Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a heavier test, feeder steers and bulls measuring 1.00 lower overall with feeder heifers 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.05/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$151.05

405 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$14.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.31

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	162.25	878	100
Medium and Large 1-2	532	147.38	784	305

One grade step is worth $14.87/cwt here — about $93 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale405 hd

151.05

—

TN average10 barns · 2,515 hd

146.74

+4.31

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	1,764	117.63	2,075	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	84.33	1,044	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	81.06	1,142	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	74.34	777	18

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	116.40/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	136.20/cwt	133.00–141.00	855	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	145.01/cwt	140.00–150.00	898	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	130.41/cwt	125.00–135.00	872	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	145.73/cwt	140.00–152.00	762	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	154.54/cwt	146.00–159.00	736	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	142.91/cwt	139.00–146.00	830	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	161.45/cwt	160.00–162.50	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	153.11/cwt	147.50–159.00	654	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	143.31/cwt	142.00–143.50	886	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	541	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	878	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	154.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	585	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	196.96/cwt	195.00–204.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	136.25/cwt	135.00–140.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	157.28/cwt	155.00–160.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	613	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	128.26/cwt	125.00–129.00	912	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	156.55/cwt	155.00–157.50	791	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	137.10/cwt	137.00–138.00	919	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	159.22/cwt	153.00–166.00	990	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	190.75/cwt	181.00–197.50	803	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	179.18/cwt	172.50–187.00	928	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	130.82/cwt	125.00–137.50	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	150.82/cwt	148.50–154.50	870	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	169.23/cwt	160.00–174.50	963	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	184.38/cwt	180.00–193.00	892	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	169.06/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,055	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	149.90/cwt	142.00–157.50	1,009	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	180.00/cwt	177.50–188.00	1,010	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	192.49/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,012	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	115.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	131.14/cwt	127.50–137.00	947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	180.00/cwt	175.00–190.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	179.84/cwt	170.00–187.50	777	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	721	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	81.06/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,142	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	73.33/cwt	67.00–79.00	782	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	96.17/cwt	93.00–100.50	1,191	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	82.51/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,021	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	873	82.43/cwt	81.00–84.00	720	2
Bulls	—	—	1,741	115.57/cwt	109.50–118.50	2,012	8
Bulls	—	—	1,827	123.11/cwt	121.50–124.50	2,249	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,370.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,375.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	767.76/cwt	760.00–775.00	6,718	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356	1,167.78/cwt	1,120.00–1,180.00	15,835	18
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,176	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	15,960	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,113	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,437.50/cwt	1,425.00–1,450.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	19,143	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	924.33/cwt	875.00–970.00	9,613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	10,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	11,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	10,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	13,440	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	755	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,361	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	884.94/cwt	800.00–975.00	9,035	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,116.20/cwt	875.00–1,425.00	14,622	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	834.45/cwt	725.00–940.00	9,221	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	22,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,549	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	780	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	5,616	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	953.82/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	8,899	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	862.39/cwt	850.00–875.00	7,615	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,740.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,780.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	177.52/cwt	173.00–180.00	831	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	182.52/cwt	175.00–187.50	690	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	153.00/cwt	150.00–157.00	884	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	138.82/cwt	135.00–147.50	941	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	167.91/cwt	159.00–175.00	873	17

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,082Last week 596Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	866	114.00–118.00	116.40
13	—	619	140.00–150.00	145.01
3	—	813	110.00–119.00	115.32
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
6	—	722	127.50–137.00	131.14
3	—	325	175.00–190.00	180.00
14	—	432	170.00–187.50	179.84
14	—	468	173.00–180.00	177.52
7	—	378	175.00–187.50	182.52
15	—	578	150.00–157.00	153.00
11	—	678	135.00–147.50	138.82
17	—	520	159.00–175.00	167.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	628	133.00–141.00	136.20
14	—	669	125.00–135.00	130.41
28	—	523	140.00–152.00	145.73
63	—	476	146.00–159.00	154.54
41	—	581	139.00–146.00	142.91
3	—	725	120.00	120.00
33	—	427	147.50–159.00	153.11
10	—	379	150.00–160.00	154.23
5	—	330	155.00–160.00	157.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	160.00–162.50	161.45
13	—	618	142.00–143.50	143.31
15	—	376	163.00	163.00
11	—	711	125.00–129.00	128.26
10	—	505	155.00–157.50	156.55
21	—	670	137.00–138.00	137.10
20	—	577	148.50–154.50	150.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	541	162.25	162.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	195.00–204.00	196.96
5	—	703	152.50	152.50
17	—	624	168.00–170.00	169.06
10	—	561	177.50–188.00	180.00
8	—	526	190.00–198.00	192.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	135.00–140.00	136.25
1	—	1,110	125.00	125.00
1	—	835	130.00	130.00
25	—	622	153.00–166.00	159.22
12	—	421	181.00–197.50	190.75
31	—	518	172.50–187.00	179.18
1	—	910	130.00	130.00
3	—	780	125.00–137.50	130.82
39	—	569	160.00–174.50	169.23
26	—	484	180.00–193.00	184.38
13	—	673	142.00–157.50	149.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,409	76.00–88.00	81.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,066	67.00–79.00	73.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,238	93.00–100.50	96.17
26	—	1,238	75.00–89.00	82.51
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	81.00–84.00	82.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,741	109.50–118.50	115.57
3	—	1,827	121.50–124.50	123.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,370.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,780.00	1,740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	760.00–775.00	767.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,356	1,120.00–1,180.00	1,167.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,140.00	1,140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	875.00–970.00	924.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	930.00	930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,000	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,120.00	1,120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,021	800.00–975.00	884.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,310	875.00–1,425.00	1,116.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	725.00–940.00	834.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,600	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	710.00	710.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	830.00	830.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	933	875.00–1,025.00	953.82
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	883	850.00–875.00	862.39

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