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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 13
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
632 head
▼ 1,045 vs last sale 1,677▼ 225 vs year ago 857 · −26.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 166 vs last sale 201▼ 97 vs year ago 132 · −73.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 23▼ 6 vs year ago 20 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a lighter test this week, feeder heifers 5.00 higher overall and feeder bulls sharply higher. No comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts for regular, non-preconditioned calves, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows mostly steady overall with slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.78/cwt on 234 head.
Average price
$241.78
234 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,303
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.52
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539241.781,303234
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 sale234 hd
241.78
—
TN average9 barns · 2,696 hd
234.26
+7.52
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—Average1,868127.472,3827thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,416105.371,49210
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,166105.281,2288thin

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)1,070$1,2752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$1,2562thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$1,1501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)760$8001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,4301thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy300280.00/cwt280.00–280.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2307325.22/cwt320.00–335.009983
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2325290.00/cwt290.00–290.009431
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2350267.50/cwt267.50–267.509361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364325.32/cwt320.00–335.001,1845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437285.52/cwt277.50–302.501,2483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472311.96/cwt310.00–315.001,47210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478297.36/cwt280.00–305.001,4218
Steers—Large 1Value Added510275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515301.29/cwt301.00–304.001,55220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516293.43/cwt280.00–297.501,5146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569284.15/cwt273.00–285.501,61731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589266.50/cwt265.00–268.001,5704
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2590220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610271.80/cwt267.50–276.001,6586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618253.86/cwt239.00–259.001,56918
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2646200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660238.73/cwt237.50–240.001,5762
Steers—Large 1662229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy668219.87/cwt215.00–225.001,4692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739232.46/cwt230.00–240.001,71829
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added852214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,8232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added901205.83/cwt205.00–207.501,8553
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added300280.00/cwt280.00–280.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320260.00/cwt260.00–260.008323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added361288.39/cwt280.00–297.501,04116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381265.39/cwt255.00–271.001,0118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417274.14/cwt270.00–277.501,1433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425255.55/cwt250.00–260.001,08611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,2026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487246.28/cwt239.50–258.001,19918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523252.69/cwt249.50–260.001,32265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy528217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,1483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536236.18/cwt224.00–241.001,26619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567221.28/cwt215.00–229.001,25514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573234.62/cwt234.00–235.001,3448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609221.94/cwt221.00–222.501,3529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628215.32/cwt215.00–216.001,3523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy675192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683215.67/cwt210.00–216.001,47337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added873175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5283
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2282324.13/cwt322.50–325.009143
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2290270.00/cwt270.00–270.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325302.50/cwt290.00–325.009834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373301.86/cwt285.00–315.001,12614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430291.77/cwt280.00–300.001,2557
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4021
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2450244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4573
Bulls—Large 1475256.93/cwt252.50–261.001,2202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477296.23/cwt280.00–299.001,41314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy482257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,2412
Bulls—Large 1515235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy521296.24/cwt290.00–300.001,5435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522271.01/cwt267.50–280.001,4155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy531243.67/cwt235.00–252.501,2946
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2593237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2639237.97/cwt230.00–247.501,5215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665213.26/cwt212.50–214.001,4184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723203.27/cwt190.00–210.001,4703
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,600138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,2081
Bulls——1,913125.72/cwt119.00–131.002,4056
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%985112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,1081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192104.25/cwt98.50–109.001,2437
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,416105.37/cwt102.50–108.501,49210
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2760800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28301,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,256.34/head1,125.00–1,360.001,2562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,430.00/head1,430.00–1,430.001,4301

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.