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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 2
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
895 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 814▼ 180 vs year ago 1,075 · −16.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 73▼ 19 vs year ago 138 · −13.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 15▼ 19 vs year ago 45 · −42.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to no sale the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays, however, market trends will be available next week. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Heifers, 444 lbs., $259.75, medium flesh, mostly black and 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 804 lbs., $220.00, medium flesh, mostly black.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $233.06/cwt on 370 head.
Average price
$233.06
370 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,156
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$4
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$37.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1444259.751,153107
Medium and Large 1-2517222.201,149263
One grade step is worth $37.55/cwt here — about $4 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 sale370 hd
233.06
—
TN average1 barns · 370 hd
233.06
+0.00
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—Average1,760114.382,01312
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20196.441,15939
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43392.561,32726
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00782.968356thin

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)1,270$1,3292thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,017$1,0743thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)995$8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)810$9101thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,3303thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)—$1,3001thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2339314.87/cwt310.00–322.501,0675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379283.42/cwt275.00–292.501,0746
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418271.45/cwt257.50–275.001,1358
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486258.39/cwt256.00–267.501,25611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508268.07/cwt260.00–280.001,36211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511251.85/cwt242.50–257.501,2874
Steers—Large 1511223.15/cwt222.50–225.001,1404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579247.40/cwt240.00–252.001,43213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624231.34/cwt227.00–235.001,44426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5362
Steers—Large 1630217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,57811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743206.08/cwt200.00–207.501,5319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778204.19/cwt201.00–205.001,5895
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added804220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,76966
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added875202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added292234.41/cwt232.50–235.006844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338239.11/cwt232.50–242.508085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added350252.50/cwt252.50–252.508846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369231.11/cwt228.00–237.508536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added409248.84/cwt242.00–250.001,01813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422229.29/cwt217.50–234.0096817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added444259.75/cwt259.75–259.751,153107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482216.10/cwt210.00–225.001,04221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484230.22/cwt227.50–242.501,1146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507231.07/cwt223.00–234.001,17288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527211.35/cwt204.00–215.001,11412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567204.56/cwt200.00–207.501,1606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579217.76/cwt210.00–219.501,26138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638196.58/cwt192.50–199.001,25423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682192.08/cwt185.00–198.001,31018
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320275.31/cwt270.00–280.008812
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2350257.50/cwt257.50–257.509011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390294.94/cwt290.00–300.001,1502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408270.85/cwt260.00–280.001,1053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470260.54/cwt247.50–270.001,22516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523236.97/cwt230.00–245.001,23922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572220.66/cwt207.50–230.001,2626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587243.43/cwt240.00–245.001,42919
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2587200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622208.12/cwt205.00–220.001,29514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669209.08/cwt192.50–214.001,39910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718191.81/cwt187.50–197.501,3774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770179.95/cwt173.00–186.001,3867
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2819163.74/cwt162.50–165.001,3414
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,720113.41/cwt107.00–120.001,95111
Bulls——2,195125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,7441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88575.00/cwt75.00–75.006641
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03184.55/cwt80.00–90.008725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13585.51/cwt85.00–86.009712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20494.16/cwt88.00–100.001,13428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208105.96/cwt101.00–120.001,2809
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0751
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43292.50/cwt86.00–97.501,32524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,620102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,6611
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,370.00/head1,290.00–1,450.001,3702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2950920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,150.82/head990.00–1,275.001,1512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,328.70/head1,190.00–1,450.001,3292
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2810910.00/head910.00–910.009101

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.