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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 30
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,001 head
▲ 152 vs last sale 849▲ 807 vs year ago 194 · +416.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 130▲ 61 vs year ago 58 · +105.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 70▲ 26 vs year ago 23 · +113.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.46/cwt on 306 head.
Average price
$140.46
306 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.05
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527140.46740306
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 sale306 hd
140.46
—
TN average5 barns · 1,621 hd
133.41
+7.05
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—High1,69391.081,54216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49959.6389417
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28957.4574118
CowsLean 85-90%High1,15552.9561214

Every lot

64 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328189.30/cwt185.00–195.006213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375184.85/cwt177.50–190.006938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416174.06/cwt166.00–185.0072414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420191.98/cwt190.00–193.008063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460172.39/cwt170.00–176.007935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479181.75/cwt181.75–181.7587159
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524160.24/cwt150.00–168.0084011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541173.25/cwt173.25–173.2593749
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568166.16/cwt163.00–174.0094412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570155.12/cwt147.00–160.0088410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624144.71/cwt139.00–153.5090316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630157.42/cwt156.00–160.0099213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670143.96/cwt138.00–149.009658
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723141.49/cwt135.00–145.001,0236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771142.02/cwt138.00–145.001,09512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345145.73/cwt140.00–155.0050324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373144.78/cwt139.00–153.005408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432146.82/cwt140.00–154.0063420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478141.91/cwt134.00–148.0067834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added489155.00/cwt155.00–155.0075853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519133.82/cwt129.00–136.0069534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569130.46/cwt125.00–134.0074227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581143.40/cwt139.00–144.0083339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603135.50/cwt135.50–135.508175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611130.90/cwt125.00–134.0080029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667123.40/cwt117.00–127.5082310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677131.67/cwt131.50–132.008919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704130.00/cwt130.00–130.0091510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708122.51/cwt122.00–124.008674
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318185.10/cwt180.00–190.005895
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373186.96/cwt181.00–195.006979
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418183.16/cwt182.50–184.007663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421165.79/cwt157.50–175.006986
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476168.98/cwt167.50–170.008045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479156.32/cwt148.00–165.0074926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518151.94/cwt145.00–157.0078710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy540162.50/cwt162.50–162.508781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569142.67/cwt137.50–147.008128
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615150.00/cwt150.00–150.009233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624139.23/cwt135.00–140.0086916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682136.85/cwt131.00–142.509337
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708121.44/cwt116.00–127.008602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2779117.20/cwt115.00–118.009138
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820115.84/cwt112.50–118.009503
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66588.89/cwt82.00–96.001,48013
Bulls——1,815100.57/cwt97.50–105.001,8253
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14652.03/cwt48.00–55.5059612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20858.50/cwt58.50–58.507072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26656.49/cwt53.00–62.0071516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42066.98/cwt66.50–67.509512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47365.16/cwt64.50–66.009602
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50958.65/cwt55.50–63.0088515
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2985750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,3881
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2995775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,7112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040925.36/cwt850.00–1,000.009,6242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,087848.01/cwt800.00–900.009,2183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205832.56/cwt825.00–840.0010,0322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,218674.55/cwt625.00–720.008,2162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245626.51/cwt600.00–650.007,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,303835.99/cwt800.00–875.0010,8932
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2740540.00/cwt540.00–540.003,9961
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995628.02/cwt600.00–650.006,2492
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015572.57/cwt570.00–575.005,8122

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.