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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, May 17
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
589 head
▼ 154 vs last sale 743▲ 589 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 146▲ 159 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 20 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 4.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers 1.00 lower. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 8.00 to 9.00 higher overall, with lean cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, and bulls sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.20/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$153.20
114 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$308
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.73
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501153.75771105
Medium and Large 2-3316146.724639thin
One grade step is worth $7.03/cwt here — about $308 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 sale114 hd
153.20
—
TN average8 barns · 1,427 hd
149.46
+3.73
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—Average1,658123.812,05214
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22796.811,18832
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41491.801,29829
CowsLean 85-90%Average97276.9674816

Every lot

66 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295183.00/cwt183.00–183.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340180.00/cwt180.00–180.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390182.50/cwt182.50–182.507121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415189.54/cwt182.50–193.007873
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438170.46/cwt160.00–177.507473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481182.03/cwt172.00–187.5087610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515163.00/cwt163.00–163.008391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523170.56/cwt168.00–175.0089216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557172.01/cwt169.00–176.0095810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full585164.00/cwt164.00–164.009591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy610149.00/cwt149.00–149.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613156.76/cwt152.00–160.009619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629174.03/cwt169.00–178.001,0959
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy695146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,0813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729138.79/cwt137.00–142.001,0125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2754139.15/cwt135.00–140.001,0496
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1105
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3298147.50/cwt147.50–147.504407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377144.00/cwt144.00–144.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385160.67/cwt155.00–167.5061910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430163.08/cwt157.00–166.0070133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466158.89/cwt155.00–160.0074020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520162.50/cwt162.50–162.508451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521150.78/cwt147.00–157.5078614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561142.77/cwt140.00–147.008015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626138.74/cwt135.00–144.0086912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657135.58/cwt134.00–136.008915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700134.00/cwt134.00–134.009382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0522
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326175.29/cwt170.00–180.005714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373172.24/cwt170.00–175.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405162.53/cwt160.00–165.006582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418176.52/cwt172.50–182.5073810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479167.59/cwt162.50–172.508038
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514160.30/cwt156.00–167.0082418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525173.00/cwt173.00–173.009081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550144.00/cwt144.00–144.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565166.00/cwt166.00–166.009387
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573154.96/cwt150.00–159.0088810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600163.00/cwt163.00–163.009781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650146.00/cwt146.00–146.009491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683133.84/cwt131.00–139.009146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713130.74/cwt127.50–134.009322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2759123.69/cwt121.00–125.009395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2824116.76/cwt116.00–117.509624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2867112.51/cwt107.00–117.509753
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,390106.52/cwt106.00–107.001,4812
Bulls——1,668125.18/cwt116.00–129.002,08810
Bulls——1,873134.24/cwt134.00–134.502,5142
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97276.96/cwt72.00–86.0074816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19493.21/cwt86.00–99.001,11322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300104.73/cwt101.00–112.001,36110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41090.90/cwt86.00–96.001,28227
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473104.00/cwt103.00–105.001,5322
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2700800.00/cwt800.00–800.005,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,078825.31/cwt810.00–840.008,8972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1241,043.30/cwt970.00–1,175.0011,7274
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,072.79/cwt950.00–1,200.0012,2833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,1451
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/cwt1,000.00–1,200.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.00—1

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.