Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, based on a heavier test this week, feeder steers unevenly steady overall. Feeder heifers 7.00 lower overall and feeder bulls 3.00 lower with exception of those weighing over 650 lbs. sharply lower. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 8.00 lower with slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.54/cwt on 410 head.

Average price

$234.54

410 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,207

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$30.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.72

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	515	235.66	1,213	395
Large 1	517	205.00	1,059	15thin

One grade step is worth $30.66/cwt here — about $154 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

234.54

—

TN average12 barns · 3,169 hd

223.82

+10.72

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	1,744	129.41	2,257	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	105.03	1,552	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	103.17	1,222	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	89.23	891	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)	1,343	$1,464	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,097	$1,132	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,085	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	730	217.54/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,588	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	229.25/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,309	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	965	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	230.33/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,458	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	244.23/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,038	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	254.92/cwt	242.50–259.50	1,239	66
Heifers	Large 1	—	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	580	201.30/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,168	4
Steers	Large 1	—	518	217.71/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	250.61/cwt	247.00–252.50	1,679	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	266.19/cwt	258.00–267.00	1,528	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	243.24/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	247.36/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,279	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,375	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	269.75/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,136	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	267.73/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,023	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	228.81/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	810	2
Steers	Large 1	—	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	235.43/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,601	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	245.82/cwt	234.00–253.00	1,514	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	259.58/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,220	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	252.28/cwt	243.00–259.00	1,342	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,258	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	268.12/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,413	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,650	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	249.24/cwt	239.00–252.50	1,398	34
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	228.78/cwt	227.50–230.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	271.92/cwt	260.00–284.00	892	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	260.04/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,212	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	595	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,473	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	105.07/cwt	97.00–112.00	1,557	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,585	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,332	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	81.01/cwt	75.50–83.50	786	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	90.73/cwt	85.50–93.50	1,106	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	112.33/cwt	110.00–114.50	1,415	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	102.36/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,186	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	94.99/cwt	90.00–102.00	968	10
Bulls	—	—	1,709	127.30/cwt	121.00–132.00	2,176	18
Bulls	—	—	1,848	135.74/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,508	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,463.59/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,464	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,131.78/head	1,000.00–1,260.00	1,132	3
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	—	289	273.16/cwt	267.00–287.50	789	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	207.13/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,379	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	248.27/cwt	236.00–260.00	1,065	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	254.50/cwt	250.00–265.00	970	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	239.65/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,277	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	225.66/cwt	219.00–233.00	1,293	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	436	206.78/cwt	200.00–212.50	902	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	710	188.87/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,341	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	210.90/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,033	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	203.33/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,297	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	220.73/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,357	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	206.46/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,462	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	219.02/cwt	212.50–224.00	1,369	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	241.65/cwt	230.00–247.50	819	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	387	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	225.75/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,199	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	244.02/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,152	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	348	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	231.13/cwt	224.00–238.00	962	28
Heifers	Large 1	—	480	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	235.24/cwt	230.00–247.50	894	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	213.14/cwt	207.50–219.00	1,420	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	216.68/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	229.17/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,091	56

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 Sep 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,496Last week 1,131Year ago 821

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 204Year ago 213

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 27Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	730	205.00–220.00	217.54
53	—	571	217.50–235.00	229.25
19	—	625	212.50–224.00	219.02
14	—	339	230.00–247.50	241.65
40	—	531	217.50–235.00	225.75
28	—	416	224.00–238.00	231.13
12	—	380	230.00–247.50	235.24
8	—	666	207.50–219.00	213.14
3	—	770	215.00–220.00	216.68
56	—	476	220.00–239.00	229.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	386	250.00	250.00
18	—	633	230.00–233.00	230.33
9	—	425	241.00–246.00	244.23
66	—	486	242.50–259.50	254.92
24	—	517	242.00–252.00	247.36
21	—	559	246.00	246.00
4	—	348	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	210.00	210.00
4	—	580	197.50–205.00	201.30
4	—	436	200.00–212.50	206.78
2	—	710	180.00–197.50	188.87
2	—	387	215.00	215.00
2	—	480	212.50	212.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	212.50–227.50	217.71
3	—	570	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	670	247.00–252.50	250.61
23	—	574	258.00–267.00	266.19
10	—	721	239.00–245.00	243.24
7	—	451	279.00	279.00
17	—	527	264.00–272.00	268.12
22	—	625	264.00	264.00
3	—	791	236.00	236.00
1	—	870	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	421	260.00–280.00	269.75
10	—	382	255.00–273.00	267.73
3	—	713	227.50–230.00	228.81
2	—	835	218.00	218.00
2	—	292	277.50	277.50
9	—	680	230.00–240.00	235.43
24	—	616	234.00–253.00	245.82
28	—	470	250.00–270.00	259.58
1	—	300	305.00	305.00
32	—	532	243.00–259.00	252.28
1	—	765	229.00	229.00
34	—	561	239.00–252.50	249.24
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	227.50–230.00	228.78
5	—	490	200.00–220.00	210.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	260.00–284.00	271.92
8	—	289	267.00–287.50	273.16
5	—	666	202.50–210.00	207.13
23	—	429	236.00–260.00	248.27
10	—	381	250.00–265.00	254.50
39	—	533	230.00–254.00	239.65
15	—	573	219.00–233.00	225.66
11	—	615	215.00–224.00	220.73
9	—	708	199.00–210.00	206.46
10	—	472	238.00–250.00	244.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	255.00–265.00	260.04
1	—	530	260.00	260.00
1	—	415	275.00	275.00
3	—	595	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	638	200.00–205.00	203.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,482	97.00–112.00	105.07
1	—	1,390	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,410	94.50	94.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	970	75.50–83.50	81.01
10	—	1,019	90.00–102.00	94.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,219	85.50–93.50	90.73
10	—	1,260	110.00–114.50	112.33
36	—	1,159	95.00–109.00	102.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,709	121.00–132.00	127.30
6	—	1,848	134.00–138.00	135.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,343	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,097	1,000.00–1,260.00	1,131.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00

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

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How this sale compares

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