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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 9
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,063 head
▲ 168 vs last sale 895▼ 307 vs year ago 1,370 · −22.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 119▼ 46 vs year ago 141 · −32.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 26▼ 16 vs year ago 28 · −57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 500 lbs. sharply higher, with those weighing over 500 lbs. 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sharply higher overall, with feeder bulls weighing up to 650 lbs. unevenly steady and those weighing over 650 lbs. 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls 7.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.15/cwt on 339 head.
Average price
$225.15
339 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,175
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$109
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small and Medium 1-2
$15.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.86
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3354228.338096thin
Medium and Large 1-2525225.171,183331
Small and Medium 1-2432212.509182thin
One grade step is worth $15.83/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale339 hd
225.15
—
TN average12 barns · 2,587 hd
212.30
+12.86
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—High1,652124.442,05512
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44995.301,38117
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22595.071,16529
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03081.1683611

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)890$1,0613thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)935$1,1251thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,160$1,2992thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)735$8001thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full318280.00/cwt280.00–280.008902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380297.43/cwt295.00–300.001,1302
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3383268.97/cwt257.50–280.001,0302
Steers—Large 1425260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437291.07/cwt285.00–300.001,2725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440316.26/cwt315.00–317.501,3924
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2445250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479288.15/cwt275.00–295.001,3805
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481310.86/cwt307.50–312.501,4956
Steers—Large 1495242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535255.67/cwt242.50–267.501,36820
Steers—Large 1540225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added547283.88/cwt277.50–286.001,5534
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2572217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573272.20/cwt265.00–275.001,56016
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588248.01/cwt238.00–255.001,45823
Steers—Large 1595217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2941
Steers—Large 1Value Added597235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612249.35/cwt243.00–252.001,52624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617232.71/cwt220.00–240.001,43624
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625211.58/cwt192.50–218.001,3229
Steers—Large 1638214.99/cwt212.50–217.501,3722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660238.90/cwt230.00–241.001,57731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686222.00/cwt220.00–223.001,5236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711224.72/cwt224.00–225.001,59811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715206.53/cwt200.00–217.501,4773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775211.13/cwt207.50–214.001,63625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7084
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2864191.88/cwt190.00–192.501,6584
Steers—Large 1938180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6882
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3977180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7592
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316262.91/cwt250.00–267.5083114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330230.00/cwt230.00–230.007594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368250.81/cwt240.00–260.0092324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380222.50/cwt222.50–222.508461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425227.50/cwt227.50–227.509671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428248.92/cwt235.00–259.001,06545
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2432212.50/cwt212.50–212.509182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,1484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463243.69/cwt240.00–247.501,1282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477228.86/cwt220.00–237.501,09233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521221.17/cwt215.00–226.001,15251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560230.42/cwt227.50–232.501,29011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569214.42/cwt205.00–222.501,22042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619202.83/cwt195.00–210.001,25640
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626219.48/cwt212.50–229.001,37428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663203.34/cwt202.00–210.001,3486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678189.36/cwt185.00–197.501,28414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702191.68/cwt190.00–200.001,34612
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3245290.00/cwt290.00–290.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255325.00/cwt325.00–325.008291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324316.00/cwt300.00–325.001,02412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3332250.00/cwt250.00–250.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366299.71/cwt290.00–310.001,09719
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428275.96/cwt265.00–285.001,18117
Bulls—Large 1460237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,0931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466254.08/cwt240.00–267.501,18430
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478228.69/cwt225.00–232.501,0932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522223.96/cwt212.50–237.501,16919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy540240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579219.86/cwt210.00–230.001,27316
Bulls—Large 1595207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616216.13/cwt207.50–220.001,33117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672203.39/cwt196.00–207.501,36714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2711183.18/cwt177.50–190.001,3027
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2762171.85/cwt170.00–177.501,3094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2812165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3405
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,616122.15/cwt117.00–127.001,9749
Bulls——1,758131.31/cwt130.00–134.002,3083
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95873.78/cwt70.00–77.007073
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05783.93/cwt80.00–89.008878
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22192.81/cwt87.00–101.001,13323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250107.68/cwt105.00–111.001,3465
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,3912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2191
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46994.65/cwt91.00–100.001,39014
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,298.92/head1,275.00–1,325.001,2992
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2735800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29351,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3853966.79/head850.00–1,075.009672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.