Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes 4.00 to 6.00 lower overall, with exception of heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. sharply lower. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 10.00 lower with slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.05/cwt on 356 head.

Average price

$146.05

356 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.38

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	575	146.05	840	356

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 sale356 hd

146.05

—

TN average9 barns · 2,404 hd

150.44

−4.38

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	—	Low	1,649	114.18	1,883	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	84.65	986	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	82.46	1,179	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	75.30	778	24
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,345	108.50	1,459	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,055	107.00	1,129	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	835	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	137.20/cwt	132.50–139.00	868	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	157.57/cwt	151.00–167.00	668	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	177.24/cwt	176.00–183.00	668	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	158.86/cwt	157.50–165.00	834	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	146.46/cwt	140.00–153.00	776	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	157.51/cwt	157.00–158.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	158.96/cwt	158.00–160.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	157.79/cwt	150.00–167.50	499	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	140.27/cwt	136.00–142.50	812	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	158.46/cwt	150.00–162.50	594	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	144.74/cwt	144.50–145.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	187.94/cwt	176.00–191.00	825	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	173.45/cwt	165.00–181.00	999	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	730	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	192.20/cwt	177.50–207.50	498	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	190.08/cwt	188.50–190.50	1,015	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	181.22/cwt	170.00–187.00	852	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	159.06/cwt	150.00–165.00	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	193.79/cwt	182.50–200.00	734	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	157.04/cwt	150.00–164.00	743	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	151.02/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	178.38/cwt	170.00–184.00	933	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	165.78/cwt	165.00–166.50	1,094	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	119.92/cwt	114.00–127.00	931	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	144.92/cwt	130.00–150.00	961	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	314	208.25/cwt	201.00–210.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	618	158.73/cwt	155.00–160.00	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	605	1
Steers	Select	—	1,055	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,129	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,554	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,210	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,355	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	81.81/cwt	76.00–86.50	1,169	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	94.25/cwt	94.00–94.50	1,352	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	74.44/cwt	69.00–80.00	767	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	84.70/cwt	84.00–85.50	900	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	95.10/cwt	91.00–103.50	1,278	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	81.86/cwt	76.00–88.00	914	30
Bulls	—	—	1,500	103.77/cwt	103.50–104.00	1,557	2
Bulls	—	—	1,642	113.85/cwt	108.50–124.00	1,869	17
Bulls	—	—	1,860	127.41/cwt	126.50–128.50	2,370	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,160	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,232	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,082.30/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	10,931	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,038.90/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	9,766	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	882.36/cwt	810.00–950.00	10,456	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	982.84/cwt	975.00–990.00	9,268	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,100.48/cwt	1,040.00–1,175.00	13,756	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,173.49/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	12,944	3
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	—	2
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	—	1,355	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	19,783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	171.69/cwt	165.00–182.50	812	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	127.40/cwt	120.00–133.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	163.18/cwt	160.00–171.00	932	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	193.20/cwt	182.50–202.50	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	169.68/cwt	164.00–180.00	711	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	139.13/cwt	133.00–150.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	133.60/cwt	133.60–133.60	1,017	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	185.74/cwt	177.50–190.00	606	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	168.05/cwt	157.00–175.00	874	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	442	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	813	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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,107Last week 895Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 172Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 49Year 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
3	—	835	119.00	119.00
8	—	633	132.50–139.00	137.20
4	—	718	125.00	125.00
49	—	424	151.00–167.00	157.57
27	—	530	140.00–153.00	146.46
2	—	285	158.00–160.00	158.96
13	—	316	150.00–167.50	157.79
15	—	579	136.00–142.50	140.27
41	—	375	150.00–162.50	158.46
43	—	473	150.00–164.00	157.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	157.50–165.00	158.86
4	—	564	157.00–158.00	157.51
132	—	761	133.60	133.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	167.50	167.50
2	—	327	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	377	176.00–183.00	177.24
7	—	776	114.00–127.00	119.92
6	—	663	130.00–150.00	144.92
29	—	473	165.00–182.50	171.69
3	—	712	120.00–133.00	127.40
14	—	571	160.00–171.00	163.18
3	—	287	182.50–202.50	193.20
18	—	419	164.00–180.00	169.68
7	—	625	133.00–150.00	139.13
12	—	326	177.50–190.00	185.74
25	—	520	157.00–175.00	168.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	201.00–210.00	208.25
4	—	618	155.00–160.00	158.73
1	—	535	177.50	177.50
1	—	275	220.00	220.00
2	—	442	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	144.50–145.00	144.74
8	—	439	176.00–191.00	187.94
14	—	576	165.00–181.00	173.45
6	—	259	177.50–207.50	192.20
15	—	470	170.00–187.00	181.22
5	—	617	150.00–165.00	159.06
19	—	379	182.50–200.00	193.79
3	—	735	149.00–152.00	151.02
10	—	523	170.00–184.00	178.38
1	—	655	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	134.50	134.50
24	—	534	188.50–190.50	190.08
28	—	660	165.00–166.50	165.78
4	—	566	191.50	191.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	107.00	107.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,210	112.00	112.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,429	76.00–86.50	81.81
2	—	1,435	94.00–94.50	94.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,031	69.00–80.00	74.44
2	—	1,063	84.00–85.50	84.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,344	91.00–103.50	95.10
30	—	1,117	76.00–88.00	81.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	103.50–104.00	103.77
17	—	1,642	108.50–124.00	113.85
2	—	1,860	126.50–128.50	127.41

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	1	—	—	1,130.00	1,130.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	760.00	760.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,082.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,038.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	810.00–950.00	882.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	943	975.00–990.00	982.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,040.00–1,175.00	1,100.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,103	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,173.49
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	960.00	960.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	1,460.00	1,460.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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