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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 7
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
945 head
▲ 522 vs last sale 423▲ 367 vs year ago 578 · +63.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 154▲ 60 vs year ago 140 · +42.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 29▼ 59 vs year ago 85 · −69.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers holding mostly steady, with feeder heifers 2.00 lower overall and feeder bulls 2.00 higher overall. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 3.00 lower overall.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.04/cwt on 258 head.
Average price
$152.04
258 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$869
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.94
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572152.04869258
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 sale258 hd
152.04
—
TN average11 barns · 2,830 hd
147.10
+4.94
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—High1,822121.212,20810
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21989.291,08838
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45485.301,24154
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01579.0180215

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,258$1,1233thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,119$1,0695
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,283$1,0292thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)845$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$7801thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,5252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,4001thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290201.25/cwt200.00–202.505842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368186.61/cwt185.00–190.006873
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370178.00/cwt178.00–178.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420198.11/cwt195.00–201.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420180.84/cwt177.00–183.007609
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475162.50/cwt162.50–162.507721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477177.42/cwt174.00–185.0084612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511179.03/cwt172.50–188.0091520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515193.00/cwt193.00–193.009941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520194.50/cwt194.50–194.501,0116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535157.50/cwt157.50–157.508431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563171.47/cwt165.00–179.0096513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564184.87/cwt183.50–185.001,04369
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595152.00/cwt152.00–152.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619161.11/cwt156.00–167.0099715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676150.62/cwt148.00–155.001,0187
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,11313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778136.48/cwt135.00–138.001,0622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280167.52/cwt165.00–170.004694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added310167.50/cwt167.50–167.505192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310158.00/cwt158.00–158.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366156.41/cwt152.50–160.005724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425157.69/cwt154.00–164.0067022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476155.27/cwt150.00–161.0073933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477164.50/cwt164.50–164.507857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504161.50/cwt161.50–161.5081411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523150.74/cwt144.00–156.0078818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550154.00/cwt154.00–154.008471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562145.85/cwt142.50–151.0082028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607152.25/cwt152.25–152.2592417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623141.43/cwt138.00–144.008819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667138.50/cwt137.00–139.009246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682151.46/cwt148.00–151.851,03385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714135.82/cwt132.50–137.509706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740121.99/cwt121.00–123.009032
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255210.00/cwt210.00–210.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2282192.28/cwt181.00–202.505429
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310178.00/cwt178.00–178.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369180.31/cwt173.00–190.006657
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410180.00/cwt180.00–180.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432169.29/cwt161.00–175.0073116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468171.28/cwt162.00–177.5080219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525174.00/cwt174.00–174.009141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527162.05/cwt155.00–168.0085416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571153.40/cwt145.00–160.0087613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627148.16/cwt144.00–155.0092917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667146.38/cwt140.00–155.009766
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2747133.00/cwt133.00–133.009944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2769129.66/cwt127.50–134.009975
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,799120.23/cwt115.00–125.002,1639
Bulls——2,025130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,6331
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01579.01/cwt73.00–84.0080215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20887.85/cwt83.50–93.501,06131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26695.65/cwt94.00–98.001,2117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45385.08/cwt80.00–91.001,23653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,4791
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,096.91/head870.00–1,250.001,0972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,122.60/head1,100.00–1,140.001,1233
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,029.19/head975.00–1,075.001,0292

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.