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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Apr 29
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
248 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 188▲ 248 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 41▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 13▲ 33 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 measuring 5.00 lower overall with feeder bulls 2.00 lower, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 3.00 to 4.00 lower overall 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 $121.75/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −95.24 against this barn's trailing median of $216.99.
Average price
$121.75
83 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$656
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$140
per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.20
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 1-2360127.654607thin
Medium and Large 1-2557121.2767574
Medium and Large 2-3505118.756002thin
One grade step is worth $8.90/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 sale83 hd
121.75
—
TN average10 barns · 1,049 hd
122.95
−1.20
This barn, trailing median27 sales
216.99
−95.24
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—Average1,75577.411,3599thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average88557.005043thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32056.357448thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14256.1064117

Every lot

72 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335145.04/cwt142.50–147.504862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374140.26/cwt138.00–141.005254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436137.50/cwt137.50–137.506004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455122.50/cwt122.50–122.505571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470127.00/cwt127.00–127.005972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530130.71/cwt125.00–134.006933
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530121.00/cwt121.00–121.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591128.00/cwt126.00–130.007564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600127.50/cwt127.50–127.507651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725116.28/cwt115.00–117.508432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed870109.00/cwt109.00–109.009481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320127.50/cwt127.50–127.504081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360126.18/cwt121.00–128.004547
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425107.55/cwt100.00–111.004573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431121.73/cwt116.00–126.0052519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471115.97/cwt112.00–123.005466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527110.67/cwt105.00–118.0058314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565106.10/cwt100.00–108.505998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2607104.36/cwt100.00–107.006335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925105.00/cwt105.00–105.009711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2243161.21/cwt157.50–165.003922
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2323131.14/cwt127.50–137.504244
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2360126.00/cwt126.00–126.004541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381141.27/cwt137.50–144.005385
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425134.27/cwt130.00–137.505719
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464130.72/cwt128.00–137.0060714
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2465123.00/cwt123.00–123.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480143.00/cwt143.00–143.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527118.69/cwt117.00–120.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560133.00/cwt133.00–133.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569121.85/cwt117.00–126.006937
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed590114.00/cwt114.00–114.006731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed602105.00/cwt105.00–105.006324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615119.27/cwt116.00–122.007347
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645107.50/cwt107.50–107.506931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662111.77/cwt110.00–116.007409
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed71593.00/cwt93.00–93.006651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-275393.01/cwt91.00–95.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281591.52/cwt89.00–94.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288084.30/cwt80.00–88.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290597.00/cwt97.00–97.008781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,74675.77/cwt70.50–80.501,3238
Bulls——1,83090.50/cwt90.50–90.501,6561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed67573.00/cwt73.00–73.004931
Cows—Lean 85-90%91542.00/cwt42.00–42.003841
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06556.00/cwt56.00–56.005961
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12255.89/cwt52.00–62.0062713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,15551.50/cwt51.50–51.505951
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19048.49/cwt47.50–49.505772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22865.04/cwt64.00–66.007992
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34357.04/cwt53.00–61.507667
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,050935.00/cwt935.00–935.009,8181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,1101,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,4301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,7101
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3800636.67/cwt560.00–675.005,0933
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905766.80/cwt760.00–775.006,9402
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3780725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,6551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,7711
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2865775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,7041
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3915775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,0912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3945546.32/cwt500.00–585.005,1632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,003761.47/cwt750.00–775.007,6382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095862.79/cwt850.00–875.009,4482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120986.80/cwt950.00–1,025.0011,0524
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,485775.00/cwt775.00–775.0011,5091

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.