Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher, and feeder bulls sharply higher. Regarding slaughter classes- bulls gauging 7.00 higher, with boning cows 1.00 higher, breaker cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower, and lean cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.90/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$150.90

240 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.10

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	550	150.90	831	240

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 sale240 hd

150.90

—

TN average9 barns · 1,422 hd

144.80

+6.10

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	1,634	125.92	2,058	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	102.35	1,265	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	94.52	1,379	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	84.99	903	50
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,605	109.00	1,749	7thin

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)	1,390	$1,260	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,103	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,212	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$980	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,469	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,463	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,440	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	472	167.30/cwt	167.00–167.50	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	150.24/cwt	148.00–152.00	931	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	142.89/cwt	134.00–146.00	879	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	176.35/cwt	173.00–187.50	749	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	148.98/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,361	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	124.94/cwt	122.50–127.50	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	131.03/cwt	127.00–135.00	936	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	153.25/cwt	152.50–154.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	171.31/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,060	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	157.05/cwt	151.00–162.00	592	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	157.25/cwt	150.00–160.00	821	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	149.73/cwt	142.00–157.50	1,156	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	173.80/cwt	170.00–177.50	805	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	187.29/cwt	180.00–188.50	910	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	176.56/cwt	170.00–182.50	660	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	131.48/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	153.20/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	159.51/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,067	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	169.11/cwt	160.00–174.00	976	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	167.76/cwt	166.00–172.50	891	15
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	169.75/cwt	161.00–177.50	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	167.89/cwt	162.50–177.50	806	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	159.12/cwt	154.00–164.00	667	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	137.47/cwt	133.00–140.00	918	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	152.73/cwt	149.00–160.00	948	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	153.77/cwt	149.00–162.50	800	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	169.53/cwt	165.00–176.00	697	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	158.74/cwt	153.00–164.00	757	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	149.05/cwt	146.50–154.00	854	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	504	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,468.75/head	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,469	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,462.50/head	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,463	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,102.70/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,103	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,211.85/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,580.00/head	1,580.00–1,580.00	1,580	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,165	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,247	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	94.52/cwt	87.00–102.00	1,379	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	84.81/cwt	78.00–92.00	900	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,048	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	98.45/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,181	31
Bulls	—	—	1,823	136.39/cwt	131.00–143.00	2,486	5
Bulls	—	—	1,634	124.95/cwt	118.00–129.50	2,042	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	112.42/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,493	12
Dairy Steers	Standard	—	1,605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,749	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	118.92/cwt	111.00–123.00	973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	161.25/cwt	160.00–162.50	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	158.23/cwt	150.00–165.00	908	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	142.24/cwt	137.50–150.00	933	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	132.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	951	5

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 856Last week 577Year ago 734

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 148Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 21Year ago 36

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
5	—	472	167.00–167.50	167.30
2	—	655	144.50	144.50
21	—	620	148.00–152.00	150.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	615	134.00–146.00	142.89
1	—	805	128.00	128.00
2	—	773	122.50–127.50	124.94
12	—	714	127.00–135.00	131.03
14	—	377	151.00–162.00	157.05
60	—	522	150.00–160.00	157.25
1	—	870	123.00	123.00
19	—	419	154.00–164.00	159.12
3	—	901	110.00	110.00
25	—	668	133.00–140.00	137.47
36	—	477	153.00–164.00	158.74
22	—	573	146.50–154.00	149.05
2	—	335	150.00–151.00	150.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	140.00	140.00
11	—	425	173.00–187.50	176.35
6	—	923	147.50	147.50
20	—	619	165.00–176.00	171.31
2	—	1,092	130.00	130.00
6	—	772	142.00–157.50	149.73
9	—	463	170.00–177.50	173.80
2	—	818	139.00–140.00	139.50
8	—	374	170.00–182.50	176.56
2	—	1,008	129.00–134.00	131.48
4	—	726	148.00–155.00	153.20
10	—	669	154.00–163.00	159.51
21	—	577	160.00–174.00	169.11
15	—	531	166.00–172.50	167.76
1	—	1,110	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	147.00–150.00	148.98
2	—	463	152.50–154.00	153.25
1	—	640	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	486	180.00–188.50	187.29
2	—	713	165.00	165.00
1	—	665	175.00	175.00
4	—	500	179.00	179.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	161.00–177.50	169.75
2	—	765	134.00–135.00	134.50
11	—	480	162.50–177.50	167.89
15	—	621	149.00–160.00	152.73
22	—	520	149.00–162.50	153.77
11	—	411	165.00–176.00	169.53
3	—	818	111.00–123.00	118.92
2	—	345	160.00–162.50	161.25
21	—	574	150.00–165.00	158.23
6	—	656	137.50–150.00	142.24
5	—	717	130.00–137.00	132.63

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	4	—	—	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,468.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,462.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,580.00	1,580.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,260.00	1,260.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,102.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,211.85
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	980.00	980.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	107.00	107.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,823	131.00–143.00	136.39
15	—	1,634	118.00–129.50	124.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,459	87.00–102.00	94.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,061	78.00–92.00	84.81
1	—	1,115	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,200	90.00–106.00	98.45
12	—	1,328	108.00–119.00	112.42
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,605	109.00	109.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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