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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 5
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
723 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 702▼ 179 vs year ago 902 · −19.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 135▼ 54 vs year ago 153 · −35.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 18▲ 0 vs year ago 30 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers measuring 6.00 to 7.00 higher overall, with feeder bulls weighing up to 600 lbs. mostly steady and those weighing over 600 lbs. sharply higher. Slaughter classes steady to 2.00 lower with exception of lean cows 4.00 higher. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Heifers, 578 lb., $253.00, light to medium flesh, mostly black/bwf with one Charolais X.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $244.67/cwt on 270 head.
Average price
$244.67
270 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,290
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$313
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$24.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.99
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1578253.501,46579
Medium and Large 1-2507241.601,224182
Large 1503229.181,1539thin
One grade step is worth $24.32/cwt here — about $313 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 sale270 hd
244.67
—
TN average8 barns · 1,575 hd
227.68
+16.99
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—Low1,731131.112,27016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,519110.551,67919
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,207104.931,26621
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11398.111,09213

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)1,293$1,5122thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,445$1,3201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)888$1,2342thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$1,1232thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$9101thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,4354thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,087$1,4143thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,2751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)715$1,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,555$2,0751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,315$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,5753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,5302thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,4201thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270280.00/cwt280.00–280.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320298.36/cwt295.00–300.009553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378284.24/cwt270.00–295.001,0743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426264.89/cwt264.00–267.501,1285
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added452277.95/cwt277.50–278.001,25610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479258.77/cwt255.00–265.001,2407
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516268.02/cwt260.00–277.501,38329
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581248.75/cwt240.00–255.001,44518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587269.89/cwt265.00–278.001,58431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620242.29/cwt235.00–250.001,50212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,6625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678234.98/cwt230.00–240.001,5932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691255.17/cwt254.00–257.501,7636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723223.01/cwt220.00–225.001,6123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,8285
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268235.71/cwt222.50–245.006324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327248.23/cwt242.50–250.008127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370260.00/cwt260.00–260.009622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383244.85/cwt240.00–252.009387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added411255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0485
Heifers—Large 1418230.15/cwt225.00–235.009622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426246.17/cwt240.00–252.501,04928
Heifers—Large 1460220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475248.31/cwt237.00–252.001,17944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526240.94/cwt235.00–246.001,26719
Heifers—Large 1534231.97/cwt227.50–233.001,2395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555247.50/cwt244.00–248.001,3748
Heifers—Large 1560222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added578253.50/cwt253.50–253.501,46579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578235.82/cwt226.00–240.001,36320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621228.83/cwt219.00–236.001,42115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663217.53/cwt215.00–220.001,4422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665229.34/cwt227.00–232.001,52513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6062
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3235245.00/cwt245.00–245.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260280.00/cwt280.00–280.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345284.00/cwt284.00–284.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365278.28/cwt272.50–285.001,0169
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3407234.00/cwt234.00–234.009524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424262.26/cwt254.00–268.001,11212
Bulls—Large 1435250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460264.51/cwt264.00–265.001,2172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469248.65/cwt239.00–256.001,16623
Bulls—Large 1470237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3132
Bulls—Large 1510232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522245.69/cwt234.00–256.001,28326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572236.02/cwt230.00–240.001,35010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613225.85/cwt217.50–230.001,3849
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy627251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663210.37/cwt200.00–219.001,39510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718213.90/cwt204.00–220.001,5365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810188.35/cwt175.00–197.501,5263
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,515112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,6971
Bulls——1,730131.63/cwt122.00–137.002,27714
Bulls——1,965143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,8101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00589.00/cwt89.00–89.008941
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11998.17/cwt93.50–103.001,09911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,2351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203103.77/cwt97.00–111.001,24819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240115.99/cwt115.50–116.501,4382
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,457118.52/cwt117.00–121.001,7273
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,4261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,534109.92/cwt103.00–115.001,68615
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,3151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5552,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27151,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,310.38/head1,240.00–1,375.001,3102
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,505.00/head1,275.00–1,620.001,5053
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,620.00/head1,620.00–1,620.001,6201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28881,233.52/head1,200.00–1,270.001,2342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1751,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,512.33/head1,375.00–1,625.001,5122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4451,320.00/head1,320.00–1,320.001,3201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,530.00/head1,530.00–1,530.001,5302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,420.00/head1,420.00–1,420.001,4201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751

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.