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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 13
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,217 head
▲ 266 vs last sale 951▲ 817 vs year ago 400 · +204.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
287 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 187▲ 137 vs year ago 150 · +91.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 35▲ 20 vs year ago 15 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 to 5.00 lower overall, with slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower overall.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.71/cwt on 372 head.
Average price
$216.71
372 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,085
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$210
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$44.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.65
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2496219.731,089330
Medium and Large 2-3458203.0993119thin
Small and Medium 1-2399199.437969thin
Large 1742175.141,29914thin
One grade step is worth $44.58/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 sale372 hd
216.71
—
TN average10 barns · 2,880 hd
213.06
+3.65
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—Low1,613120.491,94322
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,390109.021,51532
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,206100.881,21792
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07985.5492353

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,126$1,1175
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,016$1,0945
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,0301thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$9773thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$7501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,253$1,3702thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,2702thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,0873thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235265.00/cwt265.00–265.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278253.29/cwt250.00–260.007043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317239.42/cwt231.00–247.507593
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2330212.50/cwt212.50–212.507011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340223.00/cwt223.00–223.007581
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2360217.50/cwt215.00–220.007832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363271.38/cwt265.00–277.509852
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3377227.50/cwt227.50–227.508582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385241.75/cwt230.00–257.509313
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2410227.50/cwt227.50–227.509331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,1369
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427257.16/cwt242.50–262.501,09819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469242.16/cwt230.00–254.001,13612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478218.50/cwt207.50–221.001,0448
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,2706
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519240.00/cwt227.50–249.001,24615
Steers—Large 1541212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552250.42/cwt250.00–252.501,3826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573234.86/cwt222.50–245.001,34625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619230.83/cwt222.50–235.001,4299
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3636205.88/cwt202.50–212.501,3093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679220.90/cwt220.00–227.501,5008
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,59412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730206.28/cwt200.00–212.001,50610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6172
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2765191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,6011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,8561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273243.47/cwt237.50–247.506656
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326230.36/cwt220.00–240.0075110
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2345205.00/cwt205.00–205.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365212.43/cwt210.00–215.007752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375234.39/cwt220.00–245.0087946
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2380208.29/cwt207.50–210.007923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422205.00/cwt205.00–205.008657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431223.67/cwt210.00–232.0096461
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2464191.25/cwt190.00–192.508874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473204.65/cwt204.00–205.009683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483219.02/cwt210.00–231.001,05859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515224.32/cwt222.50–225.001,15513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522211.44/cwt205.00–220.001,10430
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538194.99/cwt192.50–197.501,0494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563210.70/cwt205.00–215.001,18627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604223.16/cwt213.00–225.001,34840
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623200.84/cwt195.00–208.001,25122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2686194.57/cwt188.00–200.001,33513
Heifers—Large 1707170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2022
Heifers—Large 1Value Added723181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4541
Heifers—Large 1797166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,6081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2277284.22/cwt275.00–290.007873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325283.75/cwt280.00–285.009224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2329265.17/cwt260.00–275.0087210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350285.00/cwt285.00–285.009983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3361220.81/cwt215.00–232.507973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378262.79/cwt252.50–272.5099312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405225.00/cwt225.00–225.009112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421237.70/cwt227.50–250.001,00117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,0874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481236.71/cwt223.00–247.001,13918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483215.21/cwt210.00–219.001,0397
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520211.26/cwt210.00–215.001,0997
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521229.45/cwt220.00–240.001,19533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573208.80/cwt207.50–210.001,1962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584226.57/cwt217.50–232.001,32316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy590237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620220.66/cwt217.00–227.501,36826
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672198.89/cwt192.50–207.501,33714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716189.54/cwt185.00–197.501,3576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773177.75/cwt177.50–178.001,3742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2808172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3942
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,147110.46/cwt100.00–120.001,2675
Bulls——1,455111.49/cwt104.50–116.001,6223
Bulls——1,800120.88/cwt118.00–128.002,1769
Bulls——1,837135.21/cwt132.00–144.002,4845
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03474.06/cwt70.00–78.5076610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08587.62/cwt80.00–96.5095141
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,168100.21/cwt98.50–102.001,1702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19499.40/cwt90.00–110.001,18783
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29791.43/cwt84.00–98.001,1863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,319114.52/cwt112.00–117.001,5119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385109.18/cwt102.50–115.001,51224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468118.81/cwt117.00–122.001,7445
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,369.71/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3702
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2850850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2903869.94/head800.00–925.008702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3910750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2990750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,050800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,055830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,030.00/head1,030.00–1,030.001,0301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,490.02/head1,480.00–1,500.001,4902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,184.26/head1,000.00–1,525.001,1844
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,180.00/head1,130.00–1,230.001,1802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,090.00/head1,090.00–1,090.001,0901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.