Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, based on a heavier test this week, feeder steers sharply higher overall, with feeder bulls unevenly steady. Feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply higher, with those weighing 450 to 600 lbs. 3.00 higher, and no comparisons available for those weighing over 600 lbs. due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 7.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1-2 preconditioned Heifers, 467 lbs., $283.50, medium flesh, mostly black/black-white-face.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $247.46/cwt on 376 head.

Average price

$247.46

376 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$23.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.70

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	501	248.39	1,246	361
Medium and Large 2-3	434	225.19	977	15thin

One grade step is worth $23.20/cwt here — about $268 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 sale376 hd

247.46

—

TN average12 barns · 2,458 hd

222.76

+24.70

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	1,743	126.88	2,211	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	111.60	1,638	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	105.51	1,291	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	92.06	976	26

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)	1,055	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,007	$917	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	797	$853	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	838	$849	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	805	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	366	276.81/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,013	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	279.88/cwt	255.00–283.50	1,310	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	233.13/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	237.95/cwt	232.50–244.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	217.85/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,264	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	194.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,298	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	285.54/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,522	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	217.93/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	272.18/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,570	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	257.48/cwt	247.50–267.50	973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	227.55/cwt	222.50–232.50	963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	272.04/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	233.35/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	220.41/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,364	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	251.18/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,068	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	225.87/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,172	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	236.15/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,126	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	320.71/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,523	11
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	297	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	266.24/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	286.44/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,217	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	344	327.20/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,126	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	307.86/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,622	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	319.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,396	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	202.52/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	282.02/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	245.80/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,635	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,248	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	205.19/cwt	202.50–208.00	1,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	305.15/cwt	300.00–310.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	881	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,859	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	400	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	281.50/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,300	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	122.30/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,627	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	111.37/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,651	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	98.94/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,447	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	103.88/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,263	35
Bulls	—	—	1,430	114.79/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,641	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,170	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,392	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	93.56/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,100	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	117.21/cwt	113.50–126.00	1,494	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	84.48/cwt	83.00–86.00	865	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	93.86/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,003	21
Bulls	—	—	1,832	135.39/cwt	135.00–136.00	2,480	3
Bulls	—	—	1,929	128.19/cwt	126.00–131.00	2,473	5
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	797	852.57/head	700.00–930.00	853	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	838	849.25/head	800.00–900.00	849	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,007	916.56/head	850.00–1,000.00	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	258.60/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,231	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	194.13/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,390	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	251.73/cwt	250.00–255.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	687	171.26/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,177	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	243.39/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,288	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	306.48/cwt	290.00–315.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	291.51/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,224	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	219.55/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,348	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	158.99/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,386	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	300.54/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,163	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	220.74/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	291.14/cwt	280.00–310.00	964	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	192.17/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,270	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	298.18/cwt	290.00–312.50	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	175.98/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	263.11/cwt	250.00–270.00	884	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	247.18/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,295	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	233.80/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,340	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	211.28/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	195.29/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,232	7

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,136Last week 633Year ago 515

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 52Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 43

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
1	—	805	213.00	213.00
5	—	753	215.00	215.00
11	—	475	315.00–322.00	320.71
2	—	297	335.00	335.00
2	—	610	265.00–267.50	266.24
8	—	344	325.00–327.50	327.20
34	—	527	305.00–310.00	307.86
9	—	437	315.00–320.00	319.46
2	—	710	236.00	236.00
17	—	665	240.00–255.00	245.80
11	—	384	325.00	325.00
40	—	881	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	806	200.00	200.00
8	—	671	232.50–237.50	233.13
2	—	370	295.00–305.00	300.00
3	—	605	232.50–244.00	237.95
16	—	533	275.00–295.00	285.54
6	—	728	215.00–227.50	217.93
45	—	577	260.00–282.50	272.18
13	—	425	275.00–300.00	286.44
5	—	789	200.00–212.50	202.52
5	—	487	270.00–295.00	282.02
2	—	873	202.50–208.00	205.19
2	—	325	300.00–310.00	305.15
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	230.00–235.00	232.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	366	272.50–280.00	276.81
120	—	468	255.00–283.50	279.88
2	—	413	270.00–274.00	272.04
3	—	552	230.00–240.00	233.35
39	—	619	215.00–222.00	220.41
3	—	680	213.00	213.00
2	—	710	210.00	210.00
8	—	524	245.00–250.00	247.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	580	207.50–225.00	217.85
7	—	668	190.00–200.00	194.27
6	—	378	247.50–267.50	257.48
29	—	425	242.00–260.00	251.18
43	—	519	220.00–235.00	225.87
28	—	477	225.00–250.00	236.15
11	—	336	250.00–270.00	263.11
7	—	631	190.00–200.00	195.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	222.50–232.50	227.55
2	—	592	200.00	200.00
1	—	495	217.50	217.50
2	—	533	210.00–212.50	211.28
5	—	330	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	262.50	262.50
4	—	687	170.00–175.00	171.26
2	—	700	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	242.50	242.50
1	—	420	305.00	305.00
3	—	462	275.00–285.00	281.50
1	—	375	315.00	315.00
1	—	505	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	476	250.00–270.00	258.60
8	—	716	193.00–200.00	194.13
12	—	529	235.00–252.50	243.39
3	—	240	290.00–315.00	306.48
13	—	420	270.00–297.50	291.51
8	—	614	217.50–222.50	219.55
24	—	872	156.00–160.00	158.99
22	—	387	275.00–310.00	300.54
11	—	331	280.00–310.00	291.14
7	—	661	190.00–205.00	192.17
4	—	273	290.00–312.50	298.18
2	—	828	170.00–182.00	175.98
2	—	757	179.00	179.00
13	—	573	225.00–237.50	233.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	232.50	232.50
3	—	333	250.00–255.00	251.73
3	—	515	217.50–222.50	220.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	122.00–123.00	122.30
29	—	1,482	103.00–119.00	111.37
2	—	1,463	98.00–100.00	98.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,216	98.00–112.00	103.88
5	—	1,176	92.00–96.00	93.56
10	—	1,275	113.50–126.00	117.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,024	83.00–86.00	84.48
21	—	1,069	88.00–99.00	93.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	113.00–117.00	114.79
3	—	1,832	135.00–136.00	135.39
5	—	1,929	126.00–131.00	128.19
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	119.00	119.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	797	700.00–930.00	852.57
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	838	800.00–900.00	849.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,007	850.00–1,000.00	916.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	1,425.00	1,425.00

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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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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