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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 28
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,821 head
▲ 675 vs last sale 1,146▲ 926 vs year ago 895 · +103.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 145▼ 33 vs year ago 172 · −19.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 35▲ 61 vs year ago 49 · +124.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers weighing up to 500 lbs. 6.00 lower, with those weighing over 500 lbs. 4.00 to 8.00 higher, and feeder bulls 2.00 higher overall. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and lean cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower, with boning cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.67/cwt on 567 head.
Average price
$197.67
567 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,039
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$172
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$32.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.34
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527199.061,049533
Medium and Large 2-3502178.3189527
Small and Medium 1-2525166.938767thin
One grade step is worth $32.13/cwt here — about $172 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 sale567 hd
197.67
—
TN average8 barns · 2,001 hd
194.33
+3.34
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—Average1,750121.392,12426
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35295.301,28921
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17191.571,07245
CowsLean 85-90%Average98880.0079021

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)1,269$1,1744thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$1,1217
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,0752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$1,0602thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,218$1,0406
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)993$1,0052thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,137$9115
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$9102thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,061$1,0537
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,113$1,0522thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)917$96912
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,1782thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)900$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,4502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,0001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,2194thin

Every lot

124 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2342229.80/cwt221.00–257.507864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370265.00/cwt265.00–265.009811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385212.50/cwt212.50–212.508181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389247.58/cwt232.50–252.509636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422239.22/cwt230.00–247.501,0103
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3463214.80/cwt212.50–216.009956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469233.84/cwt228.00–236.001,09721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470247.24/cwt245.00–252.501,16210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518239.43/cwt235.00–245.001,24020
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523197.44/cwt195.00–200.001,0332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524213.56/cwt209.00–220.001,11937
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560208.57/cwt192.50–212.501,1685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563239.00/cwt238.00–240.001,3466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583223.78/cwt220.00–232.501,3059
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608215.17/cwt212.00–219.001,30836
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3609188.97/cwt185.00–198.001,1514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631221.93/cwt220.00–227.501,4005
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663214.35/cwt208.00–215.001,42114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684188.28/cwt185.00–198.001,28825
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726191.73/cwt184.00–194.001,39247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758190.86/cwt186.00–192.001,44727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817182.60/cwt175.00–182.751,49251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2857178.50/cwt178.50–178.501,5302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added907169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,5375
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2968168.27/cwt164.00–169.501,6299
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2305187.50/cwt187.50–187.505721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319204.74/cwt200.00–210.0065327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325240.00/cwt240.00–240.007803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340227.50/cwt227.50–227.507742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374213.18/cwt202.50–224.0079721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380181.88/cwt180.00–185.006916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390227.94/cwt225.00–232.508895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415190.93/cwt189.00–197.507925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428217.00/cwt216.00–219.009299
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432207.98/cwt200.00–212.0089842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added453219.00/cwt219.00–219.0099214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471202.12/cwt191.00–212.0095247
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3481179.99/cwt177.50–187.508664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510179.00/cwt179.00–179.009132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523194.27/cwt182.50–202.501,01621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525207.41/cwt205.60–209.001,089171
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2535167.12/cwt167.00–167.508944
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2550160.00/cwt160.00–160.008801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561200.58/cwt199.50–201.001,12521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574191.46/cwt189.50–197.001,09916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595181.32/cwt181.00–183.001,0796
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615157.00/cwt157.00–157.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633182.74/cwt177.50–187.501,15777
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668150.76/cwt147.50–154.001,0072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671172.15/cwt170.00–177.001,15537
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2680152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724165.54/cwt162.50–168.001,19913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777160.60/cwt155.00–162.001,2485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2502
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278241.27/cwt222.50–254.0067112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3285205.18/cwt200.00–215.005853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290275.00/cwt275.00–275.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328233.38/cwt220.00–242.5076521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345255.00/cwt255.00–255.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2364236.57/cwt230.00–245.0086120
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368251.60/cwt251.00–252.509265
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375207.50/cwt207.50–207.507781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400210.00/cwt210.00–210.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423248.23/cwt246.00–250.001,0507
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430229.67/cwt222.50–245.0098816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3461213.91/cwt213.00–217.509865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470240.68/cwt225.00–245.001,13113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527218.04/cwt212.50–226.001,1499
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1066
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557224.54/cwt220.00–230.001,25111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581203.99/cwt195.00–211.001,1859
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630196.49/cwt194.00–200.001,2384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640183.75/cwt182.50–185.001,1762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675186.10/cwt180.00–193.001,2565
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815147.47/cwt145.00–150.001,2022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,060120.00/cwt115.00–125.001,2722
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,664111.99/cwt108.00–114.001,8647
Bulls——1,765121.96/cwt117.00–129.002,15315
Bulls——1,843135.70/cwt132.00–138.002,5014
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90772.66/cwt72.50–73.006593
Cows—Lean 85-90%91388.00/cwt88.00–88.008032
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01280.38/cwt75.50–84.0081316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14692.11/cwt85.00–97.501,05633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19283.00/cwt82.00–83.509898
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330104.25/cwt100.00–109.001,3874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34094.65/cwt87.50–98.501,26819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468101.47/cwt101.00–102.001,4902
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,177.96/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1782
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2890900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2952771.45/head700.00–900.007713
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2960800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2975875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2980910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,013766.99/head730.00–800.007673
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,035909.52/head900.00–920.009102
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,045950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,048916.01/head890.00–940.009162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2721,202.78/head1,080.00–1,290.001,2035
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,320.00/head1,320.00–1,320.001,3201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3231,127.28/head970.00–1,290.001,1272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3951,265.04/head1,250.00–1,275.001,2653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4281,198.67/head1,080.00–1,300.001,1992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5951,530.00/head1,530.00–1,530.001,5301
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,325.00/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3252
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,112.50/head1,025.00–1,200.001,1132
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
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—1,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2810863.43/head850.00–875.008632
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2826793.24/head700.00–880.007936
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0541,155.28/head1,075.00–1,275.001,1554
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,051.91/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0522
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1621,129.41/head1,050.00–1,275.001,1295

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.