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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 23
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
777 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 792▲ 777 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 216▲ 156 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 24▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady overall, with feeder heifers 5.00 to 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 3.00 lower with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.36/cwt on 184 head.
Average price
$163.36
184 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$831
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+6.06
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2509163.36831184
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 sale184 hd
163.36
—
TN average8 barns · 1,953 hd
157.30
+6.06
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—High1,880125.552,36014
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24593.851,16929
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46192.741,35529
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03185.0987728

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,363$1,3813thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,343$1,3422thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,173$1,1274thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,0701thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)680$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,1401thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,0752thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280222.50/cwt222.50–222.506231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345212.50/cwt212.50–212.507331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376207.19/cwt205.00–210.007795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437205.00/cwt205.00–205.008962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437189.64/cwt180.00–197.5082910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468203.95/cwt201.00–206.009545
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476188.06/cwt179.00–197.5089514
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3482174.00/cwt174.00–174.008392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,07115
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515156.00/cwt156.00–156.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525192.25/cwt192.00–192.501,0094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533179.65/cwt172.00–185.0095816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy583183.99/cwt183.00–187.001,0734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583173.07/cwt167.50–181.001,00920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589200.32/cwt197.00–200.501,18039
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619179.79/cwt169.00–185.001,1136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677165.06/cwt160.00–168.001,1177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718161.78/cwt160.00–164.001,16213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2753158.34/cwt155.00–160.001,1923
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278176.00/cwt176.00–176.004893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2342190.09/cwt180.00–193.0065015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370191.49/cwt191.00–192.007092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374169.55/cwt165.00–180.0063410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413180.97/cwt180.00–183.007473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431169.92/cwt164.00–177.5073221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473167.36/cwt161.00–175.0079228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529158.14/cwt152.50–165.0083740
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570160.24/cwt156.00–166.0091321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623151.37/cwt144.00–159.0094326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668146.17/cwt140.00–153.0097611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727141.72/cwt137.00–147.001,0303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285196.36/cwt190.00–202.505602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326195.83/cwt190.00–200.006388
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added362205.00/cwt205.00–205.0074212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376185.04/cwt177.50–194.006969
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385206.20/cwt202.50–210.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410212.50/cwt212.50–212.508711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425189.77/cwt177.50–198.0080712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467188.95/cwt180.00–195.0088212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517181.17/cwt180.00–182.509373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523172.46/cwt165.00–178.0090216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571166.95/cwt163.00–175.009537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622165.87/cwt158.00–170.001,03213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655166.13/cwt157.50–172.001,0883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719138.53/cwt132.50–148.009967
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775145.47/cwt132.00–150.001,1274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2807121.34/cwt118.00–124.009793
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,855125.52/cwt118.00–129.502,32811
Bulls——1,935131.47/cwt131.00–132.002,5442
Bulls——2,045114.00/cwt114.00–114.002,3311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02084.13/cwt78.50–89.0085826
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17597.55/cwt95.50–99.501,1462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20592.17/cwt85.50–96.501,11123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400100.29/cwt98.50–106.001,4046
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45792.09/cwt84.00–97.501,34228
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,7541
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,126.56/head975.00–1,350.001,1274
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3431,341.80/head1,225.00–1,470.001,3422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3631,380.93/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3813
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2680725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,140.00/head1,140.00–1,140.001,1401

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.