Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 5.00 higher, with feeder heifers 4.00 lower, and feeder bulls 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 5.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.93/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$158.93

238 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.41

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	525	158.93	835	238

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 sale238 hd

158.93

—

TN average11 barns · 2,601 hd

154.52

+4.41

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	1,799	120.65	2,170	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	89.10	1,070	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,356	87.02	1,180	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	80.15	864	23

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	$1,036	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	954	$956	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$950	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,475	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	371	173.98/cwt	165.00–177.50	645	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	164.87/cwt	160.00–172.50	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	158.07/cwt	155.00–162.50	920	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	159.19/cwt	152.50–166.00	848	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	163.09/cwt	157.50–169.00	768	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	164.76/cwt	162.00–167.50	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	173.17/cwt	170.50–174.00	1,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	201.75/cwt	197.50–210.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	203.61/cwt	201.00–204.50	1,059	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	209.80/cwt	202.50–217.50	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	183.63/cwt	177.50–187.00	1,140	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	184.85/cwt	177.00–192.00	1,067	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	189.18/cwt	177.50–192.50	1,003	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	189.51/cwt	184.00–195.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	209.18/cwt	202.50–212.50	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	174.83/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,171	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	186.49/cwt	180.00–195.00	903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	195.35/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,188	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	185.81/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,267	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	79.82/cwt	75.00–85.50	860	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	78.13/cwt	76.00–81.00	987	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	93.42/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,317	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	87.81/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,199	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	96.21/cwt	94.00–99.50	1,332	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	88.67/cwt	83.50–93.00	1,037	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	958	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	77.92/cwt	76.00–80.50	820	2
Bulls	—	—	1,797	120.37/cwt	114.50–124.00	2,163	19
Bulls	—	—	1,835	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,312	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	949.89/head	910.00–990.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	964.19/head	830.00–1,090.00	964	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,035.84/head	1,020.00–1,050.00	1,036	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	182.63/cwt	177.00–192.50	860	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	146.31/cwt	142.50–151.00	1,053	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	195.29/cwt	190.00–202.50	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	194.76/cwt	193.00–200.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	617	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	160.12/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,074	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	144.00/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	191.69/cwt	185.00–200.00	796	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	168.54/cwt	163.00–174.00	1,031	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	120.34/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	175.50/cwt	170.00–184.00	921	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	174.50/cwt	163.00–178.00	991	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	569	151.60/cwt	150.00–154.00	863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	148.28/cwt	140.00–152.00	986	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	167.79/cwt	165.00–173.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	142.12/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,036	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	137.97/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	164.93/cwt	162.00–168.00	706	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	151.47/cwt	148.00–158.00	929	17

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 777Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 156Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	371	165.00–177.50	173.98
6	—	751	130.00	130.00
4	—	838	128.00	128.00
4	—	330	160.00–172.50	164.87
17	—	582	155.00–162.50	158.07
65	—	533	152.50–166.00	159.19
37	—	471	157.50–169.00	163.09
13	—	665	140.00–152.00	148.28
3	—	282	165.00–173.00	167.79
10	—	729	138.00–145.00	142.12
28	—	428	162.00–168.00	164.93
17	—	613	148.00–158.00	151.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	504	170.00	170.00
3	—	318	181.00	181.00
2	—	425	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	150.00–154.00	151.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	162.00–167.50	164.76
2	—	380	202.50–217.50	209.80
22	—	621	177.50–187.00	183.63
18	—	577	177.00–192.00	184.85
11	—	530	177.50–192.50	189.18
4	—	420	184.00–195.00	189.51
3	—	311	202.50–212.50	209.18
1	—	795	159.00	159.00
2	—	870	157.00	157.00
8	—	670	173.00–183.00	174.83
7	—	484	180.00–195.00	186.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	736	170.50–174.00	173.17
3	—	413	197.50–210.00	201.75
1	—	345	217.50	217.50
8	—	520	201.00–204.50	203.61
1	—	490	215.00	215.00
1	—	365	232.50	232.50
6	—	608	194.00–202.00	195.35
5	—	682	185.00–186.00	185.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	288	205.00	205.00
3	—	873	128.00	128.00
15	—	471	177.00–192.50	182.63
5	—	720	142.50–151.00	146.31
6	—	375	190.00–202.50	195.29
6	—	326	193.00–200.00	194.76
15	—	671	152.00–165.00	160.12
2	—	775	141.00–147.00	144.00
15	—	415	185.00–200.00	191.69
9	—	612	163.00–174.00	168.54
3	—	903	115.00–123.00	120.34
20	—	525	170.00–184.00	175.50
38	—	568	163.00–178.00	174.50
2	—	838	135.00–141.00	137.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	218.00	218.00
1	—	450	198.00	198.00
1	—	360	208.00	208.00
1	—	330	225.00	225.00
2	—	617	181.00	181.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,077	75.00–85.50	79.82
1	—	1,095	87.50	87.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,263	76.00–81.00	78.13
2	—	1,410	93.00–94.00	93.42
29	—	1,365	83.00–92.00	87.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	94.00–99.50	96.21
14	—	1,170	83.50–93.00	88.67
2	—	1,053	76.00–80.50	77.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,797	114.50–124.00	120.37
1	—	1,835	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	910.00–990.00	949.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	978	830.00–1,090.00	964.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,020.00–1,050.00	1,035.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00

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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