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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 29
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
895 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 830▲ 347 vs year ago 548 · +63.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 157▲ 106 vs year ago 66 · +160.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 39▲ 35 vs year ago 14 · +250.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers measuring 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder bulls 2.00 lower, and strong demand from farmer feeders was noted for heifers. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall 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 $159.01/cwt on 279 head.
Average price
$159.01
279 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$800
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$172
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.69
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2506159.11806272
Small and Medium 1-2357157.505623thin
Medium and Large 2-3414153.036344thin
One grade step is worth $6.08/cwt here — about $172 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 sale279 hd
159.01
—
TN average8 barns · 1,678 hd
148.32
+10.69
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—High1,633121.031,97622
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47993.301,38024
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18492.241,09249
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07380.3886230
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,275104.001,3261thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2360172.50/cwt172.50–172.506211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383196.23/cwt195.00–197.507522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422191.55/cwt185.00–197.508088
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3463174.55/cwt173.00–177.508083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480191.20/cwt180.00–197.5091817
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2495165.00/cwt165.00–165.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521179.22/cwt170.00–188.0093423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy533197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,02918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567176.48/cwt165.00–182.501,0013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601177.75/cwt177.75–177.751,06817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618162.37/cwt155.00–172.001,0038
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658169.15/cwt167.50–170.001,1133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0869
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770136.50/cwt133.00–140.001,0512
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2261165.00/cwt165.00–165.004313
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329170.88/cwt165.00–175.005629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373166.36/cwt160.00–171.0062118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378175.78/cwt174.00–179.006647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395158.00/cwt158.00–158.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418186.86/cwt185.00–187.507814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425171.12/cwt162.00–179.0072743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433148.06/cwt146.00–150.006412
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2470152.50/cwt152.50–152.507171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472169.54/cwt160.00–177.5080049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473181.36/cwt180.00–182.008583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523159.69/cwt154.00–168.0083538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561155.42/cwt154.50–157.5087223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569146.56/cwt142.50–152.5083419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615141.03/cwt135.00–145.0086730
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675132.56/cwt128.00–140.0089514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760122.50/cwt122.50–122.509312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2807113.31/cwt110.00–115.009143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2872107.50/cwt107.50–107.509372
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3313168.70/cwt162.50–175.005282
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2327173.72/cwt169.00–177.505683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340191.92/cwt180.00–197.506533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371184.58/cwt175.00–192.5068513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413180.86/cwt175.00–187.0074712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415167.50/cwt167.50–167.506953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423197.00/cwt192.50–200.008335
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460164.00/cwt164.00–164.007541
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2470166.00/cwt166.00–166.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475179.46/cwt170.00–187.5085212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485193.31/cwt192.50–195.009386
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520173.01/cwt167.00–182.5090019
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525162.63/cwt162.50–163.008544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy528186.22/cwt185.00–190.009836
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550147.50/cwt147.50–147.508111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574167.34/cwt157.50–172.5096112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616151.45/cwt140.00–160.009337
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681133.97/cwt130.00–140.009129
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715137.18/cwt136.00–139.009816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825126.29/cwt123.00–128.001,0423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2893114.00/cwt113.00–115.001,0182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,0161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2966106.36/cwt103.00–107.501,0274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,045102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,0711
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,275104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,3261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,143101.88/cwt97.00–107.001,1642
Bulls——1,604130.02/cwt128.50–133.002,0864
Bulls——1,701121.17/cwt114.00–126.502,06116
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01590.93/cwt90.00–92.009233
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07979.21/cwt73.00–85.0085527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16689.67/cwt83.50–96.001,04639
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255102.25/cwt97.50–115.001,28310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43691.72/cwt85.00–96.501,31720
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,696101.20/cwt98.00–109.001,7164
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2875860.00/cwt860.00–860.007,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0751,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,2881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100920.00/cwt920.00–920.0010,1201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,102.54/cwt1,075.00–1,125.0013,0102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2641,275.71/cwt1,275.00–1,280.0016,1257
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5001,280.00/cwt1,280.00–1,280.0019,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855860.00/cwt860.00–860.007,3531
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2730620.00/cwt620.00–620.004,5261
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2880710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,2481
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,5901
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2960870.00/cwt870.00–870.008,3521
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975930.00/cwt930.00–930.009,0681
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,0941
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,0941

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.