Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a lighter test, feeder classes measuring 3.00 to 4.00 higher overall, with slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 9.00 higher and slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $192.92/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$192.92

227 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.76

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	526	192.92	1,015	227

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 sale227 hd

192.92

—

TN average7 barns · 1,322 hd

175.16

+17.76

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	1,715	108.44	1,860	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	84.31	1,063	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	79.72	1,159	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	72.88	827	6thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	613	139.82/cwt	130.00–145.00	857	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	157.29/cwt	156.00–159.00	813	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	162.25/cwt	162.00–162.50	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	133.22/cwt	128.00–137.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	145.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	831	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	161.02/cwt	155.00–169.00	688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	210.30/cwt	206.00–215.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	169.88/cwt	165.00–172.50	967	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,016	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	196.79/cwt	185.00–204.00	844	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	162.77/cwt	159.00–167.50	1,021	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	193.27/cwt	185.00–200.00	935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	169.54/cwt	163.00–175.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	153.46/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	204.53/cwt	195.00–210.00	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	182.58/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,074	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	182.86/cwt	181.00–187.50	969	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	195.04/cwt	192.50–197.50	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	201.61/cwt	197.50–205.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	805	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	78.86/cwt	75.00–84.50	1,141	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	88.24/cwt	87.00–89.50	1,145	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	82.34/cwt	78.50–85.50	1,023	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	72.88/cwt	68.50–75.00	827	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,326	1
Bulls	—	—	1,767	107.21/cwt	102.50–114.50	1,894	10
Bulls	—	—	1,503	99.20/cwt	98.50–100.00	1,491	3
Bulls	—	—	1,744	118.46/cwt	116.00–122.00	2,066	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,924	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,042.43/cwt	1,025.00–1,060.00	13,239	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	882.45/cwt	850.00–910.00	9,469	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,602	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	191.22/cwt	190.00–192.50	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	177.31/cwt	172.50–189.00	746	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.00/cwt	130.00–137.00	979	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	183.67/cwt	180.00–185.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	172.25/cwt	172.00–172.50	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	180.26/cwt	176.00–187.50	856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	147.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	167.55/cwt	159.00–174.00	878	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	159.30/cwt	150.00–165.00	919	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	162.16/cwt	159.00–168.00	774	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	150.50/cwt	145.00–154.00	793	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	168.98/cwt	160.00–175.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	179.05/cwt	178.00–180.00	668	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 Mar 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 834Year ago 1,350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 125Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 52Year ago 98

Compared to last week, on a lighter test, feeder classes measuring 3.00 to 4.00 higher overall, with slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 9.00 higher and slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	613	130.00–145.00	139.82
4	—	310	162.00–162.50	162.25
3	—	667	128.00–137.00	133.22
12	—	572	140.00–150.00	145.24
2	—	718	129.00–130.00	129.49
8	—	427	155.00–169.00	161.02
25	—	477	159.00–168.00	162.16
16	—	527	145.00–154.00	150.50
10	—	371	160.00–175.00	168.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	517	156.00–159.00	157.29
4	—	425	174.00	174.00
3	—	455	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	161.00	161.00
1	—	425	172.50	172.50
2	—	463	172.00–172.50	172.25
2	—	373	178.00–180.00	179.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	206.00–215.00	210.30
1	—	600	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	165.00–172.50	169.88
13	—	429	185.00–204.00	196.79
8	—	627	159.00–167.50	162.77
6	—	484	185.00–200.00	193.27
4	—	535	163.00–175.00	169.54
3	—	658	150.00–157.50	153.46
1	—	905	127.50	127.50
1	—	810	135.00	135.00
7	—	379	195.00–210.00	204.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	492	206.50	206.50
64	—	588	182.50–187.50	182.58
9	—	530	181.00–187.50	182.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	202.50	202.50
2	—	468	192.50–197.50	195.04
1	—	555	167.50	167.50
2	—	517	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	197.50–205.00	201.61
1	—	475	205.00	205.00
1	—	370	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	190.00–192.50	191.22
7	—	421	172.50–189.00	177.31
5	—	725	130.00–137.00	135.00
2	—	670	135.00–140.00	137.54
7	—	385	180.00–185.00	183.67
6	—	475	176.00–187.50	180.26
2	—	645	140.00–155.00	147.50
16	—	524	159.00–174.00	167.55
15	—	577	150.00–165.00	159.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,447	75.00–84.50	78.86
1	—	1,515	87.50	87.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	87.00–89.50	88.24
6	—	1,243	78.50–85.50	82.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,135	68.50–75.00	72.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,767	102.50–114.50	107.21
3	—	1,503	98.50–100.00	99.20
4	—	1,744	116.00–122.00	118.46

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	—	1,185	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,270	1,025.00–1,060.00	1,042.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	850.00–910.00	882.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

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

Steers · 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