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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 19
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
229 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 204▲ 229 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 54▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to same sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers measuring 5.00 to 6.00 higher, with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 8.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls, however, a higher undertone was noted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.14/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$127.14
59 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$703
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$141
per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.89
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 1-2275130.003581thin
Medium and Large 1-2563127.3471756
Medium and Large 2-3415120.004982thin
One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about −$141 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 sale59 hd
127.14
—
TN average11 barns · 1,936 hd
131.04
−3.89
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,60584.421,3555thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21771.5887141
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36969.429506thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08064.2369410

Every lot

58 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337165.00/cwt165.00–165.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360165.00/cwt165.00–165.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415174.02/cwt173.00–176.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full435155.00/cwt155.00–155.006741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472159.41/cwt155.00–168.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517170.00/cwt170.00–170.008792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518165.17/cwt163.00–167.508562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555142.50/cwt142.50–142.507911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575149.00/cwt149.00–149.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3597138.00/cwt138.00–138.008242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610139.00/cwt139.00–139.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695132.00/cwt132.00–132.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740132.50/cwt132.50–132.509812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,000109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0902
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283136.43/cwt135.00–138.003862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308136.26/cwt135.00–137.504202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310149.00/cwt149.00–149.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365134.00/cwt134.00–134.004891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420133.04/cwt129.00–135.005594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486129.25/cwt127.50–132.006284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515128.06/cwt122.50–134.006606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564133.17/cwt125.00–135.5075121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660121.00/cwt121.00–121.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666112.46/cwt110.00–114.007494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2806107.75/cwt107.00–110.008684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895103.00/cwt103.00–103.009221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2927102.00/cwt102.00–102.009462
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2390147.00/cwt147.00–147.005731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413171.04/cwt165.00–177.007062
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2438132.31/cwt122.50–142.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458166.48/cwt163.00–170.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528143.40/cwt137.50–151.007576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561144.17/cwt142.50–145.008093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2636136.00/cwt136.00–136.008653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728114.98/cwt110.00–116.008376
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44096.50/cwt96.50–96.501,3901
Bulls——1,64681.40/cwt77.00–90.001,3404
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07659.73/cwt55.00–64.006434
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,08367.23/cwt61.00–71.007286
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,16064.00/cwt64.00–64.007421
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,16273.43/cwt66.00–79.0085318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22868.88/cwt61.00–74.0084616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24553.00/cwt53.00–53.006601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35967.24/cwt64.00–71.009144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38077.16/cwt76.00–78.501,0653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,38873.79/cwt67.00–79.001,0242
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,39381.33/cwt80.00–83.001,1332
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,330985.00/cwt985.00–985.0013,1011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,6131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320850.00/cwt850.00–850.0011,2201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.00—1

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.