Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 6.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers 3.00 lower, and feeder bulls sharply lower overall. Lower prices on feeder classes due, in part, to decreased buyer participation. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and lean cows mostly steady, with boning cows 6.00 higher, and bulls 1.00 higher. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1-2 preconditioned Steers, 519 lb., $279.75, medium flesh, mixed colors.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.53/cwt on 300 head.

Average price

$221.53

300 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$21.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.24

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	222.60	1,157	285
Large 1	565	201.25	1,137	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	475	201.20	956	13thin

One grade step is worth $21.40/cwt here — about $200 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

221.53

—

TN average10 barns · 1,980 hd

220.29

+1.24

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	1,626	122.33	1,989	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	111.30	1,322	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	111.11	1,594	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	94.07	985	17

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)	1,190	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,180	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,023	$1,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,360	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,328	2thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2Value Added	—	352	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	222.56/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,709	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	254.13/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,217	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	219.67/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	260.09/cwt	250.00–267.50	986	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	925	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	225.77/cwt	214.00–230.00	853	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	204.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	223.18/cwt	217.50–227.50	937	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	219.89/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,150	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	276.84/cwt	252.50–279.75	1,437	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	257	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	694	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	362	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	216.56/cwt	212.50–227.50	699	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,292	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	245.89/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,249	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	220.04/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,028	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	215.13/cwt	207.50–218.00	1,241	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	216.26/cwt	210.00–232.50	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	232.69/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,494	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	213.87/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	245.36/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,637	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	225.49/cwt	222.50–228.00	1,630	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	270.39/cwt	267.50–285.00	914	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	256.39/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,523	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	238.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,402	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	242.62/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	238.01/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,257	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	255.89/cwt	255.00–256.50	1,617	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	257.24/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	265.70/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	241.30/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,262	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	83.04/cwt	80.00–86.00	779	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	122.93/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,569	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	109.96/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,283	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,326	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	94.76/cwt	88.00–102.00	1,018	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	121.17/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,669	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	109.43/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,580	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	98.10/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,142	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	820	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	894	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,653	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	124.61/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,128	12
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,170	110.01/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,287	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,180.00/head	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,180	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,480.00/head	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,475.43/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	236.04/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,006	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	206.69/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,374	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	225.60/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,257	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,498	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	590	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	206.66/cwt	200.00–212.50	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	199.92/cwt	197.50–205.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	251.43/cwt	247.50–255.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	252.53/cwt	245.00–270.00	952	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	217.66/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,143	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	211.10/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,376	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	209.50/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,213	16
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	381	233.09/cwt	230.00–237.50	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	199.50/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,416	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	249.91/cwt	240.00–260.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	216.85/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,032	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,052	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	206.39/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	216.58/cwt	210.00–220.00	927	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.

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Jul 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,094Last week 1,037Year ago 684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 158Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 18Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	352	265.00	265.00
7	—	768	222.00–223.00	222.56
111	—	519	252.50–279.75	276.84
2	—	257	270.00	270.00
14	—	667	240.00–250.00	245.36
9	—	723	222.50–228.00	225.49
9	—	594	255.00–257.50	256.39
10	—	632	255.00–256.50	255.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	479	242.50–262.50	254.13
6	—	769	218.00–220.00	219.67
8	—	379	250.00–267.50	260.09
12	—	642	227.50–235.00	232.69
1	—	855	217.00	217.00
2	—	690	220.00–230.00	225.00
6	—	338	267.50–285.00	270.39
1	—	920	206.00	206.00
5	—	588	235.00–240.00	238.52
2	—	420	237.50–247.50	242.62
9	—	528	230.00–255.00	238.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	361	292.50	292.50
1	—	420	260.00	260.00
2	—	495	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	227.50	227.50
1	—	340	250.00	250.00
2	—	673	200.00–210.00	204.87
5	—	423	210.00–232.50	216.26
2	—	625	210.00–217.50	213.87
1	—	515	207.50	207.50
2	—	565	210.00–220.00	215.09
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	215.00	215.00
1	—	350	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	925	177.00	177.00
2	—	617	217.50	217.50
2	—	362	232.50	232.50
52	—	508	233.00–247.00	245.89
10	—	557	224.00–227.00	225.60
7	—	681	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	378	214.00–230.00	225.77
28	—	420	217.50–227.50	223.18
46	—	523	210.00–228.00	219.89
13	—	323	212.50–227.50	216.56
15	—	630	200.00–210.00	205.02
27	—	467	210.00–227.00	220.04
42	—	577	207.50–218.00	215.13
8	—	665	202.50–210.00	206.69
3	—	730	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	205.00	205.00
3	—	595	190.00	190.00
5	—	418	200.00–212.50	206.66
1	—	385	207.50	207.50
3	—	470	197.50–205.00	199.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	200.00	200.00
1	—	590	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	200.00	200.00
1	—	345	220.00	220.00
4	—	381	230.00–237.50	233.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	285.00	285.00
1	—	580	234.00	234.00
2	—	478	247.50–267.50	257.24
3	—	418	260.00–270.00	265.70
2	—	523	240.00–242.50	241.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	177.50	177.50
18	—	426	225.00–252.50	236.04
2	—	315	247.50–255.00	251.43
18	—	377	245.00–270.00	252.53
10	—	525	210.00–230.00	217.66
9	—	652	205.00–212.50	211.10
16	—	579	200.00–220.00	209.50
17	—	710	191.00–205.00	199.50
1	—	205	265.00	265.00
4	—	265	240.00–260.00	249.91
16	—	476	210.00–240.00	216.85
4	—	624	200.00–212.50	206.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	200.00	200.00
1	—	270	230.00	230.00
3	—	428	210.00–220.00	216.58
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	80.00–86.00	83.04
1	—	1,275	104.00	104.00
12	—	1,074	88.00–102.00	94.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,276	119.00–129.00	122.93
30	—	1,167	105.00–116.00	109.96
4	—	1,164	94.00–101.00	98.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,377	119.00–126.00	121.17
18	—	1,444	102.00–115.00	109.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	109.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	132.00	132.00
12	—	1,708	120.00–129.00	124.61
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	107.00–113.00	110.01

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	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,360.00	1,360.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,480.00	1,480.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,180.00	1,180.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,023	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475.43

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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