Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 4.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers 7.00 to 8.00 lower, and feeder bulls 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 6.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.85/cwt on 322 head.

Average price

$167.85

322 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$34.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.62

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	591	168.97	998	309
Medium and Large 2-3	569	142.35	810	11thin
Small and Medium 1-2	575	134.75	775	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.22/cwt here — about $223 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 sale322 hd

167.85

—

TN average10 barns · 2,276 hd

160.23

+7.62

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	1,873	105.08	1,969	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	74.23	892	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	72.43	1,033	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	67.80	685	15

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)	1,195	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,131	$1,006	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$970	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$870	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$868	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$798	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$940	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1-2	—	737	139.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	167.76/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,043	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	187.25/cwt	187.25–187.25	1,054	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,082	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	175.67/cwt	172.00–177.50	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	142.45/cwt	137.50–145.00	607	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	131.18/cwt	125.00–135.00	754	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.79/cwt	130.00–142.50	714	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	151.41/cwt	150.00–153.00	801	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	160.08/cwt	152.50–168.00	855	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	126.38/cwt	121.00–131.00	840	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	148.99/cwt	140.00–155.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	121.52/cwt	117.00–124.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	141.91/cwt	137.50–145.00	670	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	138.79/cwt	135.00–143.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	149.01/cwt	142.50–155.00	471	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	168.97/cwt	162.50–176.00	799	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	126.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	154.57/cwt	150.00–157.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	141.76/cwt	132.00–147.50	1,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	145.63/cwt	140.00–152.00	982	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	142.33/cwt	141.00–145.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	157.46/cwt	150.00–164.00	913	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	956	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,115	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	154.49/cwt	150.00–162.00	949	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	174.48/cwt	170.00–176.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,231	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	533	127.60/cwt	120.00–133.00	680	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	164.55/cwt	162.00–167.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	700	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	928	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	66.17/cwt	60.00–71.50	668	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	78.43/cwt	76.50–80.50	800	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	80.90/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,092	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	71.74/cwt	66.50–76.00	1,027	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	72.22/cwt	68.50–77.00	862	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	82.93/cwt	81.50–85.00	1,027	3
Bulls	—	—	1,839	104.34/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,919	12
Bulls	—	—	2,285	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,605	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	885	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	969.83/head	860.00–1,050.00	970	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	798.00/head	740.00–880.00	798	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,006.24/head	975.00–1,080.00	1,006	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	901.82/head	850.00–975.00	902	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	146.96/cwt	140.00–155.00	755	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	150.99/cwt	147.50–157.50	722	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	111.36/cwt	110.00–113.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	129.65/cwt	128.00–131.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	118.50/cwt	114.00–125.00	857	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	132.96/cwt	124.00–140.00	822	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	122.66/cwt	122.00–125.00	892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	150.88/cwt	140.00–154.00	907	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	161.27/cwt	153.00–169.00	674	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	136.49/cwt	135.00–137.50	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	125.46/cwt	117.00–135.00	848	12
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	128.43/cwt	120.00–133.00	794	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	107.49/cwt	106.00–109.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	145.53/cwt	140.00–148.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	126.22/cwt	125.00–127.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	162.81/cwt	160.00–165.00	617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	139.22/cwt	132.50–144.00	799	16

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 Oct 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,059Last week 1,017Year ago 931

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 206Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 27Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	737	135.00–145.00	139.52
3	—	390	172.00–177.50	175.67
16	—	534	152.50–168.00	160.08
13	—	473	162.50–176.00	168.97
4	—	758	132.00–147.50	141.76
1	—	1,115	122.00	122.00
18	—	674	140.00–152.00	145.63
34	—	580	150.00–164.00	157.46
15	—	614	150.00–162.00	154.49
4	—	311	170.00–176.00	174.48
3	—	800	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	622	165.00–170.00	167.76
92	—	563	187.25	187.25
2	—	480	182.00	182.00
9	—	689	157.00	157.00
50	—	531	180.00	180.00
18	—	743	150.00	150.00
1	—	765	160.00	160.00
5	—	873	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	147.50	147.50
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
3	—	693	120.00–130.00	126.71
3	—	471	150.00–157.00	154.57
1	—	635	145.00	145.00
3	—	575	141.00–145.00	142.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	426	137.50–145.00	142.45
29	—	575	125.00–135.00	131.18
37	—	522	130.00–142.50	136.79
26	—	665	121.00–131.00	126.38
3	—	282	140.00–155.00	148.99
4	—	768	117.00–124.00	121.52
20	—	472	137.50–145.00	141.91
4	—	384	135.00–143.00	138.79
6	—	316	142.50–155.00	149.01
9	—	727	122.00–125.00	122.66
20	—	618	120.00–133.00	128.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	752	126.00	126.00
11	—	529	150.00–153.00	151.41
2	—	560	140.00	140.00
9	—	601	140.00–154.00	150.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	128.00–131.00	129.65
2	—	445	125.00–135.00	130.00
2	—	490	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	120.00–133.00	127.60
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
1	—	555	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	122.00	122.00
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	162.00–167.00	164.55
1	—	700	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	514	140.00–155.00	146.96
13	—	478	147.50–157.50	150.99
4	—	774	110.00–113.00	111.36
10	—	723	114.00–125.00	118.50
16	—	618	124.00–140.00	132.96
9	—	418	153.00–169.00	161.27
12	—	676	117.00–135.00	125.46
2	—	813	106.00–109.00	107.49
1	—	280	175.00	175.00
6	—	379	160.00–165.00	162.81
16	—	574	132.50–144.00	139.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	114.00	114.00
1	—	335	143.00	143.00
5	—	518	135.00–137.50	136.49
1	—	360	141.00	141.00
3	—	431	140.00–148.00	145.53
1	—	455	146.00	146.00
5	—	588	125.00–127.00	126.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,009	60.00–71.50	66.17
2	—	1,020	76.50–80.50	78.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	78.00–85.00	80.90
37	—	1,432	66.50–76.00	71.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,193	68.50–77.00	72.22
3	—	1,238	81.50–85.00	82.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,839	97.00–109.00	104.34
1	—	2,285	114.00	114.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	940.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,254	860.00–1,050.00	969.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,140	740.00–880.00	798.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,131	975.00–1,080.00	1,006.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,198	850.00–975.00	901.82
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00

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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Steers · 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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