Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers measuring 6.00 to 7.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls weighing up to 600 lbs. mostly steady and those weighing over 600 lbs. sharply higher. Slaughter classes steady to 2.00 lower with exception of lean cows 4.00 higher. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Heifers, 578 lb., $253.00, light to medium flesh, mostly black/bwf with one Charolais X.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $244.67/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$244.67

270 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$24.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.99

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	253.50	1,465	79
Medium and Large 1-2	507	241.60	1,224	182
Large 1	503	229.18	1,153	9thin

One grade step is worth $24.32/cwt here — about $313 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 sale270 hd

244.67

—

TN average8 barns · 1,575 hd

227.68

+16.99

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	1,731	131.11	2,270	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	110.55	1,679	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	104.93	1,266	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	98.11	1,092	13

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)	1,293	$1,512	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,445	$1,320	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$1,234	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,123	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$910	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,435	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,087	$1,414	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	715	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,555	$2,075	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,315	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,530	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,420	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2	—	581	248.75/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,445	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	247.50/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,374	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	244.85/cwt	240.00–252.00	938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	277.95/cwt	277.50–278.00	1,256	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	255.17/cwt	254.00–257.50	1,763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	246.17/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,049	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	240.94/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,267	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	235.82/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,363	20
Heifers	Large 1	—	418	230.15/cwt	225.00–235.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,465	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	229.34/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,525	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	248.31/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,179	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	228.83/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,421	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	248.23/cwt	242.50–250.00	812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	235.71/cwt	222.50–245.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	236.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,350	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	245.69/cwt	234.00–256.00	1,283	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	258.77/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,240	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	534	231.97/cwt	227.50–233.00	1,239	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	223.01/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	269.89/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,584	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	268.02/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,383	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	264.89/cwt	264.00–267.50	1,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	284.24/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	298.36/cwt	295.00–300.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	242.29/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,502	12
Bulls	Large 1	—	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	210.37/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,395	10
Bulls	Large 1	—	470	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	627	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	264.51/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,217	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	98.17/cwt	93.50–103.00	1,099	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,235	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	109.92/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,686	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,426	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	103.77/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,248	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	894	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	118.52/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,727	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	115.99/cwt	115.50–116.50	1,438	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,697	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,810	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	131.63/cwt	122.00–137.00	2,277	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,620.00/head	1,620.00–1,620.00	1,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,233.52/head	1,200.00–1,270.00	1,234	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,512.33/head	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,512	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,175	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	715	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,505.00/head	1,275.00–1,620.00	1,505	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,310.38/head	1,240.00–1,375.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	560	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	213.90/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,048	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	278.28/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,016	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	262.26/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,112	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	188.35/cwt	175.00–197.50	1,526	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	510	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	225.85/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,384	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	248.65/cwt	239.00–256.00	1,166	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,315	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,530.00/head	1,530.00–1,530.00	1,530	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,420.00/head	1,420.00–1,420.00	1,420	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.

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Sep 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 723Last week 702Year ago 902

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 135Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 18Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	581	240.00–255.00	248.75
7	—	479	255.00–265.00	258.77
3	—	723	220.00–225.00	223.01
2	—	678	230.00–240.00	234.98
29	—	516	260.00–277.50	268.02
1	—	765	237.00	237.00
5	—	426	264.00–267.50	264.89
1	—	270	280.00	280.00
3	—	378	270.00–295.00	284.24
3	—	320	295.00–300.00	298.36
12	—	620	235.00–250.00	242.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	452	277.50–278.00	277.95
6	—	691	254.00–257.50	255.17
5	—	632	263.00	263.00
1	—	805	218.00	218.00
31	—	587	265.00–278.00	269.89
5	—	734	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	555	244.00–248.00	247.50
2	—	772	208.00	208.00
2	—	370	260.00	260.00
13	—	665	227.00–232.00	229.34
6	—	616	237.50	237.50
5	—	411	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	383	240.00–252.00	244.85
28	—	426	240.00–252.50	246.17
19	—	526	235.00–246.00	240.94
20	—	578	226.00–240.00	235.82
44	—	475	237.00–252.00	248.31
15	—	621	219.00–236.00	228.83
7	—	327	242.50–250.00	248.23
2	—	663	215.00–220.00	217.53
4	—	268	222.50–245.00	235.71
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	225.00–235.00	230.15
1	—	460	220.00	220.00
5	—	534	227.50–233.00	231.97
1	—	560	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	578	253.50	253.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	572	230.00–240.00	236.02
26	—	522	234.00–256.00	245.69
10	—	663	200.00–219.00	210.37
5	—	718	204.00–220.00	213.90
9	—	365	272.50–285.00	278.28
12	—	424	254.00–268.00	262.26
3	—	810	175.00–197.50	188.35
2	—	768	197.50	197.50
2	—	260	280.00	280.00
1	—	345	284.00	284.00
9	—	613	217.50–230.00	225.85
23	—	469	239.00–256.00	248.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	220.00	220.00
2	—	480	230.00	230.00
4	—	407	234.00	234.00
1	—	235	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	250.00	250.00
1	—	470	237.50	237.50
1	—	510	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	627	251.00	251.00
2	—	505	260.00	260.00
2	—	460	264.00–265.00	264.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,119	93.50–103.00	98.17
1	—	1,160	106.50	106.50
1	—	1,005	89.00	89.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,534	103.00–115.00	109.92
1	—	1,485	96.00	96.00
3	—	1,457	117.00–121.00	118.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,203	97.00–111.00	103.77
2	—	1,240	115.50–116.50	115.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	112.00	112.00
1	—	1,965	143.00	143.00
14	—	1,730	122.00–137.00	131.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,620.00	1,620.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,117	1,275.00–1,620.00	1,505.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,240.00–1,375.00	1,310.38
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	888	1,200.00–1,270.00	1,233.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,293	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,512.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	1,320.00	1,320.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,070.00	1,070.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,315	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,555	2,075.00	2,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,530.00	1,530.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,420.00	1,420.00

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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