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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 3
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,075 head
▼ 139 vs last sale 1,214▲ 1,075 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 117▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 51▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to no sale last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holiday, however, market trends will be available again beginning next week. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML #1 preconditioned heifers, 743 lbs., 164.50, medium flesh, mostly black.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.32/cwt on 456 head.
Average price
$160.32
456 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$859
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$571
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.40
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1743164.501,22264
Medium and Large 1-2502160.02804384
Medium and Large 2-3462141.156528thin
One grade step is worth $23.35/cwt here — about $571 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 sale456 hd
160.32
—
TN average5 barns · 1,080 hd
155.92
+4.40
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—High1,685104.291,7577thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22380.3298339
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45779.771,16218
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07269.8174828

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,121$1,0344thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,113$1,0283thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$9234thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$9101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)903$8283thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$7901thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,038$9502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,012$8805
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,080$1,2751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,270$1,2601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,0752thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added322245.00/cwt245.00–245.007892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335227.50/cwt227.50–227.507621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360232.50/cwt232.50–232.508371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378190.38/cwt177.50–201.007205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425205.00/cwt205.00–205.008711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429182.33/cwt175.00–190.007828
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461209.55/cwt200.00–211.009668
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479187.98/cwt178.00–195.0090028
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3497168.00/cwt168.00–168.008352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524173.96/cwt166.00–182.5091217
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532189.59/cwt185.00–192.501,00930
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569174.95/cwt172.50–179.0099518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578164.14/cwt159.00–167.009496
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615158.20/cwt152.50–164.009732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616173.93/cwt173.00–174.001,07115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665170.80/cwt170.00–171.001,13615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675162.17/cwt160.00–165.001,0955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718157.00/cwt155.00–160.001,1273
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added965143.99/cwt143.00–145.001,3904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,096139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,5234
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2232146.67/cwt145.00–147.503403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276150.79/cwt150.00–151.004165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330158.16/cwt147.50–165.0052211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372158.06/cwt152.00–161.0058814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380167.46/cwt166.00–169.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395145.00/cwt145.00–145.005731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420155.02/cwt149.00–162.5065138
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425143.75/cwt140.00–147.506112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430171.71/cwt168.00–172.0073813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475179.06/cwt164.00–184.5085155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475155.82/cwt147.50–161.0074051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477141.18/cwt140.00–145.006734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513176.52/cwt164.00–178.7590666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529152.00/cwt142.50–157.0080433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540132.00/cwt132.00–132.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582143.56/cwt138.00–149.0083626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592154.00/cwt154.00–154.009122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614142.64/cwt135.00–149.0087627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615154.55/cwt153.00–155.0095013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663148.28/cwt143.00–150.009838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682136.49/cwt135.00–138.009315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720121.54/cwt120.00–123.008752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727137.34/cwt134.00–145.009985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added743164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,22264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765129.72/cwt128.00–133.009923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2317180.00/cwt180.00–180.005713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323217.58/cwt207.50–227.507032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376221.28/cwt217.50–237.508325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378186.59/cwt175.00–200.007057
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412183.78/cwt180.00–197.5075723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420202.50/cwt202.50–202.508512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462171.23/cwt165.00–177.5079113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490157.50/cwt157.50–157.507721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523168.17/cwt168.00–169.008806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530159.84/cwt158.00–165.0084711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full532150.00/cwt150.00–150.007983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3552150.00/cwt150.00–150.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570155.89/cwt155.00–158.008899
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628152.80/cwt145.00–159.0096012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674144.67/cwt143.00–147.0097515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,643102.67/cwt97.00–108.001,6876
Bulls——1,935114.00/cwt114.00–114.002,2061
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04362.73/cwt61.00–64.006543
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07570.66/cwt65.00–76.0076025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20877.09/cwt72.00–82.5093129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26889.70/cwt84.50–100.001,13710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43387.74/cwt85.00–91.501,2576
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46975.79/cwt72.00–82.001,11312
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2860779.07/head725.00–825.007792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3925850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,092947.30/head770.00–1,020.009473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,027.81/head960.00–1,110.001,0283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1211,033.95/head850.00–1,125.001,0344
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2860800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,050900.00/head875.00–925.009004
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—925.00/head925.00–925.009251

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.