Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 to 3.00 lower, with feeder heifers 5.00 lower, and feeder bulls 4.00 higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher, lean cows 6.00 to 8.00 higher, and bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.00/cwt on 333 head.

Average price

$215.00

333 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$23.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

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	524	215.42	1,128	327
Large 1	529	192.08	1,017	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.34/cwt here — about $112 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 sale333 hd

215.00

—

TN average14 barns · 2,660 hd

211.00

+4.00

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	1,676	124.36	2,084	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	95.93	1,390	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	93.18	1,164	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	83.28	910	16

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)	1,441	$1,481	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,133	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,060	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,460	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$980	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$869	2thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1-2Full	—	430	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,045	1
Steers	Large 1	—	684	210.96/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,443	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	510	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	229.25/cwt	222.50–231.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,550	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	204.55/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	240.78/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	236.77/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,719	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	900	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	251.62/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	455	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	638	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,340	3
Steers	Large 1	—	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	242.82/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,134	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	238.33/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,015	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	229.53/cwt	229.50–230.00	1,249	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	202.69/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,275	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	214.53/cwt	210.00–220.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	213.22/cwt	206.00–222.50	898	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	213.85/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,213	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	188.47/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	438	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	690	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	193.13/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,309	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	234.06/cwt	227.50–236.00	1,369	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Steers	Large 1	—	584	216.18/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	262.04/cwt	257.50–265.00	956	5
Steers	Large 1	—	608	206.93/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,258	8
Steers	Large 1	—	498	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	223.73/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,535	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	729	2
Steers	Large 1	—	515	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	250.85/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,787	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,099	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,109	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	233.26/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,246	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	245.17/cwt	244.00–247.50	1,449	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	223.13/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,163	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	553	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,222	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	236.64/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,226	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,605	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	95.18/cwt	88.00–102.00	1,365	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	91.11/cwt	84.00–95.50	1,121	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	83.46/cwt	77.00–89.50	914	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	854	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	81.74/cwt	81.50–82.00	1,000	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,238	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	105.60/cwt	99.50–123.00	1,411	6
Bulls	—	—	1,598	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,997	12
Bulls	—	—	2,010	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,653	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,082	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,155	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,543	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,441	1,480.77/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,481	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,254.27/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,254	2
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	835	869.04/head	790.00–950.00	869	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	930	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	209.49/cwt	209.00–210.00	974	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	521	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	938	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	603	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	199.06/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,226	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	215.20/cwt	206.00–221.00	1,132	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	218.39/cwt	210.00–227.50	819	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	212.54/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,001	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,339	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	685	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	707	175.01/cwt	172.50–182.50	1,237	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	630	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,087	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	650	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	643	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	510	196.25/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	218.02/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,378	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,351	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	236.42/cwt	224.00–250.00	1,000	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	172.01/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	485	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,048	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	189.31/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,261	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	229.97/cwt	219.00–242.50	1,095	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	216.16/cwt	209.00–222.00	899	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	246.89/cwt	232.50–259.00	916	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	211.55/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,206	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	245.48/cwt	230.00–260.00	813	5

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Oct 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,194Last week 1,039Year ago 1,059

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 146Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 20Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	243.00	243.00
1	—	455	217.50	217.50
3	—	638	210.00	210.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	684	210.00–215.00	210.96
4	—	760	205.00	205.00
4	—	584	215.00–220.00	216.18
8	—	608	205.00–220.00	206.93
3	—	498	226.00	226.00
2	—	515	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	222.50–231.00	229.25
16	—	795	195.00	195.00
2	—	658	200.00–209.00	204.55
2	—	525	200.00–220.00	210.00
2	—	395	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	656	232.50–245.00	240.78
27	—	726	227.00–238.00	236.77
1	—	900	210.00	210.00
3	—	513	250.00–252.50	250.85
4	—	777	230.00	230.00
15	—	591	244.00–247.50	245.17
8	—	833	218.50	218.50
1	—	625	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	247.50–257.50	251.62
11	—	585	227.50–236.00	234.06
1	—	605	225.00	225.00
5	—	365	257.50–265.00	262.04
20	—	686	220.00–225.00	223.73
1	—	285	260.00	260.00
2	—	300	243.00	243.00
7	—	462	240.00	240.00
8	—	534	228.00–240.00	233.26
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	229.00	229.00
1	—	430	230.00	230.00
2	—	355	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	197.00	197.00
2	—	438	200.00	200.00
1	—	630	172.50	172.50
1	—	650	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	210.00	210.00
28	—	467	234.00–248.00	242.82
3	—	813	213.00	213.00
13	—	426	233.00–240.00	238.33
28	—	544	229.50–230.00	229.53
2	—	552	225.00	225.00
7	—	632	216.00–219.00	218.02
2	—	690	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	629	195.00–210.00	202.69
6	—	332	210.00–220.00	214.53
40	—	421	206.00–222.50	213.22
46	—	567	205.00–219.00	213.85
2	—	785	184.00–193.00	188.47
7	—	678	191.00–200.00	193.13
42	—	526	206.00–221.00	215.20
19	—	375	210.00–227.50	218.39
34	—	471	206.00–220.00	212.54
15	—	701	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	179.00	179.00
3	—	643	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	183.00	183.00
1	—	620	177.50	177.50
4	—	707	172.50–182.50	175.01
2	—	510	195.00–197.50	196.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	521	215.00–229.00	223.13
18	—	616	190.00–212.50	199.06
1	—	280	245.00	245.00
4	—	711	190.00	190.00
15	—	423	224.00–250.00	236.42
2	—	778	170.00–174.00	172.01
8	—	666	187.50–190.00	189.31
27	—	476	219.00–242.50	229.97
18	—	371	232.50–259.00	246.89
32	—	570	200.00–218.00	211.55
5	—	331	230.00–260.00	245.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	277.50	277.50
4	—	553	221.00	221.00
3	—	475	245.00–250.00	247.46
1	—	395	270.00	270.00
3	—	518	232.50–245.00	236.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	215.00	215.00
2	—	465	209.00–210.00	209.49
1	—	555	185.00	185.00
5	—	416	209.00–222.00	216.16
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	521	180.00	180.00
3	—	603	188.00	188.00
3	—	485	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	227.50	227.50
1	—	335	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,536	104.00–105.00	104.51
27	—	1,434	88.00–102.00	95.18
1	—	1,510	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,230	84.00–95.50	91.11
2	—	1,223	81.50–82.00	81.74
6	—	1,336	99.50–123.00	105.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,095	77.00–89.50	83.46
1	—	1,170	73.00	73.00
1	—	975	91.00	91.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,598	120.00–130.00	124.95
1	—	2,010	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,795	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,155	118.00	118.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,441	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,480.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,230	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,254.27
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	890.00	890.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,460.00	1,460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	980.00	980.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	790.00–950.00	869.04

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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