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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, May 16
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
827 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 754▲ 238 vs year ago 589 · +40.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 157▼ 24 vs year ago 159 · −15.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 29▲ 22 vs year ago 20 · +110.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes holding mostly steady overall, with slaughter cows 2.00 to 10.00 higher, and slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.86/cwt on 225 head.
Average price
$199.86
225 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,021
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$20.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.62
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523201.411,054201
Medium and Large 2-3375190.5171415thin
Large 1467180.678449thin
One grade step is worth $20.75/cwt here — about $210 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 sale225 hd
199.86
—
TN average9 barns · 1,543 hd
198.23
+1.62
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—Average1,739122.442,12912
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,468107.131,57218
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,209104.441,26233
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07891.5598712

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$1,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,068$1,2093thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,190$1,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,0562thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,073$1,0452thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$9392thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,025$1,1251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,0751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,335$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,6301thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,4701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,4253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,1632thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)835$7301thin

Every lot

102 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 1-2210245.00/cwt245.00–245.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270275.00/cwt275.00–275.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270235.47/cwt230.00–250.006364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313239.88/cwt235.00–245.007512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338265.00/cwt260.00–270.008963
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2350217.50/cwt217.50–217.507611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378245.74/cwt244.00–247.509292
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3393217.50/cwt217.50–217.508553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419243.23/cwt235.00–252.501,01915
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2425215.00/cwt215.00–215.009141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483236.85/cwt228.00–245.001,14427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514230.97/cwt220.00–240.001,18710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518246.61/cwt245.00–250.001,2773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559244.50/cwt244.50–244.501,3676
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571229.78/cwt223.00–243.001,31221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580205.45/cwt200.00–210.001,1925
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full621201.61/cwt200.00–205.001,2523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640228.00/cwt223.00–238.001,45916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2867180.93/cwt172.50–186.501,5698
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added883194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,71340
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,057158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,67011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,140126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,4362
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2241227.50/cwt227.50–227.505483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280230.60/cwt215.00–234.006467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added323232.50/cwt232.50–232.507513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335226.25/cwt222.50–230.007582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3338190.52/cwt185.00–202.506443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379216.30/cwt207.50–226.0082016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3398192.50/cwt192.50–192.507663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421210.89/cwt200.00–224.0088819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424188.41/cwt180.00–191.007994
Heifers—Large 1436177.50/cwt177.50–177.507744
Heifers—Large 1458190.00/cwt190.00–190.008703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470185.00/cwt185.00–185.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479208.61/cwt202.50–216.0099932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523210.42/cwt207.00–215.001,10024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526200.59/cwt192.50–205.001,05533
Heifers—Large 1542173.00/cwt173.00–173.009382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545170.00/cwt170.00–170.009271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566195.78/cwt187.50–202.501,10829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619189.20/cwt184.00–196.001,17116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668176.51/cwt175.00–178.001,1792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2881152.61/cwt147.00–154.001,3445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,045126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,105120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3265
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3359220.00/cwt220.00–220.007904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373233.99/cwt230.00–235.008735
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422235.00/cwt225.00–242.5099216
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2430210.00/cwt210.00–210.009031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3432213.00/cwt213.00–213.009202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474226.67/cwt212.50–237.501,07412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy502237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515220.75/cwt210.00–227.501,13717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522194.16/cwt192.50–195.001,0143
Bulls—Large 1530169.50/cwt169.50–169.508983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568219.61/cwt210.00–227.501,2476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570194.78/cwt191.00–200.001,1104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623192.51/cwt180.00–202.001,1993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,0551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,583111.26/cwt109.00–114.001,7613
Bulls——1,735131.59/cwt131.00–132.002,2832
Bulls——1,807124.62/cwt120.00–129.002,2527
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04998.00/cwt95.00–101.001,0284
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09388.33/cwt82.00–92.009658
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194102.22/cwt93.50–108.001,22125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254111.38/cwt109.00–117.001,3978
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463105.38/cwt94.00–111.001,54214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,484113.24/cwt113.00–114.001,6804
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,3352,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,208.52/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,044.94/head1,040.00–1,050.001,0452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,055.94/head950.00–1,150.001,0562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108938.94/head900.00–975.009392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,630.00/head1,630.00–1,630.001,6301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,470.00/head1,470.00–1,470.001,4701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
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—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29651,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2835730.00/head730.00–730.007301

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.