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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 25

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Jan 18Jan 25Feb 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,553 head

▲ 1,225 vs last sale 328▲ 1,553 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

154 head

▲ 114 vs last sale 40▲ 154 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 24▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on a much heavier test this week compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 7.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower overall, and feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. unevenly steady and those weighing over 500 lbs. 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.89/cwt on 435 head.

Average price

$141.89

435 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$12.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.08

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	142.15	774	426
Medium and Large 2-3	471	129.76	611	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.39/cwt here — about $164 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 sale435 hd

141.89

—

TN average9 barns · 1,938 hd

139.81

+2.08

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	1,896	106.42	2,018	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,148	74.29	853	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	72.22	1,052	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	67.13	713	29

Every lot

99 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	627	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	209.02/cwt	197.50–215.00	679	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	372	213.75/cwt	213.00–214.00	795	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	196.71/cwt	190.00–207.50	740	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	188.81/cwt	182.50–197.50	801	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	442	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	769	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	181.40/cwt	175.00–188.00	869	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	483	191.49/cwt	190.00–192.50	925	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	509	162.27/cwt	160.00–165.00	826	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	177.05/cwt	170.00–187.50	919	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	968	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	162.34/cwt	154.00–168.00	946	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	167.75/cwt	167.75–167.75	1,042	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	159.88/cwt	150.00–166.00	993	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	157.51/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,046	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	143.58/cwt	138.50–152.50	982	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	140.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,008	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	774	142.25/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,101	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	132.74/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,037	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,103	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	833	138.68/cwt	136.50–140.50	1,155	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,109	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	870	131.99/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,148	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,080	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,345	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,150	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,449	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	156.99/cwt	155.00–163.00	455	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	313	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	524	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	157.41/cwt	150.00–165.00	505	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	138.45/cwt	130.00–142.50	512	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	155.13/cwt	150.00–162.50	579	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	150.76/cwt	144.00–156.00	641	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	158.73/cwt	157.00–162.00	679	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	591	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	735	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	147.13/cwt	142.00–152.00	708	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	148.34/cwt	147.00–149.00	749	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	140.10/cwt	132.50–146.00	738	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	539	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	663	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	136.42/cwt	132.00–143.00	779	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	841	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	132.67/cwt	125.00–137.00	829	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	130.00/cwt	125.00–136.00	876	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	138.78/cwt	138.50–139.00	937	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	976	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	127.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	921	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	123.65/cwt	120.00–128.50	939	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	808	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,050	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	203.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	557	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	187.97/cwt	180.00–202.50	617	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	208.64/cwt	205.00–212.50	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	189.40/cwt	182.50–195.00	689	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	198.80/cwt	197.50–200.00	755	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	179.04/cwt	170.00–185.00	756	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	872	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	172.45/cwt	164.00–177.50	821	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	156.17/cwt	150.00–158.00	762	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	518	171.85/cwt	170.00–175.00	890	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	159.95/cwt	152.50–164.00	851	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	167.50/cwt	166.00–169.00	921	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	156.65/cwt	147.50–164.00	887	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	153.03/cwt	147.00–157.00	952	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	146.46/cwt	142.00–149.00	965	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	125.73/cwt	120.00–131.00	901	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	117.11/cwt	110.00–122.00	912	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	119.51/cwt	118.00–124.00	962	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	104.75/cwt	104.00–105.00	978	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,829	100.40/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,836	4
Bulls	—	—	1,985	114.45/cwt	109.50–120.00	2,272	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	870	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	722	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	880	81.98/cwt	74.00–92.00	721	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	64.84/cwt	60.00–70.50	700	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	72.32/cwt	71.50–73.00	817	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	71.32/cwt	66.50–76.00	806	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	81.31/cwt	77.50–88.50	994	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	71.66/cwt	66.50–75.50	1,043	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	76.33/cwt	76.00–76.50	1,114	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	7,787	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,631	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,123	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370.00/cwt	1,370.00–1,370.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206.25/cwt	1,200.00–1,225.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	4,646	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	868	744.87/cwt	730.00–760.00	6,465	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,704	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,035	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	779.16/cwt	670.00–870.00	9,373	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,631	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	1,300	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,358	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,553Last week 328Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	781	131.00–136.00	132.74
8	—	376	190.00–207.50	196.71
24	—	621	150.00–166.00	159.88
6	—	817	135.00	135.00
15	—	715	135.00–145.00	140.93
34	—	479	175.00–188.00	181.40
1	—	860	129.00	129.00
1	—	295	212.50	212.50
22	—	424	182.50–197.50	188.81
20	—	583	154.00–168.00	162.34
9	—	325	197.50–215.00	209.02
18	—	684	138.50–152.50	143.58
46	—	519	170.00–187.50	177.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	621	167.75	167.75
3	—	550	176.00	176.00
4	—	372	213.00–214.00	213.75
2	—	870	131.00–133.00	131.99
4	—	664	156.00–158.00	157.51
2	—	1,080	124.50	124.50
1	—	1,150	126.00	126.00
10	—	833	136.50–140.50	138.68
16	—	774	139.00–143.00	142.25
10	—	483	190.00–192.50	191.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	180.00	180.00
4	—	509	160.00–165.00	162.27
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
2	—	442	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	428	157.00–162.00	158.73
33	—	675	138.50–139.00	138.78
33	—	718	136.00	136.00
3	—	505	147.00–149.00	148.34
1	—	605	139.00	139.00
2	—	477	154.00	154.00
9	—	808	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	759	120.00–128.50	123.65
57	—	571	132.00–143.00	136.42
19	—	321	150.00–165.00	157.41
34	—	625	125.00–137.00	132.67
36	—	425	144.00–156.00	150.76
18	—	674	125.00–136.00	130.00
5	—	290	155.00–163.00	156.99
60	—	527	132.50–146.00	140.10
30	—	373	150.00–162.50	155.13
55	—	481	142.00–152.00	147.13
8	—	722	120.00–130.00	127.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	123.00	123.00
1	—	430	137.50	137.50
3	—	370	130.00–142.50	138.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	104.00–105.00	104.75
15	—	328	180.00–202.50	187.97
9	—	717	120.00–131.00	125.73
7	—	779	110.00–122.00	117.11
3	—	273	200.00–210.00	203.98
28	—	566	147.50–164.00	156.65
15	—	622	147.00–157.00	153.03
10	—	659	142.00–149.00	146.46
4	—	805	118.00–124.00	119.51
24	—	532	152.50–164.00	159.95
29	—	422	170.00–185.00	179.04
34	—	476	164.00–177.50	172.45
14	—	364	182.50–195.00	189.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	166.00–169.00	167.50
2	—	380	197.50–200.00	198.80
1	—	465	187.50	187.50
1	—	415	192.50	192.50
2	—	335	205.00–212.50	208.64
8	—	518	170.00–175.00	171.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	135.00	135.00
1	—	665	124.00	124.00
5	—	488	150.00–158.00	156.17
1	—	365	167.50	167.50
1	—	535	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	76.00–76.50	76.33
22	—	1,456	66.50–75.50	71.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,222	77.50–88.50	81.31
29	—	1,130	66.50–76.00	71.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,079	60.00–70.50	64.84
2	—	1,130	71.50–73.00	72.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	74.00–92.00	81.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,829	96.00–104.00	100.40
3	—	1,985	109.50–120.00	114.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	870.00	870.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	890.00	890.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,206.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,370.00	1,370.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	570.00	570.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	868	730.00–760.00	744.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,203	670.00–870.00	779.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	950.00	950.00

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.