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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 8
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
900 head
▲ 430 vs last sale 470▼ 294 vs year ago 1,194 · −24.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 74▼ 51 vs year ago 143 · −35.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 28▼ 5 vs year ago 21 · −23.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week and based on a heavier test this week, feeder steers measuring 5.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers weighing up to 600 lbs. also 5.00 higher but heifers over 600 lbs. mostly steady, and feeder bulls weighing up to 450 lbs. sharply higher with those weighing over 450 lbs. unevenly steady. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows 1.00 higher overall, with bulls 8.00 lower, and no comparisons available for lean cows due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.31/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −156.41 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$237.31
58 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,290
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.69
vs TN average
−15.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544237.311,29058
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 sale58 hd
237.31
—
TN average15 barns · 967 hd
232.63
+4.69
National average183 barns · 16,319 hd
252.68
−15.37
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−156.41
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—High1,677144.122,41711
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,245125.181,55922
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,444120.561,74112
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,117108.361,21010

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)1,190$1,7892thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,385$1,7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,128$1,7192thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)745$9001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,7602thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,5501thin

Every lot

86 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0241
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1543
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370336.40/cwt332.50–340.001,2452
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425306.28/cwt295.00–320.001,30215
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added441327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,4443
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468288.28/cwt272.50–296.001,34918
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,2601
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added500280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4003
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy500245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,2781
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531267.71/cwt260.00–270.001,42211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added558275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5355
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578255.88/cwt250.00–261.001,47926
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added603260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,56811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616251.24/cwt243.00–252.501,54822
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added670252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,6923
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683241.27/cwt236.00–245.001,6486
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720237.86/cwt235.00–240.001,7137
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added722250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,80513
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1756225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7013
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added762239.26/cwt239.00–240.001,8234
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added833237.85/cwt232.50–238.001,98136
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added858226.50/cwt225.00–227.501,9435
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278290.12/cwt280.00–305.008073
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310269.97/cwt265.00–275.008373
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added332304.73/cwt302.50–305.001,0129
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1358265.57/cwt257.50–275.0095117
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added393291.24/cwt290.00–292.501,1452
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy415222.50/cwt222.50–222.509231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417228.30/cwt220.00–235.009523
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added423272.35/cwt267.50–277.501,1522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429250.97/cwt237.50–262.501,07742
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added451260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1733
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473243.05/cwt237.50–252.501,15035
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480229.20/cwt220.00–235.001,1003
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0992
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added509253.70/cwt245.00–258.001,2919
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522235.10/cwt227.50–242.501,22717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1551
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565232.98/cwt227.50–239.001,31619
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added566242.50/cwt241.00–244.001,3739
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy566221.02/cwt220.00–223.001,2513
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added609239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4566
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623222.85/cwt220.00–228.001,38814
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy631210.49/cwt210.00–212.501,3285
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added656230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5093
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4817
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4121
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added734229.49/cwt222.00–230.001,68415
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added816212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,7344
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1877185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6224
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,0321
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321340.02/cwt325.00–352.501,0917
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0222
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369305.86/cwt287.50–325.001,12916
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy420316.79/cwt310.00–325.001,3313
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434287.71/cwt266.00–302.501,24913
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy449254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1405
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477263.95/cwt248.00–282.501,25930
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy510265.05/cwt262.50–267.501,3522
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526250.16/cwt240.00–257.501,31620
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2321
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy565262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4831
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583245.50/cwt240.00–255.001,43120
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy591227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3453
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615231.41/cwt221.00–238.001,42317
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673223.73/cwt222.50–225.001,5062
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724211.87/cwt202.50–219.001,5344
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1758204.12/cwt197.50–210.001,5477
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,651142.98/cwt133.50–150.502,36110
Bulls——1,935155.50/cwt155.50–155.503,0091
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,117108.36/cwt104.00–114.001,21010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185120.47/cwt112.50–125.001,42810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242108.90/cwt108.00–110.501,3533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313135.84/cwt127.00–152.501,7849
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412120.87/cwt114.50–125.001,70710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,8371
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,775110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,9531
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2745900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,718.57/head1,575.00–1,825.001,7192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,788.97/head1,600.00–1,950.001,7892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28751,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29451,760.00/head1,760.00–1,760.001,7602

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.