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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 27
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,051 head
▲ 230 vs last sale 821▲ 212 vs year ago 839 · +25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 213▲ 65 vs year ago 131 · +49.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 50▼ 51 vs year ago 101 · −50.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady, with feeder heifers measuring 5.00 lower overall, and feeder bulls 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.67/cwt on 363 head.
Average price
$149.67
363 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.45
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2521150.31783350
Small and Medium 1-2360133.674813thin
Medium and Large 2-3427131.9056410thin
One grade step is worth $18.41/cwt here — about $220 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale363 hd
149.67
—
TN average10 barns · 2,346 hd
146.22
+3.45
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—High1,806112.412,03017
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25983.051,04621
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38081.081,11934
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11873.4882148

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)1,114$1,3845
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,178$1,2215
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,1893thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,269$1,0905
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$1,0534thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)840$7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$7001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,210$1,4801thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,6502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,5933thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,2705
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,0333thin

Every lot

98 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 1-2357191.85/cwt189.00–200.006854
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400162.50/cwt162.50–162.506501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407186.00/cwt186.00–186.007572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419178.85/cwt170.00–184.007495
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2450157.50/cwt157.50–157.507091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472172.71/cwt167.00–178.0081511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490162.50/cwt162.50–162.507961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515176.00/cwt176.00–176.009063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532167.33/cwt161.00–173.0089014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy535178.00/cwt178.00–178.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2557144.00/cwt144.00–144.008022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560178.50/cwt178.00–179.001,0002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586167.55/cwt155.00–172.0098224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627164.22/cwt159.00–169.001,03010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full630154.00/cwt154.00–154.009701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667166.81/cwt161.00–170.001,11311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full699154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2792147.15/cwt145.00–151.001,16513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2372
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270143.53/cwt140.00–150.003889
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003641
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330149.00/cwt143.00–156.0049212
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371144.52/cwt140.00–151.0053619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373131.00/cwt131.00–131.004895
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2400131.00/cwt131.00–131.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424149.29/cwt142.50–155.0063328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3442137.50/cwt137.50–137.506082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added448170.00/cwt170.00–170.0076256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473149.95/cwt145.00–155.0070937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480157.50/cwt157.50–157.507563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523145.09/cwt140.00–150.0075943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525155.00/cwt155.00–155.008141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576142.90/cwt137.00–150.0082315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596159.49/cwt156.00–160.0095138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605150.50/cwt150.50–150.5091110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616140.29/cwt132.00–148.0086429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665124.00/cwt124.00–124.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681140.19/cwt131.00–147.0095533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717134.68/cwt129.00–138.009668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy775127.50/cwt127.50–127.509881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273166.26/cwt164.00–170.004543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315171.07/cwt167.50–175.005392
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2325152.50/cwt152.50–152.504961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381166.53/cwt160.00–175.006349
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2400152.50/cwt152.50–152.506101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408176.27/cwt175.00–177.507192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431163.34/cwt158.00–171.0070416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3457147.50/cwt147.50–147.506742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479164.79/cwt160.00–170.0078920
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523159.43/cwt151.00–169.0083426
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy580169.00/cwt169.00–169.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580156.53/cwt149.00–163.0090813
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622154.08/cwt147.50–158.0095816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625133.00/cwt133.00–133.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668148.28/cwt140.00–153.009919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715123.96/cwt118.00–132.508865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2774119.60/cwt114.00–122.009265
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820110.00/cwt110.00–110.009022
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,495102.58/cwt101.00–105.001,5343
Bulls——1,852111.75/cwt107.00–119.002,07011
Bulls——1,947124.67/cwt124.00–126.002,4273
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11373.07/cwt67.00–78.0081345
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19279.65/cwt79.00–80.509493
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22281.25/cwt76.50–85.5099316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37480.26/cwt75.00–85.001,10332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37788.81/cwt87.00–90.001,2235
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47094.14/cwt88.00–100.001,3842
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,480.00/head1,480.00–1,480.001,4801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2795700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2840700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1141,383.89/head1,025.00–1,700.001,3845
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,053.44/head890.00–1,175.001,0534
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,220.63/head1,000.00–1,500.001,2215
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,189.31/head1,050.00–1,400.001,1893
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2691,090.33/head900.00–1,300.001,0905
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,650.00/head1,400.00–1,900.001,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,475.00/head1,425.00–1,525.001,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,440.00/head1,300.00–1,580.001,4402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,133.33/head1,100.00–1,175.001,1333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,050.00/head1,025.00–1,075.001,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.