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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 27
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,288 head
▲ 176 vs last sale 1,112▲ 581 vs year ago 707 · +82.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 143▲ 25 vs year ago 71 · +35.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 30▼ 33 vs year ago 49 · −67.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 3.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers weighing up to 550 lbs. 5.00 lower and those weighing over 550 lbs. 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls unevenly steady overall with exception of those weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $262.80/cwt on 420 head.
Average price
$262.80
420 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,315
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+11.56
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500262.801,315420
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 sale420 hd
262.80
—
TN average10 barns · 2,736 hd
251.24
+11.56
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—High1,660134.782,23813
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,369117.191,60412
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,209111.331,34621
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09999.631,09515

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)1,117$1,6973thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$1,6302thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)695$8751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)878$1,3132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)825$9201thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295347.50/cwt345.00–350.001,0252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319338.81/cwt330.00–355.001,08111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added323315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added350355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375322.59/cwt310.00–335.001,2108
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3381297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,1333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416326.26/cwt325.00–327.501,3576
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420282.07/cwt279.00–285.001,1852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429307.12/cwt290.00–314.001,31838
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470299.67/cwt292.50–310.001,4088
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy473281.27/cwt277.50–285.001,3302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478323.23/cwt317.50–325.001,54516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515312.53/cwt310.00–315.001,61025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515296.01/cwt282.50–307.501,52424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy518269.44/cwt262.50–275.001,3965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555295.32/cwt290.00–308.001,63915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577274.51/cwt267.50–280.001,5846
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617264.00/cwt257.50–279.001,62911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620291.58/cwt283.00–294.001,80835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673256.67/cwt255.00–260.001,7273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7646
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728231.44/cwt225.00–240.001,68519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767236.90/cwt234.00–250.001,81711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275296.72/cwt280.00–300.0081610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy316266.68/cwt260.00–270.008433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331293.00/cwt277.50–305.0097014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377291.52/cwt280.00–302.501,09924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy380270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426272.88/cwt260.00–285.001,16243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy438245.34/cwt240.00–250.001,0757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475263.57/cwt257.50–275.001,25226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485279.06/cwt277.50–281.501,353131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy485247.18/cwt240.00–252.501,19911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515272.54/cwt267.50–274.001,40417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517246.17/cwt237.50–258.001,27327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy536233.34/cwt230.00–235.001,2513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562240.40/cwt237.50–250.001,35114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563265.28/cwt260.00–268.001,4949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy581220.67/cwt217.50–225.001,2824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603252.13/cwt248.00–253.501,52016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620232.30/cwt224.00–240.001,44016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666228.50/cwt228.00–229.001,5226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy670196.68/cwt195.00–200.001,3183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2689215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full690194.48/cwt190.00–199.001,3426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710214.00/cwt213.00–215.001,5196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726202.79/cwt193.00–209.001,4725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added784208.13/cwt207.00–211.001,6327
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2228333.43/cwt325.00–340.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290321.63/cwt300.00–327.5093314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2334296.94/cwt290.00–305.009927
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368297.17/cwt280.00–325.001,09415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy413272.58/cwt270.00–275.001,1262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421293.48/cwt280.00–305.001,23619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456313.34/cwt310.00–315.001,4293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469290.59/cwt275.00–305.001,36334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,4723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490263.75/cwt260.00–267.501,2922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512284.15/cwt265.00–295.001,45517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530257.48/cwt255.00–260.001,3655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy574245.99/cwt244.00–247.501,4124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577259.61/cwt252.50–270.001,49832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622239.63/cwt232.50–245.001,4907
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677235.97/cwt234.00–240.001,5985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,611129.30/cwt127.00–133.002,0838
Bulls——1,739143.55/cwt139.00–149.002,4965
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09999.63/cwt93.00–110.001,09515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198110.05/cwt106.00–114.001,31819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,299112.05/cwt107.50–115.001,4568
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315123.51/cwt123.00–124.001,6242
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,509127.46/cwt125.00–129.001,9234
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-28351,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29201,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2695875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39651,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0501,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,807.93/head1,725.00–1,900.001,8082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,660.00/head1,660.00–1,660.001,6601

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.