Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a heavier test, feeder classes measuring 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall, with slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.28/cwt on 537 head.

Average price

$164.28

537 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+16.68

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	513	164.28	843	537

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 sale537 hd

164.28

—

TN average10 barns · 2,560 hd

147.60

+16.68

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	1,733	104.06	1,803	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	71.53	833	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	68.90	975	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	62.19	674	18

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,398	$1,075	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$895	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,083	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$988	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$870	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,338	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,163	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1-2Value Added	—	518	184.10/cwt	184.10–184.10	954	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	166.97/cwt	165.00–169.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	157.88/cwt	157.00–158.50	1,162	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	169.75/cwt	169.75–169.75	1,350	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	154.61/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,041	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	142.33/cwt	134.00–148.00	739	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	150.12/cwt	145.00–156.00	643	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	186.73/cwt	177.75–192.25	865	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,000	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	149.28/cwt	145.00–156.00	554	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	138.30/cwt	132.50–145.00	866	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,018	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,140	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	126.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	148.66/cwt	140.00–155.00	482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	141.37/cwt	133.00–146.00	809	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	148.81/cwt	143.00–156.00	701	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	170.58/cwt	160.00–178.00	907	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	670	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	181.51/cwt	172.00–187.50	864	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	886	144.34/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,279	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	172.20/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	184.13/cwt	182.50–185.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	690	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,068	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	910	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	180.19/cwt	170.00–187.50	771	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	153.47/cwt	150.00–157.50	964	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	145.31/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	524	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	166.26/cwt	165.00–167.50	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	720	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	68.11/cwt	63.00–75.00	764	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	61.61/cwt	56.00–68.50	677	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	82.22/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,050	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	68.03/cwt	63.00–75.00	969	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	825	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	594	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	82.76/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,083	7
Bulls	—	—	1,825	101.57/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,854	10
Bulls	—	—	1,495	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,316	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	119.82/cwt	118.00–121.00	2,172	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,228	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,142	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	770	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	894.86/head	810.00–975.00	895	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,083.40/head	975.00–1,190.00	1,083	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	166.49/cwt	160.00–176.00	684	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	134.49/cwt	130.00–141.00	905	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	403	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	150.85/cwt	150.00–151.00	781	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	132.15/cwt	130.00–135.00	942	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	137.88/cwt	130.00–143.00	925	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	171.13/cwt	160.00–177.50	804	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	144.32/cwt	140.00–148.00	896	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	147.22/cwt	140.00–155.00	848	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	124.95/cwt	115.00–129.00	973	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	199.86/cwt	197.50–202.50	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	425	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	627	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	887	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	154.87/cwt	148.00–162.50	810	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1

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 Nov 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,227Last week 732Year ago 902

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 112Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 22Year ago 53

Compared to last week, on a heavier test, feeder classes measuring 1.00 to 2.00 lower overall, with slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	518	184.10	184.10
7	—	596	151.00	151.00
162	—	463	177.75–192.25	186.73
13	—	615	150.00	150.00
15	—	680	147.00	147.00
5	—	717	142.00	142.00
9	—	823	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	519	134.00–148.00	142.33
20	—	428	145.00–156.00	150.12
24	—	371	145.00–156.00	149.28
18	—	626	132.50–145.00	138.30
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
2	—	805	130.00	130.00
2	—	285	155.00	155.00
3	—	723	125.00–128.00	126.00
7	—	324	140.00–155.00	148.66
30	—	572	133.00–146.00	141.37
41	—	471	143.00–156.00	148.81
19	—	673	130.00–141.00	134.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	159.00	159.00
3	—	403	159.00	159.00
13	—	518	150.00–151.00	150.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	165.00–169.00	166.97
12	—	673	150.00–157.50	154.61
1	—	825	135.00	135.00
1	—	705	147.50	147.50
11	—	532	160.00–178.00	170.58
16	—	476	172.00–187.50	181.51
3	—	363	182.50–185.00	184.13
1	—	855	137.50	137.50
16	—	428	170.00–187.50	180.19
8	—	628	150.00–157.50	153.47
3	—	765	144.00–146.00	145.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	736	157.00–158.50	157.88
66	—	795	169.75	169.75
9	—	886	143.00–146.00	144.34
5	—	610	172.00–173.00	172.20
1	—	530	187.00	187.00
18	—	655	163.00	163.00
2	—	910	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
1	—	670	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	126.00	126.00
1	—	425	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	147.50	147.50
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
1	—	450	156.00	156.00
1	—	515	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	165.00–167.50	166.26
3	—	720	142.00	142.00
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
7	—	565	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	411	160.00–176.00	166.49
6	—	713	130.00–135.00	132.15
2	—	383	165.00–170.00	167.48
18	—	671	130.00–143.00	137.88
24	—	470	160.00–177.50	171.13
12	—	621	140.00–148.00	144.32
13	—	576	140.00–155.00	147.22
8	—	779	115.00–129.00	124.95
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
2	—	265	197.50–202.50	199.86
21	—	523	148.00–162.50	154.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	144.00	144.00
3	—	450	157.00	157.00
1	—	590	132.50	132.50
1	—	445	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,121	63.00–75.00	68.11
7	—	1,308	79.00–87.00	82.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,099	56.00–68.50	61.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	80.00–84.00	82.22
46	—	1,424	63.00–75.00	68.03
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	72.00	72.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,825	98.00–109.00	101.57
1	—	1,495	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,813	118.00–121.00	119.82
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	93.00	93.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	810.00–975.00	894.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,398	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	700.00	700.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	975.00–1,190.00	1,083.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	870.00	870.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,337.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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