Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 5.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, and strong demand for feeder cattle was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 to 8.00 lower overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.32/cwt on 481 head.

Average price

$154.32

481 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.36

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	533	154.32	823	481

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 sale481 hd

154.32

—

TN average9 barns · 2,522 hd

145.96

+8.36

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	—	High	1,778	108.48	1,929	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	77.24	958	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	74.62	1,029	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	70.53	749	34
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,708	85.81	1,466	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2Value Added	—	702	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	158.22/cwt	152.00–166.00	521	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	130.96/cwt	127.00–134.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	138.35/cwt	132.50–144.00	927	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	159.69/cwt	154.00–166.00	605	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	159.32/cwt	150.00–165.00	679	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	164.74/cwt	164.00–165.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	152.50/cwt	145.50–153.50	935	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	169.75/cwt	169.75–169.75	884	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	396	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	194.52/cwt	185.00–199.00	912	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	173.33/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,087	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	210.51/cwt	210.00–211.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	155.41/cwt	148.00–162.50	727	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	202.92/cwt	190.00–210.00	735	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	165.97/cwt	162.00–172.50	1,036	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	180.25/cwt	173.00–188.00	923	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	199.34/cwt	190.00–207.50	847	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	152.01/cwt	142.00–158.00	798	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	156.18/cwt	154.00–157.50	1,109	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	142.65/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	155.92/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,043	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	175.31/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,008	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	146.18/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	150.63/cwt	150.00–153.00	847	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	183.78/cwt	181.50–192.00	1,044	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	164.61/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,109	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	221.24/cwt	220.00–222.50	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	154.30/cwt	145.00–158.00	950	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	135.58/cwt	129.00–142.00	968	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	126.25/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,048	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	203.13/cwt	200.00–205.00	841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	859	1
Dairy Steers	Standard	—	1,708	85.81/cwt	84.00–87.50	1,466	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	86.44/cwt	84.50–90.00	1,033	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	73.64/cwt	68.00–79.50	1,014	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	75.98/cwt	70.00–81.50	947	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	78.45/cwt	78.00–79.00	871	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	68.68/cwt	64.00–74.50	737	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	84.07/cwt	81.00–86.50	1,175	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	923	83.17/cwt	78.00–87.00	768	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	113.04/cwt	111.00–115.00	2,176	7
Bulls	—	—	1,631	103.91/cwt	97.50–108.00	1,695	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,863	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	902.03/cwt	875.00–925.00	9,183	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,246	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	692.83/cwt	650.00–730.00	8,314	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,011.77/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	11,767	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	7,052	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,019.85/cwt	1,000.00–1,040.00	13,462	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	10,296	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,021.35/cwt	975.00–1,060.00	11,286	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	149.38/cwt	145.00–155.00	989	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	121.74/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	859	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,091	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	139.80/cwt	135.00–144.00	863	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	773	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	142.33/cwt	137.50–148.00	818	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	171.05/cwt	160.00–179.00	900	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	111.74/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,151	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	201.11/cwt	195.00–210.00	664	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	127.09/cwt	122.50–130.00	1,004	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	195.75/cwt	190.00–202.50	746	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	613	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	193.57/cwt	191.00–196.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	178.63/cwt	170.00–187.50	848	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	185.69/cwt	180.00–198.00	785	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	162.40/cwt	155.00–172.00	929	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,076	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	25,905	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,371Last week 924Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 171Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 28Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	702	137.00	137.00
4	—	459	164.00–165.00	164.74
57	—	613	145.50–153.50	152.50
95	—	521	169.75	169.75
8	—	562	150.00–153.00	150.63
14	—	859	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	329	152.00–166.00	158.22
3	—	720	127.00–134.00	130.96
38	—	670	132.50–144.00	138.35
31	—	379	154.00–166.00	159.69
51	—	426	150.00–165.00	159.32
3	—	287	160.00–165.00	162.53
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
45	—	468	148.00–162.50	155.41
66	—	525	142.00–158.00	152.01
19	—	617	135.00–144.00	139.80
27	—	575	137.50–148.00	142.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	396	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	469	185.00–199.00	194.52
9	—	362	190.00–210.00	202.92
11	—	624	162.00–172.50	165.97
12	—	512	173.00–188.00	180.25
1	—	805	141.00	141.00
15	—	425	190.00–207.50	199.34
3	—	778	141.00–144.00	142.65
16	—	669	150.00–162.50	155.92
13	—	575	170.00–179.00	175.31
4	—	726	141.00–150.00	146.18
1	—	920	130.00	130.00
2	—	338	220.00–222.50	221.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	627	173.00–175.00	173.33
5	—	507	189.00	189.00
9	—	710	154.00–157.50	156.18
5	—	783	149.00	149.00
25	—	568	181.50–192.00	183.78
10	—	674	164.00–165.00	164.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	214.00	214.00
2	—	420	210.00–211.00	210.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	616	145.00–158.00	154.30
8	—	714	129.00–142.00	135.58
10	—	830	123.00–133.00	126.25
5	—	662	145.00–155.00	149.38
4	—	866	119.00–123.00	121.74
25	—	526	160.00–179.00	171.05
4	—	1,030	109.00–120.00	111.74
10	—	330	195.00–210.00	201.11
5	—	790	122.50–130.00	127.09
8	—	381	190.00–202.50	195.75
30	—	475	170.00–187.50	178.63
22	—	423	180.00–198.00	185.69
27	—	572	155.00–172.00	162.40
10	—	940	114.50	114.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	182.00	182.00
4	—	414	200.00–205.00	203.13
1	—	395	217.50	217.50
1	—	710	145.00	145.00
2	—	613	163.00–165.00	163.99
2	—	473	191.00–196.00	193.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	84.00–87.50	85.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	84.50–90.00	86.44
22	—	1,247	70.00–81.50	75.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,377	68.00–79.50	73.64
5	—	1,398	81.00–86.50	84.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	78.00–79.00	78.45
29	—	1,073	64.00–74.50	68.68
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	78.00–87.00	83.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,925	111.00–115.00	113.04
7	—	1,631	97.50–108.00	103.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	810.00	810.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	875.00–925.00	902.03
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	820.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	650.00–730.00	692.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	975.00–1,050.00	1,011.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,000.00–1,040.00	1,019.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	990.00	990.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	975.00–1,060.00	1,021.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,570	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	980.00	980.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle