Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 3.00 to 4.00 higher, with feeder heifers 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls sharply higher overall. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 7.00 higher with slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Today's Replacement offerings included a high-quality herd dispersal of approximately 60 head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $233.36/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$233.36

287 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.61

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	512	233.36	1,195	287

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale287 hd

233.36

—

TN average15 barns · 3,905 hd

225.75

+7.61

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	—	Low	1,749	132.45	2,317	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	116.97	1,718	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	115.90	1,408	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	102.11	1,098	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,706	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,636	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,423	$1,608	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,527	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,097	$1,495	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$1,205	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,370	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,203	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,178	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,053	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,983	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,867	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	331	236.44/cwt	230.00–240.00	783	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	233.32/cwt	220.00–245.00	870	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	233.42/cwt	220.00–240.00	983	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	220.42/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,380	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	233.92/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,097	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	246.00/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,053	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	254.12/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,199	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	234.59/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,419	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	232.76/cwt	218.00–239.00	1,208	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	200.47/cwt	197.50–202.50	1,439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	234.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,315	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	247.61/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,550	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	218.18/cwt	209.00–227.50	1,514	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	260.50/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	276.24/cwt	276.00–277.50	1,359	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	202.83/cwt	202.50–203.00	1,542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	265.17/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,244	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	246.96/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,294	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	238.79/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,726	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	272.11/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,173	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	261.82/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,382	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	251.84/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,451	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	237.51/cwt	229.00–252.50	1,603	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	227	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	397	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	271.92/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,028	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,465	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	258.16/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,206	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	287.45/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,494	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	114.95/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,698	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	90.48/cwt	90.00–91.00	785	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	114.27/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,163	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	101.62/cwt	93.00–109.50	1,115	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	123.71/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,781	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	100.54/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,189	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	127.75/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,617	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	113.21/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,356	48
Bulls	—	—	1,442	120.12/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,732	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	144.34/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,569	3
Bulls	—	—	1,857	133.89/cwt	127.00–138.00	2,486	13
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,175	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,351	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,635.89/head	1,475.00–1,770.00	1,636	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	1,608.19/head	1,550.00–1,660.00	1,608	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,105.00/head	2,100.00–2,110.00	2,105	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,980.00/head	1,980.00–1,980.00	1,980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,204.67/head	1,000.00–1,430.00	1,205	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,495.26/head	1,340.00–1,650.00	1,495	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,527.02/head	1,250.00–1,825.00	1,527	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,510.00/head	2,510.00–2,510.00	2,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,706.11/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,706	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,370.00/head	2,370.00–2,370.00	2,370	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,982.50/head	1,790.00–2,175.00	1,983	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,866.67/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,867	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	217.92/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,543	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	221.64/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,383	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	233.78/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	226.31/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	241.08/cwt	232.50–253.00	1,393	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	252.74/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,329	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	260.00/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,105	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	223.95/cwt	212.50–232.50	1,521	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	276.96/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,039	9

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,001Last week 971Year ago 771

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 230Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 45Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	331	230.00–240.00	236.44
13	—	373	220.00–245.00	233.32
35	—	421	220.00–240.00	233.42
19	—	626	212.00–229.00	220.42
47	—	469	220.00–243.00	233.92
45	—	519	218.00–239.00	232.76
5	—	718	197.50–202.50	200.47
32	—	562	220.00–240.00	234.00
12	—	694	209.00–227.50	218.18
3	—	760	202.50–203.00	202.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	245.00–247.50	246.00
18	—	472	250.00–256.00	254.12
15	—	605	233.00–236.00	234.59
7	—	732	219.00	219.00
13	—	524	241.00–255.00	246.96
3	—	355	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	626	237.50–257.50	247.61
19	—	469	252.50–272.50	265.17
13	—	723	229.00–240.00	238.79
8	—	750	219.00	219.00
2	—	330	280.00	280.00
28	—	431	250.00–281.00	272.11
24	—	528	250.00–270.00	261.82
19	—	576	240.00–260.00	251.84
18	—	675	229.00–252.50	237.51
2	—	810	227.00	227.00
13	—	378	260.00–285.00	271.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	651	260.00–262.50	260.50
14	—	492	276.00–277.50	276.24
3	—	753	240.00	240.00
4	—	510	274.00	274.00
6	—	555	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	290.00	290.00
1	—	350	305.00	305.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	227	175.00	175.00
3	—	250	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	467	245.00–267.50	258.16
12	—	708	205.00–220.00	217.92
8	—	624	210.00–232.50	221.64
25	—	578	232.50–253.00	241.08
12	—	526	244.00–260.00	252.74
14	—	425	250.00–275.00	260.00
8	—	679	212.50–232.50	223.95
9	—	375	270.00–287.50	276.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	262.50	262.50
1	—	450	275.00	275.00
2	—	408	285.00–290.00	287.45
7	—	625	239.00	239.00
2	—	665	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	230.00–235.00	233.78
1	—	435	232.50	232.50
4	—	536	222.50–230.00	226.31
2	—	322	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,477	109.00–120.00	114.95
6	—	1,440	123.00–125.00	123.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	90.00–91.00	90.48
3	—	1,018	113.00–115.00	114.27
27	—	1,097	93.00–109.50	101.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,183	94.00–105.00	100.54
20	—	1,266	122.00–136.00	127.75
48	—	1,198	107.00–120.00	113.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	119.00–122.00	120.12
3	—	1,780	143.00–146.00	144.34
13	—	1,857	127.00–138.00	133.89
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	115.00	115.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,400	1,475.00–1,770.00	1,635.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,423	1,550.00–1,660.00	1,608.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,173	1,000.00–1,430.00	1,204.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,097	1,340.00–1,650.00	1,495.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	1,250.00–1,825.00	1,527.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,190	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,706.11
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,110.00	2,105.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,980.00	1,980.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,510.00	2,510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,370.00	2,370.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,790.00–2,175.00	1,982.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,866.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,325.00	2,325.00

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

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