Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady overall, with lean cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.43/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$159.43

165 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.18

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	529	159.43	843	165

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 sale165 hd

159.43

—

TN average8 barns · 1,244 hd

154.25

+5.18

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	1,829	125.74	2,300	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	95.56	1,142	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	93.77	1,362	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	87.60	923	29

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)	1,145	$1,309	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,162	$1,134	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,010	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$975	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$860	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,230	$1,490	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,325	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,230	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	388	169.55/cwt	163.00–173.00	658	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	160.94/cwt	155.00–165.00	974	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	131.86/cwt	129.00–134.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.12/cwt	135.00–149.00	876	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	158.31/cwt	154.00–166.00	837	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	207.71/cwt	201.00–215.00	885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	132.64/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	166.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	706	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	927	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	190.62/cwt	185.00–196.00	902	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	374	175.64/cwt	170.00–177.50	657	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	799	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,159	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	166.66/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,205	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	168.27/cwt	160.00–173.50	1,149	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	201.88/cwt	195.00–210.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	220.16/cwt	215.00–225.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	173.93/cwt	170.00–177.50	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	157.64/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,203	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	181.12/cwt	175.00–191.00	933	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	146.70/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,292	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	188.96/cwt	180.00–195.00	801	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	160.58/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,174	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	172.72/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,078	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,310	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	172.64/cwt	167.00–179.00	991	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	191.32/cwt	182.50–200.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	124.81/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,006	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	174.24/cwt	166.00–180.00	920	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	167.14/cwt	160.00–172.50	953	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	218.71/cwt	217.50–220.00	689	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	94.36/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,072	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	105.34/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,533	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	93.92/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,108	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	86.38/cwt	81.00–91.00	891	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	939	1
Bulls	—	—	1,998	132.90/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,655	4
Bulls	—	—	1,787	123.95/cwt	116.50–129.00	2,215	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	93.00/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,350	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	104.29/cwt	100.50–115.50	1,332	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,133.98/head	1,010.00–1,260.00	1,134	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,009.96/head	1,000.00–1,020.00	1,010	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,309.32/head	1,125.00–1,460.00	1,309	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,230.00/head	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,490.00/head	1,490.00–1,490.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	139.00/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	154.87/cwt	150.00–161.00	974	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	675	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	144.85/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,060	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	183.22/cwt	175.00–187.50	856	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	184.15/cwt	182.50–185.00	963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	180.47/cwt	175.00–192.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	156.59/cwt	148.00–163.00	913	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	650	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	134.30/cwt	130.00–143.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	180.90/cwt	177.50–195.00	691	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	155.74/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,043	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	183.65/cwt	178.00–189.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	161.13/cwt	157.00–167.50	761	24

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 792Last week 771Year ago 642

Slaughter CattleReceipts 216Last week 170Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 30Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	388	163.00–173.00	169.55
3	—	733	129.00–134.00	131.86
10	—	625	135.00–149.00	140.12
27	—	529	154.00–166.00	158.31
1	—	335	167.50	167.50
6	—	768	130.00–137.00	132.64
23	—	425	160.00–170.00	166.20
18	—	583	148.00–163.00	156.59
2	—	823	130.00	130.00
4	—	681	130.00–143.00	134.30
24	—	472	157.00–167.50	161.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	605	155.00–165.00	160.94
15	—	528	175.50	175.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	185.00	185.00
1	—	650	147.50	147.50
2	—	450	173.00	173.00
2	—	360	178.00–189.00	183.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	190.00	190.00
6	—	426	201.00–215.00	207.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	185.00–196.00	190.62
18	—	683	160.00–173.50	168.27
4	—	361	195.00–210.00	201.88
2	—	320	215.00–225.00	220.16
11	—	763	152.00–166.00	157.64
13	—	515	175.00–191.00	181.12
1	—	965	138.00	138.00
7	—	881	145.00–148.00	146.70
10	—	424	180.00–195.00	188.96
5	—	731	160.00–163.00	160.58
11	—	624	167.00–180.00	172.72
5	—	929	141.00	141.00
1	—	835	146.00	146.00
7	—	574	167.00–179.00	172.64
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	170.00–177.50	175.64
1	—	450	177.50	177.50
1	—	315	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	620	187.00	187.00
9	—	723	165.00–167.50	166.66
2	—	800	158.50	158.50
1	—	550	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	164.00	164.00
1	—	680	157.00	157.00
2	—	473	170.00–177.50	173.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	182.50–200.00	191.32
5	—	806	120.00–126.00	124.81
22	—	528	166.00–180.00	174.24
15	—	570	160.00–172.50	167.14
2	—	765	130.00–148.00	139.00
8	—	629	150.00–161.00	154.87
7	—	732	140.00–148.00	144.85
13	—	467	175.00–187.50	183.22
3	—	430	175.00–192.00	180.47
10	—	382	177.50–195.00	180.90
7	—	670	151.00–162.00	155.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	167.50	167.50
2	—	315	217.50–220.00	218.71
1	—	410	201.00	201.00
1	—	350	220.00	220.00
1	—	450	195.00	195.00
1	—	675	166.00	166.00
1	—	555	175.00	175.00
6	—	523	182.50–185.00	184.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,136	93.00–96.00	94.36
23	—	1,031	81.00–91.00	86.38
1	—	1,145	82.00	82.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	103.00–107.00	105.34
45	—	1,452	87.00–100.00	93.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,180	88.00–99.00	93.92
6	—	1,277	100.50–115.50	104.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,998	131.00–135.00	132.90
16	—	1,787	116.50–129.00	123.95

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	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,162	1,010.00–1,260.00	1,133.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,290	1,000.00–1,020.00	1,009.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,125.00–1,460.00	1,309.32
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,230.00	1,230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	1,490.00	1,490.00

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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