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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 18

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Apr 11Apr 18Apr 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,046 head

▲ 283 vs last sale 763▲ 340 vs year ago 706 · +48.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

143 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 147▼ 24 vs year ago 167 · −14.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 30▲ 16 vs year ago 31 · +51.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers mostly steady overall, with feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. sharply higher and those weighing over 550 lbs. 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1-2 Steers, 449 lbs, 279.00, medium flesh, various colors.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.99/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$254.99

267 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$48.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.58

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	496	256.24	1,271	260
Medium and Large 2-3	548	210.00	1,151	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	474	207.59	984	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.65/cwt here — about $287 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 sale267 hd

254.99

—

TN average10 barns · 1,801 hd

226.41

+28.58

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	1,609	120.46	1,939	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	96.84	1,145	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	95.44	1,371	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,012	84.74	858	19

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)	1,243	$1,280	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,130	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,085	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,069	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$953	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$935	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,535	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,510	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$841	3thin

Every lot

94 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	330	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	916	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	833	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	254.74/cwt	247.50–262.50	937	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	384	272.88/cwt	272.50–273.00	1,048	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	235.96/cwt	225.00–247.50	989	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	449	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,253	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	248.17/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,171	14
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	474	207.59/cwt	205.00–210.00	984	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	483	275.87/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,332	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	495	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,064	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	497	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,093	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	521	204.41/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,065	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	236.63/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,235	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	264.12/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,381	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	262.98/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,478	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	567	202.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,151	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	233.91/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,343	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,506	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	232.59/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,437	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,492	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	212.23/cwt	208.50–222.50	1,403	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	718	180.49/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,296	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,521	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,577	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	228.28/cwt	225.00–240.00	653	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	326	209.40/cwt	207.50–210.00	683	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	230.57/cwt	220.00–240.00	756	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	342	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	841	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	226.43/cwt	215.00–237.50	856	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	218.15/cwt	210.00–227.50	918	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	234.52/cwt	234.00–235.00	992	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	436	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	872	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	229.67/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,045	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	215.96/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,028	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	488	203.28/cwt	195.00–207.50	992	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	491	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,007	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	206.26/cwt	197.00–212.50	1,068	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	215.37/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,157	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	197.09/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,135	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	181.87/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,119	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	195.19/cwt	194.00–202.50	1,204	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,209	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	171.52/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,166	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	165.24/cwt	163.00–167.50	1,181	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,306	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	308	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	844	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	280.95/cwt	275.00–287.50	885	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	241.49/cwt	235.00–253.00	795	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	844	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	247.58/cwt	235.00–259.00	931	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	267.74/cwt	267.50–268.00	1,017	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	402	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,035	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	243.05/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,033	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	210.38/cwt	204.00–217.00	972	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	235.62/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,103	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	253.67/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,205	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	518	233.79/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,211	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	526	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,105	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	222.01/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,183	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	220.41/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,267	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	209.14/cwt	202.50–216.00	1,290	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	186.23/cwt	179.00–202.50	1,272	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	181.75/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,332	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	172.22/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,316	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,170	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,340	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	128.86/cwt	128.00–130.00	2,098	2
Bulls	—	—	1,633	119.82/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,957	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	84.86/cwt	79.00–91.50	852	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	75.05/cwt	73.50–77.00	777	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	93.51/cwt	93.00–94.00	985	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	107.41/cwt	102.00–120.00	1,229	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	94.20/cwt	87.50–99.00	1,123	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,406	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	94.97/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,369	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	935.03/head	900.00–975.00	935	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,085.05/head	1,010.00–1,180.00	1,085	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	952.65/head	830.00–1,130.00	953	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,069.06/head	980.00–1,225.00	1,069	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	1,279.92/head	1,170.00–1,380.00	1,280	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570.00/head	1,570.00–1,570.00	1,570	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	840.87/head	825.00–850.00	841	3

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,046Last week 763Year ago 706

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 147Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 30Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	715	163.00–167.50	165.24
3	—	768	170.00	170.00
17	—	615	175.00–187.50	181.87
23	—	378	215.00–237.50	226.43
2	—	680	170.00–173.00	171.52
44	—	476	210.00–222.50	215.96
25	—	421	210.00–227.50	218.15
12	—	286	225.00–240.00	228.28
11	—	328	220.00–240.00	230.57
16	—	576	190.00–207.50	197.09
25	—	518	197.00–212.50	206.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	180.00	180.00
3	—	488	195.00–207.50	203.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	228.00–230.00	229.67
7	—	617	194.00–202.50	195.19
4	—	657	184.00	184.00
16	—	537	215.00–216.00	215.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	342	246.00	246.00
2	—	423	234.00–235.00	234.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	207.50–210.00	209.40
3	—	491	205.00	205.00
3	—	436	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	562	260.00–268.00	262.98
1	—	330	277.50	277.50
2	—	660	226.00	226.00
2	—	612	246.00	246.00
9	—	523	254.00–270.00	264.12
9	—	483	269.00–280.00	275.87
110	—	449	279.00	279.00
4	—	384	272.50–273.00	272.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	205.00–210.00	207.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	522	230.00–241.00	236.63
14	—	472	240.00–261.00	248.17
3	—	857	177.50	177.50
7	—	618	225.00–240.00	232.59
1	—	950	166.00	166.00
1	—	275	274.00	274.00
12	—	419	225.00–247.50	235.96
1	—	330	252.50	252.50
1	—	810	178.00	178.00
9	—	368	247.50–262.50	254.74
7	—	661	208.50–222.50	212.23
1	—	700	215.00	215.00
21	—	574	222.50–250.00	233.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	180.00–181.00	180.49
3	—	495	215.00	215.00
5	—	567	200.00–210.00	202.99
4	—	521	197.50–210.00	204.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	497	220.00	220.00
1	—	650	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	257.50	257.50
2	—	380	267.50–268.00	267.74
2	—	475	250.00–257.50	253.67
2	—	315	275.00–287.50	280.95
2	—	518	232.50–235.00	233.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	533	216.00–230.00	222.01
10	—	329	235.00–253.00	241.49
17	—	575	212.50–227.50	220.41
11	—	617	202.50–216.00	209.14
4	—	764	167.50–175.00	172.22
7	—	683	179.00–202.50	186.23
4	—	733	180.00–185.00	181.75
16	—	425	230.00–252.50	243.05
25	—	468	224.00–245.00	235.62
31	—	376	235.00–259.00	247.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	204.00–217.00	210.38
2	—	370	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	274.00	274.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	93.00–94.00	93.51
15	—	1,004	79.00–91.50	84.86
2	—	1,035	73.50–77.00	75.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,144	102.00–120.00	107.41
28	—	1,192	87.50–99.00	94.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	103.00	103.00
16	—	1,441	89.00–99.00	94.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	128.00–130.00	128.86
17	—	1,633	113.00–125.00	119.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	114.50	114.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,115	1,010.00–1,180.00	1,085.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,118	830.00–1,130.00	952.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,243	1,170.00–1,380.00	1,279.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	873	900.00–975.00	935.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,130.00	1,130.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,160	980.00–1,225.00	1,069.06

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	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,570.00	1,570.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,510.00	1,510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	835	825.00–850.00	840.87

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.