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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 10
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
852 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 796▲ 38 vs year ago 814 · +4.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 132▲ 42 vs year ago 73 · +57.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 14▲ 18 vs year ago 15 · +120.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 10.00 higher with feeder heifers 8.00 higher overall. Feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. mostly steady with those weighing over 500 lbs. sharply higher. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 to 7.00 lower with slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 665 lbs., $287.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mostly 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 $295.24/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −150.14 against this barn's trailing median of $445.38.
Average price
$295.24
32 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,617
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.14
vs TN average
−29.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548295.241,61732
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 sale32 hd
295.24
—
TN average14 barns · 506 hd
290.10
+5.14
National average185 barns · 29,268 hd
324.35
−29.11
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.38
−150.14
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—Average1,752139.182,43817
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,208118.981,43826
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,559117.811,83719
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01099.471,00411

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)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,8762thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,8382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$1,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,149$1,5935
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,213$1,4632thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$1,4251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,2001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,450$2,3001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,150$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,3694thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,8254thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3441
Steers350–400Small and Medium 1380313.60/cwt310.00–317.501,1922
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386354.90/cwt335.00–365.001,3704
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added413356.07/cwt350.00–365.001,4715
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428343.28/cwt335.00–345.001,4696
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added469348.43/cwt340.00–360.001,6345
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470333.38/cwt325.00–337.501,5676
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528307.09/cwt292.50–315.001,62112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added537318.39/cwt318.00–320.001,7105
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567278.05/cwt270.00–290.001,57715
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629268.20/cwt262.50–278.001,68725
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added637282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,8002
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added666283.85/cwt268.00–287.001,89098
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671258.93/cwt250.00–265.001,73711
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1675242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6371
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added729258.00/cwt255.00–260.001,88124
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added769249.81/cwt242.50–253.001,92121
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added800245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9606
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added312322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,0062
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Full330275.97/cwt270.00–282.509112
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335305.48/cwt290.00–312.501,02311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365293.93/cwt282.50–312.501,07313
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full393273.77/cwt270.00–277.501,0762
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added403308.55/cwt300.00–317.001,2432
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy421264.88/cwt260.00–267.501,1154
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full431263.72/cwt262.50–267.501,1374
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1437285.56/cwt277.50–296.001,24827
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full463252.46/cwt250.00–255.001,1692
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477269.31/cwt260.00–285.001,28517
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added519277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,4389
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525256.05/cwt240.00–265.001,34419
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy526228.19/cwt220.00–232.501,2003
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added569258.74/cwt257.00–265.001,4729
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574243.23/cwt235.00–251.001,39615
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610222.54/cwt220.00–225.001,3572
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618235.33/cwt228.00–239.001,45416
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added648248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,60718
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added683244.50/cwt240.00–247.501,6705
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728217.45/cwt212.50–227.501,5836
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added732229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6767
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,0862
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2151
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331379.63/cwt350.00–395.001,2577
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367350.63/cwt335.00–372.501,28716
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy420361.43/cwt357.50–365.001,5182
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427332.12/cwt320.00–345.001,41813
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479312.31/cwt292.50–322.501,49622
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525288.80/cwt275.00–302.501,51619
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy560290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6241
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567270.61/cwt250.00–280.001,53417
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3641
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1629245.22/cwt235.00–255.001,5427
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1686237.23/cwt229.00–245.001,6279
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723229.48/cwt224.00–235.001,6594
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,645126.34/cwt122.00–130.002,0784
Bulls——1,768141.27/cwt132.00–147.002,4988
Bulls——Natural1,779144.64/cwt138.00–149.002,5734
Bulls——1,940152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,9491
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75589.00/cwt89.00–89.006721
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035100.52/cwt94.00–106.001,04010
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,132121.06/cwt115.00–127.001,3705
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145115.42/cwt109.00–122.501,32212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290102.93/cwt102.00–104.001,3282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325127.20/cwt124.00–131.001,6856
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,441126.05/cwt123.50–129.001,8164
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,485134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,9901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493106.67/cwt104.50–109.001,5933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615117.85/cwt111.50–127.001,90312
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29201,876.22/head1,800.00–1,950.001,8762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29851,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,837.69/head1,825.00–1,850.001,8382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1491,592.69/head1,525.00–1,650.001,5935
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-29051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,375.00/head2,050.00–2,625.002,3753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,887.50/head1,850.00–1,925.001,8882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,762.50/head1,600.00–1,925.001,7632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.