Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a lighter test with lower demand and lower-quality offerings noted, feeder steers and feeder bulls weighing over 450 lbs. 6.00 to 7.00 lower, with feeder bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply lower; and feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.25/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$148.25

146 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.04

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	527	148.25	781	146

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 sale146 hd

148.25

—

TN average9 barns · 1,955 hd

147.22

+1.04

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	1,752	107.28	1,880	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	76.56	928	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	75.89	1,128	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	67.20	704	14

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	431	159.40/cwt	153.00–166.00	687	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	130.58/cwt	125.00–135.00	885	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	134.98/cwt	130.00–141.00	829	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	145.81/cwt	138.00–150.00	837	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	162.20/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,011	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	199.23/cwt	197.50–201.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	148.91/cwt	143.00–155.00	776	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	162.83/cwt	157.50–166.00	604	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	185.24/cwt	180.00–191.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	139.39/cwt	132.50–145.00	1,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	152.48/cwt	150.00–157.50	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	169.64/cwt	164.00–177.50	996	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	197.77/cwt	182.50–202.00	775	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	151.00/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	175.77/cwt	165.00–180.00	923	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	185.47/cwt	180.00–194.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	126.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	140.59/cwt	135.00–149.00	962	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	178.33/cwt	170.00–185.00	758	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	153.37/cwt	152.00–155.00	926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	195.22/cwt	191.00–206.00	822	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	521	173.60/cwt	173.00–174.00	904	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	84.27/cwt	84.00–84.50	1,296	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	75.28/cwt	69.00–80.00	902	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	67.20/cwt	63.00–72.50	704	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	75.05/cwt	68.50–80.00	1,111	20
Bulls	—	—	1,658	102.77/cwt	98.50–108.00	1,704	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	84.24/cwt	81.50–87.00	1,094	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	114.36/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,173	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	727.72/cwt	725.00–730.00	6,535	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	978.47/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	9,178	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	765	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,973	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	7,872	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,260.01/cwt	1,075.00–1,400.00	16,607	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,123	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,322	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,838	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	159.03/cwt	150.00–163.00	911	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	168.04/cwt	162.00–180.00	807	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	173.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	186.48/cwt	182.50–192.50	865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	664	153.99/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	157.48/cwt	150.00–162.50	745	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	180.74/cwt	170.00–190.00	676	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	170.66/cwt	170.00–172.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	171.68/cwt	170.00–173.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	162.34/cwt	155.00–170.00	856	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	135.70/cwt	131.00–141.00	977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	2

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 834Last week 1,371Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 194Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 66Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	431	153.00–166.00	159.40
4	—	715	125.00–127.50	126.24
12	—	678	125.00–135.00	130.58
22	—	614	130.00–141.00	134.98
23	—	574	138.00–150.00	145.81
27	—	521	143.00–155.00	148.91
7	—	371	157.50–166.00	162.83
4	—	330	150.00–157.50	152.48
18	—	473	150.00–162.50	157.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
3	—	410	170.00–172.00	170.66
3	—	372	170.00–173.00	171.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	623	155.00–166.00	162.20
3	—	818	130.00–135.00	131.64
8	—	423	180.00–191.00	185.24
6	—	733	132.50–145.00	139.39
22	—	587	164.00–177.50	169.64
3	—	308	203.00	203.00
2	—	995	130.00	130.00
14	—	392	182.50–202.00	197.77
5	—	664	145.00–160.00	151.00
23	—	525	165.00–180.00	175.77
4	—	472	180.00–194.00	185.47
5	—	766	125.00–130.00	126.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	197.50–201.00	199.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	684	135.00–149.00	140.59
1	—	750	121.00	121.00
11	—	425	170.00–185.00	178.33
4	—	604	152.00–155.00	153.37
21	—	573	150.00–163.00	159.03
16	—	480	162.00–180.00	168.04
6	—	335	170.00–180.00	173.81
2	—	813	114.00–116.00	114.98
18	—	374	170.00–190.00	180.74
19	—	527	155.00–170.00	162.34
4	—	720	131.00–141.00	135.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	191.00–206.00	195.22
5	—	521	173.00–174.00	173.60
5	—	464	182.50–192.50	186.48
4	—	664	151.00–157.00	153.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	84.00–84.50	84.27
20	—	1,481	68.50–80.00	75.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,198	69.00–80.00	75.28
4	—	1,299	81.50–87.00	84.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,048	63.00–72.50	67.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,658	98.50–108.00	102.77
7	—	1,900	110.00–119.00	114.36

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	2	—	898	725.00–730.00	727.72
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	938	875.00–1,075.00	978.47
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	820.00	820.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,260.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,280.00	1,280.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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