Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 600 lbs. 7.00 lower with those weighing over 600 lbs. 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls measuring 2.00 lower overall. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows and bulls mostly steady overall with lean cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.14/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$147.14

131 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$14.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.41

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	540	147.49	796	128
Medium and Large 2-3	538	132.50	713	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.99/cwt here — about $83 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 sale131 hd

147.14

—

TN average9 barns · 1,561 hd

144.74

+2.41

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	1,782	125.93	2,244	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	95.76	1,180	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	90.98	1,302	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	83.15	894	27

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	161.08/cwt	160.00–162.50	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	136.68/cwt	133.00–141.00	852	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	128.87/cwt	125.00–136.00	924	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	140.91/cwt	137.00–148.00	800	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	149.99/cwt	142.50–157.50	778	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	156.08/cwt	152.50–159.00	741	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	157.95/cwt	155.00–165.00	651	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	173.26/cwt	167.00–180.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	140.22/cwt	137.00–142.50	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	167.37/cwt	158.00–174.00	1,021	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	157.43/cwt	153.00–163.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	164.78/cwt	158.00–169.00	947	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	148.04/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,141	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	180.08/cwt	175.00–183.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	167.71/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,127	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	165.37/cwt	164.50–174.00	873	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	153.50/cwt	152.00–154.00	867	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	137.64/cwt	135.00–148.00	910	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	145.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	914	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	128.15/cwt	123.00–130.00	938	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	183.73/cwt	182.50–185.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	170.17/cwt	163.00–173.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	119.31/cwt	116.00–122.00	983	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	92.83/cwt	85.50–101.00	1,139	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	90.27/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,288	42
Bulls	—	—	1,737	123.52/cwt	118.00–129.00	2,146	21
Bulls	—	—	1,972	136.05/cwt	132.00–143.00	2,683	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	104.98/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,310	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	93.69/cwt	92.00–94.50	997	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	80.76/cwt	74.50–87.00	870	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	105.84/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,603	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,279	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	10,152	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,099	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,161.89/cwt	1,075.00–1,290.00	15,802	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,575.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,380.00/cwt	1,380.00–1,380.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,550.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,537.50/cwt	1,525.00–1,550.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,190.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,250.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	136.71/cwt	135.00–141.00	931	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	160.38/cwt	156.00–163.00	905	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	156.53/cwt	152.00–165.00	834	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	175.64/cwt	174.00–177.50	655	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

Tue May 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 589Year ago 453

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 159Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 20Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	763	127.00	127.00
4	—	468	160.00–162.50	161.08
12	—	661	135.00–148.00	137.64
10	—	628	140.00–150.00	145.48
6	—	732	123.00–130.00	128.15
2	—	340	182.50–185.00	183.73
7	—	411	163.00–173.00	170.17
4	—	824	116.00–122.00	119.31
10	—	564	156.00–163.00	160.38
13	—	533	152.00–165.00	156.53
2	—	373	174.00–177.50	175.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	623	133.00–141.00	136.68
9	—	717	125.00–136.00	128.87
19	—	568	137.00–148.00	140.91
30	—	519	142.50–157.50	149.99
18	—	475	152.50–159.00	156.08
15	—	412	155.00–165.00	157.95
5	—	377	153.00–163.00	157.43
7	—	681	135.00–141.00	136.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	152.00–154.00	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	167.00–180.00	173.26
4	—	811	137.00–142.50	140.22
9	—	610	158.00–174.00	167.37
16	—	575	158.00–169.00	164.78
6	—	771	139.00–153.00	148.04
3	—	425	175.00–183.00	180.08
10	—	672	165.00–168.00	167.71
19	—	528	164.50–174.00	165.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	577	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,227	85.50–101.00	92.83
13	—	1,248	103.00–109.00	104.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,427	84.00–99.00	90.27
2	—	1,515	102.00–110.00	105.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,064	92.00–94.50	93.69
22	—	1,077	74.50–87.00	80.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,737	118.00–129.00	123.52
5	—	1,972	132.00–143.00	136.05

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)	1	—	1,045	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	940.00	940.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,360	1,075.00–1,290.00	1,161.89
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,380.00	1,380.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,537.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,130.00–1,250.00	1,190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

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