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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 22
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,157 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 1,072▼ 21 vs year ago 1,178 · −1.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 119▼ 46 vs year ago 168 · −27.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 67▼ 50 vs year ago 70 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 5.00 lower with feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher, with those weighing 400 to 600 lbs. 5.00 lower, and those weighing over 600 lbs. 5.00 higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and lean cows gauging 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with boning cows 3.00 lower, and bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.92/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −158.81 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$234.92
119 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,286
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.52
vs TN average
−24.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548235.461,290115
Medium and Large 2530219.441,1644thin
One grade step is worth $16.02/cwt here — about $127 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale119 hd
234.92
—
TN average15 barns · 908 hd
233.40
+1.52
National average195 barns · 25,856 hd
259.63
−24.71
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−158.81
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—Average1,638149.782,45323
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,440126.861,82732
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,246124.951,55730
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,080111.531,20529

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)987$1,4413thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$1,3762thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$1,4501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)818$1,3833thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)850$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,9501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)—$1,5001thin

Every lot

111 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added315355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315324.84/cwt320.00–330.001,0232
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added360349.93/cwt345.00–355.001,2602
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372314.59/cwt307.50–325.001,1705
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0531
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added408318.77/cwt317.50–320.001,3012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415295.51/cwt287.50–307.501,22614
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2436270.57/cwt265.00–280.001,1804
Steers450–500Small and Medium 1465257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1973
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added472300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4162
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478278.39/cwt265.00–290.001,33110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479253.57/cwt240.00–262.501,2154
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added514269.15/cwt267.50–270.001,3839
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527253.95/cwt250.00–260.001,33817
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530246.47/cwt245.00–248.001,3062
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added566272.54/cwt267.50–287.501,54326
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569254.47/cwt242.50–260.001,44821
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy574237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3634
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574229.40/cwt220.00–235.001,3174
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623240.14/cwt235.00–245.001,49618
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added628250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5704
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660223.84/cwt217.50–230.001,4772
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671243.75/cwt240.00–245.001,63612
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added678251.76/cwt247.50–257.501,70723
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy682227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5522
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added726241.08/cwt240.00–250.001,7509
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733233.99/cwt233.00–235.001,7152
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6651
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added758238.04/cwt225.00–244.001,8048
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1806220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7734
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added817230.40/cwt227.50–231.001,8826
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,9271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313264.67/cwt250.00–272.508287
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320289.99/cwt280.00–297.5092811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355232.50/cwt232.50–232.508251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365283.28/cwt272.50–305.001,0346
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365257.23/cwt247.50–267.5093912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy378243.77/cwt242.50–245.009212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415280.49/cwt270.00–290.001,16417
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423253.84/cwt242.50–265.001,07414
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428227.45/cwt216.00–235.009736
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440236.19/cwt235.00–238.001,0395
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455266.07/cwt262.50–280.001,21114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475246.77/cwt237.50–257.501,17225
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484230.71/cwt225.00–235.001,1178
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added505257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522220.92/cwt217.50–225.001,1533
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526238.41/cwt227.50–250.001,25455
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1931
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565245.60/cwt242.00–250.001,3889
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2202
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570230.53/cwt220.00–240.001,31448
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620226.42/cwt220.00–232.501,40432
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy623211.26/cwt210.00–212.501,3162
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added642235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5092
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added667230.04/cwt226.00–234.001,5346
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674216.29/cwt212.50–222.501,4589
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712197.03/cwt190.00–205.001,40310
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added715215.31/cwt213.00–217.001,53912
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780191.42/cwt182.50–200.001,4932
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added830203.39/cwt200.00–207.501,6884
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added856205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7553
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1282347.72/cwt342.50–350.009816
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1305270.00/cwt270.00–270.008242
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318322.06/cwt310.00–340.001,02410
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1362332.16/cwt307.50–340.001,20213
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0954
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418286.15/cwt272.50–292.501,19616
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428261.36/cwt257.50–265.001,1192
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435263.79/cwt257.50–267.501,1474
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473267.08/cwt255.00–282.501,26328
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added475287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,3661
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,2371
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525249.54/cwt235.00–262.501,31038
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573220.57/cwt207.50–225.001,2644
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576242.04/cwt235.00–252.501,39427
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3571
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623238.24/cwt232.50–245.001,48427
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625221.26/cwt220.00–222.501,3832
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671229.00/cwt220.00–239.001,53719
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Full705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719215.12/cwt207.50–221.001,5478
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4991
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765204.25/cwt200.00–210.001,56310
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4891
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823192.14/cwt187.50–200.001,5813
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1851184.18/cwt172.50–190.001,5673
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,282130.22/cwt125.00–138.001,6693
Bulls——1,671150.08/cwt141.00–160.002,50817
Bulls——1,807167.61/cwt164.50–173.003,0293
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063103.12/cwt97.00–108.001,09612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083125.76/cwt124.00–127.501,3622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,094116.36/cwt113.00–122.501,27315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240121.91/cwt116.50–131.001,51224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269137.12/cwt134.00–147.001,7406
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,424126.12/cwt116.50–135.001,79625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473142.30/cwt139.00–146.502,0964
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530112.43/cwt109.50–114.001,7203
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-37601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27951,375.63/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,561.76/head1,550.00–1,575.001,5622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27851,299.36/head1,200.00–1,400.001,2992
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28601,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28851,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.