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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 13
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,214 head
▲ 304 vs last sale 910▲ 232 vs year ago 982 · +23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 138▲ 20 vs year ago 97 · +20.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 60▲ 9 vs year ago 42 · +21.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls measuring 5.00 higher overall with feeder heifers holding mostly steady. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 6.00 lower with slaughter bulls mostly steady. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 1 load ML 1-2 Steers, 436 lbs., $211.75, thin to average flesh, mostly black and 1 load ML 1-2 Steers, 737 lbs., $170.10, thin to average flesh, mostly black.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.85/cwt on 387 head.
Average price
$180.85
387 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,050
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$231
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$37.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.21
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581181.371,054380
Medium and Large 2-3534159.948534thin
Small and Medium 1-2573143.638233thin
One grade step is worth $37.74/cwt here — about $231 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 sale387 hd
180.85
—
TN average11 barns · 2,158 hd
165.64
+15.21
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—Average1,56095.011,48211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47767.2099320
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20366.4479921
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07858.826346thin

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)1,089$1,0425
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$9701thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,276$9668
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,108$9637
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,299$9194thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$9102thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,303$8253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,148$6912thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$8101thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$8101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,1801thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)780$8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)815$7101thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360202.50/cwt202.50–202.507291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2393184.64/cwt179.00–190.007263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415199.00/cwt199.00–199.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426185.36/cwt178.00–196.0079019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added436211.75/cwt211.75–211.75923103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463192.05/cwt190.00–194.008892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477178.74/cwt171.00–185.0085312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522174.37/cwt168.00–180.0091014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523185.00/cwt185.00–185.009686
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523159.92/cwt155.00–162.508363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563182.17/cwt178.00–187.001,0266
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565160.00/cwt160.00–160.009041
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2573143.63/cwt132.50–149.008233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587167.41/cwt164.00–170.0098322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full600136.00/cwt136.00–136.008162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619175.10/cwt171.00–176.501,08429
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620165.17/cwt155.00–170.001,02436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674165.62/cwt161.00–169.001,11629
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721154.05/cwt149.00–166.001,11112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737170.10/cwt170.10–170.101,25470
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2887148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3139
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320162.50/cwt162.50–162.505202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378153.66/cwt147.50–160.0058113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429155.00/cwt148.00–160.0066540
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468166.76/cwt163.00–170.0078019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474152.83/cwt145.00–158.0072438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483139.47/cwt137.50–142.506745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521146.09/cwt140.00–150.0076151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528153.82/cwt152.50–159.0081220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562153.25/cwt152.50–154.008616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569145.76/cwt139.00–150.0082967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625140.83/cwt133.00–146.0088026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627155.00/cwt155.00–155.009722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655147.50/cwt147.50–147.509662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665138.90/cwt133.00–143.0092413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707136.66/cwt132.00–139.009663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320190.86/cwt185.00–197.506112
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373185.32/cwt177.50–197.006916
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2402150.00/cwt150.00–150.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424190.56/cwt187.00–195.008086
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425165.92/cwt157.50–170.007055
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455157.50/cwt157.50–157.507171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483178.49/cwt171.00–190.0086234
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517181.00/cwt181.00–181.009362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523143.72/cwt142.50–145.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528163.65/cwt154.00–175.0086417
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560143.76/cwt142.50–145.008052
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2580132.48/cwt130.00–135.007682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582159.31/cwt150.00–164.0092713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy606165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612153.17/cwt145.00–161.0093713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3639137.50/cwt137.50–137.508796
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2642119.00/cwt119.00–119.007642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669143.65/cwt137.00–145.009616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733132.99/cwt127.50–139.009757
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,14987.98/cwt85.00–91.001,0114
Bulls——1,79599.03/cwt93.50–103.501,7787
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed88574.00/cwt74.00–74.006551
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07858.82/cwt53.50–63.006346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20565.15/cwt61.00–70.5078518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34374.22/cwt74.00–74.509972
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47767.20/cwt62.00–73.0099320
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2900750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940970.00/head970.00–970.009701
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2998824.14/head810.00–840.008242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,091.47/head900.00–1,250.001,0912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,143998.09/head875.00–1,150.009986
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,148690.96/head650.00–730.006912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150910.00/head910.00–910.009102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1651,380.00/head1,380.00–1,380.001,3801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,276965.95/head880.00–1,075.009668
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,299918.65/head900.00–960.009194
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,303825.33/head750.00–920.008253
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2780800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2815710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2780810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2925810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,180.00/head1,180.00–1,180.001,1801

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.