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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 14
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
982 head
▼ 443 vs last sale 1,425▲ 982 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 90▲ 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 30▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week and based on a lighter test this week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter cows and bulls gauging 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 $142.73/cwt on 256 head.
Average price
$142.73
256 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$688
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.30
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2485143.00694246
Medium and Large 2-3395136.1653810thin
One grade step is worth $6.85/cwt here — about $156 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 sale256 hd
142.73
—
TN average9 barns · 2,044 hd
133.43
+9.30
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—High1,64995.381,57315
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20066.0879327
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36462.4585217
CowsLean 85-90%High98758.655799thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320199.42/cwt190.00–210.006384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added340212.50/cwt212.50–212.507231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355209.00/cwt209.00–209.007421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385199.17/cwt192.50–202.507673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419189.51/cwt177.50–197.007948
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475180.67/cwt171.00–187.5085816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy509183.50/cwt180.00–187.509346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522166.87/cwt157.00–177.5087133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573166.00/cwt164.00–167.009513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584150.53/cwt145.00–160.0087916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624152.53/cwt146.00–162.509529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687148.90/cwt148.00–150.001,02311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2784134.70/cwt132.00–140.001,0564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added792146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,16026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2836138.25/cwt138.00–139.001,1564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,030127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,3081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,126127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,4305
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2284155.56/cwt145.00–162.504428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326157.52/cwt147.50–163.0051427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3332144.00/cwt144.00–144.004784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382153.79/cwt146.00–160.0058716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388136.37/cwt134.00–141.005293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415159.00/cwt159.00–159.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421150.77/cwt142.00–156.0063528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3463126.73/cwt126.00–127.505872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476145.34/cwt137.00–149.0069264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517145.12/cwt144.00–146.007507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529135.90/cwt130.00–141.0071930
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530123.00/cwt123.00–123.006521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570132.63/cwt129.00–137.5075628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574141.61/cwt140.00–142.008135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600136.00/cwt136.00–136.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626127.14/cwt124.00–134.0079617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678127.08/cwt120.00–132.508625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718121.62/cwt120.00–127.508736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760120.34/cwt118.00–123.009153
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2233189.25/cwt182.50–195.004413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2266185.45/cwt180.00–195.004935
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2310151.94/cwt150.00–153.004713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2311198.40/cwt187.50–205.006176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343216.22/cwt212.50–220.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy357213.71/cwt207.50–217.507638
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370152.50/cwt152.50–152.505641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373192.68/cwt177.50–205.0071917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419193.67/cwt189.00–200.008114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427178.02/cwt165.00–185.0076018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475167.40/cwt160.00–177.5079535
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518158.71/cwt151.00–165.0082217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575147.63/cwt137.00–154.0084916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617143.56/cwt135.00–147.5088611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628126.65/cwt126.00–128.007953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673134.99/cwt132.00–139.009085
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715124.59/cwt120.00–127.008913
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4225105.00/cwt105.00–105.002361
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4275105.00/cwt105.00–105.002891
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4325105.00/cwt105.00–105.003411
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4355102.50/cwt102.50–102.503641
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1401
Bulls——1,52990.74/cwt88.00–96.001,3879
Bulls——1,916106.41/cwt100.00–115.002,0395
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed91572.00/cwt72.00–72.006591
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed96066.00/cwt66.00–66.006341
Cows—Lean 85-90%97756.83/cwt52.50–61.505557
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08064.00/cwt64.00–64.006911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19962.81/cwt57.50–68.0075319
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24374.10/cwt69.50–83.009217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35360.56/cwt55.50–65.5081914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41771.25/cwt67.50–74.001,0103
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2785775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,0841
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,2341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115980.00/cwt980.00–980.0010,9271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230600.00/cwt600.00–600.007,3801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245725.00/cwt725.00–725.009,0261
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,333901.22/cwt775.00–950.0012,0133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,455880.00/cwt880.00–880.0012,8041
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,490886.02/cwt875.00–900.0013,2023

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.