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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Jan 6
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
369 head
▲ 175 vs last sale 194▲ 25 vs year ago 344 · +7.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 58▼ 63 vs year ago 108 · −58.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 23▲ 4 vs year ago 11 · +36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to no sale the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year's holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.12/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −86.88 against this barn's trailing median of $216.99.
Average price
$130.12
106 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$192
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$17.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.34
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542131.0471094
Medium and Large 2-3467127.305948thin
Small and Medium 1-2455114.005194thin
One grade step is worth $17.04/cwt here — about $192 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 sale106 hd
130.12
—
TN average7 barns · 580 hd
123.77
+6.34
This barn, trailing median27 sales
216.99
−86.88
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—Low1,73589.271,5495thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19565.1777818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41559.148376thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08056.556112thin

Every lot

66 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—Medium and Large 2-3400127.50/cwt127.50–127.505101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418153.34/cwt145.00–161.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462152.73/cwt146.00–157.507063
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485142.50/cwt142.50–142.506911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522143.33/cwt142.50–144.007486
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570148.00/cwt148.00–148.0084410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570132.95/cwt127.00–139.007584
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2595123.00/cwt123.00–123.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630125.73/cwt125.00–127.007924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755113.00/cwt113.00–113.008531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2210117.50/cwt117.50–117.502471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230122.50/cwt122.50–122.502821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265127.50/cwt127.50–127.503381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325123.45/cwt120.00–127.004012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369130.86/cwt122.00–135.004836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422122.42/cwt120.00–131.0051710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431111.00/cwt111.00–111.004787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472119.98/cwt117.00–122.5056619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518116.50/cwt109.50–120.0060319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562111.76/cwt104.00–115.006288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620105.20/cwt100.00–112.006525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665105.59/cwt102.00–112.007028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679114.00/cwt114.00–114.007746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740108.00/cwt108.00–108.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765101.50/cwt101.50–101.507764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285597.50/cwt97.50–97.508341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2245125.00/cwt125.00–125.003061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2292153.26/cwt140.00–160.004483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345168.00/cwt168.00–168.005801
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367145.98/cwt140.00–156.005367
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full390136.25/cwt135.00–137.505312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418128.77/cwt127.50–130.005382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423146.57/cwt137.50–152.0062012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470151.00/cwt151.00–151.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479133.96/cwt130.00–140.0064213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521142.98/cwt135.00–148.0074516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527127.95/cwt127.00–130.006743
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2550118.00/cwt118.00–118.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567127.11/cwt124.00–135.0072113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605107.00/cwt107.00–107.006471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632115.92/cwt114.00–120.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665109.88/cwt105.00–115.0073111
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-267593.00/cwt93.00–93.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733109.00/cwt109.00–109.007996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770105.32/cwt103.00–110.008113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800104.00/cwt104.00–104.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,04084.00/cwt84.00–84.008741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,14590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Natural1,64576.50/cwt76.50–76.501,2581
Bulls——Natural1,75892.46/cwt88.00–95.001,6254
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,08056.55/cwt55.00–58.006112
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,18558.00/cwt58.00–58.006871
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,18865.00/cwt61.00–68.0077215
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,24870.00/cwt70.00–70.008742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,39353.46/cwt52.00–55.007452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,42661.98/cwt58.50–64.008844
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,0901
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,025925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,4811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3860800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,8801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,198540.24/cwt500.00–575.006,4722

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.