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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 28
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
955 head
▼ 147 vs last sale 1,102▼ 518 vs year ago 1,473 · −35.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 202▼ 32 vs year ago 194 · −16.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 35▼ 4 vs year ago 29 · −13.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, however, market trends will be available next week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.11/cwt on 243 head.
Average price
$198.11
243 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,060
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$22.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.79
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542199.171,079222
Medium and Large 2-3441193.2285113thin
Large 1510176.609018thin
One grade step is worth $22.58/cwt here — about $178 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 sale243 hd
198.11
—
TN average6 barns · 1,634 hd
199.90
−1.79
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—Average1,692118.642,00715
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41396.301,36139
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17888.901,04754
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05882.2687110

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)1,418$1,3752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,400$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$1,2301thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,268$1,2273thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,0713thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$9201thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)935$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)935$1,0862thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,4132thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275270.00/cwt270.00–270.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added282295.00/cwt295.00–295.008322
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2330250.00/cwt250.00–250.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2336270.33/cwt267.50–277.509085
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421234.39/cwt227.50–245.009874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455247.49/cwt240.00–260.001,12613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455233.30/cwt230.00–235.001,0623
Steers—Large 1485202.50/cwt202.50–202.509822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530258.75/cwt240.00–265.001,3714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538227.52/cwt225.00–230.001,2243
Steers—Large 1545192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569228.73/cwt227.50–230.001,3014
Steers—Large 1Value Added593201.23/cwt200.00–205.001,1934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610203.41/cwt198.00–210.001,24126
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1341
Steers—Large 1Value Added635185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy647170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745187.51/cwt185.00–190.001,3974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3823
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added262238.38/cwt235.00–245.006253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277217.58/cwt215.00–222.506033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328214.10/cwt205.00–224.007025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370236.08/cwt230.00–240.008735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376211.25/cwt205.00–225.0079411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3387192.46/cwt190.00–197.507453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added403227.50/cwt227.50–227.509173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436209.99/cwt205.00–218.0091625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438194.33/cwt193.00–195.008516
Heifers—Large 1440182.50/cwt180.00–185.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465215.84/cwt215.00–217.501,0043
Heifers—Large 1468178.89/cwt175.00–182.508372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470205.06/cwt197.50–213.0096423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485192.12/cwt192.00–192.509324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523192.87/cwt185.00–200.001,00936
Heifers—Large 1525177.50/cwt177.50–177.509321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572186.57/cwt177.50–193.001,06716
Heifers—Large 1580170.83/cwt170.00–172.509913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added598205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,22633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626179.20/cwt175.00–191.001,12220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full641165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707171.27/cwt167.50–175.001,2116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added789190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,49923
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265285.00/cwt285.00–285.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310290.00/cwt290.00–290.008991
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2340232.50/cwt232.50–232.507912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2342270.96/cwt257.50–280.009273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368256.50/cwt247.50–265.009447
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428219.67/cwt217.50–232.5094011
Bulls—Large 1456187.96/cwt185.00–190.008575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473216.10/cwt207.50–225.001,02233
Bulls—Large 1500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524210.84/cwt202.50–214.001,10512
Bulls—Large 1560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576215.00/cwt212.50–218.001,2387
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2595182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy607205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2442
Bulls—Large 1607170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623189.25/cwt180.00–195.001,17911
Bulls—Large 1660150.00/cwt150.00–150.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677166.03/cwt157.50–170.001,12410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718159.97/cwt155.00–164.001,1497
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768158.93/cwt155.00–163.001,2212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,692118.64/cwt112.00–124.002,00715
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03180.07/cwt75.00–88.008268
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16891.01/cwt90.00–92.001,0632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17088.46/cwt82.50–96.001,03546
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17581.01/cwt80.50–81.509524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273101.84/cwt98.50–105.001,2964
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41295.99/cwt85.00–106.001,35538
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,5771
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29351,086.19/head1,025.00–1,140.001,0862
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,070.83/head950.00–1,125.001,0713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,226.51/head1,025.00–1,400.001,2273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,230.00/head1,230.00–1,230.001,2301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4181,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752

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.