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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 4
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,017 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 1,051▲ 269 vs year ago 748 · +36.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
206 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 196▲ 109 vs year ago 97 · +112.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 50▼ 2 vs year ago 29 · −6.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 6.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers 1.00 lower. Feeder bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower overall, with exception of those weighing up to 350 lbs. sharply higher and those weighing 550 lbs. to 700 lbs. sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 2.00 to 4.00 lower overall.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.06/cwt on 247 head.
Average price
$145.06
247 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$6
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.03
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2509145.48740238
Medium and Large 2-3558133.787479thin
One grade step is worth $11.71/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale247 hd
145.06
—
TN average7 barns · 1,703 hd
145.03
+0.03
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—High1,849109.542,02518
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43478.171,12139
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22277.5394721
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10470.5977920

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)1,368$1,3742thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$9876
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$8751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,175$1,1751thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,2901thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)925$9533thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$8352thin

Every lot

79 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 2-3295185.00/cwt185.00–185.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3310172.50/cwt172.50–172.505351
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383182.58/cwt177.50–190.006993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427174.56/cwt172.50–177.007456
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2443164.26/cwt162.50–166.007282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460184.00/cwt184.00–184.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477170.79/cwt167.00–177.5081512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500176.00/cwt176.00–176.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522162.91/cwt157.50–167.5085010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535146.00/cwt146.00–146.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566160.13/cwt154.00–162.5090620
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570143.00/cwt143.00–143.008151
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3613145.50/cwt145.00–146.008926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617153.06/cwt150.00–159.0094411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620168.17/cwt165.00–170.001,04314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663155.86/cwt150.00–160.001,03311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723152.17/cwt147.50–157.001,1002
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820142.02/cwt140.00–144.001,1652
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3823132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0868
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2867140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2142
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288149.77/cwt145.00–153.004314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326151.03/cwt144.00–156.0049212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added358162.50/cwt162.50–162.505827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380150.52/cwt145.00–154.0057212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425150.13/cwt145.00–155.0063830
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468135.00/cwt135.00–135.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474149.00/cwt142.50–153.0070637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483160.00/cwt160.00–160.007738
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516145.76/cwt140.00–150.0075239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579140.26/cwt134.00–148.0081250
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595129.00/cwt128.00–130.007682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622137.70/cwt130.00–142.0085614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3643137.00/cwt137.00–137.008813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670137.03/cwt129.00–147.0091817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710127.27/cwt122.00–133.009048
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2223172.58/cwt170.00–175.003852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2274183.28/cwt175.00–192.505025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275203.48/cwt203.00–204.005602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2321182.52/cwt177.50–185.005867
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374172.72/cwt167.50–177.506467
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400176.25/cwt175.00–177.507052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421165.56/cwt157.50–172.0069714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3432150.39/cwt150.00–152.006505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469162.90/cwt157.50–170.0076411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476144.79/cwt140.00–150.0068912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483173.73/cwt172.50–175.008392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523151.33/cwt147.50–155.0079112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy540160.00/cwt160.00–160.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570155.00/cwt155.00–155.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578143.09/cwt139.00–149.0082714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582132.77/cwt130.00–134.507737
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620141.63/cwt135.00–146.0087825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674136.31/cwt130.00–144.0091913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3674124.56/cwt122.00–125.008407
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719127.19/cwt120.00–134.009147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2788114.67/cwt114.00–115.009043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810110.67/cwt109.00–112.508966
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,839108.40/cwt103.00–117.001,99317
Bulls——2,010129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,5931
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10470.59/cwt65.00–79.0077920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21777.06/cwt72.00–82.0093820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34572.00/cwt72.00–72.009681
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41476.37/cwt72.00–82.001,08032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55688.82/cwt83.00–99.001,3826
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,005700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2611,044.30/head900.00–1,190.001,0445
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3681,374.22/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3742
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925952.90/head820.00–1,140.009533
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010835.40/head830.00–840.008352
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,290.00/head1,290.00–1,290.001,2901

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.