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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 25
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,065 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 1,046▲ 204 vs year ago 861 · +23.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 143▼ 38 vs year ago 231 · −16.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 47▲ 20 vs year ago 57 · +35.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes sharply lower overall with exception of heifers weighing over 500 lbs. 5.00 lower; and lower-quality offerings of feeder cattle were noted. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows mostly steady, with lean cows 5.00 lower, and 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 $200.33/cwt on 252 head.
Average price
$200.33
252 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$960
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$5
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$22.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.69
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2478200.69960248
Large 1542178.009654thin
One grade step is worth $22.69/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale252 hd
200.33
—
TN average10 barns · 2,202 hd
199.64
+0.69
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—Low1,543122.481,89019
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47194.731,39318
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22594.211,15447
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01881.1582725

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,465$1,3801thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,249$1,0886
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,0497
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$1,0452thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,228$9202thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,0301thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$9751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)890$8882thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,5754thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,3952thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,3336
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,3039
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,2502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$8282thin

Every lot

121 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added278260.14/cwt255.00–265.007236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323250.64/cwt240.00–262.508102
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2325200.00/cwt200.00–200.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added346270.00/cwt270.00–270.009346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365238.46/cwt230.00–252.5087010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378216.27/cwt215.00–217.508182
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2378215.99/cwt215.00–217.008162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413240.86/cwt240.00–245.009956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428259.58/cwt252.50–270.001,1116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429217.49/cwt210.00–225.0093316
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3433187.47/cwt182.50–192.508122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467259.14/cwt252.50–266.001,2103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467221.83/cwt210.00–235.001,03623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy478202.16/cwt200.00–207.509666
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3488199.00/cwt199.00–199.009713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517251.01/cwt242.50–257.001,29815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524229.27/cwt210.00–239.001,20128
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535178.82/cwt170.00–197.509573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581227.76/cwt207.00–235.001,32313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4771
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631208.60/cwt200.00–226.001,3167
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632233.39/cwt232.50–235.001,4754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy655186.28/cwt182.50–190.001,2202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665215.69/cwt204.50–226.001,43411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2752200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235210.40/cwt207.50–215.004945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267204.28/cwt200.00–210.005453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330214.73/cwt205.00–222.5070914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370214.49/cwt200.00–223.0079422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382230.00/cwt230.00–230.008792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy383191.95/cwt187.50–195.007355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406226.00/cwt226.00–226.009183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422209.52/cwt197.50–218.0088441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy431192.24/cwt185.00–195.008298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468216.82/cwt215.00–217.501,0155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474203.39/cwt191.00–213.0096453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy512175.46/cwt172.50–177.008983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523200.08/cwt187.50–207.001,04622
Heifers—Large 1542178.00/cwt178.00–178.009654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571194.66/cwt188.00–200.001,11214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603192.26/cwt190.00–195.001,1594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622181.91/cwt172.50–185.001,13122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy635165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open657188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714160.94/cwt150.00–167.501,1495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805155.83/cwt155.00–157.501,2543
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230235.00/cwt235.00–235.005411
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2270220.00/cwt220.00–220.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2286242.33/cwt235.00–248.006934
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2320198.39/cwt195.00–200.006353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329258.98/cwt255.00–260.008525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2332232.62/cwt220.00–247.5077211
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2363200.00/cwt200.00–200.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368236.21/cwt227.50–245.0086917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380260.00/cwt260.00–260.009881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy416200.67/cwt195.00–205.008354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419215.42/cwt210.00–225.0090316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427241.89/cwt240.00–247.501,0334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy473179.57/cwt170.00–190.0084910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479211.61/cwt200.00–227.501,01427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518191.74/cwt190.00–195.009933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523209.92/cwt200.00–222.501,09828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575203.27/cwt192.50–217.001,1698
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578174.05/cwt160.00–187.501,0062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621176.69/cwt170.00–190.001,0975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy635225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full645150.00/cwt150.00–150.009681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672188.90/cwt182.00–197.501,2695
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3723143.66/cwt140.00–147.501,0392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725177.63/cwt175.00–180.001,2883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2783166.87/cwt159.00–175.001,3072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2813160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3012
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,245111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,3821
Bulls——1,542121.59/cwt117.00–127.001,87515
Bulls——1,650130.75/cwt129.00–133.002,1573
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01079.51/cwt73.00–85.0080321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06389.79/cwt87.00–92.009544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21793.33/cwt87.00–99.501,13643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313103.65/cwt100.00–110.501,3614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47194.73/cwt88.00–100.501,39318
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,391.67/head1,300.00–1,450.001,3923
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,390.00/head1,390.00–1,390.001,3901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,362.50/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,317.50/head1,220.00–1,400.001,3184
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,313.75/head1,160.00–1,420.001,3144
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,147.50/head1,125.00–1,170.001,1482
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3785980.00/head980.00–980.009801
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2870820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2875990.00/head990.00–990.009901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3880875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,030900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1321,108.69/head950.00–1,310.001,1095
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,228919.71/head900.00–940.009202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3961,188.89/head1,100.00–1,300.001,1894
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4651,380.00/head1,380.00–1,380.001,3801
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3735830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2840975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2840775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29401,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,030.00/head1,030.00–1,030.001,0301

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.