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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 21
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
572 head
▼ 285 vs last sale 857▼ 262 vs year ago 834 · −31.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 132▼ 5 vs year ago 125 · −4.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 20▼ 28 vs year ago 52 · −53.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 500 lbs. 4.00 higher, with those weighing over 500 lbs. sharply higher. Feeder heifers 6.00 to 7.00 higher with feeder bulls mostly steady overall. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher overall.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.12/cwt on 157 head.
Average price
$178.12
157 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.87
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500178.12891157
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale157 hd
178.12
—
TN average10 barns · 2,355 hd
170.24
+7.87
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—Low1,759114.622,01620
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47390.581,33421
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18988.141,04816
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04377.9681313

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)908$1,0823thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$9501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$9001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)785$7801thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335215.00/cwt215.00–215.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379227.58/cwt221.50–234.008637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423222.66/cwt220.00–230.009424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470219.70/cwt210.00–224.001,0336
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475192.21/cwt171.00–203.009133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520208.93/cwt202.00–217.001,0866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530223.67/cwt223.00–225.001,1853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569195.35/cwt187.00–205.001,1126
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611190.98/cwt183.00–198.001,1674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623202.85/cwt200.00–206.001,2646
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657200.13/cwt197.00–207.001,3156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682186.42/cwt184.00–192.001,2718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2742175.75/cwt175.00–176.001,3044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773172.22/cwt169.00–179.001,33110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778158.01/cwt157.00–159.001,2292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215200.00/cwt200.00–200.004301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270190.00/cwt190.00–190.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278217.00/cwt217.00–217.006034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321201.45/cwt187.50–207.506477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335217.50/cwt217.50–217.507291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy361216.88/cwt212.50–219.007837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377195.34/cwt184.00–203.0073611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390207.00/cwt207.00–207.008075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418194.16/cwt183.00–202.5081222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430222.50/cwt222.50–222.509572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473188.55/cwt185.00–196.008925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480172.88/cwt167.50–180.0083015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482194.00/cwt194.00–194.009353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534167.60/cwt159.00–176.0089520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558170.19/cwt169.00–174.009505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567160.91/cwt155.00–167.5091215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625153.86/cwt149.00–160.0096210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673146.04/cwt139.00–152.509838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763141.10/cwt140.50–144.001,0776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added310228.36/cwt225.00–230.007083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2321201.22/cwt197.50–208.006465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370227.50/cwt227.50–227.508422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added371230.00/cwt230.00–230.0085310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384209.85/cwt197.00–215.008067
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412228.32/cwt227.50–230.009413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418191.75/cwt191.00–192.508022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427207.72/cwt197.50–222.0088719
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470220.83/cwt217.50–228.001,0384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483191.97/cwt184.00–202.5092711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0168
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495162.50/cwt162.50–162.508041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520191.74/cwt180.00–197.509978
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587189.75/cwt180.00–197.001,11414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3588168.83/cwt168.00–171.009937
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610182.47/cwt176.00–190.001,11316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3627163.53/cwt160.00–167.501,0253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668173.85/cwt165.00–180.001,16114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy680185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2729154.76/cwt150.00–159.001,1284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2807144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,1662
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37397.52/cwt97.00–98.001,3392
Bulls——1,736111.88/cwt107.00–118.001,94212
Bulls——1,934125.81/cwt123.00–133.002,4336
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01575.06/cwt70.50–80.507629
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10684.49/cwt82.00–87.509344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17986.51/cwt83.00–92.501,02012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21078.00/cwt78.00–78.009441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22398.03/cwt95.50–100.501,1993
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46489.36/cwt83.00–94.501,30819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560102.20/cwt98.00–107.501,5942
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3775800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,222.95/head1,175.00–1,275.001,2232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2770900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2785780.00/head780.00–780.007801

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.