92
5	—	381	255.00–277.50	273.37
20	—	563	217.50–237.50	229.29
3	—	758	184.00–194.00	187.65
14	—	609	220.00–232.50	223.33
9	—	321	257.50–275.00	266.60
23	—	519	206.00–255.00	232.79
6	—	431	242.50–260.00	247.02
1	—	710	192.50	192.50
4	—	237	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	240.00	240.00
3	—	420	215.00–230.00	222.65
7	—	527	210.00–220.00	213.56
6	—	469	217.50–222.50	219.98
3	—	575	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	295.00–305.00	300.15
2	—	478	257.50–264.00	260.66
1	—	400	290.00	290.00
1	—	255	285.00	285.00
3	—	361	292.50	292.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,185	92.00–105.50	98.87
19	—	1,243	106.00–116.00	108.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,005	73.00–84.50	78.50
8	—	1,041	101.00–107.00	102.81
36	—	1,061	86.00–98.00	91.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	109.00–115.00	111.31
19	—	1,387	97.00–107.00	103.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	131.00–138.00	134.42
9	—	1,686	120.50–129.00	124.14
1	—	1,935	118.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,406.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,310.00	1,310.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,040	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,214.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,515	1,470.00	1,470.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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