Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.11/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$198.11

243 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$22.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.79

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	542	199.17	1,079	222
Medium and Large 2-3	441	193.22	851	13thin
Large 1	510	176.60	901	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.58/cwt here — about $178 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 sale243 hd

198.11

—

TN average6 barns · 1,634 hd

199.90

−1.79

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	1,692	118.64	2,007	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	96.30	1,361	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	88.90	1,047	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	82.26	871	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,418	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,230	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$1,227	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,071	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$920	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	935	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	935	$1,086	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,413	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,499	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	233.30/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,062	3
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	593	201.23/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,397	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	456	187.96/cwt	185.00–190.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	256.50/cwt	247.50–265.00	944	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	205.06/cwt	197.50–213.00	964	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	192.46/cwt	190.00–197.50	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	194.33/cwt	193.00–195.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	262	238.38/cwt	235.00–245.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	217.58/cwt	215.00–222.50	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	171.27/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,211	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	247.49/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,126	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	270.33/cwt	267.50–277.50	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	647	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	228.73/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	282	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	234.39/cwt	227.50–245.00	987	4
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	635	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Steers	Large 1	—	545	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	203.41/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,241	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	236.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,226	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,146	1
Steers	Large 1	—	485	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,050	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	214.10/cwt	205.00–224.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	192.87/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,009	36
Heifers	Large 1	—	468	178.89/cwt	175.00–182.50	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	580	170.83/cwt	170.00–172.50	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	258.75/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	219.67/cwt	217.50–232.50	940	11
Bulls	Large 1	—	607	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	607	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	80.07/cwt	75.00–88.00	826	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	95.99/cwt	85.00–106.00	1,355	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	81.01/cwt	80.50–81.50	952	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	101.84/cwt	98.50–105.00	1,296	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	88.46/cwt	82.50–96.00	1,035	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,063	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,577	1
Bulls	—	—	1,692	118.64/cwt	112.00–124.00	2,007	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,086.19/head	1,025.00–1,140.00	1,086	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,230.00/head	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,226.51/head	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,227	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,070.83/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,071	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	158.93/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	270.96/cwt	257.50–280.00	927	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	216.10/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,022	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	210.84/cwt	202.50–214.00	1,105	12
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	215.00/cwt	212.50–218.00	1,238	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	166.03/cwt	157.50–170.00	1,124	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	215.84/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,004	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	641	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	189.25/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,179	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	159.97/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,149	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	192.12/cwt	192.00–192.50	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	209.99/cwt	205.00–218.00	916	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	186.57/cwt	177.50–193.00	1,067	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	525	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	932	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	440	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	179.20/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,122	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	211.25/cwt	205.00–225.00	794	11

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 Nov 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 955Last week 1,102Year ago 1,473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 202Year ago 194

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 35Year ago 29

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

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
3	—	503	211.00	211.00
23	—	789	190.00	190.00
3	—	403	227.50	227.50
3	—	262	235.00–245.00	238.38
5	—	370	230.00–240.00	236.08
33	—	598	205.00	205.00
3	—	465	215.00–217.50	215.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	470	197.50–213.00	205.06
3	—	277	215.00–222.50	217.58
6	—	707	167.50–175.00	171.27
1	—	655	175.00	175.00
5	—	328	205.00–224.00	214.10
36	—	523	185.00–200.00	192.87
25	—	436	205.00–218.00	209.99
16	—	572	177.50–193.00	186.57
20	—	626	175.00–191.00	179.20
11	—	376	205.00–225.00	211.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	190.00–197.50	192.46
6	—	438	193.00–195.00	194.33
4	—	485	192.00–192.50	192.12
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	175.00–182.50	178.89
3	—	580	170.00–172.50	170.83
1	—	525	177.50	177.50
2	—	440	180.00–185.00	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	641	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	230.00–235.00	233.30
4	—	745	185.00–190.00	187.51
3	—	538	225.00–230.00	227.52
5	—	336	267.50–277.50	270.33
4	—	569	227.50–230.00	228.73
1	—	380	265.00	265.00
4	—	421	227.50–245.00	234.39
1	—	275	270.00	270.00
26	—	610	198.00–210.00	203.41
3	—	768	180.00	180.00
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	200.00–205.00	201.23
2	—	635	185.00	185.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	180.00	180.00
1	—	330	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	455	240.00–260.00	247.49
6	—	671	215.00	215.00
2	—	552	244.00	244.00
2	—	282	295.00	295.00
2	—	400	262.50	262.50
4	—	530	240.00–265.00	258.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	647	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	192.50	192.50
2	—	485	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	185.00–190.00	187.96
2	—	607	170.00	170.00
2	—	500	170.00	170.00
1	—	660	150.00	150.00
1	—	560	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	247.50–265.00	256.50
11	—	428	217.50–232.50	219.67
1	—	265	285.00	285.00
2	—	768	155.00–163.00	158.93
3	—	342	257.50–280.00	270.96
33	—	473	207.50–225.00	216.10
12	—	524	202.50–214.00	210.84
7	—	576	212.50–218.00	215.00
10	—	677	157.50–170.00	166.03
11	—	623	180.00–195.00	189.25
7	—	718	155.00–164.00	159.97
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	182.00	182.00
2	—	340	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	290.00	290.00
2	—	607	205.00	205.00
1	—	520	227.50	227.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,031	75.00–88.00	80.07
2	—	1,168	90.00–92.00	91.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,412	85.00–106.00	95.99
1	—	1,460	108.00	108.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,175	80.50–81.50	81.01
4	—	1,273	98.50–105.00	101.84
46	—	1,170	82.50–96.00	88.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,692	112.00–124.00	118.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	1,025.00–1,140.00	1,086.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,230.00	1,230.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,418	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,268	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,226.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,120	950.00–1,125.00	1,070.83

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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