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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 8
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,001 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 971▲ 230 vs year ago 771 · +29.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 230▲ 47 vs year ago 170 · +27.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 45▲ 35 vs year ago 30 · +116.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 3.00 to 4.00 higher, with feeder heifers 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls sharply higher overall. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 7.00 higher with slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Today's Replacement offerings included a high-quality herd dispersal of approximately 60 head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $233.36/cwt on 287 head.
Average price
$233.36
287 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,195
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.61
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512233.361,195287
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale287 hd
233.36
—
TN average15 barns · 3,905 hd
225.75
+7.61
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—Low1,749132.452,31720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,468116.971,71826
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,215115.901,40875
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,075102.111,09832

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,190$1,7065
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$1,6365
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,423$1,6082thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$1,5272thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,097$1,4953thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,173$1,2055
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,3701thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,2034thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,1783thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,0532thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,9832thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,8673thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,7001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)—$1,4251thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330280.00/cwt280.00–280.009242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378271.92/cwt260.00–285.001,02813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431272.11/cwt250.00–281.001,17328
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469265.17/cwt252.50–272.501,24419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added492276.24/cwt276.00–277.501,35914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,3974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528261.82/cwt250.00–270.001,38224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,4656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576251.84/cwt240.00–260.001,45119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626247.61/cwt237.50–257.501,55025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651260.50/cwt260.00–262.501,69610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675237.51/cwt229.00–252.501,60318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723238.79/cwt229.00–240.001,72613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6438
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,8392
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331236.44/cwt230.00–240.0078312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added355252.50/cwt252.50–252.508963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373233.32/cwt220.00–245.0087013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421233.42/cwt220.00–240.0098335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428246.00/cwt245.00–247.501,0538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469233.92/cwt220.00–243.001,09747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472254.12/cwt250.00–256.001,19918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519232.76/cwt218.00–239.001,20845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524246.96/cwt241.00–255.001,29413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562234.00/cwt220.00–240.001,31532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605234.59/cwt233.00–236.001,41915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626220.42/cwt212.00–229.001,38019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2694218.18/cwt209.00–227.501,51412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718200.47/cwt197.50–202.501,4395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760202.83/cwt202.50–203.001,5423
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3322260.00/cwt260.00–260.008372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375276.96/cwt270.00–287.501,0399
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408287.45/cwt285.00–290.001,1732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425260.00/cwt250.00–275.001,10514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,0111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467258.16/cwt245.00–267.501,20619
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3486233.78/cwt230.00–235.001,1364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526252.74/cwt244.00–260.001,32912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3536226.31/cwt222.50–230.001,2134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578241.08/cwt232.50–253.001,39325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624221.64/cwt210.00–232.501,3838
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4947
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy665245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679223.95/cwt212.50–232.501,5218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708217.92/cwt205.00–220.001,54312
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4227175.00/cwt175.00–175.003972
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004253
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,175115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3511
Bulls——1,442120.12/cwt119.00–122.001,7323
Bulls——1,780144.34/cwt143.00–146.002,5693
Bulls——1,857133.89/cwt127.00–138.002,48613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86890.48/cwt90.00–91.007852
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018114.27/cwt113.00–115.001,1633
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097101.62/cwt93.00–109.501,11527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183100.54/cwt94.00–105.001,1897
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198113.21/cwt107.00–120.001,35648
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266127.75/cwt122.00–136.001,61720
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440123.71/cwt123.00–125.001,7816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,477114.95/cwt109.00–120.001,69820
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0971,495.26/head1,340.00–1,650.001,4953
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,204.67/head1,000.00–1,430.001,2055
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,706.11/head1,500.00–1,825.001,7065
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,527.02/head1,250.00–1,825.001,5272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,635.89/head1,475.00–1,770.001,6365
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4231,608.19/head1,550.00–1,660.001,6082
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,510.00/head2,510.00–2,510.002,5101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,370.00/head2,370.00–2,370.002,3701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,105.00/head2,100.00–2,110.002,1052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,100.00/head1,850.00–2,275.002,1003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,982.50/head1,790.00–2,175.001,9832
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,980.00/head1,980.00–1,980.001,9801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,866.67/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.