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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 7
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
567 head
▼ 396 vs last sale 963▼ 496 vs year ago 1,063 · −46.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 106▲ 18 vs year ago 95 · +18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 68▲ 8 vs year ago 12 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to no sales the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.77/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −130.96 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$262.77
28 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,423
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−5.59
vs TN average
−42.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542262.771,42328
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 sale28 hd
262.77
—
TN average10 barns · 535 hd
268.35
−5.59
National average163 barns · 22,771 hd
305.24
−42.47
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−130.96
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—Average1,600147.112,35411
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,242137.771,71145
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,415132.391,87326
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,072113.371,2154thin

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)1,630$2,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,9432thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,174$1,7014thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)740$1,4001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,240$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$3,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,6132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,8751thin

Every lot

84 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379354.35/cwt345.00–385.001,3435
Steers350–400Small and Medium 1397335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3302
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added411387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,5933
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435348.17/cwt330.00–360.001,51511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added460340.34/cwt340.00–342.001,56612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467324.54/cwt315.00–335.001,51610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,7467
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520297.23/cwt280.00–310.001,5468
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added571323.00/cwt322.00–324.001,8444
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572304.14/cwt287.50–310.001,74018
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added617298.46/cwt290.00–303.001,84159
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1640240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5361
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added669284.53/cwt275.00–294.001,9047
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8103
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7571
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added719259.28/cwt257.50–260.001,86410
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added770256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,9711
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,8761
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added815242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,9722
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added875245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added302350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0572
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0241
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Full325294.69/cwt290.00–300.009582
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330280.00/cwt280.00–280.009241
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377322.31/cwt300.00–340.001,2155
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added428323.68/cwt317.50–327.501,3858
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434293.10/cwt280.00–311.001,27210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467290.11/cwt272.50–300.001,35525
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added470309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,45214
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1473258.65/cwt252.50–265.001,2232
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514265.91/cwt255.00–280.001,36713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520286.65/cwt285.00–290.001,4913
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added556270.03/cwt262.50–272.501,5014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1587245.07/cwt240.00–250.001,4398
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added607263.97/cwt257.00–266.001,60235
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy608227.53/cwt225.00–230.001,3832
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619242.56/cwt240.00–250.001,5015
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added663242.60/cwt242.50–243.001,6085
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1681232.57/cwt230.00–240.001,58414
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715221.26/cwt220.00–222.501,5822
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added778224.79/cwt217.50–232.501,74913
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1328329.75/cwt320.00–335.001,0823
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335385.00/cwt365.00–395.001,2903
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378353.04/cwt335.00–370.001,3343
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1380325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2351
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy414340.03/cwt335.00–350.001,4084
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424310.24/cwt300.00–320.001,31513
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,2514
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477294.48/cwt280.00–310.001,40513
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1480267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,2841
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3781
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527299.94/cwt290.00–310.001,5818
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574292.27/cwt272.50–305.001,6784
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620261.55/cwt250.00–277.501,6224
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1656237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5583
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725238.97/cwt237.00–240.001,7333
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765233.18/cwt226.00–238.001,7844
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1828211.27/cwt210.00–212.501,7492
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,563144.65/cwt140.00–153.002,2616
Bulls——1,627165.38/cwt162.00–170.002,6913
Bulls——1,673127.08/cwt124.00–130.002,1262
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,022109.82/cwt103.00–114.001,1223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2321
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,207137.61/cwt131.00–143.001,6617
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,220124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,5131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239126.72/cwt117.00–132.501,57013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254142.81/cwt136.00–147.501,79118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,257140.06/cwt137.00–145.001,7613
Cows—Boner 80-85%Natural1,277151.07/cwt148.00–155.001,9296
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,374132.33/cwt121.00–139.001,8185
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Natural1,448156.18/cwt154.00–159.002,2612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453128.00/cwt120.00–135.001,86016
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27401,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1741,701.34/head1,350.00–1,925.001,7014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,942.62/head1,725.00–2,150.001,9432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751

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.