Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 3.00 to 4.00 lower, with feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows holding mostly steady overall with slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.96/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$150.96

223 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.36

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	150.96	809	223

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 sale223 hd

150.96

—

TN average10 barns · 1,336 hd

145.60

+5.36

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	1,763	119.33	2,104	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	87.36	1,074	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	83.66	1,231	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	75.68	774	32

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2	—	620	137.81/cwt	134.00–144.00	854	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	769	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	159.61/cwt	155.00–162.50	669	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	161.30/cwt	160.00–165.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	159.71/cwt	154.00–166.00	762	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	153.57/cwt	150.00–160.00	795	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	158.48/cwt	157.50–161.50	1,068	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,006	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	167.11/cwt	160.00–175.00	941	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	174.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	825	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	133.46/cwt	127.50–137.50	889	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	198.32/cwt	188.00–201.00	750	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	141.75/cwt	141.50–142.00	1,188	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	172.64/cwt	170.00–177.50	715	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	620	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	192.37/cwt	190.00–195.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,529	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	350	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	174.67/cwt	167.00–180.00	907	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	153.53/cwt	150.00–158.00	960	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	138.20/cwt	130.00–143.00	988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,149	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	169.73/cwt	166.00–171.00	1,049	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	179.93/cwt	177.00–185.00	682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	173.48/cwt	170.00–181.00	729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	118.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	976	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	801	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	394	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	764	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	73.98/cwt	66.50–79.50	748	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	83.66/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,231	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	97.38/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,253	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	87.59/cwt	81.00–94.00	968	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	83.18/cwt	77.00–89.50	1,002	24
Bulls	—	—	1,700	116.63/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,983	13
Bulls	—	—	1,899	125.18/cwt	123.50–127.50	2,377	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	953.83/cwt	910.00–1,025.00	10,807	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,505	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,268	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,945	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	180.65/cwt	177.50–187.50	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	168.44/cwt	160.00–172.50	797	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	157.47/cwt	153.00–160.00	898	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	144.19/cwt	143.00–145.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	139.12/cwt	134.00–145.00	878	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	162.15/cwt	154.00–166.00	589	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	137.82/cwt	136.00–145.00	934	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	185.83/cwt	182.50–187.50	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	163.33/cwt	155.00–168.00	846	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	146.48/cwt	140.00–152.00	847	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	158.49/cwt	152.50–162.50	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	127.35/cwt	124.00–129.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	723	3

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 Apr 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 922Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 135Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 41Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 3.00 to 4.00 lower, with feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows holding mostly steady overall with slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	620	134.00–144.00	137.81
15	—	419	155.00–162.50	159.61
4	—	255	160.00–165.00	161.30
51	—	477	154.00–166.00	159.71
21	—	518	150.00–160.00	153.57
9	—	666	127.50–137.50	133.46
1	—	780	124.00	124.00
16	—	363	154.00–166.00	162.15
39	—	578	140.00–152.00	146.48
4	—	333	152.50–162.50	158.49
3	—	713	124.00–129.00	127.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	458	168.00	168.00
20	—	680	140.00	140.00
14	—	780	129.00	129.00
1	—	515	163.00	163.00
2	—	587	157.00	157.00
3	—	438	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	542	185.00	185.00
4	—	766	144.50	144.50
12	—	674	157.50–161.50	158.48
24	—	838	141.50–142.00	141.75
6	—	463	201.00	201.00
2	—	437	196.00	196.00
5	—	618	166.00–171.00	169.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	563	160.00–175.00	167.11
8	—	474	170.00–180.00	174.06
9	—	378	188.00–201.00	198.32
1	—	1,020	128.00	128.00
1	—	840	131.00	131.00
6	—	414	170.00–177.50	172.64
2	—	328	190.00–195.00	192.37
1	—	1,185	129.00	129.00
1	—	995	130.00	130.00
12	—	519	167.00–180.00	174.67
7	—	625	150.00–158.00	153.53
4	—	715	130.00–143.00	138.20
1	—	905	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	167.50	167.50
1	—	635	147.00	147.00
1	—	495	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	146.00	146.00
1	—	350	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	177.00–185.00	179.93
6	—	420	170.00–181.00	173.48
5	—	827	115.00–120.00	118.00
3	—	333	177.50–187.50	180.65
15	—	473	160.00–172.50	168.44
2	—	720	122.00–125.00	123.51
12	—	570	153.00–160.00	157.47
8	—	631	134.00–145.00	139.12
1	—	235	190.00	190.00
8	—	678	136.00–145.00	137.82
3	—	285	182.50–187.50	185.83
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
23	—	518	155.00–168.00	163.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	450	178.00	178.00
2	—	620	154.00	154.00
5	—	394	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	142.50	142.50
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
1	—	400	157.00	157.00
5	—	533	143.00–145.00	144.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,011	66.50–79.50	73.98
4	—	1,105	81.00–94.00	87.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,471	78.00–90.00	83.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,287	93.00–104.00	97.38
24	—	1,205	77.00–89.50	83.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,700	110.00–122.50	116.63
6	—	1,899	123.50–127.50	125.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,133	910.00–1,025.00	953.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	850.00	850.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	1,075.00	1,075.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle