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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 20
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
598 head
▼ 236 vs last sale 834▼ 228 vs year ago 826 · −27.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 149▼ 17 vs year ago 109 · −15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 42▼ 53 vs year ago 78 · −67.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this same sale last week on lighter test run, feeder steers 500lbs to 700lbs 7.00 to 15.00 lower, heifers/bulls remain unevenly steady. Slaughter cows/bulls 3.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.31/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −148.42 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$245.31
62 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,338
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$28.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.00
vs TN average
+0.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533254.941,36023
Medium and Large 2553240.361,33037
Large 1530226.171,1992thin
One grade step is worth $28.77/cwt here — about $161 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 sale62 hd
245.31
—
TN average13 barns · 609 hd
238.31
+7.00
National average171 barns · 9,778 hd
244.41
+0.90
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−148.42
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—High1,685171.232,88513
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,270145.511,84825
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,420145.062,06024
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,105132.001,45820

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,218$2,1132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$1,8251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$1,7501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,505$3,3501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,280$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,9254thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,3423thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335283.82/cwt270.00–290.009513
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345320.65/cwt315.00–322.501,1064
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374295.09/cwt290.00–300.001,1045
Steers350–400Large 1385305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1741
Steers350–400Small 1395305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2051
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410308.40/cwt292.50–317.501,2645
Steers400–450Small 1420260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427271.72/cwt270.00–275.001,1603
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added440295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2982
Steers400–450Large 1445275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2241
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2321
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added474305.29/cwt301.00–315.001,4476
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479296.13/cwt285.00–309.001,41812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added480301.27/cwt298.00–307.501,4463
Steers450–500Large 1485242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1761
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505272.50/cwt270.00–275.001,3765
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532291.85/cwt285.00–297.501,55311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added533302.65/cwt300.00–303.001,61316
Steers500–550Large 1535230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2313
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added540297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,6071
Steers550–600Large 1558248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3844
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573276.92/cwt270.00–285.001,58710
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578248.12/cwt222.50–265.001,4346
Steers600–650Small 1610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5251
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613230.41/cwt220.00–240.001,4128
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617258.98/cwt257.50–262.501,59817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added632272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7222
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676248.83/cwt240.00–255.001,6827
Steers700–750Large 1707224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5842
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added710242.64/cwt240.00–244.001,72315
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714204.44/cwt200.00–217.501,4605
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768229.97/cwt220.00–235.001,7666
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6502
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,8641
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1940204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,9181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1293260.13/cwt245.00–275.007622
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365240.00/cwt240.00–240.008762
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367272.52/cwt262.50–285.001,0005
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added415277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,1521
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417263.03/cwt255.00–267.501,0979
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433247.03/cwt240.00–252.501,0706
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added442269.49/cwt269.00–272.501,1919
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2402
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2461246.13/cwt240.00–252.501,1357
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468269.69/cwt257.50–287.501,2628
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added481272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,3113
Heifers450–500Large 1485237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1761
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516259.49/cwt252.50–267.501,33917
Heifers500–550Large 1530226.17/cwt217.50–235.001,1992
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532239.61/cwt227.50–247.501,27519
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy563236.17/cwt232.50–240.001,3302
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576241.15/cwt230.00–249.001,38918
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1593245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4534
Heifers600–650Large 1616223.88/cwt220.00–227.501,37910
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618235.81/cwt233.00–237.001,45713
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2631224.51/cwt210.00–230.001,41712
Heifers650–700Large 1665208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3831
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671219.03/cwt215.00–230.001,4705
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2688205.35/cwt200.00–210.001,4139
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5646
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0731
Bulls350–400Large 1394267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0545
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415306.85/cwt291.00–315.001,27311
Bulls400–450Large 1428262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1244
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443259.94/cwt250.00–270.001,1522
Bulls450–500Large 1455267.50/cwt245.00–290.001,2172
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473275.18/cwt260.00–285.001,3023
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474298.52/cwt292.50–302.501,4157
Bulls450–500Small 1495237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1761
Bulls500–550Small 1515175.00/cwt175.00–175.009011
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525260.59/cwt250.00–275.001,3685
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527235.00/cwt230.00–245.001,2385
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561263.30/cwt250.00–275.001,47713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590242.19/cwt227.50–247.501,4298
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3801
Bulls600–650Small 1605222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3461
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2611225.31/cwt200.00–240.001,3778
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616257.52/cwt255.00–270.001,5866
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674219.01/cwt215.00–220.001,4765
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4251
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720205.03/cwt200.00–210.001,4762
Bulls700–750Large 1730195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4241
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4311
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1828185.03/cwt180.00–187.501,5324
Bulls800–850Large 1830272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,2621
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2953153.48/cwt146.00–161.001,4632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,020158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6121
Bulls——1,601176.35/cwt175.00–179.502,8234
Bulls——1,762171.30/cwt166.50–174.003,0187
Bulls——2,145163.50/cwt163.50–163.503,5071
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091132.68/cwt126.00–138.501,44819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198135.93/cwt134.00–137.501,6286
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275143.89/cwt139.00–150.001,83511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,304154.11/cwt152.00–159.002,0104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,7231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318154.92/cwt151.50–161.502,0428
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,365119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,6241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450143.89/cwt138.00–149.502,08619
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5053,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,912.50/head1,850.00–1,975.001,9132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38951,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5402,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,275.00/head2,000.00–2,550.002,2752

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.