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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 14
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,043 head
▲ 476 vs last sale 567▲ 1,043 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 113▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 20▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 12.00 to 25.00 higher overall, with feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. 20.00 to 35.00 higher and those weighing over 450 lbs. 8.00 higher. Feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. 20.00 to 55.00 higher, with those weighing 500 to 700 lbs. 15.00 higher, and those over 700 lbs. mostly steady. Strong demand and high-quality offerings were noted for all classes of feeder cattle , with a majority of the total offerings being preconditioned. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower, boning cows 1.00 higher, lean cows 6.00 higher, and bulls mostly steady. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 862 lbs., $258.50 per cwt., medium flesh, 60 percent black/bwf and 40 percent Continental.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.83/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −98.90 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$294.83
141 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+16.03
vs TN average
−9.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532294.831,570141
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 sale141 hd
294.83
—
TN average11 barns · 789 hd
278.79
+16.03
National average192 barns · 30,803 hd
304.03
−9.20
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−98.90
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—Low1,843144.042,6544thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,237128.251,58718
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,513123.501,8695thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,129116.081,3106thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,678126.762,1272thin

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)1,200$2,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,6751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$1,6251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)763$1,4833thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,4001thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367389.52/cwt380.00–400.001,4307
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425414.00/cwt414.00–414.001,76064
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added484360.89/cwt360.00–370.001,74711
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1489339.58/cwt325.00–347.501,66115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added516342.88/cwt340.00–345.001,76913
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538331.06/cwt301.00–335.001,78161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added557335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8662
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581316.15/cwt312.50–322.501,83721
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6362
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added631297.11/cwt280.00–307.501,87525
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added650272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added657297.66/cwt290.00–299.501,95620
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683282.99/cwt280.00–285.001,9335
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added706279.63/cwt277.50–285.001,9747
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733265.86/cwt262.50–270.001,94915
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added755266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,0082
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6861
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778254.24/cwt245.00–257.501,97812
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy800222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,7801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,9681
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added824254.94/cwt248.50–257.002,10125
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added863258.12/cwt247.00–258.502,22862
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Fleshy900225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0251
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added904246.00/cwt246.00–246.002,2245
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325321.35/cwt312.50–340.001,0444
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366344.91/cwt330.00–360.001,26212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added385370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,42510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full422294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,2412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433322.78/cwt315.00–335.001,3986
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added435349.75/cwt349.75–349.751,52166
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added469317.51/cwt305.00–324.001,48926
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470289.98/cwt280.00–295.001,36315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full480265.08/cwt260.00–267.501,2723
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added516309.36/cwt289.00–312.001,59685
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525245.14/cwt240.00–250.001,2872
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528279.30/cwt265.00–283.501,47517
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565257.45/cwt247.50–265.001,45512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added576277.88/cwt275.00–281.001,60125
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added621268.11/cwt264.00–270.001,66533
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626236.27/cwt235.00–240.001,4794
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added656273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,79131
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1688249.92/cwt241.00–255.001,71912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy693227.08/cwt227.00–227.501,5746
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705229.00/cwt227.50–232.001,6143
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added709237.00/cwt236.00–237.501,6806
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added835234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,95422
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added851213.37/cwt212.00–217.501,8164
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added938209.29/cwt202.50–212.001,9637
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328412.10/cwt405.00–415.001,3524
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy355415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4731
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379382.29/cwt365.00–400.001,4494
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6611
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4151
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7291
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Full458314.47/cwt312.50–320.001,4404
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464351.15/cwt338.00–365.001,62913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5441
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy518282.81/cwt282.50–284.001,4655
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519317.39/cwt308.00–325.001,64717
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575277.48/cwt275.00–280.001,5962
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1581300.77/cwt285.00–310.001,7479
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624277.79/cwt270.00–283.001,73311
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1683261.17/cwt257.50–265.001,7848
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1773233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,8013
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1812215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7462
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920194.98/cwt194.00–196.001,7942
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,525160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,4401
Bulls——1,838143.08/cwt140.00–147.002,6302
Bulls——2,170130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,8211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,158115.74/cwt110.00–123.001,3404
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,4921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203141.12/cwt134.00–149.001,6984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247124.57/cwt117.00–131.501,55314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513123.50/cwt118.00–129.001,8695
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,678126.76/cwt124.00–129.002,1272
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-26901,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751

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.