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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 26
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,553 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 1,496▲ 502 vs year ago 1,051 · +47.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 191▼ 34 vs year ago 196 · −17.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 12▼ 27 vs year ago 50 · −54.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 to 3.00 higher, with feeder heifers and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sharply lower overall, with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load preconditioned ML 1-2 Steers, 514 lbs., $290.50, light to 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 $229.29/cwt on 453 head.
Average price
$229.29
453 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,240
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+10.12
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541229.291,240453
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 sale453 hd
229.29
—
TN average12 barns · 3,016 hd
219.17
+10.12
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—Low1,579121.121,91318
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39394.371,31433
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19091.981,09440
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04882.5086512

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,2901thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$1,1263thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,1004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$1,0751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,2401thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,1412thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,3382thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275252.50/cwt252.50–252.506941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285280.00/cwt280.00–280.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328302.50/cwt302.50–302.509921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2344265.61/cwt260.00–277.509144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added368281.19/cwt280.00–282.501,0352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378269.36/cwt260.00–276.001,0189
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420266.54/cwt260.00–280.001,11916
Steers—Large 1427230.00/cwt230.00–230.009824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2621
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477262.11/cwt252.50–277.501,25017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,3631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512251.82/cwt242.50–258.001,28915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515287.79/cwt267.50–290.501,482109
Steers—Large 1520240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2481
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574248.12/cwt237.50–257.501,42415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615246.00/cwt235.00–249.001,51315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618264.58/cwt256.00–269.501,63539
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630226.48/cwt220.00–230.001,4274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666243.22/cwt239.00–247.501,6208
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669252.45/cwt250.00–262.501,6895
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719234.08/cwt232.50–235.001,6838
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723256.22/cwt253.50–269.001,85229
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3731216.29/cwt215.00–220.001,5817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2786215.40/cwt214.00–219.001,6937
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828206.10/cwt203.00–212.501,7075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2853202.27/cwt200.00–209.001,7254
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,007194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,9542
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318236.63/cwt230.00–247.507526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343254.50/cwt254.00–255.008732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376233.43/cwt220.00–250.0087836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429244.97/cwt242.00–252.501,05112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429227.42/cwt217.00–237.5097629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473227.15/cwt218.00–242.001,07455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476248.63/cwt244.00–251.001,18320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529222.47/cwt216.00–232.001,17740
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546250.52/cwt237.50–250.751,36854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573222.15/cwt212.00–230.001,27359
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581237.07/cwt232.00–238.501,37726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613216.70/cwt210.00–227.501,32829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661230.96/cwt230.50–235.001,52736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679215.57/cwt205.00–225.001,46432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721206.08/cwt195.00–209.001,4868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778181.99/cwt176.00–185.001,4163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2821178.56/cwt175.00–187.001,4664
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313260.55/cwt255.00–270.008164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,0591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386253.33/cwt246.00–267.5097822
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2415232.50/cwt232.50–232.509652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423269.84/cwt265.00–275.001,1413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425235.00/cwt235.00–235.009993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429249.61/cwt240.00–260.001,07110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469243.23/cwt235.00–255.001,14119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2221
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2505210.02/cwt207.50–212.501,0612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522233.22/cwt225.00–240.001,21714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530247.94/cwt246.00–250.001,3142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574226.70/cwt220.00–237.001,30122
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613221.20/cwt207.50–228.001,35619
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy675225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680202.25/cwt197.00–218.001,3754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727183.51/cwt175.50–190.001,3343
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,223111.31/cwt108.00–115.001,3614
Bulls——1,495111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,6591
Bulls——1,632124.72/cwt118.00–130.002,03511
Bulls——1,810136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,4621
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,280116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,6451
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02980.15/cwt75.00–83.5082510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13581.19/cwt80.50–82.009223
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14394.26/cwt93.50–95.001,0772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16890.75/cwt84.00–97.001,06030
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307101.85/cwt99.00–105.001,3317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37295.03/cwt87.00–100.001,30428
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435102.93/cwt102.00–104.001,4772
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56082.48/cwt79.00–85.001,2873
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,290.00/head1,290.00–1,290.001,2901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,133.67/head1,100.00–1,175.001,1343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,126.00/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1263
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29251,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29901,140.59/head1,050.00–1,225.001,1412
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,240.00/head1,240.00–1,240.001,2401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
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—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.