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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 15
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
553 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 578▲ 553 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 140▲ 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 85▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers holding mostly steady overall, with feeder heifers 4.00 higher and feeder bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.30/cwt on 168 head.
Average price
$138.30
168 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$720
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.69
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520138.71721164
Medium and Large 2-3538121.516534thin
One grade step is worth $17.21/cwt here — about $68 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 sale168 hd
138.30
—
TN average9 barns · 1,934 hd
129.62
+8.69
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—Average1,722102.841,77113
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13277.6687965
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00274.5274745
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38973.921,02721

Every lot

67 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 1-2385171.67/cwt171.00–173.006615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428163.05/cwt158.00–168.0069812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480157.50/cwt149.00–166.007562
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485139.73/cwt138.00–140.006787
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495169.00/cwt169.00–169.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522150.34/cwt144.00–154.0078515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525163.00/cwt163.00–163.008566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563151.40/cwt142.50–156.008527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580159.50/cwt159.50–159.509256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615148.20/cwt140.00–155.0091115
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615138.00/cwt138.00–138.008491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676139.26/cwt135.00–144.0094116
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325138.40/cwt134.00–142.504503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375138.81/cwt135.00–141.0052113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy397151.00/cwt151.00–151.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432142.47/cwt132.50–146.0061519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438153.00/cwt153.00–153.006709
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3458125.51/cwt123.00–128.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479139.55/cwt135.00–143.0066816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482150.00/cwt150.00–150.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511149.50/cwt149.50–149.5076415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521136.44/cwt132.50–142.0071118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565131.19/cwt127.00–135.0074121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583142.72/cwt140.00–143.0083210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612129.02/cwt123.00–132.507908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615138.01/cwt134.50–141.0084911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674124.47/cwt119.00–130.008398
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675131.50/cwt131.50–131.508889
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2317164.53/cwt152.50–170.005224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372163.05/cwt155.00–165.006079
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420149.48/cwt145.00–157.506287
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455160.00/cwt160.00–160.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476146.61/cwt140.00–152.5069812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513146.02/cwt145.00–147.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520135.59/cwt130.00–140.0070510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572137.71/cwt131.00–142.007888
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605137.50/cwt137.50–137.508321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631127.01/cwt122.00–134.008016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678121.50/cwt117.50–127.008245
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,4061
Bulls——1,633111.88/cwt108.50–115.001,8272
Bulls——1,758102.22/cwt96.00–105.501,79710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed91985.31/cwt77.00–95.0078412
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed93589.00/cwt89.00–89.008321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03270.59/cwt65.00–75.0072833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12474.98/cwt70.00–79.0084344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16083.00/cwt80.00–90.5096320
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37973.64/cwt69.50–77.501,01520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58579.50/cwt79.50–79.501,2601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915635.00/cwt635.00–635.005,8101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,038801.02/cwt775.00–825.008,3152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,104927.74/cwt810.00–985.0010,2427
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,243905.01/cwt885.00–925.0011,2493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4251,023.82/cwt960.00–1,085.0014,5892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4451,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0015,1731
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850735.00/cwt735.00–735.006,2481
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,9381
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2993822.11/cwt750.00–875.008,1643
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,375.00/cwt1,225.00–1,525.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,185.00/cwt1,135.00–1,235.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/cwt900.00–900.00—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.