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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 27
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,370 head
▲ 365 vs last sale 1,005▲ 514 vs year ago 856 · +60.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 109▼ 136 vs year ago 285 · −47.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 33▲ 18 vs year ago 33 · +54.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, all feeder classes were 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows/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 $229.86/cwt on 659 head.
Average price
$229.86
659 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,205
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$233
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$46.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.22
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2483247.001,193103
Medium and Large 1571241.031,377173
Medium and Large 1-2519222.451,154343
Medium and Large 2-3478200.8896040
One grade step is worth $46.12/cwt here — about $233 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 sale659 hd
229.86
—
TN average11 barns · 3,285 hd
214.63
+15.22
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—High1,640121.421,99121
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,431106.051,51824
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20899.521,20236
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05584.3489023

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)1,230$1,2701thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,1802thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$1,1562thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,023$1,1232thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,108$8972thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$9893thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$9501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,265$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,2286
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,1882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$9751thin

Every lot

116 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 1-2228243.85/cwt225.00–260.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283274.80/cwt255.00–290.007784
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3328218.78/cwt215.00–222.507182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333253.77/cwt235.00–262.508457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy341272.50/cwt272.50–272.509293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370245.79/cwt232.50–255.009095
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375217.50/cwt217.50–217.508161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added384243.05/cwt240.00–247.509335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421225.15/cwt220.00–237.5094813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423255.15/cwt250.00–265.001,07913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3433212.31/cwt200.00–221.009195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466248.85/cwt220.00–260.001,16013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467276.24/cwt271.00–279.001,29012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475209.28/cwt200.00–220.009948
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515204.76/cwt201.00–208.001,0553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516242.27/cwt220.00–249.001,25016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524261.60/cwt254.00–278.001,37117
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2Value Added535185.00/cwt185.00–185.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3557210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full570201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580243.95/cwt230.00–246.001,41520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595256.18/cwt254.50–260.501,52421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,4941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630255.08/cwt254.00–256.001,60711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2693237.02/cwt234.50–244.001,6438
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713237.95/cwt233.00–243.001,6972
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,7241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238235.00/cwt235.00–235.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265245.00/cwt245.00–245.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322205.00/cwt205.00–205.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333223.13/cwt220.00–227.507438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added337210.00/cwt210.00–210.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368212.42/cwt207.00–220.007823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added376234.38/cwt230.00–238.008816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377221.97/cwt215.00–231.008378
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3412208.37/cwt205.00–212.508583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417213.16/cwt207.50–218.008898
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433232.18/cwt222.00–271.001,00525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467222.52/cwt213.00–228.001,03943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475204.70/cwt198.00–210.0097219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476226.16/cwt220.00–231.001,0775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added483247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,193103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511214.21/cwt202.50–220.001,09532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514240.16/cwt219.00–242.501,234109
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531199.01/cwt198.00–201.001,0575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added544242.85/cwt242.85–242.851,32191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554226.69/cwt221.00–227.501,2568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full565170.00/cwt170.00–170.009611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579211.05/cwt203.00–217.001,22238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added602239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,43982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3611179.66/cwt175.00–184.001,0984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy613181.22/cwt170.00–192.001,1112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617199.53/cwt190.00–207.001,23111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full650188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665196.41/cwt172.00–218.001,30618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3667170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,3333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy683181.14/cwt175.00–187.501,2372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy725180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730185.06/cwt170.00–207.001,3514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added849165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4015
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2295252.50/cwt252.50–252.507451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300265.00/cwt265.00–265.007951
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2310230.00/cwt230.00–230.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3372202.00/cwt202.00–202.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374251.71/cwt246.00–262.509414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full405203.00/cwt203.00–203.008221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415243.51/cwt231.00–257.501,01112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463206.00/cwt204.00–207.009543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472215.50/cwt214.00–220.001,0176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476238.25/cwt230.00–246.001,13411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523233.90/cwt220.00–254.001,22317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578202.73/cwt195.00–210.001,1722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584223.46/cwt212.50–231.001,30519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623219.58/cwt210.00–226.001,3688
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3647207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665206.25/cwt200.00–212.501,3722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3717185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727189.26/cwt184.00–194.001,3763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3830169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2990110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,170114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,3341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,210134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,6211
Bulls——Light Weight1,317113.86/cwt110.00–116.001,5006
Bulls——1,809123.76/cwt118.00–130.002,23914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95068.56/cwt60.00–78.006513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07186.71/cwt80.00–92.5092920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13391.05/cwt90.00–91.501,0323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20597.16/cwt92.00–104.001,17125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244110.06/cwt107.00–117.501,3698
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,414105.48/cwt101.50–109.001,49122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,620112.27/cwt112.00–112.501,8192
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920988.86/head700.00–1,225.009893
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head900.00–1,575.001,3004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,082.50/head940.00–1,225.001,0832
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0231,122.68/head1,000.00–1,225.001,1232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108897.33/head820.00–975.008972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,2301,270.00/head1,270.00–1,270.001,2701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,155.58/head990.00–1,300.001,1562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2851,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101

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.