Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 15, 2022

855 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.89/cwt +17.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 665 lb · 87 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.90/cwt -23.82 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 526 lb · 33 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.01/cwt -2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 430 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	855	1,421	1,049
Feeder cattle	687	1,227	849
Slaughter cattle	117	156	130
Replacement cattle	51	38	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 lower. Steers 5.00 to 8.00 lower, instances 15 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Bull calves 3.00 to 11.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–287	286	3	167.50–185.00	$179.19	$512	—
305–342	330	3	169.00–170.00	$169.69	$560	—
365–395	387	9	155.00–175.00	$162.86	$630	-21.27
400–449	434	12	159.00–171.00	$165.48	$718	-14.71
450–495	469	17	140.00–173.00	$163.37	$766	-18.14
500–540	526	12	139.00–159.00	$151.67	$798	+1.67
535 value added	535	4	179.00	$179.00	$958	-8.00
583 value added	583	5	171.00	$171.00	$997	—
565–595	586	8	140.00–167.00	$151.06	$885	-15.91
611–633 value added	624	7	165.00	$165.00	$1,030	-7.20
610–645	630	15	132.50–164.00	$147.53	$929	-5.94
660–677	671	5	141.00–160.00	$146.02	$980	+3.02
675–695 value added	687	5	152.00–155.00	$153.18	$1,052	-9.82
720 value added	720	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,058	-10.88
705–745	729	8	135.00–150.00	$142.41	$1,038	-5.09
780–790	785	2	141.00–147.50	$144.27	$1,133	-1.04
820–835	830	5	125.00–137.50	$132.49	$1,100	-2.51
865	865	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,202	+1.50
930	930	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,116	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	130.00	$130.00	$351	—
335–347	344	4	122.50–144.00	$137.13	$472	—
395	395	1	145.00	$145.00	$573	—
415–425	420	2	131.00–132.00	$131.51	$552	—
485	485	1	140.00	$140.00	$679	—
540	540	1	127.50	$127.50	$688	—
560	560	1	132.00	$132.00	$739	—
675	675	1	130.00	$130.00	$878	—
865	865	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,107	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	112.50	$112.50	$518	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	162.50	$162.50	$463	+7.50
305–340	325	7	145.00–157.00	$151.16	$491	+2.50
360–395	382	13	140.00–170.00	$148.88	$569	-0.40
400–447	430	25	141.00–155.00	$149.01	$641	-1.11
450–490	464	25	142.50–153.00	$148.24	$688	-0.57
500–547	524	29	127.50–152.00	$143.46	$752	+1.13
520–545 value added	539	4	154.50–158.00	$155.34	$837	-28.76
555–595	575	17	130.00–144.00	$135.69	$780	-5.68
586 value added	586	6	150.50	$150.50	$882	-0.50
602–632	614	13	120.00–142.50	$134.13	$824	-4.17
620 value added	620	3	144.00	$144.00	$893	-6.00
664 value added	664	73	161.75	$161.75	$1,074	+14.75
665–685	673	14	119.00–140.00	$131.55	$885	-2.94
700–710	704	4	120.00–133.00	$127.77	$900	+1.77
755	755	1	124.00	$124.00	$936	-6.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	270	6	122.50–140.00	$133.92	$362	—
330	330	1	120.00	$120.00	$396	—
350–385	374	5	123.00–142.50	$131.46	$492	—
450–495	482	5	125.00–140.00	$130.36	$628	—
560–575	570	3	122.50–131.00	$128.22	$731	—
695	695	1	110.00	$110.00	$764	—
710–720	717	3	105.00–119.00	$113.37	$813	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	110.00	$110.00	$440	—
470	470	1	104.00	$104.00	$489	—
635	635	1	80.00	$80.00	$508	—
680	680	1	105.00	$105.00	$714	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	421	7	150.00–164.50	$155.37	$654	+7.87
450–495	473	8	148.00–168.00	$159.26	$753	-11.87
505–540	531	7	130.00–150.00	$134.90	$716	-19.97
551–590	570	7	137.50–142.00	$140.76	$802	+14.76
605–640	625	12	129.00–152.50	$141.47	$884	-2.85
650–680	665	5	132.50–140.00	$135.31	$900	-2.57
705–740	723	2	127.50–130.00	$128.72	$931	-3.43
765–775	768	4	118.00–125.00	$123.23	$946	-1.72
800–815	810	3	101.00–120.00	$113.74	$921	—
865	865	1	100.00	$100.00	$865	—
965	965	1	94.00	$94.00	$907	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–405	403	2	132.50–133.00	$132.75	$535	—
450–490	470	5	122.50–145.00	$134.14	$630	-22.86
505–540	518	3	126.00–140.00	$132.80	$688	-11.20
553–595	567	9	115.00–137.00	$125.73	$713	-6.77
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	—
650	650	1	127.50	$127.50	$829	—
770	770	1	120.00	$120.00	$924	—
810–830	825	4	108.00–115.00	$113.28	$935	—
865	865	3	90.00–100.00	$93.33	$807	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	470	3	115.00–137.50	$126.60	$595	-29.40
515	515	1	105.00	$105.00	$541	-32.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	110.00	$110.00	$583	—
605	605	1	118.00	$118.00	$714	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1390	1164	80-85%	21	65.00–78.00	$71.74	$835	—
1045–1315	1210	80-85%	4	77.00–83.00	$79.58	$963	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1140	1026	85-90%	14	48.00–64.00	$58.25	$598	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	75-80%	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,040	—
1320–1750	1514	75-80%	4	67.00–73.50	$70.43	$1,066	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1750	1505	3	75.00–89.00	$82.75	$1,245	—
1345–1865	1549	5	90.00–105.00	$95.25	$1,475	—
1835–2275	2068	5	105.00–118.00	$110.83	$2,292	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1110	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	730.00–760.00	$746.17
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1135	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	770.00	$770.00
1220–1315	1268	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,300.00	$1,191.72

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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.