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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 31
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
515 head
▼ 542 vs last sale 1,057▼ 738 vs year ago 1,253 · −58.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 112▼ 99 vs year ago 211 · −46.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 20▼ 1 vs year ago 44 · −2.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a lighter test, feeder steers measuring 3.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers unevenly steady, and feeder bulls 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sharply higher overall, with strong demand noted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.86/cwt on 188 head.
Average price
$158.86
188 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$818
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$8
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$14.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.78
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514159.39820180
Medium and Large 2-3524147.677746thin
Large 1-2560145.008122thin
One grade step is worth $14.39/cwt here — about $8 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 sale188 hd
158.86
—
TN average8 barns · 1,091 hd
156.08
+2.78
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—High1,784115.992,0708thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23599.521,22921
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48997.751,45616
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08788.2895922

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)1,300$1,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,032$1,2195
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$1,1712thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,278$1,0452thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$9751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,6401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,4746
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,4252thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305175.00/cwt175.00–175.005341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345218.00/cwt215.00–221.007524
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3356171.50/cwt171.50–171.506113
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2360176.00/cwt176.00–176.006341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372222.50/cwt222.50–222.508282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added411224.57/cwt219.00–229.009234
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2415190.00/cwt190.00–190.007891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435209.93/cwt199.00–216.009137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470211.00/cwt211.00–211.009922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475197.15/cwt193.00–206.009366
Steers—Large 1-2495163.00/cwt163.00–163.008071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521191.94/cwt187.00–197.501,00014
Steers—Large 1-2545151.00/cwt151.00–151.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563193.31/cwt189.00–195.001,0887
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595183.75/cwt183.00–184.001,0934
Steers—Large 1-2628149.19/cwt144.00–165.009374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1748
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680176.39/cwt173.50–180.001,19911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2541
Steers—Large 1-2760150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,000135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331166.39/cwt163.00–170.005516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added332180.98/cwt177.50–182.006014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full350153.00/cwt153.00–153.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365165.09/cwt160.00–173.006039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375184.00/cwt184.00–184.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427170.11/cwt165.00–176.0072615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440155.00/cwt155.00–155.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445184.00/cwt184.00–184.008199
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455172.00/cwt172.00–172.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483162.04/cwt156.00–168.0078335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed502133.00/cwt133.00–133.006682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513154.36/cwt147.00–162.0079227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516169.49/cwt166.00–172.008755
Heifers—Large 1-2560145.00/cwt145.00–145.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3566144.00/cwt144.00–144.008154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574163.02/cwt160.00–164.0093612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576154.61/cwt148.00–157.508918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621155.16/cwt155.00–155.5096416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed627126.00/cwt126.00–126.007904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631143.01/cwt135.00–148.009028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677144.96/cwt140.00–151.0098111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740136.24/cwt135.00–137.501,0082
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325194.92/cwt190.00–200.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378205.97/cwt194.00–217.007794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380225.00/cwt225.00–225.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390177.47/cwt175.00–180.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419213.55/cwt209.00–220.008957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed426185.34/cwt182.50–186.007905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479187.81/cwt181.00–202.509008
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521177.03/cwt165.00–187.509227
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525190.00/cwt190.00–190.009982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564175.94/cwt164.00–187.509924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631161.93/cwt157.50–167.501,0225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy660162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665142.48/cwt140.00–145.009472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725136.00/cwt136.00–136.009861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,180107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,2631
Bulls——1,837115.58/cwt112.00–118.002,1235
Bulls——1,955121.50/cwt121.00–122.002,3752
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054103.05/cwt98.00–109.001,0864
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09387.93/cwt83.00–94.0096113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09777.39/cwt74.00–80.008495
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22396.73/cwt91.00–104.001,18314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262108.63/cwt106.00–112.001,3716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30284.97/cwt82.00–87.001,1063
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48098.17/cwt93.00–104.001,45310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,708109.11/cwt107.00–112.001,8643
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,640.00/head1,640.00–1,640.001,6401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,562.50/head1,500.00–1,625.001,5632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,535.00/head1,420.00–1,650.001,5352
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,325.00/head1,275.00–1,375.001,3252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28901,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0321,219.12/head1,075.00–1,400.001,2195
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,171.14/head1,100.00–1,230.001,1712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,044.56/head1,040.00–1,050.001,0452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.