Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a lighter test, feeder heifers weighing up to 500 lbs. 1.00 higher overall, with those weighing over 500 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Also, no comparisons available for non-preconditioned feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows mostly steady overall, with lean cows 4.00 lower, and bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.78/cwt on 318 head.

Average price

$152.78

318 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$527

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

$23.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.87

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	717	163.85	1,175	70
Medium and Large 1-2	542	150.15	813	235
Medium and Large 2-3	461	140.72	648	13thin

One grade step is worth $23.13/cwt here — about $527 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 sale318 hd

152.78

—

TN average10 barns · 2,756 hd

147.91

+4.87

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	—	High	1,759	98.18	1,727	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,148	71.77	824	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	69.53	995	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	62.99	647	9thin

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)	1,212	$1,207	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,249	$1,129	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,193	$1,094	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,057	$987	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,234	$895	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$1,239	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,158	$1,213	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$875	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,357	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,293	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,050	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$760	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	171.03/cwt	167.00–177.00	888	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	154.85/cwt	154.00–155.00	946	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	161.15/cwt	154.00–165.00	944	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	171.69/cwt	167.00–183.00	836	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	158.60/cwt	157.50–160.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	155.05/cwt	152.50–157.50	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	193.77/cwt	190.00–197.50	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	162.10/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,003	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	155.39/cwt	152.00–160.00	813	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	717	163.85/cwt	163.85–163.85	1,175	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	149.13/cwt	145.00–155.00	714	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	161.27/cwt	158.00–165.00	742	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	328	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	140.78/cwt	140.00–142.50	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	136.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.65/cwt	148.00–155.00	641	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	155.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	581	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	196.32/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,027	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	155.74/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,148	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	162.86/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,119	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,012	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	364	199.19/cwt	197.00–200.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	168.68/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,048	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	195.78/cwt	190.00–200.00	926	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	154.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,206	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	778	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	550	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	190.50/cwt	190.00–191.00	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	650	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	190.79/cwt	187.50–195.00	893	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	64.31/cwt	63.50–65.00	884	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	62.99/cwt	59.00–67.00	647	9
Bulls	—	—	1,960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,156	1
Bulls	—	—	1,737	96.87/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,683	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	70.00/cwt	67.00–76.50	1,006	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,023	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	70.75/cwt	66.00–76.00	807	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,239.08/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,239	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,213.23/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,213	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,094.18/head	900.00–1,225.00	1,094	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	895.01/head	810.00–950.00	895	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	987.44/head	960.00–1,000.00	987	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,207.43/head	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,207	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	1,128.69/head	1,035.00–1,225.00	1,129	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	999.78/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,286.67/head	1,185.00–1,350.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	143.67/cwt	143.00–145.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	156.56/cwt	150.00–162.50	817	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	143.27/cwt	137.50–152.50	834	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	137.53/cwt	130.00–142.50	990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	146.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	772	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	146.27/cwt	140.00–149.00	897	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	144.46/cwt	140.00–147.50	832	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	145.97/cwt	137.50–155.00	908	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	138.39/cwt	133.50–140.00	1,077	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	178.37/cwt	170.00–186.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	156.38/cwt	150.00–162.50	758	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	172.27/cwt	169.00–182.50	818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	182.57/cwt	180.00–187.50	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,292.50/head	1,260.00–1,325.00	1,293	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,462.50/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,463	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.

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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 910Last week 1,473Year ago 1,425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 194Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 29Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	519	167.00–177.00	171.03
23	—	586	154.00–165.00	161.15
3	—	835	144.00–146.00	144.99
8	—	487	167.00–183.00	171.69
25	—	619	150.00–165.00	162.10
2	—	777	147.50	147.50
1	—	870	139.00	139.00
2	—	300	190.00	190.00
4	—	737	150.00–158.00	155.74
1	—	995	135.00	135.00
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
8	—	698	145.00	145.00
1	—	415	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	190.00–197.50	193.77
1	—	555	171.00	171.00
21	—	523	185.00–197.50	196.32
14	—	687	161.00–168.00	162.86
4	—	364	197.00–200.00	199.19
12	—	621	168.00–170.00	168.68
19	—	473	190.00–200.00	195.78
3	—	813	150.00	150.00
14	—	779	150.00–160.00	154.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	611	154.00–155.00	154.85
2	—	365	167.50	167.50
4	—	416	157.50–160.00	158.60
24	—	523	152.00–160.00	155.39
17	—	460	158.00–165.00	161.27
4	—	680	148.00	148.00
2	—	328	170.00	170.00
10	—	778	133.50–140.00	138.39
4	—	724	140.00–143.00	141.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	152.50–157.50	155.05
21	—	479	145.00–155.00	149.13
5	—	663	135.00–140.00	136.00
17	—	420	148.00–155.00	152.65
9	—	374	150.00–160.00	155.31
3	—	713	134.00	134.00
34	—	526	140.00–150.00	146.76
23	—	613	140.00–149.00	146.27
26	—	576	140.00–147.50	144.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	717	163.85	163.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	140.00–142.50	140.78
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
4	—	446	145.00	145.00
3	—	395	143.00–145.00	143.67
2	—	500	133.00	133.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	190.00–191.00	190.50
16	—	522	150.00–162.50	156.56
9	—	582	137.50–152.50	143.27
5	—	720	130.00–142.50	137.53
7	—	622	137.50–155.00	145.97
3	—	661	145.00	145.00
6	—	373	170.00–186.00	178.37
5	—	475	169.00–182.50	172.27
2	—	768	122.50	122.50
4	—	326	180.00–187.50	182.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	127.50	127.50
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	170.00	170.00
3	—	468	187.50–195.00	190.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	164.00	164.00
2	—	485	150.00–162.50	156.38
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	63.50–65.00	64.31
22	—	1,437	67.00–76.50	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,027	59.00–67.00	62.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	83.00	83.00
22	—	1,140	66.00–76.00	70.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	110.00	110.00
9	—	1,737	93.00–103.00	96.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,185.00–1,350.00	1,286.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,260.00–1,325.00	1,292.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,462.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,239.08
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,158	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,213.23
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,193	900.00–1,225.00	1,094.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,234	810.00–950.00	895.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,057	960.00–1,000.00	987.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,212	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,207.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,249	1,035.00–1,225.00	1,128.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,148	900.00–1,100.00	999.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	760.00	760.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,310	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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