Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 1.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, and feeder bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 6.00 higher overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.06/cwt on 429 head.

Average price

$174.06

429 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+20.82

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	520	174.06	905	429

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 sale429 hd

174.06

—

TN average9 barns · 2,008 hd

153.24

+20.82

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	1,814	121.53	2,204	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	91.43	1,090	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	85.90	1,282	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	78.51	802	16

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)	1,185	$1,110	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$910	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$849	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$787	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	479	162.58/cwt	157.00–169.00	779	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	175.90/cwt	174.00–180.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	143.32/cwt	139.00–149.00	907	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	171.11/cwt	169.00–177.00	660	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	133.50/cwt	132.50–135.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	138.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	190.13/cwt	187.50–193.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	148.73/cwt	145.00–152.50	1,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	171.10/cwt	161.00–174.00	746	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	168.20/cwt	160.00–169.50	949	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	156.73/cwt	154.50–160.00	965	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	154.59/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,113	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	172.76/cwt	172.00–177.50	890	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	184.42/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,059	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,179	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	191.03/cwt	186.00–196.00	877	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	168.23/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	164.67/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,097	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,344	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	167.09/cwt	162.00–173.00	1,059	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	150.13/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	164.60/cwt	160.00–175.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	173.70/cwt	172.50–175.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	865	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	88.10/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,022	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	87.36/cwt	85.00–89.00	905	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	75.56/cwt	71.00–81.50	768	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	101.09/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,542	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	100.08/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,278	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	84.11/cwt	78.00–92.00	1,252	17
Bulls	—	—	1,728	125.59/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,170	5
Bulls	—	—	1,861	119.27/cwt	114.00–122.00	2,220	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	849.09/head	820.00–875.00	849	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	786.64/head	775.00–800.00	787	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	136.58/cwt	134.00–140.00	985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	175.80/cwt	170.00–180.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	169.13/cwt	162.50–174.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	178.82/cwt	173.00–185.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	122.92/cwt	118.00–128.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	155.26/cwt	148.00–164.00	950	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	154.00/cwt	150.00–158.00	881	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	158.37/cwt	150.00–164.00	907	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	161.94/cwt	157.50–165.00	840	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	173.49/cwt	169.00–180.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	174.75/cwt	170.00–178.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	156.43/cwt	151.00–160.00	821	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	190.49/cwt	171.00–191.25	863	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	184.35/cwt	184.35–184.35	983	95

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 Aug 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 812Last week 684Year ago 945

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 108Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 23Year ago 105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	479	157.00–169.00	162.58
15	—	633	139.00–149.00	143.32
12	—	386	169.00–177.00	171.11
3	—	705	132.50–135.00	133.50
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
7	—	669	135.00–140.00	138.67
15	—	436	161.00–174.00	171.10
2	—	808	122.00–124.00	122.99
16	—	572	150.00–158.00	154.00
1	—	865	132.00	132.00
4	—	335	170.00–178.00	174.75
21	—	525	151.00–160.00	156.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	692	145.00–152.50	148.73
83	—	564	160.00–169.50	168.20
10	—	616	154.50–160.00	156.73
115	—	453	171.00–191.25	190.49
95	—	533	184.35	184.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	174.00–180.00	175.90
2	—	418	187.50–193.00	190.13
6	—	720	150.00–157.50	154.59
7	—	515	172.00–177.50	172.76
2	—	965	142.00	142.00
1	—	370	205.00	205.00
10	—	666	160.00–169.00	164.67
10	—	634	162.00–173.00	167.09
2	—	780	140.00–160.00	150.13
6	—	573	160.00–175.00	164.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	574	183.00–185.00	184.42
9	—	632	186.50	186.50
8	—	459	186.00–196.00	191.03
5	—	768	165.00–173.00	168.23
5	—	805	167.00	167.00
1	—	545	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	690	147.00	147.00
2	—	868	124.00–125.00	124.50
6	—	721	134.00–140.00	136.58
3	—	333	170.00–180.00	175.80
6	—	465	162.50–174.00	169.13
6	—	378	173.00–185.00	178.82
2	—	813	118.00–128.00	122.92
9	—	612	148.00–164.00	155.26
1	—	775	132.50	132.50
11	—	573	150.00–164.00	158.37
12	—	519	157.50–165.00	161.94
4	—	423	169.00–180.00	173.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	172.50–175.00	173.70
1	—	400	185.00	185.00
1	—	865	142.50	142.50
1	—	470	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,160	82.00–94.00	88.10
10	—	1,277	96.00–104.00	100.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,036	85.00–89.00	87.36
12	—	1,016	71.00–81.50	75.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	100.00–102.00	101.09
17	—	1,489	78.00–92.00	84.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,728	124.00–130.00	125.59
9	—	1,861	114.00–122.00	119.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	770.00	770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	833	775.00–800.00	786.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	820.00–875.00	849.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle