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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 3
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 149 vs last sale 311▼ 42 vs year ago 204 · −20.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 58▼ 1 vs year ago 54 · −1.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 86▲ 7 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 3.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows gauging 6.00 to 7.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls also 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 $121.83/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$121.83
63 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$634
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$102
per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$3.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.46
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 1-2285125.003562thin
Medium and Large 1-2533121.7364959
Medium and Large 2-3378121.504592thin
One grade step is worth $3.50/cwt here — about −$102 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 sale63 hd
121.83
—
TN average9 barns · 1,484 hd
121.36
+0.46
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—Low1,61078.501,2641thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27874.7695629
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42367.199567thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98663.456265thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2338151.00/cwt151.00–151.005104
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3381141.00/cwt141.00–141.005373
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2405141.00/cwt141.00–141.005711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420149.48/cwt149.00–150.006282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472158.19/cwt147.50–163.007475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2542153.14/cwt151.00–157.508303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576141.96/cwt135.50–151.008188
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626132.84/cwt125.00–136.008324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774121.75/cwt114.00–123.009427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810117.00/cwt117.00–117.009481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2270122.50/cwt122.50–122.503311
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2300127.50/cwt127.50–127.503831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300125.00/cwt125.00–125.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323135.00/cwt135.00–135.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360140.00/cwt140.00–140.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379124.43/cwt120.00–130.004726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435127.52/cwt126.00–129.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455118.00/cwt118.00–118.005371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464139.37/cwt139.00–140.006478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473124.96/cwt122.50–127.505912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full495115.00/cwt115.00–115.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531124.94/cwt120.00–126.506638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571114.86/cwt110.00–117.006568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614110.77/cwt107.50–119.0068010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy655126.00/cwt126.00–126.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661118.00/cwt118.00–118.007803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2691107.00/cwt107.00–107.007395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730109.50/cwt109.50–109.507991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2247130.00/cwt130.00–130.003212
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2280127.50/cwt127.50–127.503571
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2335127.00/cwt127.00–127.004251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475151.00/cwt151.00–151.007171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550134.00/cwt134.00–134.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590124.00/cwt124.00–124.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2602119.50/cwt119.50–119.507192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668120.00/cwt120.00–120.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765104.00/cwt104.00–104.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845107.00/cwt107.00–107.009042
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 4275110.00/cwt110.00–110.003031
Dairy Steers—Large 440087.50/cwt87.50–87.503501
Dairy Steers—Large 458288.00/cwt88.00–88.005122
Dairy Steers—Large 468586.00/cwt86.00–86.005891
Dairy Steers—Large 471577.00/cwt77.00–77.005514
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——Natural1,61078.50/cwt78.50–78.501,2641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed76569.00/cwt69.00–69.005281
Cows—Lean 85-90%Natural1,03263.42/cwt61.00–68.006543
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07058.00/cwt58.00–58.006211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13870.90/cwt66.00–73.508073
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,27672.17/cwt65.00–78.0092119
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,30183.57/cwt80.50–88.001,0875
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,41766.06/cwt61.50–70.009366
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45583.09/cwt80.00–87.001,2092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,46074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0801
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,7481
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2885700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,1951

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.