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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, May 30
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
539 head
▼ 307 vs last sale 846▲ 116 vs year ago 423 · +27.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 155▲ 26 vs year ago 154 · +16.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 27▼ 6 vs year ago 29 · −20.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 higher, with feeder heifers and bulls 5.00 to 6.00 higher overall. Slaughter cows gauging 7.00 to 8.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.54/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$213.54
167 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,074
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$36
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$29.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.11
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500214.421,072162
Large 1599185.001,1085thin
One grade step is worth $29.42/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale167 hd
213.54
—
TN average6 barns · 564 hd
208.42
+5.11
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—High1,607124.462,00024
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,425106.851,52329
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,208104.281,26054
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07188.0894332

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)983$9002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,043$8902thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)835$7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)974$1,0487
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$8501thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added355257.50/cwt257.50–257.509142
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2358228.78/cwt227.50–230.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390242.50/cwt242.50–242.509461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424241.64/cwt235.00–250.001,0256
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2425197.50/cwt197.50–197.508391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2454241.73/cwt230.00–249.001,0974
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530235.83/cwt226.00–240.001,25015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573235.09/cwt232.50–240.001,3473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620233.20/cwt227.00–237.501,4463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639249.63/cwt249.00–250.501,5957
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,5952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2752211.31/cwt210.00–223.001,58910
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321244.76/cwt235.00–247.0078612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added355247.50/cwt247.50–247.508791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383229.09/cwt220.00–237.5087717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424222.82/cwt210.00–229.0094533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full440205.00/cwt205.00–205.009021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full450202.50/cwt202.50–202.509111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478219.72/cwt210.00–227.501,05039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full520182.50/cwt182.50–182.509491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528211.67/cwt205.00–220.001,11814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567206.24/cwt200.00–210.001,16910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full578192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1103
Heifers—Large 1590192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1362
Heifers—Large 1605180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630192.50/cwt190.00–195.001,2134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full655177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705171.04/cwt166.00–176.001,2062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,38415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290273.05/cwt257.50–278.007924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330257.80/cwt247.50–267.508512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368235.89/cwt232.50–242.508683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full383222.52/cwt220.00–225.008522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425246.76/cwt242.50–252.501,0494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3432222.50/cwt222.50–222.509612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full436211.72/cwt210.00–222.509237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full450213.00/cwt213.00–213.009591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460217.00/cwt217.00–217.009981
Bulls—Large 1465211.00/cwt211.00–211.009812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477232.37/cwt221.00–240.001,10825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513239.16/cwt237.50–240.001,2273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533222.21/cwt215.00–229.001,1847
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571218.54/cwt212.50–225.001,2484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623214.39/cwt207.50–225.001,3364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673208.08/cwt190.00–212.501,4009
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,36314
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,112113.27/cwt111.00–116.001,2603
Bulls——1,440115.33/cwt110.00–118.001,6616
Bulls——1,743129.20/cwt123.00–134.002,25213
Bulls——1,970137.81/cwt136.00–140.002,7152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06090.28/cwt82.00–100.0095728
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14972.66/cwt69.00–74.508354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0381
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18086.71/cwt85.00–90.001,0233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198102.47/cwt94.00–110.501,22841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258116.97/cwt112.00–129.001,47110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425117.18/cwt115.00–119.001,6705
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,436105.42/cwt95.00–114.001,51423
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2760700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,106.51/head1,050.00–1,150.001,1076
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2835700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3940750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2945830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,0251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.