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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 12
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
874 head
▲ 225 vs last sale 649▼ 228 vs year ago 1,102 · −20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 102▼ 102 vs year ago 202 · −50.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 17▼ 3 vs year ago 35 · −8.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers weighing up to 500 lbs. 7.00 higher with those weighing over 500 lbs. 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls weighing up to 600 lbs. 7.00 higher with those weighing over 600 lbs. 5.00 lower, and no comparisons available for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts from last week, but a higher undertone was noted. Strong demand for lightweight feeder calves was noted. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 5.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 13.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.95/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −160.78 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$232.95
69 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,269
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1
$13.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.15
vs TN average
−32.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545233.141,27168
Small and Medium 1515220.001,1331thin
One grade step is worth $13.14/cwt here — about $138 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 sale69 hd
232.95
—
TN average13 barns · 621 hd
228.80
+4.15
National average194 barns · 23,548 hd
265.10
−32.15
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−160.78
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—High1,772141.262,50318
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,503111.371,67423
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,195110.111,31623
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,140104.461,1914thin

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)1,305$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$1,9692thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,210$1,8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,455$1,8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,465$1,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,370$1,7343thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)970$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,1751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,350$2,5252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,9252thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,3751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)835$1,0701thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1286382.83/cwt350.00–400.001,0953
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added315365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328327.54/cwt315.00–340.001,0746
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366340.13/cwt327.50–352.501,2456
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418327.49/cwt325.00–330.001,3692
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy438276.19/cwt272.50–280.001,2102
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy461261.14/cwt255.00–270.001,2044
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473297.92/cwt287.50–312.501,4094
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524276.27/cwt270.00–280.001,4488
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573254.68/cwt247.50–258.001,45913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630252.31/cwt231.00–262.001,59043
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1Value Added675240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6201
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1739239.11/cwt237.50–240.001,7675
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added791244.91/cwt242.50–245.001,93726
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330286.82/cwt270.00–290.009479
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0953
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371273.55/cwt256.00–292.501,01531
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2387250.00/cwt250.00–250.009682
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added423286.45/cwt280.00–289.001,21214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436257.91/cwt248.00–272.501,12423
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy437240.39/cwt240.00–241.001,0515
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1438230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0072
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added457255.82/cwt255.00–257.501,1696
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475246.84/cwt242.50–252.501,17220
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy481232.49/cwt230.00–237.501,1187
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1490225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1032
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1Fleshy515220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1331
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added519247.97/cwt244.00–252.501,2875
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522232.52/cwt227.50–240.001,21422
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy527220.29/cwt217.50–222.501,1616
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added559249.60/cwt240.00–255.001,39510
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569227.95/cwt222.50–234.001,29723
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580218.77/cwt217.50–220.001,2692
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625217.50/cwt215.00–220.001,3592
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627225.01/cwt222.00–227.501,41114
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added646243.40/cwt239.00–244.001,57216
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added657237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5602
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1684221.22/cwt220.00–222.001,5135
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added708235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6643
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726215.07/cwt210.00–225.001,5619
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,5771
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added763237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,81214
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
Bulls250–300Small and Medium 1270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008101
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1276345.00/cwt345.00–345.009523
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1330270.00/cwt270.00–270.008911
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1337332.99/cwt312.50–342.501,1225
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy367275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0092
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368321.54/cwt305.00–345.001,18314
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy403335.74/cwt334.00–337.501,3532
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0331
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 1410257.40/cwt237.50–265.001,0556
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434305.42/cwt278.00–322.501,32631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2042
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475284.56/cwt262.00–300.001,35222
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1480235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2137
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy510234.18/cwt232.50–235.001,1943
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516253.71/cwt240.00–260.001,30927
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy525270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4181
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy553266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,4713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3562227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,2792
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571249.85/cwt237.50–260.001,42719
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy581227.34/cwt225.00–230.001,3216
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy602251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5114
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622225.69/cwt215.00–242.501,40410
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy628206.64/cwt200.00–210.001,2986
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673213.46/cwt210.00–228.001,43719
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy679201.27/cwt200.00–202.501,3674
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1717207.61/cwt197.50–215.001,48910
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1824192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5866
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,658154.78/cwt154.50–155.002,5662
Bulls——1,786139.57/cwt127.00–148.002,49316
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2651
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150101.28/cwt98.00–107.001,1653
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183108.87/cwt103.00–114.001,28820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275118.38/cwt117.50–119.001,5093
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390101.66/cwt101.00–102.001,4133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520112.83/cwt105.00–119.001,71520
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,525.00/head2,350.00–2,700.002,5252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,969.08/head1,900.00–2,050.001,9692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3701,734.12/head1,550.00–1,850.001,7343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4551,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4651,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28351,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0701
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29101,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,925.00/head1,900.00–1,950.001,9252

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.