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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 9
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,354 head
▲ 647 vs last sale 707▲ 280 vs year ago 1,074 · +26.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
163 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 110▼ 60 vs year ago 223 · −26.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 13▼ 21 vs year ago 35 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to no sale last week in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 2 loads ML 1 Steers, 857 lbs., $255.25 per cwt., heavy flesh, mostly black/bwf; 1 load ML 1 Steers, 592 lbs., $323.75 per cwt., medium flesh, mostly black.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $314.39/cwt on 169 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −130.99 against this barn's trailing median of $445.38.
Average price
$314.39
169 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,780
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$452
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.91
vs TN average
+11.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1592323.751,91780
Medium and Large 1-2544306.881,66986
Medium and Large 2-3523280.001,4643thin
One grade step is worth $43.75/cwt here — about $452 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale169 hd
314.39
—
TN average6 barns · 401 hd
297.48
+16.91
National average160 barns · 9,699 hd
302.91
+11.48
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.38
−130.99
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
517458400341median 445.3803/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $355.08, median $445.38 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—High1,615167.562,70624
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,481143.632,12834
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,173141.561,66056
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,016129.821,31920

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)1,430$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$1,5401thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$1,0251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)873$1,2152thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,335$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,0501thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2482
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3Value Added385328.15/cwt325.00–330.001,2638
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428328.69/cwt312.50–340.001,40711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3Value Added436300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3084
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5073
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478306.85/cwt300.00–310.001,46711
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4461
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,60611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3Value Added507290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4702
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526311.86/cwt300.00–317.501,64031
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567300.10/cwt290.00–317.501,70244
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added592323.75/cwt323.75–323.751,91780
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,8094
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624281.68/cwt267.50–290.001,7586
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668260.05/cwt250.00–263.001,73721
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672281.17/cwt271.00–287.501,88911
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726237.48/cwt230.00–240.001,7245
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,8426
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823251.50/cwt251.50–251.502,07014
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,0001
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added857255.25/cwt255.25–255.252,187118
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added867241.70/cwt241.00–244.502,0965
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2923226.66/cwt225.00–227.502,0923
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,060207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,2001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245305.00/cwt305.00–305.007472
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275301.48/cwt295.00–310.008293
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326308.79/cwt292.50–315.001,00717
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3326281.78/cwt275.00–285.009193
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364299.42/cwt295.00–302.501,0904
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3382272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0413
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added384329.37/cwt325.00–330.001,2658
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425301.58/cwt280.00–312.501,28237
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428267.46/cwt260.00–275.001,1452
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429318.11/cwt317.50–320.001,3658
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461308.19/cwt295.00–312.501,42111
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465255.48/cwt254.00–257.501,1883
Heifers450–500Large 1475247.53/cwt245.00–250.001,1762
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476277.25/cwt265.00–290.001,32036
Heifers500–550Large 1517213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530258.49/cwt245.00–267.501,37042
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added547270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4774
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562245.10/cwt237.50–255.001,37718
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3Value Added563229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,28910
Heifers550–600Large 1566232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3163
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577263.32/cwt262.00–264.001,51926
Heifers600–650Large 1608203.42/cwt200.00–210.001,2373
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613238.97/cwt230.00–242.501,46510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy621216.78/cwt210.00–220.001,3463
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3652217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4182
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4522
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681227.71/cwt225.00–235.001,5516
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718230.06/cwt222.50–234.001,6524
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732236.24/cwt236.00–237.001,7294
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753241.38/cwt241.00–242.501,8184
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2779219.60/cwt210.00–227.001,7119
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added866210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8193
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2235323.72/cwt315.00–330.007614
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2268315.09/cwt310.00–320.008443
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2314331.52/cwt312.50–345.001,0418
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3360295.11/cwt292.50–300.001,0623
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382320.73/cwt310.00–337.501,2259
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3481
Bulls400–450Large 1410267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0971
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416326.29/cwt320.00–330.001,3574
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3418275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1502
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420298.04/cwt282.50–312.501,25213
Bulls450–500Large 1450250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463312.49/cwt310.00–315.001,4472
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482288.99/cwt280.00–292.501,39316
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500303.75/cwt302.50–305.001,5192
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full505257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3002
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524277.47/cwt265.00–292.501,45415
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3522
Bulls500–550Large 1535237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581270.82/cwt260.00–285.001,57321
Bulls600–650Large 1609236.55/cwt235.00–237.501,4418
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618266.17/cwt260.00–267.501,64513
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,61019
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3692220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5224
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2702236.89/cwt220.00–242.501,6634
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,598165.63/cwt157.00–171.002,64721
Bulls——1,733181.08/cwt174.00–191.003,1383
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%840129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0841
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016130.23/cwt125.00–137.001,32319
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137140.27/cwt132.00–147.001,59543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252127.35/cwt126.00–129.001,5943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303151.35/cwt148.00–163.001,97210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,497143.12/cwt133.00–149.002,14330
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538153.66/cwt152.00–156.002,3633
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39151,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0051,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,540.00/head1,540.00–1,540.001,5401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4301,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28731,214.76/head1,125.00–1,300.001,2152
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501

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.