Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.75/cwt on 549 head.

Average price

$145.75

549 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$8.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.52

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	536	145.82	781	542
Small and Medium 1-2	428	143.00	612	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	356	137.33	489	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.49/cwt here — about $292 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 sale549 hd

145.75

—

TN average9 barns · 2,208 hd

140.23

+5.52

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	1,586	96.81	1,535	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	68.30	814	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	66.79	980	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,037	62.01	643	16

Every lot, as filed

112 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 2-3	—	390	186.23/cwt	185.00–187.50	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	261	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	166.78/cwt	161.00–177.50	811	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	208.84/cwt	195.00–218.00	781	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	147.21/cwt	142.00–151.00	634	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	136.33/cwt	133.00–137.50	911	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	889	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	156.24/cwt	145.00–163.00	511	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	138.19/cwt	134.00–144.00	789	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	125.49/cwt	124.00–126.50	981	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	158.08/cwt	154.00–159.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	140.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	727	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	146.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	696	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	882	87
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	428	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	156.20/cwt	155.00–157.50	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	124.63/cwt	119.00–128.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	267	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	158.74/cwt	154.00–160.00	759	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	132.84/cwt	131.00–133.00	962	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	134.52/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,041	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	170.20/cwt	161.00–176.00	902	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	201.43/cwt	180.00–220.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	392	210.95/cwt	202.50–220.00	827	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	144.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,180	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	157.30/cwt	147.00–163.00	1,000	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	151.14/cwt	140.00–155.50	999	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	156.27/cwt	154.50–160.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	139.66/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,014	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,070	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	160.07/cwt	150.00–168.00	917	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	183.44/cwt	172.50–195.00	798	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	184.18/cwt	182.00–184.50	971	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	187.73/cwt	183.00–188.50	914	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	125.83/cwt	125.00–127.50	890	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	456	176.50/cwt	175.00–177.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	838	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	72.94/cwt	72.50–73.50	1,005	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	66.11/cwt	61.50–70.50	976	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	67.43/cwt	62.00–73.00	794	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	67.86/cwt	65.50–70.00	779	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	60.55/cwt	57.00–66.50	627	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	53.23/cwt	53.00–53.50	538	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	76.71/cwt	75.00–80.00	982	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	59.75/cwt	59.50–60.00	693	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	885	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	743	1
Bulls	—	—	1,608	95.49/cwt	88.00–99.50	1,535	10
Bulls	—	—	1,670	108.31/cwt	106.50–110.00	1,809	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,195	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,040	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,920	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,283.26/cwt	1,100.00–1,450.00	14,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	780.03/cwt	660.00–840.00	9,033	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	723.59/cwt	640.00–825.00	6,932	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,250	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	135.27/cwt	131.00–137.50	835	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	159.42/cwt	153.00–165.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	154.51/cwt	140.00–163.00	581	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	129.99/cwt	125.00–133.00	866	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	147.80/cwt	143.00–152.50	840	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	193.76/cwt	192.50–195.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	103.44/cwt	100.00–107.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	189.13/cwt	180.00–200.00	639	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	182.48/cwt	172.50–192.50	786	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	140.13/cwt	137.50–142.50	898	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	132.65/cwt	125.00–135.00	889	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	145.15/cwt	141.00–150.00	894	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	131.39/cwt	128.00–135.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	117.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	160.20/cwt	150.00–170.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	199.65/cwt	180.00–207.50	747	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	156.07/cwt	148.00–165.00	810	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	163.03/cwt	158.00–166.00	792	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	109.04/cwt	107.00–111.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	150.25/cwt	150.00–151.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	143.42/cwt	143.00–145.00	743	5

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 Jan 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,394Last week 1,001Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 29Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	185.00–187.50	186.23
3	—	261	185.00	185.00
1	—	425	185.00	185.00
2	—	552	150.00	150.00
3	—	538	154.50–160.00	156.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	200.00	200.00
12	—	486	161.00–177.50	166.78
14	—	374	195.00–218.00	208.84
4	—	825	130.00–137.50	134.52
1	—	905	115.00	115.00
22	—	530	161.00–176.00	170.20
3	—	315	180.00–220.00	201.43
49	—	636	147.00–163.00	157.30
14	—	661	140.00–155.50	151.14
7	—	726	130.00–143.00	139.66
18	—	573	150.00–168.00	160.07
1	—	765	140.00	140.00
2	—	873	135.00–136.00	135.51
11	—	435	172.50–195.00	183.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	142.50	142.50
2	—	430	186.00	186.00
13	—	392	202.50–220.00	210.95
12	—	816	140.00–145.00	144.59
18	—	728	147.00	147.00
15	—	527	182.00–184.50	184.18
52	—	487	183.00–188.50	187.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	181.00	181.00
11	—	468	190.00	190.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	124.00	124.00
13	—	668	133.00–137.50	136.33
7	—	408	154.00–159.00	158.08
87	—	569	155.00	155.00
52	—	478	154.00–160.00	158.74
12	—	724	131.00–133.00	132.84
58	—	641	137.50–142.50	140.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	111.00	111.00
64	—	431	142.00–151.00	147.21
1	—	855	119.00	119.00
12	—	327	145.00–163.00	156.24
40	—	571	134.00–144.00	138.19
9	—	782	124.00–126.50	125.49
41	—	516	135.00–145.00	140.83
56	—	476	140.00–150.00	146.15
1	—	825	105.00	105.00
2	—	235	155.00–157.50	156.20
3	—	705	119.00–128.00	124.63
24	—	617	131.00–137.50	135.27
3	—	277	153.00–165.00	159.42
32	—	376	140.00–163.00	154.51
19	—	666	125.00–133.00	129.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	127.00	127.00
2	—	267	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	707	125.00–127.50	125.83
9	—	568	143.00–152.50	147.80
2	—	288	192.50–195.00	193.76
2	—	865	100.00–107.00	103.44
22	—	338	180.00–200.00	189.13
30	—	431	172.50–192.50	182.48
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
11	—	670	125.00–135.00	132.65
11	—	616	141.00–150.00	145.15
1	—	230	187.50	187.50
4	—	775	115.00–120.00	117.72
13	—	374	180.00–207.50	199.65
20	—	519	148.00–165.00	156.07
15	—	486	158.00–166.00	163.03
1	—	990	100.00	100.00
2	—	820	107.00–111.00	109.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	572	157.50	157.50
3	—	653	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	207.50	207.50
4	—	456	175.00–177.00	176.50
1	—	500	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	152.50	152.50
1	—	370	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	128.00–135.00	131.39
2	—	368	150.00–170.00	160.20
1	—	670	126.00	126.00
3	—	437	167.50	167.50
4	—	485	150.00–151.00	150.25
5	—	518	143.00–145.00	143.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	72.50–73.50	72.94
18	—	1,477	61.50–70.50	66.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,177	62.00–73.00	67.43
4	—	1,280	75.00–80.00	76.71
2	—	1,160	59.50–60.00	59.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	65.50–70.00	67.86
11	—	1,035	57.00–66.50	60.55
2	—	1,010	53.00–53.50	53.23
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,608	88.00–99.50	95.49
2	—	1,670	106.50–110.00	108.31
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	87.00	87.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,283.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,158	660.00–840.00	780.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,220.00	1,220.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	958	640.00–825.00	723.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,375	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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