Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to no sales the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays, however, market trends will be available next week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.87/cwt on 387 head.

Average price

$143.87

387 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.26

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	578	143.87	832	387

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 sale387 hd

143.87

—

TN average5 barns · 647 hd

140.60

+3.26

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	1,743	94.82	1,653	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	66.10	796	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	62.14	838	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	60.32	617	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,390	109.00	1,515	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	100.00	1,170	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	674	135.92/cwt	129.00–139.00	916	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	630	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	138.65/cwt	133.00–144.00	786	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,050	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	760	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	154.84/cwt	152.00–155.00	819	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	135.51/cwt	132.50–139.50	982	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	148.90/cwt	147.50–150.00	849	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	147.71/cwt	145.00–149.50	894	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	163.31/cwt	160.00–165.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	179.20/cwt	172.50–182.50	851	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	136.60/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	180.07/cwt	165.00–185.50	933	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	192.85/cwt	189.50–197.00	908	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	569	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	842	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	193.76/cwt	192.50–195.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	154.01/cwt	150.00–157.50	886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	147.76/cwt	144.00–150.00	938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	157.53/cwt	151.00–160.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	915	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	163.90/cwt	159.00–166.50	1,015	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	737	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	152.03/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,093	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	164.50/cwt	159.00–166.00	934	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	176.01/cwt	168.00–182.50	752	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	151.47/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	851	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,234	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	206.48/cwt	187.00–211.00	880	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	151.04/cwt	143.00–156.00	881	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	203.69/cwt	202.50–205.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	142.02/cwt	138.00–146.00	751	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	156.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	124.37/cwt	120.00–126.00	902	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	144.07/cwt	140.00–148.00	671	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	151.33/cwt	145.00–157.00	558	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	145.08/cwt	133.00–149.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	191.40/cwt	185.00–205.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	142.50/cwt	140.00–147.50	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	152.05/cwt	150.00–157.00	646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	153.03/cwt	145.00–157.50	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	165.63/cwt	160.00–177.50	783	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	187.20/cwt	175.00–195.00	711	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	140.42/cwt	132.50–142.00	868	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	177.56/cwt	167.50–185.00	753	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	14,803	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	11,227	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	882.63/cwt	875.00–890.00	11,324	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,233	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	653.97/cwt	560.00–730.00	6,507	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,210	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,450	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,963	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,136	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	69.49/cwt	68.50–71.00	814	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	62.14/cwt	57.00–65.50	838	13
Bulls	—	—	1,743	94.82/cwt	87.00–98.50	1,653	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,390	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,515	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	64.25/cwt	58.50–66.50	786	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	60.32/cwt	56.50–63.50	617	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,170	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,170	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 Jan 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,001Last week 982Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 97Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 42Year ago 15

No comparisons available due to no sales the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays, however, market trends will be available next week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	674	129.00–139.00	135.92
16	—	567	133.00–144.00	138.65
30	—	529	138.00–146.00	142.02
4	—	331	155.00–160.00	156.26
8	—	725	120.00–126.00	124.37
19	—	466	140.00–148.00	144.07
2	—	290	166.00	166.00
17	—	369	145.00–157.00	151.33
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
10	—	428	140.00–147.50	142.50
36	—	618	132.50–142.00	140.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	384	164.00	164.00
30	—	487	155.00–157.00	156.02
19	—	529	152.00–155.00	154.84
78	—	725	132.50–139.50	135.51
39	—	570	147.50–150.00	148.90
25	—	605	145.00–149.50	147.71
6	—	814	116.50	116.50
7	—	425	150.00–157.00	152.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	673	155.00–157.00	155.98
1	—	375	212.50	212.50
42	—	518	165.00–185.50	180.07
56	—	471	189.50–197.00	192.85
2	—	915	130.50	130.50
29	—	619	159.00–166.50	163.90
46	—	719	147.00–154.00	152.03
11	—	568	159.00–166.00	164.50
6	—	851	145.00	145.00
10	—	426	187.00–211.00	206.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	160.00–165.00	163.31
1	—	320	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	475	172.50–182.50	179.20
4	—	809	134.00–137.50	136.60
2	—	388	192.50–195.00	193.76
8	—	575	150.00–157.50	154.01
6	—	635	144.00–150.00	147.76
6	—	518	151.00–160.00	157.53
15	—	427	168.00–182.50	176.01
2	—	688	149.00–154.00	151.47
2	—	328	200.00–205.00	202.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	148.00	148.00
4	—	737	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	583	143.00–156.00	151.04
4	—	612	133.00–149.00	145.08
3	—	328	185.00–205.00	191.40
5	—	532	145.00–157.50	153.03
12	—	473	160.00–177.50	165.63
12	—	380	175.00–195.00	187.20
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
17	—	424	167.50–185.00	177.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	180.00	180.00
1	—	505	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	210.00	210.00
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
2	—	368	202.50–205.00	203.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,130	1,310.00	1,310.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	980.00	980.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,030.00	1,030.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	875.00–890.00	882.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	560.00–730.00	653.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,172	68.50–71.00	69.49
11	—	1,223	58.50–66.50	64.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,348	57.00–65.50	62.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,023	56.50–63.50	60.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,743	87.00–98.50	94.82
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	100.00	100.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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