Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall, and slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.21/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$155.21

185 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$12.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.77

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	524	155.79	817	176
Medium and Large 2-3	485	143.78	697	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.01/cwt here — about $120 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 sale185 hd

155.21

—

TN average9 barns · 1,750 hd

146.43

+8.77

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	1,895	115.49	2,188	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	83.32	1,020	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	82.03	1,223	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	76.06	831	11

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)	1,095	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$790	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	143.07/cwt	137.00–149.00	890	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	178.93/cwt	170.00–182.00	934	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	153.73/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,141	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	169.37/cwt	162.00–177.50	970	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	179.73/cwt	175.00–185.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	139.70/cwt	137.00–144.00	946	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	164.18/cwt	159.00–168.00	701	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	184.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	195.36/cwt	191.00–200.00	750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	154.31/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	182.46/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,033	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	172.64/cwt	171.00–177.50	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	166.17/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,034	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	187.29/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,009	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	181.45/cwt	179.50–184.00	748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	160.90/cwt	157.50–165.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	183.72/cwt	180.00–185.50	871	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	194.61/cwt	192.50–195.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	159.98/cwt	155.00–163.00	840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	391	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	147.29/cwt	142.00–155.00	919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	552	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	818	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	113.48/cwt	109.00–120.00	2,133	9
Bulls	—	—	1,960	124.52/cwt	124.00–125.00	2,441	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	93.23/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,205	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	80.62/cwt	76.00–88.50	972	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	76.06/cwt	70.00–80.00	831	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	82.03/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,223	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	135.99/cwt	133.00–137.00	967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	175.13/cwt	170.00–181.00	744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	174.21/cwt	170.00–179.00	817	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	135.88/cwt	132.00–143.00	974	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	155.54/cwt	150.00–164.00	904	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	131.27/cwt	129.00–133.50	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	146.80/cwt	140.00–152.50	840	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	159.34/cwt	153.00–162.00	829	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	140.57/cwt	139.00–141.00	925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	146.02/cwt	143.00–149.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	162.66/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,075	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	926	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	159.36/cwt	155.00–167.50	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	165.26/cwt	160.00–170.00	773	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,173	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 684Last week 929Year ago 866

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 211Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 42Year ago 64

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall, and slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	129.00	129.00
1	—	390	162.50	162.50
1	—	670	137.50	137.50
1	—	495	167.00	167.00
3	—	427	157.50–165.00	160.90
1	—	875	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	170.00–182.00	178.93
8	—	742	152.00–160.00	153.73
8	—	573	162.00–177.50	169.37
2	—	370	175.00–185.00	179.73
2	—	340	180.00–190.00	184.93
3	—	755	150.00–163.00	154.31
5	—	468	171.00–177.50	172.64
23	—	622	160.00–177.00	166.17
11	—	412	179.50–184.00	181.45
8	—	661	160.00–175.00	162.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	384	191.00–200.00	195.36
6	—	566	181.00–184.00	182.46
7	—	539	186.00–189.00	187.29
14	—	474	180.00–185.50	183.72
6	—	432	192.50–195.00	194.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	622	137.00–149.00	143.07
13	—	677	137.00–144.00	139.70
29	—	427	159.00–168.00	164.18
4	—	711	133.00–137.00	135.99
28	—	572	140.00–152.50	146.80
28	—	520	153.00–162.00	159.34
6	—	378	155.00–167.50	159.36
36	—	468	160.00–170.00	165.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
1	—	310	132.00	132.00
2	—	478	143.00–149.00	146.02
5	—	540	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	172.50	172.50
8	—	425	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	926	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	155.00–163.00	159.98
1	—	370	185.00	185.00
6	—	624	142.00–155.00	147.29
7	—	425	170.00–181.00	175.13
15	—	469	170.00–179.00	174.21
7	—	717	132.00–143.00	135.88
5	—	581	150.00–164.00	155.54
4	—	769	129.00–133.50	131.27
7	—	658	139.00–141.00	140.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	391	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	167.00	167.00
1	—	440	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,880	109.00–120.00	113.48
2	—	1,960	124.00–125.00	124.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,293	90.00–96.00	93.23
22	—	1,206	76.00–88.50	80.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,092	70.00–80.00	76.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,491	76.00–88.00	82.03

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	790.00	790.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
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

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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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