Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 12.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.50/cwt on 298 head.

Average price

$147.50

298 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$34.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.11

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	559	148.14	828	267
Medium and Large 2-3	420	144.14	606	28
Small 1-2	305	137.50	419	1thin
Medium and Large 3	528	113.75	600	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.39/cwt here — about $228 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 sale298 hd

147.50

—

TN average10 barns · 1,686 hd

142.39

+5.11

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	1,733	116.38	2,017	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	85.94	1,066	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	83.37	1,183	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	64.98	720	6thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	184.24/cwt	170.00–197.00	774	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	159.88/cwt	135.00–175.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	130.27/cwt	128.00–134.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	143.72/cwt	129.00–153.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	132.39/cwt	122.50–140.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	143.71/cwt	135.00–157.00	823	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	136.85/cwt	136.85–136.85	999	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	816	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	717	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	148.54/cwt	139.00–150.00	845	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	165.08/cwt	154.00–173.00	708	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	196.34/cwt	195.00–198.00	825	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	188.83/cwt	177.50–197.50	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	200.21/cwt	185.00–212.50	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	161.07/cwt	143.00–177.50	612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	158.25/cwt	152.50–166.00	986	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	182.45/cwt	160.00–191.00	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	162.78/cwt	140.00–175.50	926	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	957	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	162.69/cwt	152.50–174.00	854	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	928	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	174.28/cwt	161.00–195.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	146.66/cwt	146.00–148.00	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	142.93/cwt	132.00–158.00	898	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	153.00/cwt	150.00–159.00	800	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	83.37/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,183	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	93.90/cwt	92.00–96.50	1,056	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	83.66/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,066	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	572	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	67.58/cwt	64.00–70.00	750	5
Bulls	—	—	1,725	115.99/cwt	113.50–117.50	2,001	6
Bulls	—	—	1,770	121.18/cwt	119.00–123.50	2,145	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,622	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	1,135.30/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	14,044	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	18,998	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,203	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	129.55/cwt	120.00–139.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	153.62/cwt	143.00–160.00	883	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	117.69/cwt	115.00–126.00	914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	137.16/cwt	135.00–139.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	173.80/cwt	155.00–190.00	725	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	578	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	136.84/cwt	127.50–139.50	851	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	159.99/cwt	152.50–167.50	760	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	108.11/cwt	99.00–117.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	152.98/cwt	147.50–177.50	483	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	167.12/cwt	160.00–169.00	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	127.06/cwt	120.00–137.50	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	150.82/cwt	130.00–160.00	786	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	150.03/cwt	145.00–155.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	128.64/cwt	117.50–140.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	134.40/cwt	120.00–140.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	267	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	160.19/cwt	140.00–172.50	610	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	144.73/cwt	142.00–147.50	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	127.85/cwt	125.00–131.00	931	6

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 694Last week 1,082Year ago 957

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 92Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 111Year ago 62

Compared to same sale a week ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 12.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
5	—	330	135.00–175.00	159.88
3	—	517	129.00–153.00	143.72
1	—	230	177.50	177.50
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
7	—	380	143.00–177.50	161.07
1	—	295	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	420	170.00–197.00	184.24
1	—	805	125.00	125.00
1	—	755	133.00	133.00
7	—	373	177.50–197.50	188.83
3	—	338	185.00–212.50	200.21
18	—	623	152.50–166.00	158.25
3	—	736	141.50	141.50
12	—	465	160.00–191.00	182.45
23	—	569	140.00–175.50	162.78
1	—	665	140.00	140.00
12	—	525	152.50–174.00	162.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	420	195.00–198.00	196.34
2	—	665	146.50	146.50
9	—	530	180.50	180.50
1	—	465	192.50	192.50
5	—	597	155.50	155.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	664	128.00–134.00	130.27
20	—	573	135.00–157.00	143.71
1	—	790	115.00	115.00
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
17	—	429	154.00–173.00	165.08
17	—	622	127.50–139.50	136.84
19	—	475	152.50–167.50	159.99
2	—	815	99.00–117.00	108.11
18	—	316	147.50–177.50	152.98
25	—	521	130.00–160.00	150.82
3	—	288	145.00–155.00	150.03
1	—	240	152.50	152.50
12	—	381	140.00–172.50	160.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	122.50–140.00	132.39
10	—	345	167.50	167.50
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
3	—	470	120.00–137.50	127.06
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
2	—	530	117.50–140.00	128.64
4	—	419	120.00–140.00	134.40
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
3	—	267	135.00–140.00	137.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	730	136.85	136.85
10	—	528	154.50	154.50
9	—	428	167.50	167.50
24	—	569	139.00–150.00	148.54
2	—	365	169.00	169.00
10	—	465	160.00–169.00	167.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	161.00–195.00	174.28
3	—	653	146.00–148.00	146.66
1	—	975	105.00	105.00
8	—	628	132.00–158.00	142.93
9	—	523	150.00–159.00	153.00
18	—	575	143.00–160.00	153.62
4	—	777	115.00–126.00	117.69
10	—	417	155.00–190.00	173.80
6	—	728	125.00–131.00	127.85
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	120.00–139.00	129.55
3	—	540	135.00–139.00	137.16
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
2	—	590	142.00–147.50	144.73
1	—	900	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,419	82.00–85.00	83.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	92.00–96.50	93.90
7	—	1,274	77.00–88.00	83.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	52.00	52.00
5	—	1,110	64.00–70.00	67.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,725	113.50–117.50	115.99
4	—	1,770	119.00–123.50	121.18
1	—	1,630	99.50	99.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,237	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,135.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,490	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,125.00	1,125.00

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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