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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, May 14
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
650 head
▼ 328 vs last sale 978▼ 177 vs year ago 827 · −21.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 85▼ 27 vs year ago 135 · −20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 22▼ 20 vs year ago 42 · −47.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 2.00 lower overall, with feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower with slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.66/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −138.07 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$255.66
68 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,383
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.19
vs TN average
−14.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541256.911,38962
Large 1525248.001,3023thin
Medium and Large 2-3558237.491,3263thin
One grade step is worth $19.43/cwt here — about $63 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale68 hd
255.66
—
TN average10 barns · 457 hd
255.47
+0.19
National average167 barns · 11,471 hd
270.00
−14.34
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−138.07
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—High1,615154.972,50220
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,264129.041,63120
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,139124.511,41929
CowsLean 85-90%High998110.951,10716
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,317132.041,7393thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,6224thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)805$1,3501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)755$1,3001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)935$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,2173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,7751thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2032
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379336.60/cwt330.00–340.001,2766
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3379311.40/cwt295.00–320.001,1804
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410320.50/cwt315.00–326.001,3144
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full420297.47/cwt295.00–300.001,2492
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435265.34/cwt250.00–280.001,1542
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full456279.58/cwt277.50–280.001,2756
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468283.56/cwt267.50–290.001,3275
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470313.63/cwt300.00–320.001,4748
Steers500–550Large 1500281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,4052
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525298.97/cwt290.00–302.001,57022
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3536240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2863
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577279.91/cwt270.00–290.001,61518
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7344
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611277.47/cwt270.00–280.001,69513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661260.87/cwt252.50–267.501,7246
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6921
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773235.53/cwt220.00–252.001,8212
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2969200.75/cwt200.00–201.001,9458
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235356.97/cwt345.00–370.008392
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2269339.01/cwt325.00–350.009126
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295310.00/cwt310.00–310.009153
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330319.79/cwt300.00–330.001,05513
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340290.00/cwt290.00–290.009862
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added356329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,1713
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374305.14/cwt297.50–320.001,1415
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3376286.07/cwt280.00–292.501,0764
Heifers350–400Large 1383277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,0633
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3422255.78/cwt252.50–260.001,0793
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423283.27/cwt270.00–302.501,19826
Heifers400–450Large 1430262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1291
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471275.15/cwt267.00–290.001,29616
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2852
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy495261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,2925
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2231
Heifers500–550Large 1525248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3023
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526261.59/cwt250.00–277.501,37640
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2841
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570248.93/cwt240.00–255.001,41921
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570236.23/cwt235.00–237.501,3472
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2603237.66/cwt235.00–239.001,4333
Heifers600–650Large 1615225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662228.91/cwt220.00–230.001,5159
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,6762
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2265373.87/cwt355.00–395.009912
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2321366.99/cwt360.00–385.001,1785
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3347345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1972
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2367352.79/cwt335.00–362.501,2958
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370309.73/cwt300.00–320.001,1462
Bulls350–400Large 1395320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2641
Bulls400–450Large 1410282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,1581
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424310.78/cwt305.00–315.001,31812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2331
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467309.04/cwt299.00–315.001,44317
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473277.22/cwt270.00–285.001,3112
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full495287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,4231
Bulls450–500Large 1495275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2512291.52/cwt282.50–305.001,49312
Bulls500–550Large 1520255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3261
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560266.26/cwt265.00–267.501,4912
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3566253.67/cwt240.00–260.001,4367
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full568264.13/cwt262.50–267.501,5003
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569281.90/cwt276.00–292.501,60413
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3610230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4031
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616270.56/cwt262.50–280.001,66711
Bulls600–650Large 1641237.98/cwt237.50–240.001,5255
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670250.04/cwt240.00–262.501,6756
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy695224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5571
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2712227.21/cwt220.00–231.001,6185
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,317132.04/cwt130.00–133.001,7393
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,185138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,6351
Bulls——1,597152.34/cwt144.00–158.002,43315
Bulls——1,789169.08/cwt164.00–174.003,0254
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84597.00/cwt97.00–97.008201
Cows—Lean 85-90%910119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,0871
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015111.33/cwt105.50–117.001,13014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,111124.04/cwt118.00–130.001,37823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165111.80/cwt110.00–113.001,3023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,195115.79/cwt112.00–119.001,3843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,205140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,6932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,286130.16/cwt123.00–136.001,67415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,332140.80/cwt133.50–150.001,8753
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29351,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,200.00/head2,150.00–2,250.002,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-37901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38051,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28051,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29201,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0901,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,969.65/head1,300.00–2,450.001,9702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.