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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, May 13
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
313 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 248▲ 313 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 55▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 33▲ 36 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 higher, with feeder bulls remaining mostly steady; no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 5.00 higher, with slaughter bulls 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.84/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$117.84
107 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$7.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.83
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518118.3461399
Medium and Large 2-3443113.335023thin
Small and Medium 1-2418110.654635thin
One grade step is worth $7.70/cwt here — about $150 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 sale107 hd
117.84
—
TN average11 barns · 2,390 hd
120.68
−2.83
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—Average1,61385.501,3793thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19462.9375115
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37761.6684911
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01956.595779thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2355134.00/cwt133.00–135.004762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370148.08/cwt144.00–150.005483
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375127.50/cwt127.50–127.504781
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2415121.59/cwt119.00–124.005052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423140.21/cwt135.00–145.005932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478132.76/cwt131.00–137.506356
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500113.00/cwt113.00–113.005651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529135.09/cwt134.00–137.507154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870108.00/cwt108.00–108.009401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,0741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,025120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331133.61/cwt125.00–138.004424
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2342117.00/cwt117.00–117.004002
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2360112.00/cwt112.00–112.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed365119.00/cwt119.00–119.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370130.35/cwt124.00–137.504827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395120.00/cwt120.00–120.004741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423120.10/cwt115.00–125.005088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435129.00/cwt129.00–129.005613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481119.55/cwt115.00–127.5057516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485129.00/cwt129.00–129.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518116.91/cwt110.00–122.0060616
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2523103.62/cwt100.00–107.505422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530124.00/cwt124.00–124.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567114.30/cwt110.00–120.0064814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605112.37/cwt106.00–114.006805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614119.00/cwt119.00–119.007318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2691102.51/cwt100.00–110.007084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728107.49/cwt105.00–110.007832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281595.00/cwt95.00–95.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915101.00/cwt101.00–101.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,01080.00/cwt80.00–80.008081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235143.00/cwt143.00–143.003361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320134.00/cwt134.00–134.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2337140.59/cwt137.50–142.504745
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368140.02/cwt135.00–145.005159
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385151.00/cwt151.00–151.005811
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421139.18/cwt135.00–145.005869
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2435122.50/cwt122.50–122.505331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455127.00/cwt127.00–127.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479136.42/cwt130.00–142.5065315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed485119.00/cwt119.00–119.005771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520140.52/cwt138.00–143.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520113.40/cwt110.00–117.005902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530127.12/cwt122.50–131.006744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573119.18/cwt113.00–125.0068317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600128.00/cwt128.00–128.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629113.27/cwt110.00–115.007124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645105.00/cwt105.00–105.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671110.75/cwt108.00–116.007434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725106.00/cwt100.00–110.007699
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-278199.78/cwt95.00–105.007794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286396.99/cwt96.00–98.008372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293579.00/cwt79.00–79.007391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,08084.00/cwt84.00–84.009071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,11577.50/cwt77.50–77.508641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,18584.00/cwt84.00–84.009951
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,2401,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,6401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,61385.50/cwt80.00–91.501,3793
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96549.00/cwt49.00–49.004731
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02657.54/cwt54.50–60.005908
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07869.74/cwt69.50–70.007522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18554.50/cwt54.50–54.506461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21462.50/cwt59.50–66.5075912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37460.98/cwt56.50–65.5083810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41068.50/cwt68.50–68.509661
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,510.00/cwt1,510.00–1,510.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—975.00/cwt975.00–975.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—842.50/cwt800.00–885.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—825.00/cwt825.00–825.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2840700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,8801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,5981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,3741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168672.10/cwt635.00–710.007,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188933.75/cwt925.00–960.0011,0934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310916.55/cwt885.00–960.0012,0074
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4721,089.04/cwt900.00–1,175.0016,0313
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,155735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,4891
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,2201

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.