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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

1,108 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.85/cwt ≈ $1,175/hd at 717 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.33/cwt +4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 525 lb · 58 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.90/cwt +12.67 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 612 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,108 1,696 1,545
Feeder cattle 910 1,473 1,425
Slaughter cattle 138 194 90
Replacement cattle 60 29 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 190.00 $190.00 $570 +5.74
353–395 value added 364 4 197.00–200.00 $199.19 $725 —
395 395 1 170.00 $170.00 $672 ±0.00
405–410 value added 408 2 190.00–197.50 $193.77 $791 -6.23
415 415 1 187.50 $187.50 $778 +7.30
455–485 value added 473 19 190.00–200.00 $195.78 $926 -4.91
460–496 487 8 167.00–183.00 $171.69 $836 +2.85
500–532 519 11 167.00–177.00 $171.03 $888 +5.25
520–523 value added 523 21 185.00–197.50 $196.32 $1,027 +11.32
555 value added 555 1 171.00 $171.00 $949 -2.03
560–597 586 23 154.00–165.00 $161.15 $944 +8.65
602–645 619 25 150.00–165.00 $162.10 $1,003 +9.05
602–636 value added 621 12 168.00–170.00 $168.68 $1,048 +5.44
655–693 value added 687 14 161.00–168.00 $162.86 $1,119 +0.16
698 698 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,012 -10.38
725–742 737 4 150.00–158.00 $155.74 $1,148 +0.74
777 777 2 147.50 $147.50 $1,146 -1.68
760–789 value added 779 14 150.00–160.00 $154.87 $1,206 -16.00
813 value added 813 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,220 -3.40
825–840 835 3 144.00–146.00 $144.99 $1,211 -2.88
870 870 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,209 —
995 995 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,343 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 2 147.00 $147.00 $870 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 157.00 $157.00 $824 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 328 3 152.50–157.50 $155.05 $509 +4.69
325–330 value added 328 2 170.00 $170.00 $558 —
360–370 value added 365 2 167.50 $167.50 $611 —
350–390 374 9 150.00–160.00 $155.31 $581 +2.57
400–430 value added 416 4 157.50–160.00 $158.60 $660 -29.57
400–440 420 17 148.00–155.00 $152.65 $641 -0.26
455–472 value added 460 17 158.00–165.00 $161.27 $742 -9.90
450–493 479 21 145.00–155.00 $149.13 $714 +0.51
504–544 value added 523 24 152.00–160.00 $155.39 $813 -0.40
500–545 526 34 140.00–150.00 $146.76 $772 +4.40
550–590 576 26 140.00–147.50 $144.46 $832 +6.82
610–618 value added 611 27 154.00–155.00 $154.85 $946 +5.55
600–647 613 23 140.00–149.00 $146.27 $897 +10.73
656–680 663 5 135.00–140.00 $136.00 $902 -0.05
680 value added 680 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,006 +2.01
713 713 3 134.00 $134.00 $955 +4.22
720–727 value added 724 4 140.00–143.00 $141.51 $1,025 +0.90
755–785 value added 778 10 133.50–140.00 $138.39 $1,077 -1.21
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
717 value added 717 70 163.85 $163.85 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 143.00–145.00 $143.67 $567 —
446 446 4 145.00 $145.00 $647 —
450–497 481 3 140.00–142.50 $140.78 $677 —
500 500 2 133.00 $133.00 $665 —
575 575 1 130.00 $130.00 $748 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 326 4 180.00–187.50 $182.57 $595 +2.57
350–395 373 6 170.00–186.00 $178.37 $665 -16.05
422 422 4 190.00–191.00 $190.50 $804 +18.75
460–475 fancy 468 3 187.50–195.00 $190.79 $893 +14.79
462–490 475 5 169.00–182.50 $172.27 $818 +5.81
505–540 522 16 150.00–162.50 $156.56 $817 -2.15
545 fancy 545 1 170.00 $170.00 $926 -2.00
565–595 582 9 137.50–152.50 $143.27 $834 -14.78
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 -28.05
600–645 622 7 137.50–155.00 $145.97 $908 -0.47
640 640 1 130.00 $130.00 $832 -16.44
650 650 1 127.50 $127.50 $829 -14.20
661 661 3 145.00 $145.00 $958 +3.30
715–723 720 5 130.00–142.50 $137.53 $990 +7.21
765–770 768 2 122.50 $122.50 $941 -0.66
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 164.00 $164.00 $623 —
475–495 485 2 150.00–162.50 $156.38 $758 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 159.00 $159.00 $644 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1310 1310 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1345 1140 80-85% 22 66.00–76.00 $70.75 $807 —
1080–1385 1233 80-85% 2 83.00 $83.00 $1,023 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1485 1375 75-80% 2 63.50–65.00 $64.31 $884 +0.31
1195–1795 1437 75-80% 22 67.00–76.50 $70.00 $1,006 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1200 1027 85-90% 9 59.00–67.00 $62.99 $647 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–2155 1737 9 93.00–103.00 $96.87 $1,683 —
1960 1960 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,156 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 760.00 $760.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1195 1057 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 960.00–1,000.00 $987.44
1145–1150 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,100.00 $999.78
1155 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
960–1425 1193 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 900.00–1,225.00 $1,094.18
1140–1290 1212 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,125.00–1,350.00 $1,207.43
1130–1280 1234 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 810.00–950.00 $895.01
1075–1355 1249 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,035.00–1,225.00 $1,128.69
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1080–1175 1128 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,239.08
1150–1165 1158 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,213.23

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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
— — 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 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,185.00–1,350.00 $1,286.67 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,050.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 3 77.00 $77.00 $424 —

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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.