Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.87/cwt on 466 head.

Average price

$153.87

466 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.43

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	526	153.87	809	466

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 sale466 hd

153.87

—

TN average5 barns · 1,434 hd

147.44

+6.43

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	1,815	103.89	1,885	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	72.52	883	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	71.16	1,063	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	68.48	775	14

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)	1,100	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,035	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$896	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$825	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$790	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,331	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,188	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	150.36/cwt	148.00–157.50	508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	136.05/cwt	127.00–141.00	910	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	140.61/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	150.37/cwt	146.00–154.00	848	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	364	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	168.84/cwt	165.00–172.00	797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	139.60/cwt	139.50–140.00	1,104	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	145.99/cwt	144.00–147.00	990	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	171.17/cwt	160.00–178.00	835	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	163.65/cwt	157.50–166.00	934	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	147.87/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,210	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	578	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	153.05/cwt	150.00–159.00	947	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	149.18/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,180	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	913	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,324	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	165.78/cwt	160.00–171.00	869	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	184.26/cwt	177.50–190.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	173.03/cwt	168.00–175.00	981	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	975	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	160.21/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,137	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	163.24/cwt	163.00–164.50	1,014	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	155.38/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,036	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	180.20/cwt	176.00–192.50	760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	170.87/cwt	153.00–172.50	1,324	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	162.70/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,106	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	200.69/cwt	196.00–202.00	935	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	158.05/cwt	149.00–163.00	896	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	130.32/cwt	125.00–137.50	938	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	183.68/cwt	180.00–187.50	775	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	670	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,025	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	67.24/cwt	63.00–71.50	755	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	892	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	78.94/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,085	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	71.35/cwt	68.50–74.50	848	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	75.90/cwt	75.00–77.00	896	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	80.59/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,323	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	70.78/cwt	66.00–75.00	1,052	37
Bulls	—	—	1,812	103.33/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,872	15
Bulls	—	—	1,530	93.70/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,434	3
Bulls	—	—	2,113	116.85/cwt	112.00–125.00	2,469	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,034.62/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,035	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/head	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	895.97/head	850.00–1,000.00	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	111.07/cwt	107.50–112.00	921	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	171.75/cwt	167.50–177.50	739	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	141.70/cwt	137.00–150.00	949	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	189.05/cwt	177.50–200.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	194.42/cwt	187.50–201.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	158.71/cwt	150.00–165.00	832	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	155.79/cwt	151.00–158.00	821	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	123.16/cwt	117.50–127.00	938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	146.44/cwt	142.00–154.00	904	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	166.46/cwt	160.00–173.00	787	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.91/cwt	147.50–160.00	642	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	142.36/cwt	134.00–149.00	749	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	149.30/cwt	145.00–152.00	915	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	188.17/cwt	168.00–188.50	807	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	148.62/cwt	142.00–155.00	694	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	135.54/cwt	129.00–142.00	844	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	153.40/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,249	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	152.74/cwt	148.00–160.00	567	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	137.64/cwt	132.00–143.00	790	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	129.78/cwt	127.50–132.00	934	2

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,473Last week 0Year ago 1,001

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 0Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 0Year ago 49

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	148.00–157.50	150.36
19	—	669	127.00–141.00	136.05
1	—	760	128.00	128.00
33	—	420	147.50–160.00	152.91
58	—	526	134.00–149.00	142.36
38	—	467	142.00–155.00	148.62
37	—	623	129.00–142.00	135.54
13	—	371	148.00–160.00	152.74
45	—	574	132.00–143.00	137.64
2	—	720	127.50–132.00	129.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	713	135.00–142.50	140.61
30	—	564	146.00–154.00	150.37
5	—	791	139.50–140.00	139.60
23	—	678	144.00–147.00	145.99
66	—	488	160.00–178.00	171.17
17	—	527	151.00–158.00	155.79
9	—	613	145.00–152.00	149.30
59	—	429	168.00–188.50	188.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
1	—	785	135.00	135.00
2	—	327	160.00	160.00
1	—	520	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	180.00	180.00
1	—	364	201.00	201.00
2	—	428	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	165.00–172.00	168.84
28	—	571	157.50–166.00	163.65
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
1	—	970	130.00	130.00
7	—	818	142.50–150.00	147.87
9	—	619	150.00–159.00	153.05
1	—	705	155.00	155.00
2	—	945	130.00	130.00
6	—	791	147.00–150.00	149.18
14	—	524	160.00–171.00	165.78
4	—	333	177.50–190.00	184.26
12	—	667	146.00–158.00	155.38
8	—	422	176.00–192.50	180.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	200.00	200.00
3	—	913	145.00	145.00
11	—	567	168.00–175.00	173.03
11	—	527	185.00	185.00
5	—	710	159.00–161.00	160.21
18	—	621	163.00–164.50	163.24
76	—	775	153.00–172.50	170.87
23	—	680	162.00–163.00	162.70
6	—	466	196.00–202.00	200.69
31	—	814	152.00–154.00	153.40
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	170.00	170.00
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	567	149.00–163.00	158.05
11	—	720	125.00–137.50	130.32
8	—	829	107.50–112.00	111.07
2	—	320	180.00	180.00
17	—	430	167.50–177.50	171.75
12	—	670	137.00–150.00	141.70
2	—	283	177.50–200.00	189.05
6	—	378	187.50–201.00	194.42
16	—	524	150.00–165.00	158.71
4	—	762	117.50–127.00	123.16
18	—	617	142.00–154.00	146.44
11	—	473	160.00–173.00	166.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	176.00	176.00
5	—	422	180.00–187.50	183.68
1	—	545	172.00	172.00
1	—	670	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,123	63.00–71.50	67.24
2	—	1,180	75.00–77.00	75.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,642	78.00–83.00	80.59
37	—	1,487	66.00–75.00	70.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	78.00–80.00	78.94
11	—	1,189	68.50–74.50	71.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,812	97.00–109.00	103.33
3	—	1,530	93.00–94.00	93.70
3	—	2,113	112.00–125.00	116.85

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,034.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,174	850.00–1,000.00	895.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,187.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275.00

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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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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