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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, May 24
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
529 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 589▲ 76 vs year ago 453 · +16.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
224 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 159▲ 131 vs year ago 93 · +140.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 20▼ 9 vs year ago 55 · −16.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 600 lbs. 7.00 lower with those weighing over 600 lbs. 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls measuring 2.00 lower overall. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows and bulls mostly steady overall with lean cows 1.00 to 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 $147.14/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$147.14
131 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$794
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.41
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540147.49796128
Medium and Large 2-3538132.507133thin
One grade step is worth $14.99/cwt here — about $83 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 sale131 hd
147.14
—
TN average9 barns · 1,561 hd
144.74
+2.41
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—Average1,782125.932,24426
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23295.761,18054
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43190.981,30244
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07583.1589427

Every lot

52 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425180.08/cwt175.00–183.007653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478173.26/cwt167.00–180.008288
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528165.37/cwt164.50–174.0087319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575164.78/cwt158.00–169.0094716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577172.00/cwt172.00–172.009924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610167.37/cwt158.00–174.001,0219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672167.71/cwt165.00–168.001,12710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771148.04/cwt139.00–153.001,1416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2811140.22/cwt137.00–142.501,1374
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377157.43/cwt153.00–163.005945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412157.95/cwt155.00–165.0065115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475156.08/cwt152.50–159.0074118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519149.99/cwt142.50–157.5077830
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538132.50/cwt132.50–132.507133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565153.50/cwt152.00–154.0086712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568140.91/cwt137.00–148.0080019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623136.68/cwt133.00–141.0085213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681136.71/cwt135.00–141.009317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717128.87/cwt125.00–136.009249
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340183.73/cwt182.50–185.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373175.64/cwt174.00–177.506552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411170.17/cwt163.00–173.006997
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468161.08/cwt160.00–162.507544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533156.53/cwt152.00–165.0083413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564160.38/cwt156.00–163.0090510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628145.48/cwt140.00–150.0091410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661137.64/cwt135.00–148.0091012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732128.15/cwt123.00–130.009386
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763127.00/cwt127.00–127.009694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2824119.31/cwt116.00–122.009834
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,737123.52/cwt118.00–129.002,14621
Bulls——1,972136.05/cwt132.00–143.002,6835
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06493.69/cwt92.00–94.509975
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07780.76/cwt74.50–87.0087022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22792.83/cwt85.50–101.001,13941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248104.98/cwt103.00–109.001,31013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42790.27/cwt84.00–99.001,28842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515105.84/cwt102.00–110.001,6032
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,6631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0012,2791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080940.00/cwt940.00–940.0010,1521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0015,0991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,161.89/cwt1,075.00–1,290.0015,8023
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,537.50/cwt1,525.00–1,550.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,500.00/cwt1,400.00–1,575.00—3
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,475.00/cwt1,375.00–1,550.00—3
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,380.00/cwt1,380.00–1,380.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.00—1
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,190.00/cwt1,130.00–1,250.00—2

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.