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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 22
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
826 head
▼ 260 vs last sale 1,086▲ 49 vs year ago 777 · +6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 192▼ 47 vs year ago 156 · −30.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 34▲ 54 vs year ago 24 · +225.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, feeder classes sharply lower with slaughter classes trending down 5.00 to 12.00 and slaughter bulls remaining steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.56/cwt on 291 head.
Average price
$232.56
291 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,149
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$338
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$72.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.33
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2465269.251,25299
Medium and Large 1-2517216.551,119164
Medium and Large 2-3465196.5891428
One grade step is worth $72.67/cwt here — about $338 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 sale291 hd
232.56
—
TN average12 barns · 1,849 hd
223.23
+9.33
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—Average1,800132.392,38317
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,457107.701,56935
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15599.911,15429
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00091.8191822

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)1,175$1,5242thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,128$1,1452thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,192$1,1445
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$1,0632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,0193thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)998$9933thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)987$9503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)925$8401thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,1501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)918$1,0123thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,050$1,6001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,270$1,5101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,3199
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,1251thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275242.77/cwt222.50–275.006683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added315273.33/cwt265.00–277.508613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335238.42/cwt227.50–252.507996
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3367216.43/cwt210.00–220.007943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373251.72/cwt235.00–262.509395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430232.50/cwt225.00–235.001,0004
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3432207.40/cwt205.00–208.008965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added437245.80/cwt245.00–247.501,0743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480231.09/cwt223.00–242.501,1095
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485205.40/cwt200.00–215.009968
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531236.74/cwt230.00–250.001,2578
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532222.16/cwt219.00–225.001,1829
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577226.09/cwt220.00–237.501,30527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660240.05/cwt225.00–253.001,58415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687217.43/cwt205.00–220.001,4948
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705225.04/cwt220.00–230.001,5872
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710191.51/cwt190.00–193.001,3602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,7559
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764234.19/cwt231.00–236.001,78910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,030160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245230.00/cwt230.00–230.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263223.43/cwt220.00–232.505886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added314233.13/cwt229.00–237.507324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327218.75/cwt207.50–227.507155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3344203.00/cwt203.00–203.006984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358205.00/cwt205.00–205.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382225.17/cwt215.00–231.0086012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3407197.88/cwt197.50–198.008054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415217.88/cwt213.00–221.0090411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427227.51/cwt224.00–234.009718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added465269.25/cwt269.25–269.251,25299
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472195.55/cwt192.00–204.0092310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473227.58/cwt226.00–231.001,07613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478216.65/cwt202.00–224.001,03618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518226.01/cwt222.50–230.001,1719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521199.58/cwt193.00–202.001,0404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530213.29/cwt206.00–219.001,13011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565219.12/cwt217.00–224.001,23811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567217.72/cwt215.00–221.001,23418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610150.00/cwt150.00–150.009151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626211.79/cwt205.00–215.001,3268
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662195.25/cwt187.50–201.001,2933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674211.97/cwt205.00–215.001,4298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710195.12/cwt187.50–203.001,3855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717207.22/cwt200.00–214.001,4868
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773179.96/cwt177.50–182.501,3912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,2461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376274.51/cwt260.00–277.501,0326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380224.51/cwt210.00–237.5085314
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421260.90/cwt252.50–270.001,09812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421225.88/cwt215.00–242.5095115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440207.50/cwt207.50–207.509132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455215.00/cwt215.00–215.009781
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2455180.00/cwt180.00–180.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471223.85/cwt210.00–260.001,05417
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518193.97/cwt180.00–210.001,0056
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524212.57/cwt205.00–218.001,11424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564204.66/cwt197.50–208.001,15418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578188.94/cwt185.00–195.001,0923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619197.18/cwt187.50–209.001,22112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620158.64/cwt142.50–185.009844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668193.75/cwt190.00–200.001,2948
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720176.55/cwt170.00–180.001,2713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full755157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2757200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2819158.67/cwt156.00–160.001,3003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3825141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2872139.72/cwt130.00–149.001,2185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2935105.00/cwt105.00–105.009821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2955123.50/cwt117.00–130.001,1792
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285165.00/cwt165.00–165.004702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,800132.39/cwt124.00–137.002,38317
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98585.53/cwt85.00–86.008422
Cows—Boner 80-85%99090.00/cwt90.00–90.008911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00192.44/cwt87.00–99.0092520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13498.83/cwt93.00–104.501,12124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,324108.89/cwt103.50–115.001,4424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438114.95/cwt114.00–117.001,6534
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,459106.77/cwt102.00–113.001,55831
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2850910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2865840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3915820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3925840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,004.96/head1,000.00–1,010.001,0052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,019.31/head900.00–1,210.001,0193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,144.57/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,524.34/head1,240.00–1,760.001,5242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,202.74/head1,000.00–1,450.001,2034
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29181,012.07/head950.00–1,075.001,0123
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29801,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,443.75/head1,350.00–1,560.001,4444
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,270.00/head1,270.00–1,270.001,2701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,215.00/head1,190.00–1,240.001,2152
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—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.