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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 25
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,094 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 1,037▲ 410 vs year ago 684 · +59.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 158▲ 33 vs year ago 108 · +30.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 18▼ 7 vs year ago 23 · −30.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 6.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers 3.00 lower, and feeder bulls sharply lower overall. Lower prices on feeder classes due, in part, to decreased buyer participation. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and lean cows mostly steady, with boning cows 6.00 higher, and bulls 1.00 higher. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1-2 preconditioned Steers, 519 lb., $279.75, medium flesh, mixed colors.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.53/cwt on 300 head.
Average price
$221.53
300 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,147
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.24
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520222.601,157285
Large 1565201.251,1372thin
Medium and Large 2-3475201.2095613thin
One grade step is worth $21.40/cwt here — about $200 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 sale300 hd
221.53
—
TN average10 barns · 1,980 hd
220.29
+1.24
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—High1,626122.331,98916
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,187111.301,32242
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,434111.111,59421
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04794.0798517

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)1,190$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,1801thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$9001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,023$1,4752thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,3601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,3282thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added257270.00/cwt270.00–270.006942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338270.39/cwt267.50–285.009146
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340250.00/cwt250.00–250.008501
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2350230.00/cwt230.00–230.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added352265.00/cwt265.00–265.009332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy361292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,0563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379260.09/cwt250.00–267.509868
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2410215.00/cwt215.00–215.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420242.62/cwt237.50–247.501,0192
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423216.26/cwt210.00–232.509155
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479254.13/cwt242.50–262.501,21717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3372
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519276.84/cwt252.50–279.751,437111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528238.01/cwt230.00–255.001,2579
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565215.09/cwt210.00–220.001,2152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588238.52/cwt235.00–240.001,4025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added594256.39/cwt255.00–257.501,5239
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625213.87/cwt210.00–217.501,3372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632255.89/cwt255.00–256.501,61710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642232.69/cwt227.50–235.001,49412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667245.36/cwt240.00–250.001,63714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3673204.87/cwt200.00–210.001,3792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690225.00/cwt220.00–230.001,5532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723225.49/cwt222.50–228.001,6309
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768222.56/cwt222.00–223.001,7097
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769219.67/cwt218.00–220.001,6896
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,8951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323216.56/cwt212.50–227.5069913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added362232.50/cwt232.50–232.508422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378225.77/cwt214.00–230.0085319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385207.50/cwt207.50–207.507991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418206.66/cwt200.00–212.508645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420223.18/cwt217.50–227.5093728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467220.04/cwt210.00–227.001,02827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470199.92/cwt197.50–205.009403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508245.89/cwt233.00–247.001,24952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523219.89/cwt210.00–228.001,15046
Heifers—Large 1540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557225.60/cwt224.00–227.001,25710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577215.13/cwt207.50–218.001,24142
Heifers—Large 1590202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630205.02/cwt200.00–210.001,29215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665206.69/cwt202.50–210.001,3748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added925177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6377
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2205265.00/cwt265.00–265.005431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265249.91/cwt240.00–260.006624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270230.00/cwt230.00–230.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315251.43/cwt247.50–255.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325285.00/cwt285.00–285.009261
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377252.53/cwt245.00–270.0095218
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2381233.09/cwt230.00–237.508884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418265.70/cwt260.00–270.001,1113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426236.04/cwt225.00–252.501,00618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428216.58/cwt210.00–220.009273
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476216.85/cwt210.00–240.001,03216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478257.24/cwt247.50–267.501,2302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523241.30/cwt240.00–242.501,2622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525217.66/cwt210.00–230.001,14310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0524
Bulls—Large 1560190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579209.50/cwt200.00–220.001,21316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy580234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624206.39/cwt200.00–212.501,2884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2652211.10/cwt205.00–212.501,3769
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710199.50/cwt191.00–205.001,41617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,3672
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,170110.01/cwt107.00–113.001,2873
Bulls——1,708124.61/cwt120.00–129.002,12812
Bulls——2,010132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,6531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed820109.00/cwt109.00–109.008941
Cows—Lean 85-90%93883.04/cwt80.00–86.007793
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07494.76/cwt88.00–102.001,01812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16498.10/cwt94.00–101.001,1424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167109.96/cwt105.00–116.001,28330
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,275104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,3261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,276122.93/cwt119.00–129.001,5698
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,377121.17/cwt119.00–126.001,6693
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,444109.43/cwt102.00–115.001,58018
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0231,475.43/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,480.00/head1,480.00–1,480.001,4801
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—1,360.00/head1,360.00–1,360.001,3601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,180.00/head1,180.00–1,180.001,1801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.