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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 17
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
963 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 852▲ 149 vs year ago 814 · +18.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 115▲ 33 vs year ago 73 · +45.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 33▲ 53 vs year ago 15 · +353.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 3.00 to 4.00 higher, with feeder heifers 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls sharply higher overall. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 3.00 to 6.00 lower overall with exception of lean cows 5.00 higher. Replacement offerings for today's sale included a fancy set of bred cows and cow/calf pairs cosigned from one farm. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 703 lbs., $270.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mostly black/bwf; 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 561 lbs., $323.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mostly black/bwf. No sale will be held the next two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $311.34/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −134.05 against this barn's trailing median of $445.38.
Average price
$311.34
117 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,751
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$357
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1
$62.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.29
vs TN average
−15.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562312.401,757115
Small and Medium 1560250.001,4002thin
One grade step is worth $62.40/cwt here — about $357 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale117 hd
311.34
—
TN average9 barns · 301 hd
303.04
+8.29
National average173 barns · 17,754 hd
326.63
−15.29
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.38
−134.05
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—Low1,543135.882,09710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,468115.671,69820
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,278114.391,46226
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,104105.411,1646thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,303$2,2252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,309$2,16210
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,232$2,0865
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,276$1,8399
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,7143thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,268$1,5284thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,212$1,4496
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)900$1,9505
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)695$1,1201thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,865$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,7003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,770$2,5173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,680$2,3004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,0501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)—$1,9001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,6001thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327387.22/cwt365.00–400.001,2663
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375370.96/cwt355.00–400.001,3913
Steers350–400Small and Medium 1390340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3261
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1437335.00/cwt330.00–340.001,4644
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6971
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471344.67/cwt340.00–350.001,62316
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy494313.74/cwt310.00–317.501,5504
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523308.33/cwt295.00–325.001,6139
Steers500–550Small and Medium 1525265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full540270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4581
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added562322.25/cwt311.00–323.001,81182
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579283.65/cwt276.00–295.001,64219
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full585266.88/cwt265.00–270.001,5614
Steers550–600Small and Medium 1595235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3981
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621273.86/cwt262.50–277.501,70113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added622284.63/cwt280.00–297.001,77036
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678260.08/cwt250.00–267.501,76310
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added703269.76/cwt262.50–270.001,89677
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768237.48/cwt225.00–247.501,8243
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added830231.11/cwt230.00–234.001,9187
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283370.16/cwt360.00–372.501,0485
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319326.42/cwt307.50–350.001,0414
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 1330295.00/cwt295.00–295.009741
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added374339.86/cwt329.00–345.001,2714
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380303.04/cwt280.00–322.501,15229
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420289.12/cwt272.50–305.001,21423
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1161
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full440242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0671
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1442248.36/cwt245.00–250.001,0983
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,3441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482264.08/cwt252.50–277.501,27342
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy483243.69/cwt240.00–247.501,1772
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524263.82/cwt250.00–275.001,38238
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full525229.65/cwt224.00–235.001,2063
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535242.52/cwt240.00–245.001,2972
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added557270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5042
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565226.27/cwt225.00–227.501,2782
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3231
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579245.05/cwt232.50–255.001,41936
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added612242.86/cwt239.00–260.001,48611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623229.71/cwt227.50–232.501,4319
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full635213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,3533
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645219.17/cwt217.50–220.001,4143
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added672230.48/cwt229.00–233.001,54910
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676225.53/cwt220.00–228.001,5259
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added723226.22/cwt223.00–227.001,63610
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5912
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5962
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added767212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,6302
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added855201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,7194
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Small and Medium 1225325.00/cwt325.00–325.007311
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280352.72/cwt345.00–370.009884
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1328337.60/cwt335.00–340.001,1072
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331389.75/cwt375.00–415.001,29010
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1732
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1368325.03/cwt320.00–330.001,1962
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377372.15/cwt340.00–390.001,40316
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy400380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy410315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2921
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421351.65/cwt325.00–365.001,48024
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423308.51/cwt305.00–315.001,3053
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 1426296.47/cwt293.00–300.001,2634
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2453285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482335.10/cwt312.50–350.001,61517
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528282.52/cwt267.50–300.001,49214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy542252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3692
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1545240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3081
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561289.12/cwt267.50–295.001,62218
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570245.39/cwt230.00–260.001,3992
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621256.66/cwt240.00–267.501,59412
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4482
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673236.66/cwt230.00–240.001,5933
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Full678222.49/cwt220.00–225.001,5082
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768214.90/cwt207.50–220.001,6503
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823189.96/cwt187.50–195.001,5633
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,365125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,7061
Bulls——1,501132.87/cwt130.00–137.001,9947
Bulls——1,780151.87/cwt150.00–154.002,7032
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104105.41/cwt99.00–110.001,1646
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259121.98/cwt119.50–123.001,5364
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,276119.08/cwt114.00–124.001,5196
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280109.29/cwt105.00–114.001,39915
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,330132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,7621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412114.59/cwt108.00–120.001,61812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,438135.41/cwt134.00–137.001,9472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,545117.76/cwt113.00–127.001,8193
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,633104.74/cwt104.00–105.501,7103
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8653,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,300.00/head1,800.00–2,550.002,3003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7702,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29751,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,0501,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,713.70/head1,525.00–1,800.001,7143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2441,443.99/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4445
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,528.01/head1,300.00–1,900.001,5284
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2761,839.21/head1,400.00–2,200.001,8399
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2962,245.03/head2,000.00–2,700.002,2454
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3032,225.14/head2,200.00–2,250.002,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3092,161.87/head1,600.00–2,700.002,16210
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-26951,120.00/head1,120.00–1,120.001,1201
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9505

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.