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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 29
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,473 head
▲ 1,473 vs last sale 0▲ 472 vs year ago 1,001 · +47.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 0▲ 75 vs year ago 119 · +63.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 0▼ 20 vs year ago 49 · −40.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.87/cwt on 466 head.
Average price
$153.87
466 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$809
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+6.43
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526153.87809466
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 sale466 hd
153.87
—
TN average5 barns · 1,434 hd
147.44
+6.43
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—Average1,815103.891,88521
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21872.5288313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49471.161,06342
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13168.4877514

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)1,100$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$1,0352thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,360$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,174$8964thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,015$8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$8251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$7901thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,3314thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,1882thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3327160.00/cwt160.00–160.005232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333184.26/cwt177.50–190.006144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy364201.00/cwt201.00–201.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2410170.00/cwt170.00–170.006972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419200.00/cwt200.00–200.008384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422180.20/cwt176.00–192.507608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428197.50/cwt197.50–197.508452
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2455145.00/cwt145.00–145.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466200.69/cwt196.00–202.009356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472168.84/cwt165.00–172.007979
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495180.00/cwt180.00–180.008912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520142.50/cwt142.50–142.507411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524165.78/cwt160.00–171.0086914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527185.00/cwt185.00–185.0097511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567173.03/cwt168.00–175.0098111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571163.65/cwt157.50–166.0093428
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full578152.50/cwt152.50–152.508813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619153.05/cwt150.00–159.009479
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621163.24/cwt163.00–164.501,01418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667155.38/cwt146.00–158.001,03612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680162.70/cwt162.00–163.001,10623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710160.21/cwt159.00–161.001,1375
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775170.87/cwt153.00–172.501,32476
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3785135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2791149.18/cwt147.00–150.001,1806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added814153.40/cwt152.00–154.001,24931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818147.87/cwt142.50–150.001,2107
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added913145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2945130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338150.36/cwt148.00–157.505084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371152.74/cwt148.00–160.0056713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420152.91/cwt147.50–160.0064233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429188.17/cwt168.00–188.5080759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467148.62/cwt142.00–155.0069438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added488171.17/cwt160.00–178.0083566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526142.36/cwt134.00–149.0074958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527155.79/cwt151.00–158.0082117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564150.37/cwt146.00–154.0084830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574137.64/cwt132.00–143.0079045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613149.30/cwt145.00–152.009159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623135.54/cwt129.00–142.0084437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669136.05/cwt127.00–141.0091019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678145.99/cwt144.00–147.0099023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713140.61/cwt135.00–142.501,0034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720129.78/cwt127.50–132.009342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy745124.00/cwt124.00–124.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760128.00/cwt128.00–128.009731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791139.60/cwt139.50–140.001,1045
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2283189.05/cwt177.50–200.005352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378194.42/cwt187.50–201.007356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422183.68/cwt180.00–187.507755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430171.75/cwt167.50–177.5073917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467176.00/cwt176.00–176.008222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473166.46/cwt160.00–173.0078711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524158.71/cwt150.00–165.0083216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy545172.00/cwt172.00–172.009371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567158.05/cwt149.00–163.0089625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617146.44/cwt142.00–154.0090418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy670153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670141.70/cwt137.00–150.0094912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720130.32/cwt125.00–137.5093811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2762123.16/cwt117.50–127.009384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2829111.07/cwt107.50–112.009218
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53093.70/cwt93.00–94.001,4343
Bulls——1,812103.33/cwt97.00–109.001,87215
Bulls——2,113116.85/cwt112.00–125.002,4693
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12367.24/cwt63.00–71.5075512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18075.90/cwt75.00–77.008962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18971.35/cwt68.50–74.5084811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37578.94/cwt78.00–80.001,0852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39364.00/cwt64.00–64.008922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48770.78/cwt66.00–75.001,05237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64280.59/cwt78.00–83.001,3233
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,015875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,034.62/head1,000.00–1,075.001,0352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,174895.97/head850.00–1,000.008964
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,360975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,187.50/head1,075.00–1,300.001,1882

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.