Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.39/cwt on 569 head.

Average price

$164.39

569 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.95

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	164.39	823	569

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 sale569 hd

164.39

—

TN average8 barns · 1,881 hd

153.44

+10.95

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	1,713	116.26	1,992	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	82.11	995	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	78.90	1,157	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	72.23	763	14

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	—	730	121.50/cwt	120.00–124.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	169.43/cwt	160.00–177.50	812	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	137.59/cwt	135.00–143.00	841	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	755	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	168.46/cwt	160.00–169.00	861	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	158.47/cwt	157.00–159.00	906	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,000	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	152.92/cwt	147.00–158.00	792	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	163.21/cwt	157.50–167.50	527	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	178.68/cwt	174.00–182.00	842	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	160.17/cwt	155.00–168.00	676	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	179.24/cwt	170.00–183.00	936	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	184.00/cwt	175.00–187.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	146.63/cwt	142.50–157.00	963	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	163.49/cwt	155.00–169.00	605	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	438	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	181.56/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,031	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	171.15/cwt	165.00–173.00	986	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	163.18/cwt	157.50–167.00	1,020	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	144.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	821	30
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	340	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	398	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	272	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	167.26/cwt	160.00–177.00	871	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	149.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,034	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	143.68/cwt	140.00–154.00	882	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	176.63/cwt	170.00–183.00	758	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	637	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,003	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	80.15/cwt	74.00–86.50	966	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	93.86/cwt	92.00–96.50	1,177	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	944	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	71.79/cwt	67.50–75.50	750	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	78.90/cwt	73.00–85.50	1,157	24
Bulls	—	—	1,470	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,514	1
Bulls	—	—	1,782	125.70/cwt	123.00–133.00	2,240	5
Bulls	—	—	1,658	114.95/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,906	15
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,440	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	2,489	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,883	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,691	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	898.31/cwt	890.00–910.00	10,340	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,112.87/cwt	1,025.00–1,200.00	13,132	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	19,181	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	992.03/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	11,508	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,064.10/cwt	1,020.00–1,100.00	10,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	114.99/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	188.26/cwt	185.00–190.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	182.61/cwt	170.00–189.00	687	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	161.58/cwt	151.00–169.00	924	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	132.88/cwt	127.00–139.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	120.61/cwt	118.00–124.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	158.64/cwt	153.00–164.00	750	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	135.91/cwt	133.00–140.00	905	9

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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,050Last week 861Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 231Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 57Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	120.00–124.00	121.50
24	—	611	135.00–143.00	137.59
35	—	518	147.00–158.00	152.92
7	—	323	157.50–167.50	163.21
26	—	422	155.00–168.00	160.17
14	—	370	155.00–169.00	163.49
30	—	568	140.00–150.00	144.61
3	—	780	118.00–124.00	120.61
30	—	473	153.00–164.00	158.64
9	—	666	133.00–140.00	135.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	408	185.00	185.00
201	—	511	160.00–169.00	168.46
48	—	572	157.00–159.00	158.47
8	—	813	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	145.00	145.00
1	—	600	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	479	160.00–177.50	169.43
14	—	521	160.00–177.00	167.26
14	—	693	145.00–150.00	149.24
10	—	614	140.00–154.00	143.68
2	—	828	115.00–120.00	117.55
16	—	429	170.00–183.00	176.63
1	—	780	122.00	122.00
3	—	878	114.00–117.00	114.99
3	—	317	185.00–190.00	188.26
15	—	376	170.00–189.00	182.61
27	—	572	151.00–169.00	161.58
2	—	730	127.00–139.00	132.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	637	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	157.00	157.00
2	—	480	152.50	152.50
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	187.00	187.00
15	—	471	174.00–182.00	178.68
1	—	770	142.00	142.00
27	—	522	170.00–183.00	179.24
4	—	440	175.00–187.00	184.00
1	—	715	145.00	145.00
7	—	657	142.50–157.00	146.63
12	—	576	165.00–173.00	171.15
7	—	625	157.50–167.00	163.18
1	—	815	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	497	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	190.00	190.00
1	—	620	170.00	170.00
13	—	568	180.00–182.50	181.56
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	117.00	117.00
2	—	272	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,205	74.00–86.50	80.15
4	—	1,254	92.00–96.50	93.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	78.00	78.00
13	—	1,045	67.50–75.50	71.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,467	73.00–85.50	78.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	103.00	103.00
5	—	1,782	123.00–133.00	125.70
15	—	1,658	108.00–122.00	114.95
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,440	102.00	102.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,240.00	1,240.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	980.00	980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,220.00	1,220.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,151	890.00–910.00	898.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,112.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	900.00–1,075.00	992.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	975	1,020.00–1,100.00	1,064.10

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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