Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers, along with bulls weighing up to 500 lbs., measuring 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls weighing over 500 lbs. sharply lower overall, with feeder heifers unevenly steady. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower with lean cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 1 load ML 1-2 preconditioned Heifers, 525 lbs., $250.00, medium to light flesh, mostly black and 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Heifers, 557 lbs., $247.60, medium flesh, mostly black.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $236.79/cwt on 410 head.

Average price

$236.79

410 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,250

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$136

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$72.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.46

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	247.60	1,379	85
Medium and Large 1-2	518	235.61	1,221	306
Medium and Large 2-3	444	218.97	971	14thin
Large 1	866	175.00	1,515	5thin

One grade step is worth $72.60/cwt here — about −$136 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 sale410 hd

236.79

—

TN average11 barns · 2,031 hd

225.33

+11.46

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	1,562	130.84	2,044	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	112.34	1,621	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	110.73	1,325	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	100.61	1,045	52
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,165	170.00	1,981	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,348	165.85	2,236	3thin

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)	1,155	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,219	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,071	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$940	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,665	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,608	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,350	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,310	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	707	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	584	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,168	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	217.67/cwt	217.50–218.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	227.56/cwt	217.00–238.00	1,195	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	237.81/cwt	230.00–243.00	878	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	226.84/cwt	217.50–237.50	749	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	244.96/cwt	242.50–247.50	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	220.94/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,368	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	231.31/cwt	222.00–235.50	1,318	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	249.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,311	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	231.73/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,441	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	247.60/cwt	247.60–247.60	1,379	85
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	—	883	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	264.77/cwt	252.50–276.00	1,250	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,753	6
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	—	840	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	271.19/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,386	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	269.06/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	236.78/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,586	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	271.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,144	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	235.27/cwt	232.50–236.00	1,743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	223.71/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	247.38/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,442	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	239.38/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,489	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	250.76/cwt	243.00–259.00	1,327	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	254.52/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	265.50/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	538	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	238.87/cwt	227.50–248.00	1,371	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	240.30/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,262	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	258.76/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,105	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	206.70/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,271	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	254.32/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,208	12
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	225.02/cwt	224.00–226.00	979	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	101.14/cwt	93.00–109.00	1,059	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	100.90/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,186	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	123.01/cwt	116.00–133.00	1,520	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	91.27/cwt	90.00–92.00	852	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	111.59/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,578	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,283	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,348	165.85/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,236	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,165	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,981	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,215	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	108.87/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,296	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,742	125.48/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,186	3
Bulls	—	—	2,200	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	3,124	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,836	1
Bulls	—	—	1,606	133.02/cwt	129.00–139.50	2,136	14
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,163	119.91/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,395	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,219.08/head	1,050.00–1,310.00	1,219	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	1,547.50/head	1,375.00–1,720.00	1,548	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,097.83/head	975.00–1,150.00	1,098	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,155	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	216.32/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,445	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	235.02/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,020	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	220.00/cwt	215.00–222.50	964	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	233.14/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,105	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	201.20/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,348	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	222.28/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	267.67/cwt	260.00–270.00	889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	272.60/cwt	260.00–290.00	998	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	226.40/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,073	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	386	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	276.07/cwt	260.00–290.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	307	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,006	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	1,480.00/head	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	2,062.50/head	1,975.00–2,150.00	2,063	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	1,837.50/head	1,650.00–2,025.00	1,838	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	990	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	990	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	855	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,086Last week 1,001Year ago 792

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 217Year ago 216

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 65Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	707	210.00	210.00
36	—	525	217.00–238.00	227.56
17	—	369	230.00–243.00	237.81
11	—	330	217.50–237.50	226.84
33	—	619	211.00–228.00	220.94
26	—	570	222.00–235.50	231.31
3	—	845	200.00	200.00
9	—	668	212.00–222.00	216.32
24	—	434	230.00–238.00	235.02
34	—	474	225.00–240.00	233.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	217.50–218.00	217.67
3	—	390	220.00	220.00
1	—	585	212.50	212.50
7	—	438	215.00–222.50	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	242.50–247.50	244.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	252.50	252.50
93	—	525	240.00–250.00	249.69
8	—	622	231.00–234.00	231.73
3	—	550	240.00	240.00
2	—	412	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	557	247.60	247.60
Heifers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	883	175.00	175.00
2	—	840	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	584	200.00	200.00
2	—	435	224.00–226.00	225.02
3	—	386	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	574	227.50–248.00	238.87
13	—	525	235.00–250.00	240.30
12	—	427	250.00–270.00	258.76
9	—	615	200.00–220.00	206.70
12	—	475	240.00–265.00	254.32
4	—	670	195.00–210.00	201.20
1	—	220	265.00	265.00
6	—	332	260.00–270.00	267.67
12	—	366	260.00–290.00	272.60
3	—	280	260.00–290.00	276.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	215.00	215.00
3	—	520	217.00–225.00	222.28
5	—	474	222.50–230.00	226.40
1	—	360	240.00	240.00
2	—	307	240.00	240.00
4	—	419	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	472	252.50–276.00	264.77
4	—	379	262.50–277.50	269.06
10	—	670	230.00–240.00	236.78
12	—	422	260.00–280.00	271.00
6	—	741	232.50–236.00	235.27
1	—	775	220.00	220.00
23	—	583	240.00–257.00	247.38
22	—	622	230.00–245.00	239.38
17	—	529	243.00–259.00	250.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	762	230.00	230.00
10	—	511	270.00–274.00	271.19
3	—	491	278.00	278.00
5	—	606	250.00–257.50	254.52
4	—	567	265.00–266.00	265.50
3	—	695	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	205.00	205.00
1	—	400	242.50	242.50
5	—	562	214.00–230.00	223.71
1	—	455	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	233.00	233.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,047	93.00–109.00	101.14
4	—	933	90.00–92.00	91.27
1	—	1,075	113.00	113.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	100.00–102.00	100.90
6	—	1,236	116.00–133.00	123.01
29	—	1,190	105.00–115.00	108.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,414	104.00–117.00	111.59
1	—	1,365	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,742	123.00–130.00	125.48
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	164.00–170.00	165.85
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,200	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,505	122.00	122.00
14	—	1,606	129.00–139.50	133.02
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	119.00–122.00	119.91

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,153	1,050.00–1,310.00	1,219.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,073	975.00–1,150.00	1,097.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,160.00	1,160.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,720.00	1,547.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,480.00	1,480.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,975.00–2,150.00	2,062.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00–2,025.00	1,837.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,310.00	1,310.00

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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