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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 19
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
706 head
▼ 216 vs last sale 922▲ 706 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 135▲ 167 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 41▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 3.00 to 4.00 lower, with feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows holding mostly steady overall with slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.96/cwt on 223 head.
Average price
$150.96
223 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$809
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.36
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536150.96809223
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 sale223 hd
150.96
—
TN average10 barns · 1,336 hd
145.60
+5.36
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—Average1,763119.332,10419
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22987.361,07434
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47183.661,23121
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02375.6877432

Every lot

80 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328192.37/cwt190.00–195.006312
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2350172.50/cwt172.50–172.506041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378198.32/cwt188.00–201.007509
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395167.50/cwt167.50–167.506621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414172.64/cwt170.00–177.507156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added437196.00/cwt196.00–196.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463201.00/cwt201.00–201.009316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474174.06/cwt170.00–180.008258
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495160.00/cwt160.00–160.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519174.67/cwt167.00–180.0090712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563167.11/cwt160.00–175.0094115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618169.73/cwt166.00–171.001,0495
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2620146.00/cwt146.00–146.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625153.53/cwt150.00–158.009607
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635147.00/cwt147.00–147.009331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674158.48/cwt157.50–161.501,06812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715138.20/cwt130.00–143.009884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,1074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838141.75/cwt141.50–142.001,18824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2995130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,185129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255161.30/cwt160.00–165.004114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333158.49/cwt152.50–162.505284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363162.15/cwt154.00–166.0058916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419159.61/cwt155.00–162.5066915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438165.00/cwt165.00–165.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458168.00/cwt168.00–168.007699
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477159.71/cwt154.00–166.0076251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515163.00/cwt163.00–163.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518153.57/cwt150.00–160.0079521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578146.48/cwt140.00–152.0084739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587157.00/cwt157.00–157.009222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620137.81/cwt134.00–144.0085411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666133.46/cwt127.50–137.508899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680140.00/cwt140.00–140.0095220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713127.35/cwt124.00–129.009083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,00614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780124.00/cwt124.00–124.009671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235190.00/cwt190.00–190.004471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285185.83/cwt182.50–187.505303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333180.65/cwt177.50–187.506023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379179.93/cwt177.00–185.006827
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy394194.00/cwt194.00–194.007645
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400157.00/cwt157.00–157.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420173.48/cwt170.00–181.007296
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450178.00/cwt178.00–178.008018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473168.44/cwt160.00–172.5079715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475150.00/cwt150.00–150.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518163.33/cwt155.00–168.0084623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533144.19/cwt143.00–145.007695
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550142.50/cwt142.50–142.507841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570157.47/cwt153.00–160.0089812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620154.00/cwt154.00–154.009552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631139.12/cwt134.00–145.008788
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678137.82/cwt136.00–145.009348
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720123.51/cwt122.00–125.008892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2827118.00/cwt115.00–120.009765
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,700116.63/cwt110.00–122.501,98313
Bulls——1,899125.18/cwt123.50–127.502,3776
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01173.98/cwt66.50–79.5074828
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10587.59/cwt81.00–94.009684
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20583.18/cwt77.00–89.501,00224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28797.38/cwt93.00–104.001,25310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47183.66/cwt78.00–90.001,23121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3945900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,5051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,105900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,133953.83/cwt910.00–1,025.0010,8074
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0015,3901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,2681
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29601,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,3201

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.