Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes sharply higher overall, with slaughter cows 2.00 to 7.00 higher, and slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.15/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$231.15

194 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$471

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

$29.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.12

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	536	231.64	1,240	190
Medium and Large 2-3	405	213.75	866	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	380	202.50	770	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.14/cwt here — about $471 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 sale194 hd

231.15

—

TN average12 barns · 2,013 hd

220.03

+11.12

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	1,695	132.89	2,253	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	111.20	1,522	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	108.84	1,275	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	93.01	1,019	18
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,130	175.00	1,978	1thin

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)	1,083	$1,401	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,310	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,318	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	214.23/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	263.88/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,227	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	244.61/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	260.47/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,107	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	259.16/cwt	256.00–272.50	1,630	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	227.58/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,548	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	233.21/cwt	224.00–248.00	1,012	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	288.13/cwt	284.00–292.50	1,060	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	241.71/cwt	235.00–247.50	902	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	214.42/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,535	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	241.18/cwt	235.00–247.50	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	245.63/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,145	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	228.21/cwt	228.00–228.50	1,506	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,691	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	827	237.55/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,965	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	245.02/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,159	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	246.59/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,401	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	258.92/cwt	247.50–266.00	1,331	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	239.08/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,365	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	228.95/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,319	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	228.20/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,198	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	270.46/cwt	269.00–274.00	1,433	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	214.26/cwt	212.50–218.00	1,564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	611	220.80/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	273.02/cwt	267.00–279.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	261.51/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	657	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,445	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	105.88/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,231	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	120.03/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,444	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,130	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,978	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	109.48/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,490	21
Bulls	—	—	1,647	132.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,182	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	82.32/cwt	81.00–85.00	878	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	103.88/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,000	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	94.76/cwt	87.00–101.00	1,068	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	120.23/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,696	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,190	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,452	1
Bulls	—	—	2,140	139.98/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,996	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,401.04/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,401	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/head	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,580.00/head	1,580.00–1,580.00	1,580	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	248.08/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,300	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	206.67/cwt	200.00–220.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	202.12/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,247	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	246.70/cwt	233.00–257.50	1,026	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	269.96/cwt	265.00–275.00	899	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	467	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	967	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	522	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	237.80/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,358	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	246.33/cwt	237.50–253.00	1,283	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	271.17/cwt	267.50–275.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	173.06/cwt	167.50–178.00	1,256	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	218.80/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	235.00/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,116	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	225.52/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,398	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	249.89/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,177	10

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 Aug 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 702Last week 826Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 109Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 78Year ago 27

Compared to last week, feeder classes sharply higher overall, with slaughter cows 2.00 to 7.00 higher, and slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	606	210.00–222.50	214.23
2	—	542	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	465	260.00–279.00	263.88
2	—	767	244.00	244.00
1	—	295	305.00	305.00
8	—	702	255.00	255.00
18	—	629	256.00–272.50	259.16
6	—	368	284.00–292.50	288.13
13	—	671	252.00	252.00
7	—	827	226.00–242.00	237.55
7	—	530	269.00–274.00	270.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	240.00–252.50	244.61
9	—	425	247.50–267.50	260.47
1	—	310	260.00	260.00
15	—	680	217.50–240.00	227.58
1	—	800	209.00	209.00
3	—	398	257.50	257.50
5	—	473	237.50–250.00	245.02
2	—	770	232.50	232.50
18	—	568	238.00–250.00	246.59
27	—	514	247.50–266.00	258.92
3	—	730	212.50–218.00	214.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	434	224.00–248.00	233.21
13	—	373	235.00–247.50	241.71
6	—	333	235.00–247.50	241.18
26	—	576	215.00–235.00	228.95
1	—	735	201.00	201.00
28	—	525	217.50–235.00	228.20
1	—	750	194.00	194.00
4	—	659	210.00–222.50	218.80
25	—	475	225.00–240.00	235.00
18	—	620	212.50–230.00	225.52
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	716	214.00–219.00	214.42
1	—	790	201.00	201.00
5	—	466	243.00–250.00	245.63
7	—	660	228.00–228.50	228.21
1	—	620	237.00	237.00
17	—	571	236.00–242.00	239.08
2	—	410	259.00	259.00
7	—	521	237.50–253.00	246.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	215.00	215.00
1	—	395	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	290.00	290.00
2	—	362	290.00	290.00
4	—	611	217.50–230.00	220.80
3	—	490	267.00–279.00	273.02
2	—	523	260.00–263.00	261.51
2	—	657	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	524	242.50–255.00	248.08
3	—	693	183.00	183.00
10	—	617	190.00–207.00	202.12
7	—	416	233.00–257.50	246.70
2	—	333	265.00–275.00	269.96
14	—	571	235.00–247.50	237.80
2	—	358	267.50–275.00	271.17
5	—	726	167.50–178.00	173.06
10	—	471	242.50–260.00	249.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	222.00	222.00
1	—	585	218.00	218.00
1	—	420	225.00	225.00
1	—	380	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	200.00–220.00	206.67
2	—	467	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	204.00	204.00
1	—	600	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,163	97.00–113.00	105.88
9	—	1,203	116.00–125.00	120.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,361	102.00–116.00	109.48
4	—	1,411	118.00–125.00	120.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,066	81.00–85.00	82.32
2	—	963	103.00–105.00	103.88
12	—	1,127	87.00–101.00	94.76
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	175.00	175.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,647	125.00–135.00	132.48
2	—	2,140	139.00–141.00	139.98
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,580.00	1,580.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	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	—	1,050	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,401.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	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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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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