Sale reports / Tennessee / Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN / 2022-06-21

Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 21
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
577 head
▲ 177 vs last sale 400▲ 184 vs year ago 393 · +46.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 150▼ 10 vs year ago 158 · −6.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 15▼ 23 vs year ago 44 · −52.3%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sharply higher, with feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady overall. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.92/cwt on 144 head.
Average price
$180.92
144 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,008
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$498
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.60
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2569181.791,034137
Medium and Large 2-3327163.935367thin
One grade step is worth $17.86/cwt here — about $498 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 sale144 hd
180.92
—
TN average9 barns · 1,320 hd
161.32
+19.60
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,821120.932,20210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41999.861,41722
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22899.231,21844
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07188.8195123

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$1,0922thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$1,0002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$7801thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$1,2401thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)918$9682thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,5132thin

Every lot

52 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315167.50/cwt167.50–167.505285
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3357155.00/cwt155.00–155.005532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added437184.00/cwt184.00–184.008042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481186.64/cwt174.00–189.0089823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532178.10/cwt167.50–181.0094716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558157.25/cwt155.00–162.008774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585186.60/cwt186.60–186.601,09281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620155.00/cwt155.00–155.009611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672154.23/cwt151.00–158.001,0366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,075120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255155.00/cwt155.00–155.003951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373147.68/cwt145.00–150.0055115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420159.00/cwt159.00–159.0066813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422153.72/cwt150.00–156.006493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476154.87/cwt151.00–160.0073722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516146.02/cwt140.00–154.0075322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572142.10/cwt137.00–150.0081318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620137.78/cwt130.00–142.0085420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676136.59/cwt135.00–139.009235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701135.00/cwt135.00–135.009464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780125.00/cwt125.00–125.009754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0293
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370162.50/cwt162.50–162.506012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470156.57/cwt150.00–162.507363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510170.00/cwt170.00–170.008672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515152.60/cwt145.00–161.007868
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568144.82/cwt140.00–153.008237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613145.14/cwt138.00–152.008909
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615126.00/cwt126.00–126.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620158.00/cwt158.00–158.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650143.00/cwt143.00–143.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677130.03/cwt125.00–140.0088011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717123.01/cwt117.50–130.008826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2776117.30/cwt117.00–118.009105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2935106.02/cwt104.00–108.009912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,742117.79/cwt111.00–127.002,0528
Bulls——2,135133.50/cwt132.00–135.002,8502
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07088.17/cwt83.00–95.0094322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21697.38/cwt91.00–103.001,18436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281107.55/cwt104.00–113.001,3788
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40398.11/cwt91.00–103.001,37617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,472105.83/cwt105.00–108.001,5585
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,512.50/head1,425.00–1,600.001,5132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2860780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,091.71/head970.00–1,190.001,0922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2918968.23/head840.00–1,100.009682
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,240.00/head1,240.00–1,240.001,2401

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.