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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 17
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
897 head
▼ 382 vs last sale 1,279▼ 599 vs year ago 1,496 · −40.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 121▼ 107 vs year ago 191 · −56.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 51▲ 7 vs year ago 12 · +58.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, and based on a lighter test this week, feeder steers and bulls unevenly steady overall with feeder heifers 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows gauging 11.00 lower, with boning and lean cows 5.00 to 6.00 lower, and bulls 1.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 Steers, 870 lbs., $228.50 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 $230.05/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −163.68 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$230.05
111 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,243
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.05
vs TN average
−6.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540230.051,243111
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale111 hd
230.05
—
TN average13 barns · 917 hd
225.00
+5.05
National average181 barns · 11,482 hd
237.01
−6.96
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−163.68
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—Low1,526156.322,38611
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,193125.101,49227
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,496117.551,75911
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,007111.291,12110

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)1,523$1,9862thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,285$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,6063thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$1,2901thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,020$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,6501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)933$1,3493thin

Every lot

91 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372294.06/cwt280.00–315.001,0945
Steers350–400Small and Medium 1380250.00/cwt250.00–250.009501
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429279.69/cwt270.00–302.501,20016
Steers450–500Small and Medium 1460250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added473285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3483
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482270.59/cwt266.00–272.501,3046
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy494250.01/cwt247.50–257.501,2357
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513238.96/cwt230.00–247.501,2262
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517255.90/cwt250.00–265.001,32311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2991
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571245.08/cwt234.00–255.001,39921
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added577259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,4944
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618238.51/cwt230.00–245.001,47422
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added626255.83/cwt250.00–260.001,60117
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659230.13/cwt220.00–237.501,51713
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4491
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added735220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6171
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5801
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added770221.16/cwt210.00–225.001,7039
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6301
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy820180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4762
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1852200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7042
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added870228.50/cwt228.50–228.501,98860
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274282.49/cwt275.00–290.007744
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321272.76/cwt262.50–285.008769
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374265.07/cwt250.00–275.0099113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added385310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1943
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422248.86/cwt235.00–257.501,05015
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1462202.50/cwt202.50–202.509362
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469239.24/cwt230.00–247.501,12232
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473219.05/cwt215.00–227.501,0363
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0562
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy503218.74/cwt217.50–220.001,1002
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added511240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,22621
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519229.34/cwt222.50–235.001,19045
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578227.02/cwt220.00–235.001,31241
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2582
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added602230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3852
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2661
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631219.31/cwt210.00–226.001,38453
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2061
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added682224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,52812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1682192.55/cwt190.00–202.501,31314
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added703208.34/cwt207.50–210.001,4656
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3321
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780193.59/cwt180.00–200.001,5103
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added787205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6132
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added840200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270294.81/cwt290.00–300.007962
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315289.39/cwt275.00–300.009123
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy342315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0772
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383286.24/cwt272.50–305.001,0966
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1395270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0671
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429260.51/cwt260.00–261.001,1184
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433278.26/cwt265.00–290.001,20511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0891
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,1331
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469264.36/cwt250.00–277.501,24024
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478240.07/cwt237.50–242.501,1482
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1485220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0671
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519248.38/cwt242.50–257.501,28911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526227.03/cwt218.00–230.001,1944
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy538234.82/cwt230.00–237.001,2634
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570225.75/cwt225.00–226.001,2874
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1581240.60/cwt233.00–247.501,39824
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619223.69/cwt217.50–227.501,3859
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 1635202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2861
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675208.58/cwt200.00–220.001,4087
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy697190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3242
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1731190.02/cwt180.00–200.001,3898
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1754177.49/cwt170.00–180.001,3385
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,078152.65/cwt150.00–155.001,6462
Bulls——1,305143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,8661
Bulls——1,666158.90/cwt151.00–163.002,6478
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002112.10/cwt107.50–118.001,1239
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156123.47/cwt117.00–129.001,42722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,395137.07/cwt130.00–144.501,9124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490118.06/cwt115.00–121.001,75910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,7551
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28101,290.00/head1,290.00–1,290.001,2901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,606.16/head1,250.00–1,820.001,6063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5231,986.24/head1,740.00–2,200.001,9862
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29331,348.86/head1,305.00–1,390.001,3493
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.