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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 7
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,425 head
▲ 424 vs last sale 1,001▲ 1,425 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 119▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 49▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with a much heavier supply of preconditioned cattle and high-quality offerings overall noted, feeder steers and heifers measuring 1.00 to 2.00 higher overall with feeder bulls 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls 3.00 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 $141.78/cwt on 428 head.
Average price
$141.78
428 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$720
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.71
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508142.04722420
Medium and Large 2-3481127.886158thin
One grade step is worth $14.17/cwt here — about $107 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 sale428 hd
141.78
—
TN average9 barns · 3,000 hd
134.07
+7.71
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—Average1,69389.791,52010
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29762.828159thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45660.2987813
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17354.6464114

Every lot

87 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333189.77/cwt185.00–202.506326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added353202.98/cwt200.00–206.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377187.20/cwt180.00–194.007065
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417193.43/cwt191.00–197.008075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432181.16/cwt175.00–187.5078310
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460158.74/cwt158.00–159.007304
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473172.46/cwt167.50–175.008168
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474184.53/cwt181.00–188.0087569
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527163.35/cwt157.50–167.0086126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542173.64/cwt169.00–174.5094148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563159.89/cwt150.00–162.0090014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574167.52/cwt164.00–168.009628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619151.81/cwt142.00–157.0094032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686146.25/cwt144.50–147.001,0036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,04112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716135.82/cwt130.00–140.009726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722142.57/cwt142.00–146.001,0297
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2791132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335142.28/cwt137.00–151.0047717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added338154.53/cwt153.00–156.005222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375151.33/cwt145.00–160.0056746
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405158.23/cwt158.00–159.0064122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430149.32/cwt145.00–156.0064249
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475128.00/cwt128.00–128.006084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476139.36/cwt132.00–147.0066353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479151.16/cwt150.00–152.5072420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518148.45/cwt146.00–149.0076922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521127.00/cwt127.00–127.006623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529139.19/cwt134.00–144.0073649
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566146.08/cwt138.00–149.5082743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566129.76/cwt124.00–136.0073434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618124.99/cwt122.00–130.0077213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632133.50/cwt133.50–133.508444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671124.55/cwt120.00–128.008369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684137.00/cwt137.00–137.009377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719118.80/cwt117.00–121.008545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744128.33/cwt128.00–132.0095512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760119.62/cwt118.00–122.509098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added818131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0621
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2283186.94/cwt180.00–200.005294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3318165.81/cwt165.00–167.505273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320206.60/cwt205.00–207.506613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2336191.71/cwt187.50–197.506446
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360201.31/cwt197.00–212.507255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2364177.07/cwt172.50–190.0064531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added404187.00/cwt187.00–187.007555
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429170.72/cwt160.00–180.0073239
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440152.50/cwt150.00–155.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467171.36/cwt170.00–172.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476159.51/cwt155.00–167.5075927
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524149.35/cwt142.50–157.5078319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy538161.48/cwt160.00–163.008692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550153.00/cwt153.00–153.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572139.15/cwt132.50–149.0079614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624137.88/cwt131.00–143.0086032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2651131.25/cwt130.00–137.508546
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3Full700112.50/cwt112.50–112.507881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730118.46/cwt115.00–122.508654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768116.60/cwt112.50–120.008954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840113.25/cwt112.50–114.009512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865112.50/cwt112.50–112.509732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2913110.99/cwt108.00–115.001,0133
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,22881.85/cwt79.50–84.001,0052
Bulls——1,79588.97/cwt86.50–93.001,5976
Bulls——1,853100.21/cwt97.50–102.501,8572
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16954.11/cwt51.50–58.0063313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22561.50/cwt61.50–61.507531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28161.25/cwt56.00–64.507857
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35368.33/cwt65.50–70.509252
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41459.11/cwt57.00–62.0083611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69066.75/cwt66.50–67.001,1282
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2900750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,7501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2900720.00/cwt720.00–720.006,4801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,4791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,293775.69/cwt700.00–830.0010,0302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310822.33/cwt775.00–875.0010,7732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,340860.00/cwt860.00–860.0011,5241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,380775.00/cwt775.00–775.0010,6951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,8251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,010730.00/cwt730.00–730.007,3731

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.