Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 500 lbs. sharply higher with those weighing over 500 lbs. 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers holding mostly steady overall, and feeder bulls unevenly steady with lighter bull calves higher and heavier bulls lower. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 8.00 lower overall and slaughter bulls 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.54/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$149.54

204 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$8.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.48

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	528	149.76	791	199
Medium and Large 2-3	457	140.89	644	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.87/cwt here — about $147 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 sale204 hd

149.54

—

TN average9 barns · 2,420 hd

143.06

+6.48

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	1,807	115.86	2,094	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	81.34	1,165	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	81.13	964	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	73.56	772	35
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,145	123.00	1,408	1thin

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)	1,245	$1,135	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$1,080	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$957	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$830	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,480	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,243	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2Full	—	370	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	944	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	144.67/cwt	140.00–149.00	832	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.91/cwt	135.00–143.50	881	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	134.86/cwt	133.00–137.50	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	668	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,017	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	162.58/cwt	155.00–174.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	148.02/cwt	144.00–155.00	773	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	155.19/cwt	150.00–165.00	512	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	166.92/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,135	19
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	184.77/cwt	184.50–187.50	924	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	136.66/cwt	134.00–138.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	183.65/cwt	170.00–190.00	872	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	143.09/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	159.39/cwt	155.00–172.00	821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	164.74/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,033	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	157.77/cwt	150.00–164.00	674	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	161.51/cwt	153.00–167.00	919	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	154.92/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,128	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,102	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	181.52/cwt	180.00–182.50	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	170.23/cwt	162.00–178.00	642	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	169.81/cwt	164.00–180.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	139.93/cwt	137.50–142.50	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	169.55/cwt	160.00–177.50	709	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	183.73/cwt	182.50–185.00	713	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	73.37/cwt	68.50–77.50	767	34
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,145	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,408	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	87.49/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,264	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	956	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	80.97/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,159	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	87.26/cwt	86.00–88.50	1,133	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	79.64/cwt	74.00–85.00	925	33
Bulls	—	—	1,782	113.42/cwt	109.00–117.00	2,021	9
Bulls	—	—	1,863	121.35/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,261	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,065.03/head	1,060.00–1,070.00	1,065	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,275	1,140.00/head	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,110	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	170.40/cwt	160.00–178.00	797	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	965	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	321	155.54/cwt	150.00–157.50	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	180.27/cwt	178.00–185.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	331	174.86/cwt	170.00–178.00	579	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	145.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	898	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	160.74/cwt	159.00–165.00	821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	140.97/cwt	139.00–143.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	155.92/cwt	152.50–158.00	738	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	150.70/cwt	148.00–155.00	862	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,159	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 Jul 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 929Last week 1,328Year ago 880

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 289Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 36Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	642	147.00	147.00
3	—	578	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	575	140.00–149.00	144.67
38	—	625	135.00–143.50	140.91
3	—	727	133.00–137.50	134.86
9	—	753	135.00	135.00
5	—	362	155.00–174.00	162.58
27	—	522	144.00–155.00	148.02
10	—	330	150.00–165.00	155.19
3	—	672	134.00–138.00	136.66
28	—	427	150.00–164.00	157.77
22	—	473	152.50–158.00	155.92
1	—	840	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	148.00	148.00
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
1	—	335	147.50	147.50
2	—	458	139.00–143.00	140.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	178.00–185.00	180.27
8	—	331	170.00–178.00	174.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	680	160.00–170.00	166.92
11	—	475	170.00–190.00	183.65
6	—	792	139.00–146.00	143.09
12	—	515	155.00–172.00	159.39
18	—	627	160.00–175.00	164.74
1	—	320	185.00	185.00
17	—	569	153.00–167.00	161.51
8	—	728	150.00–157.00	154.92
2	—	930	137.50	137.50
3	—	418	180.00–182.50	181.52
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	366	177.50	177.50
2	—	775	133.00	133.00
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	500	184.50–187.50	184.77
42	—	591	186.50	186.50
4	—	421	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	133.00	133.00
8	—	377	162.00–178.00	170.23
3	—	327	164.00–180.00	169.81
2	—	668	137.50–142.50	139.93
9	—	418	160.00–177.50	169.55
2	—	788	120.00–122.50	121.25
19	—	468	160.00–178.00	170.40
2	—	858	110.00–115.00	112.48
8	—	616	140.00–150.00	145.75
4	—	511	159.00–165.00	160.74
1	—	820	120.00	120.00
8	—	572	148.00–155.00	150.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	182.50–185.00	183.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
2	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.51
1	—	370	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	150.00–157.50	155.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,045	68.50–77.50	73.37
1	—	1,195	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	87.00–88.00	87.49
33	—	1,432	75.00–85.00	80.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,298	86.00–88.50	87.26
33	—	1,161	74.00–85.00	79.64
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	123.00	123.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,782	109.00–117.00	113.42
4	—	1,863	119.00–125.00	121.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,080.00	1,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,313	1,060.00–1,070.00	1,065.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	830.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,140.00	1,140.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,480	1,525.00	1,525.00

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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