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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 30
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
832 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 777▲ 832 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 156▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 24▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 5.00 higher, with feeder heifers 4.00 lower, and feeder bulls 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 5.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 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 $158.93/cwt on 238 head.
Average price
$158.93
238 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$835
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.41
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525158.93835238
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 sale238 hd
158.93
—
TN average11 barns · 2,601 hd
154.52
+4.41
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—Average1,799120.652,17020
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20189.101,07020
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35687.021,18035
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07880.1586423

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)1,245$1,0362thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)954$9568
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)943$9502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,100$1,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,4752thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2311209.18/cwt202.50–212.506513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added345217.50/cwt217.50–217.507501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365232.50/cwt232.50–232.508491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380209.80/cwt202.50–217.507972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413201.75/cwt197.50–210.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420189.51/cwt184.00–195.007964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484186.49/cwt180.00–195.009037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520203.61/cwt201.00–204.501,0598
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530189.18/cwt177.50–192.501,00311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577184.85/cwt177.00–192.001,06718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608195.35/cwt194.00–202.001,1886
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621183.63/cwt177.50–187.001,14022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670174.83/cwt173.00–183.001,1718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682185.81/cwt185.00–186.001,2675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708164.76/cwt162.00–167.501,1672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736173.17/cwt170.50–174.001,2754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3662
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282167.79/cwt165.00–173.004733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added318181.00/cwt181.00–181.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330164.87/cwt160.00–172.505444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371173.98/cwt165.00–177.5064516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425175.00/cwt175.00–175.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428164.93/cwt162.00–168.0070628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450173.00/cwt173.00–173.007791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471163.09/cwt157.50–169.0076837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504170.00/cwt170.00–170.008575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533159.19/cwt152.50–166.0084865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy569151.60/cwt150.00–154.008637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582158.07/cwt155.00–162.5092017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613151.47/cwt148.00–158.0092917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665148.28/cwt140.00–152.0098613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729142.12/cwt138.00–145.001,03610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2751130.00/cwt130.00–130.009766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2838128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0734
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2288205.00/cwt205.00–205.005904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295218.00/cwt218.00–218.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326194.76/cwt193.00–200.006356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330225.00/cwt225.00–225.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360208.00/cwt208.00–208.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375195.29/cwt190.00–202.507326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415191.69/cwt185.00–200.0079615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450198.00/cwt198.00–198.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471182.63/cwt177.00–192.5086015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525175.50/cwt170.00–184.0092120
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568174.50/cwt163.00–178.0099138
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612168.54/cwt163.00–174.001,0319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy617181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671160.12/cwt152.00–165.001,07415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720146.31/cwt142.50–151.001,0535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775144.00/cwt141.00–147.001,1162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2838137.97/cwt135.00–141.001,1562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2873128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2903120.34/cwt115.00–123.001,0873
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,797120.37/cwt114.50–124.002,16319
Bulls——1,835126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,3121
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05377.92/cwt76.00–80.508202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07779.82/cwt75.00–85.5086022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09587.50/cwt87.50–87.509581
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17088.67/cwt83.50–93.001,03714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26378.13/cwt76.00–81.009874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36587.81/cwt83.00–92.001,19929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38496.21/cwt94.00–99.501,3324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41093.42/cwt93.00–94.001,3172
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2785900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2943949.89/head910.00–990.009502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2978964.19/head830.00–1,090.009647
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,035.84/head1,020.00–1,050.001,0362
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752

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.