Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 1.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 3.00 higher, and feeder bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.78/cwt on 356 head.

Average price

$154.78

356 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.67

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	534	154.78	826	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

154.78

—

TN average11 barns · 2,571 hd

147.11

+7.67

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	1,685	115.83	1,952	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,145	83.81	959	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	81.92	1,182	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	76.27	782	14

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	674	132.60/cwt	123.00–136.00	894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	146.68/cwt	135.00–150.00	855	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	124.33/cwt	122.00–125.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	161.63/cwt	157.00–165.00	771	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	162.37/cwt	159.00–167.00	685	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	181.67/cwt	175.00–187.50	848	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	793	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	134.66/cwt	130.00–135.50	948	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	135.45/cwt	130.00–142.50	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	141.50/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,139	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	547	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	173.85/cwt	170.00–184.00	914	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	190.46/cwt	179.00–198.00	798	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	141.99/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	158.91/cwt	155.00–162.50	987	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	172.98/cwt	168.00–177.50	984	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,071	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	158.81/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,066	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	138.28/cwt	132.50–144.00	936	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	965	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	206.23/cwt	205.00–207.50	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	657	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	979	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	75.10/cwt	70.00–80.50	762	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	83.27/cwt	82.50–84.00	912	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	94.59/cwt	91.50–103.00	1,192	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	81.95/cwt	77.50–89.00	922	29
Bulls	—	—	1,669	114.54/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,912	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	81.92/cwt	77.00–88.50	1,182	23
Bulls	—	—	1,798	124.84/cwt	121.50–128.00	2,245	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,009.50/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	11,236	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,011.10/cwt	970.00–1,050.00	11,072	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	915.27/cwt	900.00–925.00	8,832	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,072.54/cwt	1,070.00–1,075.00	14,404	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,655	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	725.67/cwt	700.00–750.00	8,802	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,257.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,340.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,221	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	1,825.00/cwt	1,825.00–1,825.00	27,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	1,825.00/cwt	1,825.00–1,825.00	28,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	153.81/cwt	150.00–157.50	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	115.26/cwt	114.00–117.00	931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	172.06/cwt	165.00–177.00	809	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	176.30/cwt	170.00–186.00	744	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	153.74/cwt	147.00–160.00	947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	183.05/cwt	177.50–185.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	130.74/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	136.20/cwt	135.00–138.00	835	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	161.64/cwt	156.00–169.00	842	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	159.23/cwt	151.00–163.00	903	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	154.40/cwt	148.00–159.00	801	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	861	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	163.64/cwt	160.00–166.00	617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	153.63/cwt	150.00–157.00	513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	895	44

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 Apr 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 922Last week 1,107Year ago 706

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 184Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 35Year ago 36

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 1.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 3.00 higher, and feeder bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	674	123.00–136.00	132.60
69	—	583	135.00–150.00	146.68
6	—	757	122.00–125.00	124.33
2	—	722	124.00	124.00
35	—	477	157.00–165.00	161.63
34	—	422	159.00–167.00	162.37
16	—	613	135.00–138.00	136.20
25	—	519	148.00–159.00	154.40
11	—	377	160.00–166.00	163.64
8	—	334	150.00–157.00	153.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	604	144.00	144.00
51	—	456	174.00	174.00
1	—	340	172.50	172.50
26	—	704	130.00–135.50	134.66
14	—	533	161.50	161.50
44	—	563	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	184.00	184.00
15	—	467	175.00–187.50	181.67
3	—	712	130.00–142.50	135.45
11	—	526	170.00–184.00	173.85
15	—	419	179.00–198.00	190.46
4	—	786	136.00–144.00	141.99
9	—	621	155.00–162.50	158.91
17	—	569	168.00–177.50	172.98
6	—	671	152.00–164.00	158.81
1	—	295	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	202.50	202.50
1	—	400	205.00	205.00
1	—	605	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	156.00	156.00
26	—	805	140.00–143.00	141.50
1	—	310	202.50	202.50
26	—	590	181.50	181.50
2	—	547	195.00	195.00
1	—	365	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	547	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	677	132.50–144.00	138.28
6	—	724	130.00–135.00	133.30
2	—	320	205.00–207.50	206.23
4	—	808	114.00–117.00	115.26
14	—	470	165.00–177.00	172.06
15	—	422	170.00–186.00	176.30
6	—	616	147.00–160.00	153.74
5	—	377	177.50–185.00	183.05
4	—	772	124.00–133.00	130.74
14	—	521	156.00–169.00	161.64
12	—	567	151.00–163.00	159.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	200.00	200.00
2	—	657	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	150.00–157.50	153.81
3	—	434	163.00	163.00
2	—	500	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,014	70.00–80.50	75.10
2	—	1,095	82.50–84.00	83.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,260	91.50–103.00	94.59
29	—	1,125	77.50–89.00	81.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,443	77.00–88.50	81.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,669	109.00–119.00	114.54
2	—	1,798	121.50–128.00	124.84

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,113	900.00–1,175.00	1,009.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	970.00–1,050.00	1,011.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	965	900.00–925.00	915.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,343	1,070.00–1,075.00	1,072.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	700.00–750.00	725.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,210.00	1,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,340.00	1,257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,520	1,825.00	1,825.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,540	1,825.00	1,825.00

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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