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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 2
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
812 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 684▼ 133 vs year ago 945 · −14.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 108▼ 29 vs year ago 172 · −16.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 23▼ 91 vs year ago 105 · −86.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 1.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, and feeder bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 1.00 to 6.00 higher overall.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.06/cwt on 429 head.
Average price
$174.06
429 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$905
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+20.82
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520174.06905429
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 sale429 hd
174.06
—
TN average9 barns · 2,008 hd
153.24
+20.82
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—High1,814121.532,20414
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19391.431,09036
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49385.901,28219
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02178.5180216

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)1,185$1,1101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$9102thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$8492thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)833$7872thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,2751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$7501thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370205.00/cwt205.00–205.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410207.50/cwt207.50–207.508511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418190.13/cwt187.50–193.007952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459191.03/cwt186.00–196.008778
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473175.90/cwt174.00–180.008323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515172.76/cwt172.00–177.508907
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545180.00/cwt180.00–180.009811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573164.60/cwt160.00–175.009436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574184.42/cwt183.00–185.001,05910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632186.50/cwt186.50–186.501,1799
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634167.09/cwt162.00–173.001,05910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666164.67/cwt160.00–169.001,09710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720154.59/cwt150.00–157.501,1136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768168.23/cwt165.00–173.001,2925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780150.13/cwt140.00–160.001,1712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3702
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335174.75/cwt170.00–178.005854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386171.11/cwt169.00–177.0066012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436171.10/cwt161.00–174.0074615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added453190.49/cwt171.00–191.25863115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479162.58/cwt157.00–169.0077923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525156.43/cwt151.00–160.0082121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533184.35/cwt184.35–184.3598395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564168.20/cwt160.00–169.5094983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572154.00/cwt150.00–158.0088116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616156.73/cwt154.50–160.0096510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633143.32/cwt139.00–149.0090715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669138.67/cwt135.00–140.009287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692148.73/cwt145.00–152.501,0296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705133.50/cwt132.50–135.009413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2808122.99/cwt122.00–124.009942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333175.80/cwt170.00–180.005853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378178.82/cwt173.00–185.006766
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400185.00/cwt185.00–185.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423173.49/cwt169.00–180.007344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465169.13/cwt162.50–174.007866
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519161.94/cwt157.50–165.0084012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525173.70/cwt172.50–175.009122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573158.37/cwt150.00–164.0090711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612155.26/cwt148.00–164.009509
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721136.58/cwt134.00–140.009856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2813122.92/cwt118.00–128.009992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy865142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,2331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2868124.50/cwt124.00–125.001,0812
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,728125.59/cwt124.00–130.002,1705
Bulls——1,861119.27/cwt114.00–122.002,2209
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01675.56/cwt71.00–81.5076812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03687.36/cwt85.00–89.009054
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16088.10/cwt82.00–94.001,02226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277100.08/cwt96.00–104.001,27810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48984.11/cwt78.00–92.001,25217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525101.09/cwt100.00–102.001,5422
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3833786.64/head775.00–800.007872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3855770.00/head770.00–770.007701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040849.09/head820.00–875.008492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.