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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 8, 2022

1,421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $178.97/cwt +30.94 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 465 lb · 204 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.72/cwt +24.69 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 518 lb · 153 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.69/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 794 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,421 866 1,129
Feeder cattle 1,227 732 902
Slaughter cattle 156 112 174
Replacement cattle 38 22 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 363 3 182.50–185.00 $184.13 $668 +4.06
400–445 428 16 170.00–187.50 $180.19 $771 +0.01
470 fancy 470 2 192.00 $192.00 $902 —
450–495 476 16 172.00–187.50 $181.51 $864 +22.51
530 530 1 150.00 $150.00 $795 -24.68
530 value added 530 1 187.00 $187.00 $991 -8.63
500–547 532 11 160.00–178.00 $170.58 $907 -4.10
560–575 568 2 165.00–169.00 $166.97 $948 +5.86
600–612 value added 610 5 172.00–173.00 $172.20 $1,050 +2.40
620–640 628 8 150.00–157.50 $153.47 $964 -8.27
655 value added 655 18 163.00 $163.00 $1,068 -19.00
670 670 1 143.00 $143.00 $958 -18.25
660–677 673 12 150.00–157.50 $154.61 $1,041 -6.64
690 690 1 142.50 $142.50 $983 -18.75
705 705 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,040 -2.50
732–741 value added 736 22 157.00–158.50 $157.88 $1,162 —
750–795 765 3 144.00–146.00 $145.31 $1,112 -1.48
795 value added 795 66 169.75 $169.75 $1,350 -3.91
825 825 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,114 -5.00
855 855 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,176 —
883–890 value added 886 9 143.00–146.00 $144.34 $1,279 —
910 value added 910 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,292 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 161.00 $161.00 $572 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 155.00 $155.00 $442 —
300–340 324 7 140.00–155.00 $148.66 $482 —
330 330 1 135.00 $135.00 $446 —
350–395 371 24 145.00–156.00 $149.28 $554 -7.34
403 fancy 403 3 159.00 $159.00 $641 —
405–442 428 20 145.00–156.00 $150.12 $643 -1.76
451–484 value added 463 162 177.75–192.25 $186.73 $865 —
450–495 471 41 143.00–156.00 $148.81 $701 +0.78
480 fancy 480 1 159.00 $159.00 $763 —
517–518 fancy 518 13 150.00–151.00 $150.85 $781 —
518 value added 518 94 184.10 $184.10 $954 —
500–545 519 46 134.00–148.00 $142.33 $739 -1.70
550–590 572 30 133.00–146.00 $141.37 $809 +0.26
596 value added 596 7 151.00 $151.00 $900 ±0.00
615 value added 615 13 150.00 $150.00 $922 -1.35
600–640 626 18 132.50–145.00 $138.30 $866 +6.30
660 660 1 125.00 $125.00 $825 -13.75
656–685 673 19 130.00–141.00 $134.49 $905 -4.26
680 value added 680 15 147.00 $147.00 $1,000 —
717 value added 717 5 142.00 $142.00 $1,018 +2.00
710–735 723 3 125.00–128.00 $126.00 $911 -7.95
760 760 1 130.00 $130.00 $988 +0.72
805 805 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,046 +7.00
823 value added 823 9 138.50 $138.50 $1,140 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 2 197.50–202.50 $199.86 $530 +14.07
340 340 1 170.00 $170.00 $578 -22.50
380–385 383 2 165.00–170.00 $167.48 $641 -12.42
400–440 411 17 160.00–176.00 $166.49 $684 -6.91
415 fancy 415 1 180.00 $180.00 $747 -5.00
425 425 1 147.50 $147.50 $627 -25.90
450–495 470 24 160.00–177.50 $171.13 $804 -1.70
500–510 fancy 505 2 165.00–167.50 $166.26 $840 —
505–545 523 21 148.00–162.50 $154.87 $810 -0.08
565 fancy 565 7 157.00 $157.00 $887 —
570 570 1 126.00 $126.00 $718 -26.87
550–595 576 13 140.00–155.00 $147.22 $848 -5.65
600–640 621 12 140.00–148.00 $144.32 $896 -0.29
655–695 671 18 130.00–143.00 $137.88 $925 +7.51
700–725 713 6 130.00–135.00 $132.15 $942 +2.69
720 fancy 720 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,022 —
773–795 779 8 115.00–129.00 $124.95 $973 +8.68
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 156.00 $156.00 $694 —
450 450 3 157.00 $157.00 $706 —
500–515 508 2 144.00 $144.00 $732 —
590 590 1 132.50 $132.50 $782 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 170.00 $170.00 $434 —
355 355 1 147.50 $147.50 $524 —
450 450 1 156.00 $156.00 $702 —
515 515 1 137.00 $137.00 $706 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1385 1277 75-80% 3 80.00–84.00 $82.22 $1,050 —
1110–1945 1424 75-80% 46 63.00–75.00 $68.03 $969 -2.17
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1290 1121 80-85% 23 63.00–75.00 $68.11 $764 —
1160–1485 1308 80-85% 7 79.00–87.00 $82.76 $1,083 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $594 —
820–1405 1099 85-90% 17 56.00–68.50 $61.61 $677 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1280 1228 2 93.00 $93.00 $1,142 —
1495 1495 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,316 —
1660–1985 1813 4 118.00–121.00 $119.82 $2,172 —
1105–2180 1825 10 98.00–109.00 $101.57 $1,854 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1020–1080 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 810.00–975.00 $894.86
1390–1405 1398 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1190–1210 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 975.00–1,190.00 $1,083.40
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00–1,450.00 $1,337.50 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.