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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 28
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
707 head
▲ 135 vs last sale 572▲ 111 vs year ago 596 · +18.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 120▲ 6 vs year ago 65 · +9.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 24▲ 28 vs year ago 21 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle sharply higher overall. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows steady to 1.00 higher, with lean cows and bulls 4.00 higher.

Today's offerings included a load lot of 82 heifers at 183.85.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.15/cwt on 259 head.
Average price
$189.15
259 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$972
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$207
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 3
$35.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.56
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2468195.10912150
Small and Medium 1-2330185.506123thin
Medium and Large 1621183.851,14282
Medium and Large 2-3461175.7181016thin
Large 1505160.008082thin
Large 3441160.007066thin
One grade step is worth $35.10/cwt here — about $207 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 sale259 hd
189.15
—
TN average8 barns · 1,574 hd
173.59
+15.56
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—Average1,778117.012,0809thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33392.691,23613
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25192.181,15319
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06179.788467thin

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)1,050$1,3356
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,2201thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$9751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)811$9265
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)780$9251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,310$1,4122thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,3564thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,2314thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,1901thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,3505
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)825$9901thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added302250.00/cwt250.00–250.007554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340237.28/cwt232.50–247.508073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363231.31/cwt222.50–240.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368257.67/cwt252.50–262.509482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438218.69/cwt215.00–222.509582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467251.25/cwt240.00–255.001,17319
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2480186.37/cwt175.00–197.508952
Steers—Large 3482154.00/cwt154.00–154.007422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522241.36/cwt240.00–242.501,26011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522232.76/cwt231.00–235.001,2154
Steers—Large 3523148.00/cwt148.00–148.007744
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2545170.00/cwt170.00–170.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550203.50/cwt200.00–207.001,1192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2713
Steers—Large 3575160.00/cwt160.00–160.0092012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614208.52/cwt206.00–213.001,2804
Steers—Large 3645143.50/cwt143.00–144.009262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653204.93/cwt191.00–212.001,3383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy690172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1901
Steers—Large 3698145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,3311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,3861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035142.93/cwt140.00–149.001,4793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,100130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265235.00/cwt235.00–235.006232
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2270190.00/cwt190.00–190.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271206.31/cwt199.00–215.005597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320218.58/cwt204.00–225.006994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325235.00/cwt235.00–235.007642
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2335172.50/cwt172.50–172.505781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full340182.50/cwt182.50–182.506211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366231.75/cwt225.00–242.508485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3366192.61/cwt180.00–200.007054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374211.89/cwt204.00–222.5079218
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2385194.00/cwt194.00–194.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3416180.60/cwt172.50–187.507515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419209.21/cwt190.00–216.0087730
Heifers—Large 3441160.00/cwt160.00–160.007066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full445172.50/cwt172.50–172.507681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470193.05/cwt184.00–197.5090721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473204.45/cwt201.00–210.009674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488177.00/cwt177.00–177.008642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added496210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0426
Heifers—Large 1505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526187.02/cwt177.00–192.5098416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572156.79/cwt148.00–159.008975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579171.54/cwt167.50–175.009937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585177.70/cwt176.00–180.001,0407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616159.39/cwt150.00–169.009827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added621183.85/cwt183.85–183.851,14282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672146.62/cwt142.50–153.009858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717136.24/cwt132.00–149.009774
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2243239.95/cwt235.00–245.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278227.50/cwt227.50–227.506323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2317223.93/cwt219.00–232.507106
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3322187.82/cwt175.00–197.506053
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2329182.24/cwt170.00–200.006004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380227.50/cwt210.00–239.0086514
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2385175.00/cwt175.00–175.006741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410244.55/cwt240.00–250.001,0035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425225.51/cwt212.50–237.5095823
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2432194.00/cwt194.00–194.008382
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2455180.00/cwt180.00–180.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462218.35/cwt215.00–225.001,0096
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3491194.96/cwt180.00–200.009574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515192.00/cwt192.00–192.009891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy528235.06/cwt230.00–245.001,2413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529212.29/cwt202.50–225.001,12312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560222.46/cwt220.00–225.001,2462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578199.23/cwt190.00–210.001,15222
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2605155.00/cwt155.00–155.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628185.81/cwt180.00–190.001,1676
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2650164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668175.01/cwt172.50–177.501,1692
Bulls—Large 1690163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2729168.94/cwt166.00–175.001,2325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2823150.48/cwt145.00–156.001,2382
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4315122.50/cwt122.50–122.503861
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4398140.00/cwt140.00–140.005573
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4495139.00/cwt139.00–139.006882
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4690123.00/cwt123.00–123.008491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,778117.01/cwt111.00–122.002,0809
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06179.78/cwt74.00–85.008467
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15079.27/cwt79.00–79.509122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24588.87/cwt84.50–93.501,10611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,296102.54/cwt96.50–112.001,3296
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32188.90/cwt84.00–94.501,17410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375105.31/cwt105.00–105.501,4483
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,412.21/head1,400.00–1,425.001,4122
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,475.00/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4752
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,412.50/head1,225.00–1,600.001,4132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,287.50/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2780925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2780843.53/head750.00–910.008443
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3795975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28581,048.47/head1,025.00–1,075.001,0482
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,334.90/head1,200.00–1,425.001,3356
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,220.00/head1,220.00–1,220.001,2201
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825990.00/head990.00–990.009901

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.