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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 24
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,057 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 1,054▼ 496 vs year ago 1,553 · −31.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 121▼ 42 vs year ago 154 · −27.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 52▼ 53 vs year ago 73 · −72.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 7.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers 2.00 higher and feeder bulls 2.00 lower. High-quality offerings and strong demand noted for feeder classes, with an abundance of preconditioned offerings. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 5.00 higher overall and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.12/cwt on 394 head.
Average price
$165.12
394 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$876
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$29.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.72
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497168.92839273
Medium and Large 1701165.001,15772
Small and Medium 1-2405149.256046thin
Medium and Large 2-3467148.2669318thin
Large 1-2481139.8667325
One grade step is worth $29.06/cwt here — about $167 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 sale394 hd
165.12
—
TN average9 barns · 1,993 hd
156.40
+8.72
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—Average1,709104.791,79118
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55080.091,24123
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27378.831,00325
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15071.1281812

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)1,530$1,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,154$1,0654thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$9601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$9202thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$7532thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,1001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)865$7501thin

Every lot

94 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 2-3287197.50/cwt197.50–197.505672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375217.50/cwt217.50–217.508161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added397229.00/cwt229.00–229.009092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429224.50/cwt224.50–224.50963115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432199.84/cwt195.00–205.0086310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450175.00/cwt175.00–175.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465199.33/cwt191.00–202.5092713
Steers—Large 1-2501163.64/cwt162.00–175.008208
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513190.45/cwt185.00–194.009778
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553194.37/cwt192.50–195.001,0754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575182.00/cwt180.00–182.501,04712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629184.59/cwt180.50–185.001,16122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674170.00/cwt168.00–171.001,1467
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2736170.19/cwt156.00–171.001,25318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772161.65/cwt161.00–163.001,2483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2812148.77/cwt145.00–156.001,2083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,135120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,185124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,4691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285197.50/cwt197.50–197.505631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293181.55/cwt172.50–186.005323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305172.19/cwt167.50–182.505257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331186.00/cwt186.00–186.006163
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2342150.00/cwt150.00–150.005132
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2375167.50/cwt167.50–167.506281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376173.79/cwt170.00–179.0065313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added388198.95/cwt190.00–199.5077232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390161.36/cwt160.00–162.006293
Heifers—Large 1-2395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418150.00/cwt150.00–150.006274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419171.54/cwt160.00–180.0071931
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2427144.00/cwt144.00–144.006152
Heifers—Large 1-2428152.25/cwt145.00–155.006527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465147.74/cwt147.00–148.006874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469189.50/cwt189.50–189.5088939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469162.10/cwt157.00–167.5076019
Heifers—Large 1-2476136.13/cwt132.00–140.006488
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517158.47/cwt154.00–163.0081931
Heifers—Large 1-2520131.11/cwt130.00–135.006827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525142.68/cwt142.00–145.007496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529170.71/cwt167.50–172.0090320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560137.50/cwt137.50–137.507701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574159.81/cwt158.00–163.0091711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580148.97/cwt143.00–155.0086412
Heifers—Large 1-2592137.00/cwt137.00–137.008112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611154.00/cwt154.00–154.009413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622140.31/cwt132.50–145.0087314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,00313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672138.73/cwt136.00–140.009324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added701165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,15772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715134.63/cwt127.50–137.5096310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732142.15/cwt140.00–146.001,0417
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2272200.00/cwt200.00–200.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355230.00/cwt222.50–237.508172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3369172.34/cwt171.00–177.506365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386205.30/cwt190.00–212.507929
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433187.17/cwt182.50–191.008104
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435172.00/cwt172.00–172.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469192.94/cwt190.00–195.009055
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476164.98/cwt163.00–165.507857
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479176.97/cwt173.00–182.508487
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3511161.18/cwt155.00–165.008245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530190.49/cwt190.00–191.001,0102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532176.16/cwt172.50–185.009379
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572170.24/cwt162.50–177.5097412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3586152.50/cwt152.50–152.508943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615151.69/cwt143.00–165.009335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680146.08/cwt140.00–156.0099310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703133.48/cwt129.00–142.509383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770129.64/cwt128.00–130.509987
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2903109.00/cwt108.00–110.009842
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53293.57/cwt92.00–94.501,4333
Bulls——1,638102.47/cwt98.00–107.001,67810
Bulls——1,958116.15/cwt113.00–119.002,2745
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15071.12/cwt67.00–75.0081812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24584.50/cwt84.50–84.501,0521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27478.59/cwt74.00–83.001,00124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54379.39/cwt74.00–83.501,22521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61887.40/cwt85.50–89.501,4142
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2865750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2973752.63/head725.00–775.007532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1541,065.07/head940.00–1,170.001,0654
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,228919.57/head910.00–930.009202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5301,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.