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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 10
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,370 head
▲ 295 vs last sale 1,075▼ 24 vs year ago 1,394 · −1.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 138▲ 44 vs year ago 97 · +45.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 45▼ 19 vs year ago 47 · −40.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 6.00 higher overall, with slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 3.00 lower overall and slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 1 load ML #1-2 preconditioned heifers, 402 lb., $196.00, medium flesh, mostly black; 1 load ML #1-2 preconditioned heifers, 425 lb., $192.00, light to medium flesh, mixed colors; and 1 load ML #1 preconditioned heifers, 451 lb., $189.50, 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 $175.45/cwt on 643 head.
Average price
$175.45
643 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$828
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$313
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$36.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.36
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1450189.50853106
Medium and Large 1-2480173.30832521
Medium and Large 2-3354152.5954016thin
One grade step is worth $36.91/cwt here — about $313 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 sale643 hd
175.45
—
TN average11 barns · 3,596 hd
159.09
+16.36
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—Average1,71698.281,68714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51077.961,17714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28174.6195646
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12167.0575222

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)915$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,580$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,178$9452thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,084$8985
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,133$1,1802thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,2001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,4751thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300210.00/cwt210.00–210.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325245.00/cwt245.00–245.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390213.35/cwt194.00–222.5083215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433191.86/cwt185.00–199.0083111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435207.50/cwt207.50–207.509031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467189.71/cwt179.00–198.0088615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475207.80/cwt204.00–216.0098722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505213.09/cwt207.50–215.001,0769
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525175.47/cwt170.00–185.009219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572171.94/cwt165.00–178.0098312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621178.57/cwt178.00–180.001,10914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626172.54/cwt165.00–175.001,08024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672167.11/cwt164.00–170.001,12311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693172.36/cwt172.25–174.001,19447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714168.50/cwt168.00–169.001,2036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723160.30/cwt158.00–163.001,1596
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772164.49/cwt159.00–166.001,27023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822159.20/cwt158.00–159.501,3095
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added244160.00/cwt160.00–160.003907
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added280160.00/cwt160.00–160.004484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335168.85/cwt160.00–175.0056611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added363179.40/cwt170.00–181.006517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377161.78/cwt152.50–167.0061026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413193.54/cwt172.00–196.00799231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426161.42/cwt155.00–168.0068823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added450189.50/cwt189.50–189.50853106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469160.88/cwt154.00–169.0075534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471172.83/cwt171.00–178.0081418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513168.00/cwt168.00–168.008626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526158.48/cwt150.00–166.0083455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565153.09/cwt148.00–158.0086527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566160.74/cwt160.00–163.009104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595142.50/cwt142.50–142.508481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615141.63/cwt137.50–146.008718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626150.59/cwt148.00–153.009438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673141.73/cwt137.00–145.0095419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685153.65/cwt150.00–155.001,05315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709147.16/cwt146.50–148.001,0439
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745129.00/cwt129.00–129.009611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2746144.25/cwt142.00–145.001,0764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760134.78/cwt134.00–137.001,0244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766150.83/cwt144.00–156.001,1557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy783125.33/cwt125.00–126.009813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860128.74/cwt127.50–130.001,1072
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313212.84/cwt200.00–215.006667
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360227.50/cwt227.50–227.508191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added366207.50/cwt207.50–207.507598
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3412175.00/cwt175.00–175.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413196.41/cwt187.50–202.508119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453198.76/cwt197.50–200.009002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469182.60/cwt175.00–192.5085610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524169.02/cwt162.50–175.0088615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3539156.00/cwt156.00–156.008415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569160.62/cwt157.50–167.5091412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608154.73/cwt152.50–161.009416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676146.34/cwt143.00–150.009897
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685137.50/cwt137.50–137.509421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710139.56/cwt135.00–144.009912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760128.00/cwt128.00–128.009731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770117.50/cwt117.50–117.509051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51683.79/cwt81.00–85.001,2704
Bulls——1,625114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,8532
Bulls——1,839101.60/cwt94.00–105.001,8688
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00260.40/cwt60.00–61.006053
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14068.10/cwt63.00–73.5077619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24963.92/cwt61.50–67.507984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28274.78/cwt69.00–81.0095940
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33592.55/cwt89.00–96.001,2362
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49275.28/cwt71.00–79.501,12312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62094.02/cwt93.00–95.001,5232
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,180.08/head1,000.00–1,325.001,1802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2900800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,178945.14/head925.00–960.009452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,207963.26/head910.00–990.009633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.