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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Aug 12
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
185 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 265▲ 185 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 43▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 45▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows gauging 6.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for feeder classes or slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.29/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$119.29
59 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$9.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.17
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539119.5364457
Medium and Large 2-3415115.004771thin
Small and Medium 1-2405110.004461thin
One grade step is worth $9.53/cwt here — about $199 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
119.29
—
TN average11 barns · 3,142 hd
126.46
−7.17
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—Average1,74184.111,4645thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16860.8171016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39159.0582213
CowsLean 85-90%Average95957.025476thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531136.05/cwt131.00–140.007226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610136.00/cwt136.00–136.008302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655129.00/cwt129.00–129.008451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225134.94/cwt132.50–137.503042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260130.00/cwt130.00–130.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387121.97/cwt120.00–124.004723
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415115.00/cwt115.00–115.004771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431126.63/cwt122.50–130.005464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467125.93/cwt120.00–130.0058813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512129.00/cwt129.00–129.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518116.78/cwt110.00–122.5060510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy582124.50/cwt124.50–124.507252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586114.54/cwt110.00–120.006714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619113.61/cwt107.00–120.007035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657122.00/cwt122.00–122.008022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668111.46/cwt110.00–113.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725109.68/cwt108.00–111.007953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770107.00/cwt107.00–107.008241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805103.00/cwt103.00–103.008291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293098.50/cwt97.00–100.009162
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2345132.50/cwt132.50–132.504571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373140.00/cwt140.00–140.005222
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2380115.00/cwt115.00–115.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433144.03/cwt143.00–146.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480138.45/cwt131.00–147.006659
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519131.13/cwt128.00–134.006816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed535116.79/cwt110.00–120.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575129.00/cwt129.00–129.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620120.52/cwt117.00–123.007474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed642110.00/cwt110.00–110.007062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660117.00/cwt117.00–117.007721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700114.00/cwt114.00–114.007981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65090.50/cwt90.50–90.501,4931
Bulls——1,76482.51/cwt77.00–86.501,4554
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed77064.00/cwt64.00–64.004931
Cows—Lean 85-90%99755.62/cwt53.50–59.005555
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02554.50/cwt54.50–54.505591
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14961.33/cwt56.50–64.5070515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42259.43/cwt56.50–62.5084512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45053.00/cwt53.00–53.007691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2710600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,2601
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,020760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,7521
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,0691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,9901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280735.00/cwt735.00–735.009,4081
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—825.00/cwt825.00–825.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—825.00/cwt825.00–825.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—725.00/cwt725.00–725.00—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.