Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 to 3.00 higher, with feeder heifers and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sharply lower overall, with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load preconditioned ML 1-2 Steers, 514 lbs., $290.50, light to medium flesh, mixed colors.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $229.29/cwt on 453 head.

Average price

$229.29

453 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.12

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	541	229.29	1,240	453

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 sale453 hd

229.29

—

TN average12 barns · 3,016 hd

219.17

+10.12

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	—	Low	1,579	121.12	1,913	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	94.37	1,314	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	91.98	1,094	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	82.50	865	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,290	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$1,126	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,100	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,240	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,141	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,338	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	256.22/cwt	253.50–269.00	1,852	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	222.15/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,273	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	215.57/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,464	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	202.27/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	226.48/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	230.96/cwt	230.50–235.00	1,527	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	250.52/cwt	237.50–250.75	1,368	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,007	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	243.22/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,620	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	234.08/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	246.00/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,513	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	731	216.29/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	237.07/cwt	232.00–238.50	1,377	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	222.47/cwt	216.00–232.00	1,177	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	216.70/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,328	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	181.99/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	206.08/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	227.15/cwt	218.00–242.00	1,074	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	236.63/cwt	230.00–247.50	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	265.61/cwt	260.00–277.50	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	248.12/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,424	15
Steers	Large 1	—	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Steers	Large 1	—	427	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	262.11/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,250	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	264.58/cwt	256.00–269.50	1,635	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	252.45/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	266.54/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,119	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	281.19/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	287.79/cwt	267.50–290.50	1,482	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	269.36/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,018	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	206.10/cwt	203.00–212.50	1,707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	215.40/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	251.82/cwt	242.50–258.00	1,289	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	226.70/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,301	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	260.55/cwt	255.00–270.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	269.84/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	247.94/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,314	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	102.93/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,477	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	95.03/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,304	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	101.85/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,331	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	81.19/cwt	80.50–82.00	922	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	90.75/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,060	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	80.15/cwt	75.00–83.50	825	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	82.48/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,287	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	94.26/cwt	93.50–95.00	1,077	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,659	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,462	1
Bulls	—	—	1,632	124.72/cwt	118.00–130.00	2,035	11
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,223	111.31/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,361	4
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,280	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,645	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,140.59/head	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,141	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,126.00/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,126	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,133.67/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	248.63/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,183	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	244.97/cwt	242.00–252.50	1,051	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	178.56/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	221.20/cwt	207.50–228.00	1,356	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	254.50/cwt	254.00–255.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	233.43/cwt	220.00–250.00	878	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	183.51/cwt	175.50–190.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	227.42/cwt	217.00–237.50	976	29
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	243.23/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,141	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	253.33/cwt	246.00–267.50	978	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	202.25/cwt	197.00–218.00	1,375	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	249.61/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,071	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	210.02/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	233.22/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,217	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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 1,553Last week 1,496Year ago 1,051

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 191Year ago 196

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 12Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	723	253.50–269.00	256.22
39	—	618	256.00–269.50	264.58
5	—	669	250.00–262.50	252.45
2	—	368	280.00–282.50	281.19
109	—	515	267.50–290.50	287.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	853	200.00–209.00	202.27
8	—	666	239.00–247.50	243.22
8	—	719	232.50–235.00	234.08
15	—	615	235.00–249.00	246.00
4	—	344	260.00–277.50	265.61
15	—	574	237.50–257.50	248.12
17	—	477	252.50–277.50	262.11
16	—	420	260.00–280.00	266.54
9	—	378	260.00–276.00	269.36
5	—	828	203.00–212.50	206.10
1	—	285	280.00	280.00
7	—	786	214.00–219.00	215.40
15	—	512	242.50–258.00	251.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	220.00–230.00	226.48
2	—	1,007	194.00	194.00
7	—	731	215.00–220.00	216.29
1	—	570	220.00	220.00
1	—	275	252.50	252.50
1	—	470	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	328	302.50	302.50
1	—	485	281.00	281.00
1	—	435	290.00	290.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	240.00	240.00
4	—	427	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	573	212.00–230.00	222.15
32	—	679	205.00–225.00	215.57
40	—	529	216.00–232.00	222.47
29	—	613	210.00–227.50	216.70
3	—	778	176.00–185.00	181.99
8	—	721	195.00–209.00	206.08
55	—	473	218.00–242.00	227.15
6	—	318	230.00–247.50	236.63
4	—	821	175.00–187.00	178.56
36	—	376	220.00–250.00	233.43
29	—	429	217.00–237.50	227.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	661	230.50–235.00	230.96
54	—	546	237.50–250.75	250.52
26	—	581	232.00–238.50	237.07
20	—	476	244.00–251.00	248.63
12	—	429	242.00–252.50	244.97
2	—	720	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	254.00–255.00	254.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	574	220.00–237.00	226.70
4	—	313	255.00–270.00	260.55
19	—	613	207.50–228.00	221.20
3	—	727	175.50–190.00	183.51
19	—	469	235.00–255.00	243.23
22	—	386	246.00–267.50	253.33
4	—	680	197.00–218.00	202.25
10	—	429	240.00–260.00	249.61
14	—	522	225.00–240.00	233.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	225.00	225.00
3	—	423	265.00–275.00	269.84
2	—	530	246.00–250.00	247.94
1	—	375	282.50	282.50
1	—	470	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	200.00	200.00
2	—	415	232.50	232.50
2	—	505	207.50–212.50	210.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	235.00	235.00
4	—	620	200.00	200.00
1	—	565	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	102.00–104.00	102.93
28	—	1,372	87.00–100.00	95.03
3	—	1,560	79.00–85.00	82.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,307	99.00–105.00	101.85
3	—	1,135	80.50–82.00	81.19
30	—	1,168	84.00–97.00	90.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,029	75.00–83.50	80.15
2	—	1,143	93.50–95.00	94.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,810	136.00	136.00
11	—	1,632	118.00–130.00	124.72
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,223	108.00–115.00	111.31
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,280	116.00	116.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,290.00	1,290.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,163	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,126.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,028	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,133.67
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,140.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,240.00	1,240.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00

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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