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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 28
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
856 head
▲ 279 vs last sale 577▲ 122 vs year ago 734 · +16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
285 head
▲ 137 vs last sale 148▲ 190 vs year ago 95 · +200.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 21▼ 3 vs year ago 36 · −8.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher, and feeder bulls sharply higher. Regarding slaughter classes- bulls gauging 7.00 higher, with boning cows 1.00 higher, breaker cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower, and lean cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.90/cwt on 240 head.
Average price
$150.90
240 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$831
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+6.10
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550150.90831240
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 sale240 hd
150.90
—
TN average9 barns · 1,422 hd
144.80
+6.10
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—Average1,634125.922,05822
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,236102.351,26543
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45994.521,37960
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06284.9990350
Dairy SteersStandardAverage1,605109.001,7497thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,390$1,2601thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$1,1032thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,390$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$1,2122thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)940$9801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,4694thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,4634thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,4402thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374176.56/cwt170.00–182.506608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425176.35/cwt173.00–187.5074911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463173.80/cwt170.00–177.508059
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3463153.25/cwt152.50–154.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486187.29/cwt180.00–188.5091013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500179.00/cwt179.00–179.008954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531167.76/cwt166.00–172.5089115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577169.11/cwt160.00–174.0097621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619171.31/cwt165.00–176.001,06020
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640140.00/cwt140.00–140.008961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669159.51/cwt154.00–163.001,06710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3673148.98/cwt147.00–150.001,0033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726153.20/cwt148.00–155.001,1124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772149.73/cwt142.00–157.501,1566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818139.50/cwt139.00–140.001,1412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2923147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,008131.48/cwt129.00–134.001,3252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,092130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,110128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,4211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335150.49/cwt150.00–151.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377157.05/cwt151.00–162.0059214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419159.12/cwt154.00–164.0066719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472167.30/cwt167.00–167.507905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477158.74/cwt153.00–164.0075736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522157.25/cwt150.00–160.0082160
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573149.05/cwt146.50–154.0085422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615142.89/cwt134.00–146.0087915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620150.24/cwt148.00–152.0093121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655144.50/cwt144.50–144.509462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668137.47/cwt133.00–140.0091825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714131.03/cwt127.00–135.0093612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773124.94/cwt122.50–127.509662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2901110.00/cwt110.00–110.009913
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345161.25/cwt160.00–162.505562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363169.75/cwt161.00–177.506166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411169.53/cwt165.00–176.0069711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480167.89/cwt162.50–177.5080611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520153.77/cwt149.00–162.5080022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574158.23/cwt150.00–165.0090821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621152.73/cwt149.00–160.0094815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656142.24/cwt137.50–150.009336
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717132.63/cwt130.00–137.009515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765134.50/cwt134.00–135.001,0292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818118.92/cwt111.00–123.009733
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small 488085.00/cwt85.00–85.007481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,165107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,2472
Bulls——1,634124.95/cwt118.00–129.502,04215
Bulls——1,823136.39/cwt131.00–143.002,4865
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06184.81/cwt78.00–92.0090049
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0481
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20098.45/cwt90.00–106.001,18131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,328112.42/cwt108.00–119.001,49312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45994.52/cwt87.00–102.001,37960
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Standard1,605109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,7497
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,580.00/head1,580.00–1,580.001,5801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,468.75/head1,375.00–1,575.001,4694
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,462.50/head1,200.00–1,750.001,4634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,102.70/head1,050.00–1,150.001,1032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3901,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940980.00/head980.00–980.009801
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,211.85/head1,200.00–1,225.001,2122

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.