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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 1
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
470 head
▼ 372 vs last sale 842▼ 569 vs year ago 1,039 · −54.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 126▼ 72 vs year ago 146 · −49.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 4▲ 8 vs year ago 20 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a lighter test this week due to recent flooding in the east TN area from Hurricane Helene, feeder classes measuring 4.00 to 5.00 higher overall. Slaughter cows holding mostly steady overall with slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 801 lbs., $248.25 per cwt., medium flesh, all black/bwf.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $253.88/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −191.50 against this barn's trailing median of $445.38.
Average price
$253.88
21 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,419
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−1.31
vs TN average
−32.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559253.881,41921
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 sale21 hd
253.88
—
TN average11 barns · 336 hd
255.19
−1.31
National average167 barns · 15,497 hd
286.82
−32.94
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.38
−191.50
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—Average1,682150.242,5278thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,149122.201,40424
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,496119.341,78513
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,003112.361,1274thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$1,4972thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,148$1,4202thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$1,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)935$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,2132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,6854thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330317.50/cwt315.00–320.001,0482
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1471
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy438254.97/cwt250.00–260.001,1172
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486281.09/cwt275.00–300.001,3667
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529258.07/cwt255.00–262.501,3654
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added535269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,4393
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy548232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,2743
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4852
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1586250.53/cwt245.00–255.001,4689
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4262
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625254.23/cwt250.00–259.001,58910
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1636240.17/cwt237.50–243.001,5275
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672243.33/cwt240.00–250.001,6356
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy710220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5623
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7041
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778227.46/cwt225.00–230.001,7702
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added782235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8387
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added801248.25/cwt248.25–248.251,98865
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328255.90/cwt250.00–270.008398
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 1330230.00/cwt230.00–230.007591
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 1360214.58/cwt200.00–230.007722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365263.80/cwt252.50–277.509639
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373235.30/cwt220.00–240.008784
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417245.03/cwt232.50–255.001,0224
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added464245.84/cwt245.00–247.501,1416
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477236.12/cwt232.50–242.501,12620
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added500247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2353
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508234.21/cwt227.50–240.001,19013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566225.82/cwt222.50–227.501,2789
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added569235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3375
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608222.11/cwt220.00–230.001,35013
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy637210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3384
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1654221.25/cwt220.00–225.001,4474
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722200.58/cwt194.00–207.501,4486
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy745185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3782
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added750207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,5561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240315.00/cwt315.00–315.007561
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275330.00/cwt330.00–330.009081
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy310340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0542
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330313.85/cwt302.50–320.001,0367
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366295.29/cwt287.50–300.001,0815
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428261.74/cwt250.00–280.001,1206
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473260.49/cwt250.00–275.001,2329
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527250.71/cwt240.00–257.501,32112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576249.54/cwt235.00–260.001,4379
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1595230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615228.77/cwt220.00–237.501,40712
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665231.81/cwt227.50–236.001,5422
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733213.30/cwt207.50–217.501,5633
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4882
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1762205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,180141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,6701
Bulls——1,754151.49/cwt145.50–156.502,6577
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003112.36/cwt109.00–114.001,1274
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,132119.83/cwt112.50–126.001,35616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181129.93/cwt127.50–136.001,5347
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,2771
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,496119.34/cwt113.50–125.001,78513
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,746.67/head1,600.00–1,910.001,7473
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28651,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29201,212.50/head1,100.00–1,325.001,2132
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29351,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39751,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,496.83/head1,425.00–1,575.001,4972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,419.93/head1,390.00–1,450.001,4202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.