Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week with a heavier test for this week, feeder steers unevenly steady with exception of low 5-weights sharply lower. Feeder heifers measuring 2.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. mostly steady and those weighing over 500 lbs. 8.00 higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, with lean cows 1.00 higher, and bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.13/cwt on 417 head.

Average price

$234.13

417 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$15.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.16

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	513	234.66	1,204	403
Large 1	440	218.86	963	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about $242 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 sale417 hd

234.13

—

TN average11 barns · 4,235 hd

230.97

+3.16

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	1,677	129.29	2,168	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	104.47	1,557	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	104.45	1,251	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	93.56	990	33

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)	1,348	$1,427	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,425	$1,390	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,320	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,055	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,293	$1,630	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$930	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	78.01/cwt	77.00–80.00	800	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	112.16/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,375	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	105.08/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,583	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	103.87/cwt	96.50–109.50	1,241	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	106.05/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,239	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	94.33/cwt	89.00–100.50	994	28
Bulls	—	—	1,678	127.34/cwt	120.00–133.00	2,137	14
Bulls	—	—	1,735	136.61/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,370	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	94.36/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	264.78/cwt	250.00–275.00	980	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	247.90/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,078	32
Heifers	Large 1	—	329	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	192.42/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,366	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	210.40/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,300	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	263.43/cwt	260.00–270.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	227.38/cwt	217.00–237.50	1,194	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	219.40/cwt	209.00–223.00	1,244	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	309.84/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	241.33/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,146	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	192.98/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	239.66/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,229	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	229.25/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,293	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	217.23/cwt	216.00–217.50	1,312	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	266.81/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,401	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	185.11/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,224	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	212.11/cwt	204.00–216.00	1,631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	304.53/cwt	303.00–312.00	1,474	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	299.53/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,117	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	257.09/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,219	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	236.12/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,492	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	207.42/cwt	198.00–212.00	1,701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	275.30/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,277	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	231.84/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	238.19/cwt	237.50–244.00	1,589	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	298.68/cwt	281.00–304.00	1,676	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	308.30/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,027	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	215.95/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	260.77/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,489	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	287.67/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,228	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	446	306.43/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,367	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	268.49/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	315.94/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,188	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	317.89/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,348	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	275.84/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,305	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	296.74/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,528	12
Bulls	—	—	1,370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,644	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	96.57/cwt	96.00–97.50	1,243	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	298.06/cwt	295.00–310.00	832	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,427.41/head	1,125.00–1,625.00	1,427	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,390.00/head	1,390.00–1,390.00	1,390	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,629.50/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	213.31/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,235	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	660	217.75/cwt	217.50–218.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	293.46/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,115	26
Bulls	Large 1	—	555	216.31/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,201	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	760	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,345	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	193.40/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,385	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	254.44/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,198	26
Bulls	Large 1	—	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	410	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	943	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	624	192.12/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,199	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	505	221.00/cwt	216.00–231.00	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	242.74/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,396	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	291.24/cwt	280.00–300.00	964	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	278.18/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,177	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	255.48/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,306	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	202.07/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,342	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	235.37/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,450	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	436	214.60/cwt	212.00–220.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	265.56/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,121	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	356	279.00/cwt	277.50–280.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	261.79/cwt	250.00–270.00	840	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	483	220.96/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,067	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	239.39/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,387	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 Feb 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,677Last week 1,136Year ago 1,557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 168Year ago 208

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 16Year ago 58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	77.00–80.00	78.01
2	—	1,168	105.00–107.00	106.05
28	—	1,054	89.00–100.50	94.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,226	110.00–116.00	112.16
41	—	1,195	96.50–109.50	103.87
3	—	1,168	94.00–95.00	94.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,506	100.00–114.00	105.08
3	—	1,287	96.00–97.50	96.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,678	120.00–133.00	127.34
5	—	1,735	135.00–139.00	136.61
1	—	1,370	120.00	120.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	370	250.00–275.00	264.78
32	—	435	240.00–253.00	247.90
31	—	618	200.00–213.00	210.40
3	—	287	260.00–270.00	263.43
65	—	525	217.00–237.50	227.38
37	—	567	209.00–223.00	219.40
61	—	475	232.50–250.00	241.33
7	—	661	180.00–200.00	185.11
13	—	321	250.00–270.00	261.79
1	—	775	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	329	217.50	217.50
3	—	436	212.00–220.00	214.60
8	—	483	218.00–224.00	220.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	710	186.00–196.00	192.42
2	—	687	210.00	210.00
8	—	772	190.00–198.00	192.98
18	—	513	239.00–241.00	239.66
16	—	564	227.00–233.00	229.25
11	—	604	216.00–217.50	217.23
40	—	474	255.00–264.00	257.09
13	—	422	257.50–267.50	265.56
5	—	356	277.50–280.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	305.00–315.00	309.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	525	250.00–279.00	266.81
7	—	769	204.00–216.00	212.11
7	—	373	295.00–310.00	299.53
1	—	260	320.00	320.00
27	—	632	230.00–250.00	236.12
6	—	820	198.00–212.00	207.42
11	—	464	270.00–283.00	275.30
17	—	667	237.50–244.00	238.19
8	—	333	290.00–320.00	308.30
3	—	718	210.00–219.00	215.95
17	—	571	250.00–277.50	260.77
8	—	427	275.00–295.00	287.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	257.50	257.50
33	—	484	303.00–312.00	304.53
2	—	670	249.00	249.00
4	—	720	230.00–237.50	231.84
13	—	561	281.00–304.00	298.68
3	—	805	217.00	217.00
7	—	446	305.00–307.00	306.43
2	—	603	266.00–271.00	268.49
12	—	515	290.00–302.50	296.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	315.00–320.00	317.50
5	—	376	315.00–317.50	315.94
4	—	555	260.00–265.00	262.50
7	—	424	310.00–320.00	317.89
3	—	473	275.00–277.50	275.84
2	—	260	320.00	320.00
2	—	660	217.50–218.00	217.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	269.00	269.00
4	—	766	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	279	295.00–310.00	298.06
26	—	380	280.00–310.00	293.46
5	—	716	190.00–196.00	193.40
3	—	770	184.00	184.00
26	—	471	242.50–265.00	254.44
19	—	575	235.00–252.50	242.74
21	—	331	280.00–300.00	291.24
39	—	423	265.00–297.50	278.18
37	—	511	240.00–265.00	255.48
12	—	664	192.50–210.00	202.07
10	—	616	220.00–242.50	235.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	208.00–220.00	213.31
3	—	308	275.00	275.00
5	—	427	239.00–240.00	239.39
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	211.00–219.00	216.31
2	—	670	170.00	170.00
1	—	760	177.00	177.00
1	—	395	275.00	275.00
1	—	475	235.00	235.00
1	—	410	230.00	230.00
5	—	624	180.00–200.00	192.12
3	—	505	216.00–231.00	221.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,320.00	1,320.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,348	1,125.00–1,625.00	1,427.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	1,390.00	1,390.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	930.00	930.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,293	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,629.50

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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