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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Jun 12
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
261 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 146▲ 261 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 41▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 13▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers and bulls measuring 4.00 to 5.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls remaining mostly steady overall,

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.06/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −87.93 against this barn's trailing median of $216.99.
Average price
$129.06
73 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$651
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.14
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518129.9167362
Medium and Large 2-3429124.2753311thin
One grade step is worth $5.64/cwt here — about $140 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 sale73 hd
129.06
—
TN average9 barns · 1,034 hd
124.92
+4.14
This barn, trailing median27 sales
216.99
−87.93
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

27 sales
248217187156median 216.9903/0304/2106/0908/0410/27
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $233.64, low $170.06, median $216.99 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,59786.631,38310
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25363.6879833
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47159.068696thin

Every lot

62 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405150.00/cwt150.00–150.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455144.00/cwt144.00–144.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518143.98/cwt143.00–147.007467
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575132.40/cwt127.50–140.007614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635130.63/cwt128.00–137.008305
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645122.50/cwt122.50–122.507901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668126.98/cwt126.00–128.008483
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2146159.00/cwt159.00–159.002326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295132.50/cwt132.50–132.503911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350117.50/cwt117.50–117.504111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375127.95/cwt122.00–133.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421124.38/cwt117.00–130.0052410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431110.00/cwt110.00–110.004744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467125.71/cwt120.00–129.005876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500134.00/cwt134.00–134.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519116.27/cwt112.50–121.006039
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587107.99/cwt107.00–110.006343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619116.56/cwt107.50–120.007227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2702101.00/cwt101.00–101.007092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276594.00/cwt94.00–94.007191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2133160.00/cwt160.00–160.002133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2200152.50/cwt152.50–152.503052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3235125.00/cwt125.00–125.002942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265147.50/cwt147.50–147.503911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265135.00/cwt135.00–135.003581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372144.83/cwt141.00–147.505393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380133.00/cwt133.00–133.005052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425143.62/cwt135.00–148.0061011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475135.17/cwt130.00–139.006425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480128.00/cwt128.00–128.006143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy519137.00/cwt137.00–137.007115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526121.54/cwt120.00–125.006395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569123.11/cwt117.50–129.007008
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618108.49/cwt107.00–110.006702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625117.80/cwt116.00–120.007363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy638131.00/cwt131.00–131.008363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660116.95/cwt114.00–120.007722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723109.05/cwt105.00–113.007885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780103.00/cwt103.00–103.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282096.42/cwt90.00–101.007914
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Natural1,46096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,4021
Bulls——1,51284.89/cwt80.00–92.001,2843
Bulls——Natural1,65189.43/cwt85.00–94.001,4764
Bulls——Natural1,68378.96/cwt77.00–81.001,3292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09553.97/cwt52.50–55.505912
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,18866.76/cwt64.00–72.007935
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,20755.90/cwt53.50–59.006753
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27563.32/cwt58.50–67.0080719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30871.29/cwt68.50–75.509323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,40560.04/cwt58.00–62.008442
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,44075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50458.57/cwt58.00–59.508814
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,020650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,6301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125763.56/cwt750.00–775.008,5902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205635.00/cwt635.00–635.007,6521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,0651
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2888562.18/cwt550.00–575.004,9922

This sale against other markets

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.