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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 27
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
866 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 880▲ 601 vs year ago 265 · +226.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 115▲ 115 vs year ago 43 · +267.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 69▲ 19 vs year ago 45 · +42.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.02/cwt on 264 head.
Average price
$139.02
264 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$752
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.89
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541139.02752264
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale264 hd
139.02
—
TN average9 barns · 1,802 hd
135.12
+3.89
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—Average1,621101.661,64817
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14872.6983527
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42571.911,02522
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00465.6565933

Every lot

62 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345175.00/cwt175.00–175.006041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379163.65/cwt155.00–170.0062010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415175.00/cwt175.00–175.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426162.65/cwt156.00–167.506938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469169.58/cwt169.00–171.007955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478157.56/cwt152.50–163.0075323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521163.33/cwt155.00–168.5085121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571157.42/cwt150.00–165.0089913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620159.34/cwt150.00–166.0098832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672143.30/cwt139.00–146.0096310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709141.77/cwt137.50–144.001,0058
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338139.78/cwt135.00–145.004726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369141.72/cwt137.00–147.505238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added382153.02/cwt152.00–154.005856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420156.52/cwt155.00–158.006572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432145.16/cwt140.00–151.0062740
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477145.01/cwt140.00–150.0069238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525139.53/cwt133.00–145.0073350
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573135.55/cwt130.00–144.0077737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578146.31/cwt145.50–148.008469
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628134.27/cwt128.00–140.0084324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661135.04/cwt127.50–138.5089319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715124.30/cwt117.50–129.0088911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2771125.19/cwt114.00–127.009657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2829119.92/cwt114.00–122.009947
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2262166.37/cwt160.00–170.004363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2332158.49/cwt150.00–165.005265
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369163.20/cwt157.00–172.506028
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411166.98/cwt165.00–172.506864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429151.77/cwt147.00–157.5065112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470160.00/cwt160.00–160.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477148.29/cwt142.00–155.007078
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523142.98/cwt139.00–149.0074814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy571155.00/cwt155.00–155.008854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579139.15/cwt132.50–148.008065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623135.26/cwt130.00–142.0084311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664133.79/cwt129.00–137.008886
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy705132.00/cwt132.00–132.009312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713121.38/cwt117.00–125.008655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755118.80/cwt117.00–120.008975
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,27392.23/cwt92.00–92.501,1742
Bulls——1,643100.15/cwt95.50–105.001,64511
Bulls——1,735110.54/cwt107.00–118.001,9184
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00465.65/cwt60.00–70.0065933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11281.65/cwt77.00–86.509083
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15371.57/cwt68.00–76.5082524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34578.50/cwt78.50–78.501,0561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42971.60/cwt68.00–76.501,02321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2785675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,2991
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2835610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,0941
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2935710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,6391
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0014,0301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,3701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238717.32/cwt700.00–735.008,8802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,315991.06/cwt860.00–1,060.0013,0323
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,541.67/cwt1,500.00–1,600.00—3
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,438.75/cwt1,300.00–1,485.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/cwt1,225.00–1,275.00—2

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.