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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 15
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
188 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 193▲ 188 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 54▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 15▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower with feeder bulls 5.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, Slaughter cows gauging 7.00 to 9.00 higher, with slaughter bulls 3.00 higher on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.94/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −88.05 against this barn's trailing median of $216.99.
Average price
$128.94
65 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$626
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$132
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.34
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3378135.175116thin
Small and Medium 1-2350128.754512thin
Medium and Large 1-2502128.2964357
One grade step is worth $6.88/cwt here — about −$132 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 sale65 hd
128.94
—
TN average9 barns · 582 hd
124.60
+4.34
This barn, trailing median27 sales
216.99
−88.05
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—High1,68281.201,3668thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94562.755935thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19761.2973420
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40660.668534thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,318112.121,4784thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506140.50/cwt140.50–140.5071115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed580118.00/cwt118.00–118.006842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615127.50/cwt127.50–127.507841
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267140.00/cwt140.00–140.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319129.79/cwt122.50–137.004148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full355112.50/cwt112.50–112.503991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed375115.00/cwt115.00–115.004312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377127.89/cwt120.00–136.004826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421124.41/cwt120.00–127.505245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462124.96/cwt119.00–130.0057714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed476111.00/cwt111.00–111.005285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527113.35/cwt112.00–118.005975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545105.00/cwt105.00–105.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582112.49/cwt110.00–115.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full595107.50/cwt107.50–107.506401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-264298.00/cwt98.00–98.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-267596.00/cwt96.00–96.006485
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2321149.91/cwt147.50–157.004815
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2325127.50/cwt127.50–127.504141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3348136.00/cwt136.00–136.004733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365142.50/cwt142.50–142.505202
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383146.98/cwt145.00–148.005636
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417144.00/cwt144.00–144.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425132.79/cwt128.00–136.005646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470134.16/cwt132.00–140.0063111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed495119.00/cwt119.00–119.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495118.00/cwt118.00–118.005841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521126.56/cwt120.00–129.006595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed530109.00/cwt109.00–109.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2556129.00/cwt129.00–129.007173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy562111.00/cwt111.00–111.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed583111.09/cwt107.00–115.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2637111.66/cwt110.00–112.007116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665117.50/cwt117.50–117.507811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723102.05/cwt99.00–105.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290088.00/cwt88.00–88.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,04079.00/cwt79.00–79.008221
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,318112.12/cwt110.00–116.001,4784
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,530118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,8051
Bulls——1,65177.97/cwt74.00–83.501,2875
Bulls——1,83570.86/cwt70.00–71.501,3002
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed80576.00/cwt76.00–76.006121
Cows—Lean 85-90%98059.44/cwt58.50–60.505834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06653.53/cwt52.50–55.505714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21868.07/cwt66.50–71.508293
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23362.11/cwt57.50–66.0076613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40660.66/cwt56.50–63.008534
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,0541
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3910725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,5981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210788.58/cwt700.00–875.009,5422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,074.19/cwt735.00–1,325.0013,2662

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.