Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sharply higher, with feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady overall. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.92/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$180.92

144 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$498

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

$17.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.60

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	569	181.79	1,034	137
Medium and Large 2-3	327	163.93	536	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.86/cwt here — about $498 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 sale144 hd

180.92

—

TN average9 barns · 1,320 hd

161.32

+19.60

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	1,821	120.93	2,202	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	99.86	1,417	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	99.23	1,218	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,071	88.81	951	23

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,092	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$780	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,240	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$968	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,513	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	137.78/cwt	130.00–142.00	854	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	650	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	156.57/cwt	150.00–162.50	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	106.02/cwt	104.00–108.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	144.82/cwt	140.00–153.00	823	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	157.25/cwt	155.00–162.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	154.87/cwt	151.00–160.00	737	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	178.10/cwt	167.50–181.00	947	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	186.60/cwt	186.60–186.60	1,092	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	154.23/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,036	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	146.02/cwt	140.00–154.00	753	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	186.64/cwt	174.00–189.00	898	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	142.10/cwt	137.00–150.00	813	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	153.72/cwt	150.00–156.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	668	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	147.68/cwt	145.00–150.00	551	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	136.59/cwt	135.00–139.00	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	117.30/cwt	117.00–118.00	910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	130.03/cwt	125.00–140.00	880	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	152.60/cwt	145.00–161.00	786	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	145.14/cwt	138.00–152.00	890	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	123.01/cwt	117.50–130.00	882	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,512.50/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,513	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,091.71/head	970.00–1,190.00	1,092	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	968.23/head	840.00–1,100.00	968	2
Bulls	—	—	1,742	117.79/cwt	111.00–127.00	2,052	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	107.55/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,378	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	97.38/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,184	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	98.11/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,376	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,133	1
Bulls	—	—	2,135	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,850	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	105.83/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,558	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	88.17/cwt	83.00–95.00	943	22

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 577Last week 400Year ago 393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 150Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 44

Compared to last week, feeder steers sharply higher, with feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady overall. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	620	130.00–142.00	137.78
22	—	476	151.00–160.00	154.87
22	—	516	140.00–154.00	146.02
1	—	800	125.00	125.00
18	—	572	137.00–150.00	142.10
3	—	422	150.00–156.00	153.72
1	—	255	155.00	155.00
15	—	373	145.00–150.00	147.68
4	—	780	125.00	125.00
5	—	676	135.00–139.00	136.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	701	135.00	135.00
13	—	420	159.00	159.00
3	—	823	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	158.00	158.00
1	—	650	143.00	143.00
2	—	510	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	150.00–162.50	156.57
2	—	935	104.00–108.00	106.02
7	—	568	140.00–153.00	144.82
5	—	776	117.00–118.00	117.30
11	—	677	125.00–140.00	130.03
8	—	515	145.00–161.00	152.60
9	—	613	138.00–152.00	145.14
6	—	717	117.50–130.00	123.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	126.00	126.00
2	—	370	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	155.00–162.00	157.25
16	—	532	167.50–181.00	178.10
6	—	672	151.00–158.00	154.23
23	—	481	174.00–189.00	186.64
1	—	620	155.00	155.00
1	—	755	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,075	120.00	120.00
2	—	705	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	315	167.50	167.50
2	—	357	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	585	186.60	186.60
2	—	437	184.00	184.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,512.50
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	970.00–1,190.00	1,091.71
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,240.00	1,240.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	918	840.00–1,100.00	968.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,742	111.00–127.00	117.79
2	—	2,135	132.00–135.00	133.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,281	104.00–113.00	107.55
36	—	1,216	91.00–103.00	97.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,403	91.00–103.00	98.11
5	—	1,472	105.00–108.00	105.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	103.00	103.00
22	—	1,070	83.00–95.00	88.17

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

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle