Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 lower with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.03/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$152.03

254 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$13.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.93

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	500	152.24	761	250
Medium and Large 2-3	388	138.73	538	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.51/cwt here — about $224 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 sale254 hd

152.03

—

TN average9 barns · 2,008 hd

147.10

+4.93

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	1,803	117.55	2,120	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	84.16	1,044	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,422	82.52	1,174	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	73.10	769	27

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2Fancy	—	405	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	179.89/cwt	170.00–185.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	138.31/cwt	137.00–141.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	142.80/cwt	138.00–152.50	821	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	531	138.84/cwt	138.00–139.00	737	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	134.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	832	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	157.81/cwt	150.00–165.00	745	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	157.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	133.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	909	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	182.37/cwt	177.50–186.00	890	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	161.80/cwt	155.00–170.00	691	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	174.37/cwt	165.00–179.00	990	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	160.30/cwt	154.00–167.50	991	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	644	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	143.86/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	172.21/cwt	171.00–173.00	1,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	181.04/cwt	170.00–185.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	151.23/cwt	150.00–152.50	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	174.52/cwt	168.00–181.00	925	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	159.29/cwt	150.00–167.00	918	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	126.66/cwt	122.00–130.00	960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	115.48/cwt	114.00–117.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	170.37/cwt	162.00–175.00	797	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	352	195.61/cwt	190.00–197.00	689	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	72.87/cwt	68.00–77.00	767	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	74.21/cwt	73.00–75.50	891	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,399	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	95.50/cwt	90.00–104.50	1,266	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	81.85/cwt	76.50–89.00	1,003	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	798	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	82.88/cwt	77.50–89.50	1,193	36
Bulls	—	—	1,800	116.11/cwt	111.50–121.50	2,090	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	73.67/cwt	72.00–74.50	838	3
Bulls	—	—	1,819	124.77/cwt	122.50–129.00	2,270	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	903.04/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	11,442	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,647	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,719	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,148.02/cwt	980.00–1,300.00	14,327	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	782.15/cwt	740.00–820.00	8,017	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,375	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,145.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,240.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,882	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,828	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	906.67/cwt	900.00–920.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	149.49/cwt	148.00–152.50	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	150.37/cwt	143.00–155.00	932	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	179.50/cwt	170.00–185.00	675	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	137.45/cwt	136.00–140.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	170.65/cwt	161.00–178.00	892	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	182.24/cwt	175.00–192.50	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	831	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	655	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	165.51/cwt	155.00–171.00	624	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	152.74/cwt	144.00–160.00	794	45

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 861Last week 706Year ago 711

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 167Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 31Year ago 59

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 lower with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	195.00	195.00
3	—	525	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	153.00	153.00
5	—	570	185.50	185.50
3	—	526	201.00	201.00
3	—	658	173.00	173.00
5	—	637	171.00–173.00	172.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	120.00	120.00
1	—	805	139.00	139.00
11	—	488	177.50–186.00	182.37
12	—	568	165.00–179.00	174.37
20	—	618	154.00–167.50	160.30
2	—	773	138.00–150.00	143.86
6	—	430	170.00–185.00	181.04
2	—	660	150.00–152.50	151.23
9	—	530	168.00–181.00	174.52
1	—	390	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	142.50	142.50
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	644	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	170.00–185.00	179.89
2	—	730	127.00–129.00	127.99
15	—	576	150.00–167.00	159.29
3	—	758	122.00–130.00	126.66
2	—	830	114.00–117.00	115.48
18	—	468	162.00–175.00	170.37
7	—	620	143.00–155.00	150.37
21	—	376	170.00–185.00	179.50
4	—	673	136.00–140.00	137.45
21	—	523	161.00–178.00	170.65
5	—	339	175.00–192.50	182.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	466	185.00	185.00
5	—	352	190.00–197.00	195.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	148.00–152.50	149.49
1	—	345	165.00	165.00
1	—	620	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	165.00	165.00
1	—	330	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	137.00–141.00	138.31
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	575	138.00–152.50	142.80
13	—	619	130.00–140.00	134.42
44	—	472	150.00–165.00	157.81
2	—	315	150.00–165.00	157.50
7	—	681	130.00–135.00	133.44
53	—	427	155.00–170.00	161.80
22	—	377	155.00–171.00	165.51
45	—	520	144.00–160.00	152.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	531	138.00–139.00	138.84
2	—	735	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	127.50	127.50
1	—	645	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,053	68.00–77.00	72.87
1	—	1,010	79.00	79.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	73.00–75.50	74.21
1	—	1,480	94.50	94.50
36	—	1,439	77.50–89.50	82.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,326	90.00–104.50	95.50
55	—	1,225	76.50–89.00	81.85
3	—	1,138	72.00–74.50	73.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,800	111.50–121.50	116.11
5	—	1,819	122.50–129.00	124.77

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,267	700.00–1,025.00	903.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	630.00	630.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	980.00–1,300.00	1,148.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	740.00–820.00	782.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	840.00	840.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	650.00	650.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	740.00	740.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,170.00	1,170.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,240.00	1,145.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	900.00–920.00	906.67

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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