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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 16
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
915 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 1,004▼ 131 vs year ago 1,046 · −12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 97▲ 18 vs year ago 143 · +12.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 23▼ 17 vs year ago 47 · −36.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply higher, with those weighing over 450 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 higher, and feeder heifers unevenly steady. Discounts for excess flesh and fill on feeder cattle was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 2.00 to 5.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 8.00 to 9.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.84/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −145.88 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$247.84
46 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,342
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.75
vs TN average
−16.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541247.841,34246
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale46 hd
247.84
—
TN average11 barns · 373 hd
242.09
+5.75
National average180 barns · 13,997 hd
264.52
−16.68
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−145.88
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
437394351308median 393.7303/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.87, low $321.98, median $393.73 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,571148.322,33019
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,436127.931,83719
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,156124.871,44458
CowsLean 85-90%Average944109.331,03219

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)1,053$1,8063thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,6751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$1,6254thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$1,5612thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,020$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)778$1,3822thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$1,3751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,160$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,4752thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326347.44/cwt335.00–360.001,1334
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2771
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419320.10/cwt307.50–325.001,34112
Steers450–500Large 1465280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5314
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476310.60/cwt300.00–319.001,47814
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,65016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517306.40/cwt293.00–313.001,58416
Steers500–550Large 1524270.19/cwt260.00–277.501,4165
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563281.17/cwt277.50–285.001,5832
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635283.75/cwt282.50–285.001,8022
Steers600–650Large 1Value Added646245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,58311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671271.56/cwt260.00–277.501,82211
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,72415
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6681
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,8622
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6912
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6971
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,015202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,0552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270325.28/cwt315.00–332.508784
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323307.28/cwt290.00–325.0099310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367295.53/cwt280.00–297.501,08512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full413268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,1078
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2874
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430278.98/cwt270.00–290.001,20029
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455288.12/cwt282.50–288.501,31161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy476249.92/cwt240.00–262.501,1907
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483271.29/cwt257.50–280.001,31060
Heifers450–500Large 1-2485240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1643
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy508220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1182
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514263.99/cwt261.00–265.001,3579
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532247.41/cwt240.00–255.001,31619
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571236.34/cwt232.50–250.001,3509
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572255.76/cwt253.00–257.501,4636
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619231.10/cwt227.50–237.001,4314
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy672200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3443
Heifers650–700Large 1690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3804
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5331
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy745175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3041
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy765175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3391
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817176.03/cwt170.00–180.001,4385
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added948162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5365
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2276364.90/cwt357.50–380.001,0074
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2317350.16/cwt340.00–360.001,1107
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Full353307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,0854
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2359329.39/cwt320.00–340.001,1834
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408337.55/cwt335.00–340.001,3772
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2413313.21/cwt300.00–329.001,29422
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy422292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,2342
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full455278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,2652
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474307.53/cwt293.00–315.001,45817
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy479279.33/cwt272.50–285.001,3384
Bulls500–550Large 1-2518267.40/cwt265.00–269.001,3855
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy533268.42/cwt262.50–272.501,4315
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2536288.39/cwt280.00–299.001,5469
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576285.00/cwt277.50–292.501,64216
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy579251.33/cwt242.50–255.001,4558
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619269.24/cwt262.50–280.001,66718
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy625253.66/cwt250.00–257.501,5852
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665242.96/cwt237.50–257.501,6165
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2732224.23/cwt223.00–227.501,6417
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755215.96/cwt210.00–217.501,6305
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy770240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,175143.12/cwt139.50–147.001,6822
Bulls——1,415136.58/cwt135.50–137.501,9332
Bulls——1,643149.76/cwt140.50–159.002,46114
Bulls——1,670162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,7051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85098.45/cwt97.00–100.008372
Cows—Lean 85-90%953110.09/cwt102.00–117.001,04916
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed990119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138124.60/cwt116.00–133.001,41851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178113.34/cwt113.00–114.001,3353
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375136.95/cwt134.00–141.001,8834
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390118.50/cwt118.00–119.001,6472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438127.98/cwt122.00–133.001,84015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470136.98/cwt136.00–138.002,0142
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27781,381.99/head1,300.00–1,450.001,3822
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29851,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0531,805.54/head1,600.00–2,050.001,8063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,625.37/head1,375.00–1,925.001,6254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,561.19/head1,460.00–1,660.001,5612

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.