Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.04/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$152.04

258 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.94

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	572	152.04	869	258

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 sale258 hd

152.04

—

TN average11 barns · 2,830 hd

147.10

+4.94

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	—	High	1,822	121.21	2,208	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	89.29	1,088	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	85.30	1,241	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	79.01	802	15

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,123	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,119	$1,069	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,283	$1,029	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$780	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,400	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 1-2Value Added	—	607	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	924	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	814	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	138.50/cwt	137.00–139.00	924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	135.82/cwt	132.50–137.50	970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	156.41/cwt	152.50–160.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	150.62/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,018	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,113	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	157.69/cwt	154.00–164.00	670	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	198.11/cwt	195.00–201.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	186.61/cwt	185.00–190.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	177.42/cwt	174.00–185.00	846	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	180.84/cwt	177.00–183.00	760	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	179.03/cwt	172.50–188.00	915	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	161.11/cwt	156.00–167.00	997	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	171.47/cwt	165.00–179.00	965	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	184.87/cwt	183.50–185.00	1,043	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	201.25/cwt	200.00–202.50	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	146.38/cwt	140.00–155.00	976	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	129.66/cwt	127.50–134.00	997	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	536	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,479	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	79.01/cwt	73.00–84.00	802	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	85.08/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,236	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	95.65/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,211	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	87.85/cwt	83.50–93.50	1,061	31
Bulls	—	—	2,025	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,633	1
Bulls	—	—	1,799	120.23/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,163	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,122.60/head	1,100.00–1,140.00	1,123	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,029.19/head	975.00–1,075.00	1,029	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,096.91/head	870.00–1,250.00	1,097	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	192.28/cwt	181.00–202.50	542	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	180.31/cwt	173.00–190.00	665	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	148.16/cwt	144.00–155.00	929	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	162.05/cwt	155.00–168.00	854	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	169.29/cwt	161.00–175.00	731	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	171.28/cwt	162.00–177.50	802	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	145.85/cwt	142.50–151.00	820	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	150.74/cwt	144.00–156.00	788	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	141.43/cwt	138.00–144.00	881	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	153.40/cwt	145.00–160.00	876	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	151.46/cwt	148.00–151.85	1,033	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	155.27/cwt	150.00–161.00	739	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	490	1

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 Jun 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 945Last week 423Year ago 578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 154Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 29Year ago 85

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	607	152.25	152.25
11	—	504	161.50	161.50
2	—	310	167.50	167.50
6	—	714	132.50–137.50	135.82
2	—	365	170.00	170.00
7	—	477	164.50	164.50
85	—	682	148.00–151.85	151.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	137.00–139.00	138.50
4	—	366	152.50–160.00	156.41
22	—	425	154.00–164.00	157.69
28	—	562	142.50–151.00	145.85
18	—	523	144.00–156.00	150.74
9	—	623	138.00–144.00	141.43
4	—	280	165.00–170.00	167.52
2	—	740	121.00–123.00	121.99
33	—	476	150.00–161.00	155.27
1	—	310	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	676	148.00–155.00	150.62
3	—	368	185.00–190.00	186.61
12	—	477	174.00–185.00	177.42
9	—	420	177.00–183.00	180.84
20	—	511	172.50–188.00	179.03
15	—	619	156.00–167.00	161.11
13	—	563	165.00–179.00	171.47
1	—	805	138.00	138.00
2	—	778	135.00–138.00	136.48
2	—	290	200.00–202.50	201.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	691	161.00	161.00
1	—	715	155.00	155.00
6	—	520	194.50	194.50
69	—	564	183.50–185.00	184.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	195.00–201.00	198.11
1	—	515	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	162.50	162.50
1	—	370	178.00	178.00
1	—	605	150.00	150.00
1	—	595	152.00	152.00
1	—	535	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	140.00–155.00	146.38
5	—	769	127.50–134.00	129.66
4	—	747	133.00	133.00
9	—	282	181.00–202.50	192.28
7	—	369	173.00–190.00	180.31
17	—	627	144.00–155.00	148.16
16	—	527	155.00–168.00	162.05
16	—	432	161.00–175.00	169.29
19	—	468	162.00–177.50	171.28
1	—	310	178.00	178.00
13	—	571	145.00–160.00	153.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	174.00	174.00
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
1	—	255	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	97.00	97.00
53	—	1,453	80.00–91.00	85.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,015	73.00–84.00	79.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,266	94.00–98.00	95.65
31	—	1,208	83.50–93.50	87.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	130.00	130.00
9	—	1,799	115.00–125.00	120.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	780.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,258	1,100.00–1,140.00	1,122.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,283	975.00–1,075.00	1,029.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	870.00–1,250.00	1,096.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

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