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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 6
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
902 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 832▲ 6 vs year ago 896 · +0.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 138▲ 70 vs year ago 83 · +84.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 27▼ 10 vs year ago 40 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 2.00 lower overall, with exception of bulls weighing over 600 lbs. sharply lower. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 4.00 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 $162.39/cwt on 270 head.
Average price
$162.39
270 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$842
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+8.16
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518162.39842270
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 sale270 hd
162.39
—
TN average8 barns · 1,168 hd
154.23
+8.16
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—Average1,779121.072,15420
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22287.401,06834
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33684.121,12429
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07977.9284118

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$8701thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)983$1,2102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,2101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$8501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)880$7503thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)815$7201thin

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 1-2319209.65/cwt207.50–210.006697
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added371223.00/cwt223.00–223.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378199.53/cwt195.00–202.507548
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405205.00/cwt205.00–205.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427191.39/cwt180.00–201.008179
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460204.41/cwt200.00–208.0094011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467190.51/cwt182.50–197.5089026
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473172.90/cwt171.00–175.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3503167.75/cwt167.50–168.008442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530193.58/cwt192.00–197.001,02615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532182.81/cwt175.00–187.5097320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570181.07/cwt173.00–186.001,0329
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625179.05/cwt170.00–185.001,11920
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630162.48/cwt160.00–165.001,0242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674183.08/cwt182.00–187.501,2347
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677173.24/cwt164.00–180.001,1739
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731169.75/cwt169.00–171.001,2414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added860160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271172.50/cwt172.50–172.504673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320169.74/cwt162.50–173.005434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added331191.79/cwt185.00–194.006354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375179.84/cwt179.00–182.5067411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377166.71/cwt160.00–172.5062816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410179.64/cwt176.00–180.0073711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426166.92/cwt160.00–175.0071129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476165.53/cwt157.00–170.0078848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517167.54/cwt167.00–168.0086621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518158.32/cwt150.00–164.0082032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555166.00/cwt166.00–166.009214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578158.87/cwt153.00–161.5091832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625152.33/cwt142.50–156.5095214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665144.73/cwt137.50–150.009627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680153.25/cwt152.50–154.001,0424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704150.63/cwt150.50–151.001,06015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open715154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731142.99/cwt140.00–149.001,0453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open765146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open818139.46/cwt137.00–142.001,1412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added885135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open995118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1742
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378196.33/cwt192.50–202.507424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416186.07/cwt180.00–195.0077415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475179.75/cwt175.00–190.0085425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521174.64/cwt170.00–179.0091017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568172.50/cwt167.00–177.0098018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620154.77/cwt148.00–162.0096010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681150.85/cwt143.00–156.001,0278
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,395111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,5481
Bulls——1,794119.98/cwt113.00–124.502,15215
Bulls——1,819127.67/cwt126.00–130.002,3224
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06877.42/cwt73.50–82.5082717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20885.62/cwt80.00–90.001,03428
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27086.50/cwt86.50–86.501,0991
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28695.68/cwt92.00–98.001,2306
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32683.84/cwt77.00–90.001,11228
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,4861
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2815720.00/head720.00–720.007201
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880749.77/head740.00–770.007503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29831,210.23/head1,125.00–1,290.001,2102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2875900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
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
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—1,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/head850.00–850.008501

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.