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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 16
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
955 head
▼ 399 vs last sale 1,354▼ 82 vs year ago 1,037 · −7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 163▼ 60 vs year ago 158 · −38.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 14▼ 1 vs year ago 18 · −5.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week, feeder heifers/steers gauging 10.00 to 15.00 lower, with feeder bulls 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows/bulls steady to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.36/cwt on 147 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −136.37 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$257.36
147 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,399
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$23.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.91
vs TN average
−0.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541261.291,414119
Medium and Large 2-3564242.381,36817thin
Small 1-2545238.751,3012thin
Large 1-2539237.861,2839thin
One grade step is worth $23.43/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale147 hd
257.36
—
TN average12 barns · 841 hd
249.45
+7.91
National average156 barns · 7,883 hd
257.80
−0.44
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−136.37
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—Average1,598164.482,6287thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,226141.801,73832
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,439141.482,03615
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,123135.271,51923
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,230136.001,6731thin

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)1,123$1,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,5002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,4782thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,2001thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3277236.22/cwt220.00–247.546548
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2279314.34/cwt300.00–325.008777
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325318.36/cwt292.50–342.501,03515
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3336269.20/cwt230.00–282.509058
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373299.55/cwt295.00–345.001,11713
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3Value Added406300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2184
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428268.20/cwt250.00–287.501,1482
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430318.47/cwt310.00–322.501,36917
Steers450–500Large 1-2450270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2153
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470318.18/cwt315.00–320.001,4958
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472305.77/cwt300.00–312.501,4439
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476272.03/cwt250.00–292.501,2956
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full500270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518257.74/cwt220.00–275.001,3356
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519290.26/cwt280.00–300.001,5069
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522307.84/cwt307.00–312.501,6077
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563240.93/cwt230.00–260.001,3566
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569281.16/cwt270.00–295.001,6007
Steers550–600Small 1-2570272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,5531
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577307.45/cwt304.00–310.001,77454
Steers550–600Large 1-2582239.94/cwt235.00–250.001,3963
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3Value Added592230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3622
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620234.95/cwt230.00–240.001,4574
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629264.35/cwt255.00–270.001,66322
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635273.76/cwt272.50–275.001,73810
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662274.34/cwt265.00–287.501,81617
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665244.48/cwt240.00–250.001,6269
Steers650–700Large 1-2670224.85/cwt220.00–230.001,5062
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3693225.02/cwt220.00–230.001,5592
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8071
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6281
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769238.29/cwt237.00–240.001,8327
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845226.50/cwt223.00–230.001,9142
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2957218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,0862
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280256.28/cwt250.00–270.007185
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285220.00/cwt220.00–220.006271
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320298.91/cwt297.50–300.009577
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3333268.95/cwt260.00–277.508962
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360252.50/cwt252.50–252.509091
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372293.40/cwt270.00–302.501,09131
Heifers400–450Large 1-2402253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,0172
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added414289.95/cwt287.50–292.501,2008
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3429256.90/cwt255.00–257.501,1024
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435272.86/cwt264.00–277.501,18720
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1281
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3474236.22/cwt229.00–250.001,1204
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478290.71/cwt280.00–298.501,39060
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478265.95/cwt252.00–272.501,27131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517259.97/cwt250.00–264.001,34431
Heifers500–550Small 1-2530232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,2321
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532244.33/cwt237.50–247.501,3006
Heifers500–550Large 1-2532236.62/cwt220.00–245.001,2597
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,43944
Heifers550–600Small 1-2560245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3721
Heifers550–600Large 1-2565242.20/cwt237.00–247.501,3682
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566253.51/cwt247.00–261.001,43544
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3582241.31/cwt232.50–245.001,40411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,4985
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629233.17/cwt230.00–240.001,46711
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3638217.72/cwt210.00–228.001,3893
Heifers650–700Large 1-2655210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3764
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658228.77/cwt220.00–230.001,5058
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2701206.02/cwt202.50–220.001,4445
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3718184.88/cwt180.00–190.001,3272
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2921
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768209.51/cwt207.50–210.001,6095
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3602
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2379330.01/cwt325.00–332.501,2516
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3383271.35/cwt262.50–290.001,0393
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2408315.06/cwt307.50–325.001,28522
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3442297.48/cwt292.50–302.501,3155
Bulls450–500Small 1-2455257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1721
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465271.44/cwt265.00–280.001,2624
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475297.45/cwt287.50–307.501,41311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1552
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526286.46/cwt270.00–300.001,50723
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579275.62/cwt267.50–282.501,59624
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3594245.08/cwt220.00–260.001,4565
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630232.48/cwt220.00–250.001,46512
Bulls650–700Small 1-2662210.95/cwt200.00–222.501,3963
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672221.45/cwt220.00–230.001,4887
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy686239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,64013
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720213.05/cwt210.00–220.001,5345
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,6692
Bulls750–800Small 1-2775200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5501
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3845172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4581
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,598164.48/cwt159.00–169.002,6287
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,112130.31/cwt129.00–132.001,4493
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,117136.28/cwt129.00–143.001,52219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227141.89/cwt136.00–149.001,74126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,327152.56/cwt151.00–154.002,0243
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,350144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,9441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,411141.55/cwt136.00–146.001,99713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,0611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,5161
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,6731
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0101,478.34/head1,225.00–1,670.001,4782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,0351,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,0401,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,0951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751

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.