Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady, with feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply higher and those weighing over 450 lbs. 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls weighing up to 650 lbs. sharply higher with those weighing over 650 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 3.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 820 lb., $241.00, medium flesh, all black.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.08/cwt on 244 head.

Average price

$210.08

244 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$24.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

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	526	211.64	1,112	225
Large 1	496	192.93	957	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	186.88	1,014	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.76/cwt here — about $98 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 sale244 hd

210.08

—

TN average12 barns · 2,384 hd

207.44

+2.64

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	—	High	1,699	112.19	1,906	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	95.67	1,382	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	94.09	1,130	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	82.34	868	23

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,650	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,160	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$1,138	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$958	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$883	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$1,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	950	$880	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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 1-2Value Added	—	422	235.13/cwt	231.00–240.00	992	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	493	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	986	3
Steers	Large 1	—	405	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	228.81/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,082	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	336	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	870	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	204.24/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,183	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	221.95/cwt	212.50–232.50	799	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	259.29/cwt	252.50–261.00	1,364	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	182.85/cwt	177.00–198.00	1,430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	221.93/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,269	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	192.98/cwt	189.00–202.50	1,306	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	212.44/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,300	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	195.53/cwt	188.00–204.00	1,203	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	236.05/cwt	227.50–245.00	767	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	520	189.41/cwt	182.50–192.50	985	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	206.74/cwt	197.50–216.00	1,081	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,301	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	210.76/cwt	205.00–217.50	997	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	225.64/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,173	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	560	190.63/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	216.53/cwt	213.00–225.00	925	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	306	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	405	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	259.98/cwt	252.50–266.00	1,105	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,351	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	267.53/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,271	14
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	276.29/cwt	270.00–285.00	997	4
Steers	Large 1	—	590	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	213.79/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	244.85/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,285	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	244.01/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	278.17/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	278.24/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,152	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	216.22/cwt	209.00–223.00	1,470	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	262.29/cwt	257.50–267.50	991	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	775	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	268.14/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	289.37/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,074	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	304.77/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	250.02/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,295	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	91.99/cwt	84.00–97.50	1,095	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	878	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	82.99/cwt	74.50–89.00	891	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	95.28/cwt	87.00–103.50	1,381	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	84.25/cwt	84.00–84.50	1,057	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,770	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	71.47/cwt	71.00–72.00	642	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	106.02/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,339	6
Bulls	—	—	2,130	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,663	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	102.07/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,960	2
Bulls	—	—	1,641	112.69/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,849	15
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,085	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,285	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,170	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,420	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	464	219.48/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,018	8
Bulls	Large 1	—	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	670	160.30/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	618	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	660	176.64/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	780	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,268	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	368	232.59/cwt	220.00–245.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	355	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	728	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	424	197.37/cwt	187.50–200.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	236.25/cwt	235.00–237.50	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	863	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	161.30/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	196.78/cwt	180.00–212.50	1,228	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	250.15/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,071	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	170.98/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,322	8
Bulls	Large 1	—	475	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	176.86/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,303	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	282.41/cwt	275.00–285.00	926	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	181.01/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,222	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	203.08/cwt	196.00–207.50	1,070	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	542	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	234.56/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,229	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	715	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	228.87/cwt	210.00–241.00	1,282	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	636	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,081	7
Bulls	Large 1	—	607	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	272.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	241.70/cwt	232.00–255.00	1,153	14
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	275	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	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

Tue Oct 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 848Last week 1,178Year ago 732

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 168Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 70Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	422	231.00–240.00	235.13
4	—	473	225.00–232.50	228.81
8	—	336	259.00	259.00
10	—	572	217.50–232.50	221.93
6	—	612	210.00–214.00	212.44
11	—	520	220.00–231.00	225.64
8	—	377	242.50	242.50
8	—	863	184.50	184.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	200.00	200.00
1	—	675	175.00	175.00
5	—	520	182.50–192.50	189.41
1	—	570	185.00	185.00
5	—	424	187.50–200.00	197.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	579	197.50–215.00	204.24
10	—	360	212.50–232.50	221.95
5	—	782	177.00–198.00	182.85
2	—	805	171.00	171.00
5	—	677	189.00–202.50	192.98
25	—	615	188.00–204.00	195.53
5	—	325	227.50–245.00	236.05
25	—	523	197.50–216.00	206.74
3	—	721	180.50	180.50
23	—	473	205.00–217.50	210.76
11	—	427	213.00–225.00	216.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	180.00	180.00
1	—	340	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	210.00	210.00
4	—	560	190.00–192.50	190.63
4	—	306	210.00	210.00
4	—	618	180.00	180.00
3	—	660	175.00–180.00	176.64
1	—	355	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	235.00–237.50	236.25
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	247.50	247.50
1	—	590	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	526	252.50–261.00	259.29
1	—	315	285.00	285.00
10	—	554	272.00	272.00
4	—	616	241.00–245.00	244.01
4	—	469	275.00–280.00	278.17
7	—	414	275.00–280.00	278.24
2	—	692	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	228.00	228.00
1	—	695	190.00	190.00
1	—	615	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	252.50–266.00	259.98
1	—	1,015	167.00	167.00
6	—	563	240.00	240.00
14	—	475	262.50–270.00	267.53
4	—	361	270.00–285.00	276.29
1	—	850	193.00	193.00
2	—	713	210.00–217.50	213.79
2	—	630	231.00	231.00
17	—	525	235.00–250.00	244.85
6	—	680	209.00–223.00	216.22
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	378	257.50–267.50	262.29
2	—	820	157.50–165.00	161.30
11	—	624	180.00–212.50	196.78
7	—	428	232.50–255.00	250.15
8	—	773	167.50–172.50	170.98
8	—	737	170.00–182.50	176.86
8	—	328	275.00–285.00	282.41
5	—	675	175.00–182.50	181.01
15	—	524	220.00–242.00	234.56
19	—	560	210.00–241.00	228.87
5	—	291	270.00–280.00	272.03
14	—	477	232.00–255.00	241.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	202.50	202.50
4	—	475	267.50–270.00	268.14
4	—	371	287.50–295.00	289.37
2	—	333	295.00–315.00	304.77
2	—	518	245.00–255.00	250.02
1	—	715	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	216.00–225.00	219.48
7	—	636	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	260.00	260.00
2	—	670	150.00–170.00	160.30
1	—	780	162.50	162.50
1	—	475	222.50	222.50
2	—	542	196.00	196.00
2	—	607	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	220.00–245.00	232.59
1	—	305	250.00	250.00
1	—	275	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	196.00–207.50	203.08
1	—	495	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,190	84.00–97.50	91.99
6	—	1,263	102.00–114.00	106.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	91.00	91.00
20	—	1,074	74.50–89.00	82.99
2	—	898	71.00–72.00	71.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,449	87.00–103.50	95.28
2	—	1,255	84.00–84.50	84.25
2	—	1,580	110.00–114.00	112.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,130	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,920	101.00–104.00	102.07
15	—	1,641	107.00–120.00	112.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	740.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,650	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,160.00	1,160.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	1,175.00	1,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	880.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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