Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers measuring 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder bulls 2.00 lower, and strong demand from farmer feeders was noted for heifers. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.01/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$159.01

279 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$6.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.69

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	506	159.11	806	272
Small and Medium 1-2	357	157.50	562	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	414	153.03	634	4thin

One grade step is worth $6.08/cwt here — about $172 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 sale279 hd

159.01

—

TN average8 barns · 1,678 hd

148.32

+10.69

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	1,633	121.03	1,976	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	93.30	1,380	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	92.24	1,092	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	80.38	862	30
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,275	104.00	1,326	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	180.86/cwt	175.00–187.00	747	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	151.45/cwt	140.00–160.00	933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	155.42/cwt	154.50–157.50	872	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	181.36/cwt	180.00–182.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	914	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	159.69/cwt	154.00–168.00	835	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	141.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	867	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	171.12/cwt	162.00–179.00	727	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	166.36/cwt	160.00–171.00	621	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	170.88/cwt	165.00–175.00	562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	132.56/cwt	128.00–140.00	895	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	169.54/cwt	160.00–177.50	800	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	136.50/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	177.75/cwt	177.75–177.75	1,068	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	533	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	162.37/cwt	155.00–172.00	1,003	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	146.56/cwt	142.50–152.50	834	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	175.78/cwt	174.00–179.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	191.55/cwt	185.00–197.50	808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	176.48/cwt	165.00–182.50	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	191.20/cwt	180.00–197.50	918	17
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	174.55/cwt	173.00–177.50	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,029	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	179.22/cwt	170.00–188.00	934	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,086	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	196.23/cwt	195.00–197.50	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	169.15/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	179.46/cwt	170.00–187.50	852	12
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	327	173.72/cwt	169.00–177.50	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	133.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	912	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	173.01/cwt	167.00–182.50	900	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	193.31/cwt	192.50–195.00	938	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,275	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,326	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	89.67/cwt	83.50–96.00	1,046	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	90.93/cwt	90.00–92.00	923	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	79.21/cwt	73.00–85.00	855	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	91.72/cwt	85.00–96.50	1,317	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	102.25/cwt	97.50–115.00	1,283	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,696	101.20/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,716	4
Bulls	—	—	1,604	130.02/cwt	128.50–133.00	2,086	4
Bulls	—	—	1,701	121.17/cwt	114.00–126.50	2,061	16
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,143	101.88/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,164	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	10,120	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,353	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,590	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	9,068	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,288	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	19,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,094	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,352	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,094	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	730	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	4,526	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,248	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,102.54/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	13,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	148.06/cwt	146.00–150.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	191.92/cwt	180.00–197.50	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	126.29/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	186.86/cwt	185.00–187.50	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	106.36/cwt	103.00–107.50	1,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	162.63/cwt	162.50–163.00	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	184.58/cwt	175.00–192.50	685	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	167.34/cwt	157.50–172.50	961	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	137.18/cwt	136.00–139.00	981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	168.70/cwt	162.50–175.00	528	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	528	186.22/cwt	185.00–190.00	983	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	197.00/cwt	192.50–200.00	833	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	1,275.71/cwt	1,275.00–1,280.00	16,125	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,525	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 Mar 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 895Last week 830Year ago 548

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 157Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 39Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	160.00	160.00
1	—	470	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	561	154.50–157.50	155.42
7	—	378	174.00–179.00	175.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	170.00	170.00
3	—	473	180.00–182.00	181.36
4	—	418	185.00–187.50	186.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	110.00–115.00	113.31
38	—	523	154.00–168.00	159.69
30	—	615	135.00–145.00	141.03
43	—	425	162.00–179.00	171.12
18	—	373	160.00–171.00	166.36
2	—	710	120.00	120.00
9	—	329	165.00–175.00	170.88
14	—	675	128.00–140.00	132.56
2	—	760	122.50	122.50
49	—	472	160.00–177.50	169.54
19	—	569	142.50–152.50	146.56
3	—	261	165.00	165.00
2	—	872	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	158.00	158.00
2	—	433	146.00–150.00	148.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	413	175.00–187.00	180.86
1	—	760	137.00	137.00
7	—	616	140.00–160.00	151.45
12	—	475	170.00–187.50	179.46
9	—	681	130.00–140.00	133.97
19	—	520	167.00–182.50	173.01
3	—	340	180.00–197.50	191.92
3	—	825	123.00–128.00	126.29
1	—	945	107.50	107.50
1	—	1,045	102.50	102.50
4	—	966	103.00–107.50	106.36
2	—	893	113.00–115.00	114.00
13	—	371	175.00–192.50	184.58
12	—	574	157.50–172.50	167.34
6	—	715	136.00–139.00	137.18
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	169.00–177.50	173.72
1	—	470	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
6	—	485	192.50–195.00	193.31
6	—	528	185.00–190.00	186.22
5	—	423	192.50–200.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	167.50	167.50
1	—	550	147.50	147.50
4	—	525	162.50–163.00	162.63
1	—	460	164.00	164.00
2	—	313	162.50–175.00	168.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	133.00–140.00	136.50
8	—	618	155.00–172.00	162.37
8	—	422	185.00–197.50	191.55
3	—	567	165.00–182.50	176.48
17	—	480	180.00–197.50	191.20
23	—	521	170.00–188.00	179.22
2	—	383	195.00–197.50	196.23
3	—	658	167.50–170.00	169.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	601	177.75	177.75
18	—	539	191.00	191.00
9	—	705	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	197.50	197.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	165.00	165.00
1	—	360	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	173.00–177.50	174.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,166	83.50–96.00	89.67
10	—	1,255	97.50–115.00	102.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	90.00–92.00	90.93
27	—	1,079	73.00–85.00	79.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,436	85.00–96.50	91.72
4	—	1,696	98.00–109.00	101.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,604	128.50–133.00	130.02
16	—	1,701	114.00–126.50	121.17
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	97.00–107.00	101.88

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,280.00	1,280.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,102.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,264	1,275.00–1,280.00	1,275.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	860.00	860.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	860.00	860.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	930.00	930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	870.00	870.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	620.00	620.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	710.00	710.00

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