Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available as sale for last week was cancelled due to inclement weather. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 1 load ML 1-2 preconditioned Steers, 456 lbs., $309.00, medium flesh, mixed colors but majority black and 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Heifers, 517 lbs. $248.00, medium flesh, mixed colors but majority black.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $274.03/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$274.03

250 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.44

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	580	274.03	1,589	250

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 sale250 hd

274.03

—

TN average3 barns · 298 hd

268.59

+5.44

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	1,715	132.95	2,280	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	108.91	1,518	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	103.07	1,184	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	89.73	943	4thin

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)	1,050	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$920	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,010	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,730	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1Value Added	—	517	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,282	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,350	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	242.79/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,226	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,197	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	299.77/cwt	295.00–305.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	217.30/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	267.58/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,402	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	236.21/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,768	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,781	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	313.62/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,308	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	308.18/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,424	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	228.70/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,628	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	978	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,907	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	203.37/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	246.40/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,286	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	232.25/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,312	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	271.96/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,292	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	281.03/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,220	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	635	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,413	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	108.30/cwt	103.50–112.00	1,526	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,188	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	118.31/cwt	117.50–119.00	1,662	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	109.25/cwt	107.00–112.50	1,283	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	100.89/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,150	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	92.47/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,006	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	766	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	2,098	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	130.18/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,363	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,730.00/head	1,730.00–1,730.00	1,730	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	836	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,584	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	231.82/cwt	226.00–237.50	1,085	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	209.26/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	220.42/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,038	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	245.60/cwt	234.00–252.50	938	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	239.49/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,020	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	851	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	226.77/cwt	226.00–227.50	1,197	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	207.73/cwt	204.50–219.00	1,178	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,245	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.

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Jan 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 633Last week 1,063Year ago 1,057

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 95Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	517	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	254.00	254.00
2	—	770	190.00	190.00
7	—	622	217.00	217.00
10	—	505	241.00–244.00	242.79
14	—	725	200.00	200.00
8	—	851	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	836	189.50	189.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	468	226.00–237.50	231.82
12	—	382	234.00–252.50	245.60
8	—	426	232.50–245.00	239.49
3	—	796	177.00	177.00
10	—	528	226.00–227.50	226.77
2	—	650	190.00	190.00
13	—	567	204.50–219.00	207.73
1	—	600	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	227.50	227.50
7	—	471	220.00–221.00	220.42
1	—	385	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	200.00	200.00
1	—	695	220.00	220.00
1	—	460	285.00	285.00
2	—	320	295.00–305.00	299.77
1	—	875	191.00	191.00
1	—	580	235.00	235.00
1	—	415	285.00	285.00
1	—	395	295.00	295.00
5	—	524	257.50–275.00	267.58
4	—	636	235.00–240.00	236.21
2	—	782	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	328.00	328.00
3	—	772	216.00–220.00	217.30
7	—	572	275.00	275.00
2	—	657	230.00	230.00
22	—	842	210.00	210.00
2	—	536	282.50	282.50
16	—	852	209.00	209.00
6	—	417	307.50–320.00	313.62
134	—	462	305.00–309.00	308.18
19	—	712	226.00–231.00	228.70
11	—	978	195.00	195.00
4	—	610	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	200.00–205.00	203.37
11	—	522	237.50–255.00	246.40
8	—	565	225.00–235.00	232.25
11	—	475	265.00–277.50	271.96
9	—	434	275.00–292.50	281.03
1	—	800	167.50	167.50
1	—	375	295.00	295.00
4	—	618	200.00–215.00	209.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	222.50	222.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,409	103.50–112.00	108.30
1	—	1,250	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,405	117.50–119.00	118.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,174	107.00–112.50	109.25
17	—	1,140	94.00–105.00	100.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	89.00–96.00	92.47
1	—	940	81.50	81.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	138.50	138.50
2	—	1,815	127.00–133.00	130.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,730.00	1,730.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,010.00	1,010.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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