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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 11
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
789 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 804▼ 428 vs year ago 1,217 · −35.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 107▼ 126 vs year ago 287 · −43.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 25▼ 15 vs year ago 35 · −42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes unevenly steady overall with exception of 6-weight heifers sharply lower and bulls weighing over 550 lbs. sharply higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and lean cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, boning cows 4.00 to 9.00 lower, and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1-2 Heifers, 564 lbs., $281.75 per cwt., medium flesh, mixed colors.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $273.12/cwt on 166 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −120.61 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$273.12
166 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,510
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$185
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$40.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.72
vs TN average
+7.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553275.751,525155
Large 1547236.291,29310thin
Medium and Large 2-3570235.001,3401thin
One grade step is worth $40.75/cwt here — about $185 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 sale166 hd
273.12
—
TN average12 barns · 856 hd
265.40
+7.72
National average154 barns · 8,969 hd
265.37
+7.75
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−120.61
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—Average1,701172.312,93218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,426142.952,03829
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,189137.211,63260
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,012125.671,27216

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,173$1,5102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,2801thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$1,2242thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,1902thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,140$2,2001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,8423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,6132thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added270395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,0672
Steers350–400Large 1362235.00/cwt235.00–235.008512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1321
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added374371.86/cwt370.00–380.001,39111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378338.32/cwt337.50–340.001,2793
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434314.79/cwt310.00–327.501,3665
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466339.59/cwt335.00–340.001,58212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485317.81/cwt310.00–325.001,54110
Steers450–500Large 1485265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2851
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3491306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,5023
Steers500–550Large 1507247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2554
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537303.87/cwt287.50–317.501,6325
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540320.98/cwt319.00–323.001,7336
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572307.37/cwt300.00–317.501,75819
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6622
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626285.34/cwt279.00–295.001,78618
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7152
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8485
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7331
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6321
Steers700–750Large 1702250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7552
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713258.31/cwt258.00–260.001,84213
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy318282.36/cwt280.00–285.008982
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320310.00/cwt310.00–310.009921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3322290.60/cwt290.00–292.509364
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373300.89/cwt290.00–310.001,1229
Heifers350–400Large 1380238.41/cwt227.50–270.009066
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy385270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added398320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2744
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2822
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy418267.09/cwt260.00–272.501,1166
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421283.46/cwt277.50–297.501,19311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440271.24/cwt270.00–272.501,1932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464297.52/cwt292.50–302.501,38010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy464257.94/cwt255.00–262.501,1975
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472280.98/cwt275.00–287.001,32646
Heifers450–500Large 1478262.53/cwt257.50–267.501,2552
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,3241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy505247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507281.40/cwt280.00–282.501,4279
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512267.76/cwt257.50–277.501,37125
Heifers500–550Large 1521233.08/cwt230.00–245.001,2145
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564281.75/cwt281.75–281.751,589100
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571255.60/cwt250.00–265.001,45919
Heifers550–600Large 1573239.50/cwt237.50–240.001,3725
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy590235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3871
Heifers600–650Large 1628217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3663
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634236.74/cwt232.50–242.501,5017
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,6406
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2653230.84/cwt230.00–232.501,5073
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688239.50/cwt239.50–239.501,64818
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy690215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2265347.64/cwt345.00–350.009212
Bulls250–300Small and Medium 1-2288290.00/cwt290.00–290.008355
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2328345.39/cwt332.50–365.001,1338
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3332317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,0542
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2379330.80/cwt325.00–337.501,2549
Bulls400–450Large 1423263.20/cwt250.00–274.001,1133
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428317.77/cwt310.00–320.001,3609
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy435287.50/cwt280.00–295.001,2512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy460292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,3461
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,5064
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475309.55/cwt302.50–314.001,47015
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2507239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,2127
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2511286.41/cwt277.50–300.001,4644
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy525270.86/cwt270.00–272.501,4223
Bulls500–550Large 1525268.41/cwt260.00–272.501,4093
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4451
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2562292.41/cwt280.00–305.001,64310
Bulls550–600Large 1583255.04/cwt245.00–265.001,4872
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619274.60/cwt273.00–279.001,70012
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673259.27/cwt255.00–263.001,74511
Bulls650–700Large 1675235.04/cwt230.00–240.001,5872
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723237.45/cwt230.00–245.001,7173
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2835200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6704
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Small and Medium 3-4452215.00/cwt215.00–215.009724
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Small and Medium 3-4405270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,670169.21/cwt160.00–178.002,82615
Bulls——1,858187.83/cwt184.00–195.003,4903
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%915107.50/cwt107.50–107.509841
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010124.03/cwt115.00–131.001,25312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053138.31/cwt136.00–140.001,4563
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,170131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,5331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182135.67/cwt124.00–151.001,60456
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290158.76/cwt154.00–165.002,0484
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435143.38/cwt133.00–155.002,05828
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 41,0731,224.13/head1,050.00–1,350.001,2242
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 41,0951,280.00/head1,280.00–1,280.001,2801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,509.91/head1,350.00–1,650.001,5102
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,841.67/head1,825.00–1,850.001,8423
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,612.50/head1,350.00–1,875.001,6132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 4750880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.