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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 4
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,252 head
▼ 709 vs last sale 1,961▼ 425 vs year ago 1,677 · −25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 136▼ 91 vs year ago 201 · −45.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 24▲ 3 vs year ago 23 · +13.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle classes sharply lower overall, due in part to a less-attractive offering and downturn in the futures market. Slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 9.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.82/cwt on 147 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −123.91 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$269.82
147 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,442
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−1.75
vs TN average
−29.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535269.821,442147
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 sale147 hd
269.82
—
TN average13 barns · 927 hd
271.56
−1.75
National average192 barns · 21,303 hd
298.86
−29.04
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−123.91
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—High1,803155.782,80918
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,465132.151,93626
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,238131.541,62828
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,066111.841,19210

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,7201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,127$1,5273thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)965$1,3201thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)790$1,6501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,370$2,2501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)810$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,2173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,5251thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Small and Medium 1265320.00/cwt320.00–320.008481
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1279374.52/cwt365.00–400.001,0454
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338363.20/cwt360.00–370.001,2283
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added368340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426352.61/cwt340.00–370.001,50217
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435325.11/cwt320.00–330.001,4142
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy447327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,4642
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added468355.07/cwt350.00–365.001,6623
Steers450–500Small and Medium 1473262.46/cwt255.00–270.001,2412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477331.22/cwt325.00–340.001,58020
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy489309.08/cwt300.00–315.001,5115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519333.46/cwt325.00–345.001,73113
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525293.46/cwt292.00–297.501,5414
Steers550–600Small and Medium 1550280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5401
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added574347.32/cwt335.00–362.501,9949
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584296.09/cwt294.00–302.501,72918
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622273.69/cwt262.50–282.501,7028
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630248.05/cwt242.50–255.001,5635
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added637294.78/cwt290.00–296.001,8785
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658263.40/cwt255.00–266.001,7337
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added663284.41/cwt280.00–287.001,8868
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718248.49/cwt247.50–249.001,7843
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added734261.96/cwt260.00–265.001,9235
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8361
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added766252.00/cwt245.00–255.001,9307
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added806248.00/cwt247.00–250.001,9993
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,8431
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added870238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,0711
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added920235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1622
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273325.73/cwt315.00–335.008898
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fleshy282300.00/cwt300.00–300.008462
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323305.27/cwt290.00–315.0098610
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added329326.88/cwt320.00–335.001,0755
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added358370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3254
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377313.18/cwt295.00–320.001,18129
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added417307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,2822
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429292.08/cwt280.00–300.001,25336
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy443261.24/cwt260.00–262.501,1572
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added478307.97/cwt300.00–312.501,47220
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480284.48/cwt275.00–297.501,36642
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy482264.24/cwt260.00–268.001,2746
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added512282.81/cwt280.00–297.501,44831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522270.60/cwt260.00–277.501,41374
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added572269.03/cwt267.00–275.001,53916
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573254.29/cwt250.00–260.001,45722
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy579243.15/cwt240.00–245.001,4084
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619244.26/cwt235.00–250.001,51220
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added624257.37/cwt255.00–258.001,60618
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added672250.90/cwt246.00–253.001,68624
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673234.35/cwt222.50–242.501,5779
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1706223.94/cwt222.50–227.501,5817
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added721240.36/cwt232.50–245.001,73310
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778217.75/cwt217.50–218.001,6942
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added810227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,8431
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added885222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,9692
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1286356.53/cwt340.00–385.001,0206
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310324.18/cwt322.50–325.001,0053
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1328293.20/cwt280.00–300.009623
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332351.73/cwt330.00–367.501,1686
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1374292.71/cwt280.00–300.001,0954
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377339.63/cwt320.00–365.001,28028
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430341.59/cwt327.50–360.001,46920
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 1435265.00/cwt250.00–280.001,1532
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,3532
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474338.51/cwt320.00–360.001,60516
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy483308.65/cwt305.00–312.501,4912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4461
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519304.63/cwt285.00–325.001,58131
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy520336.65/cwt332.50–340.001,7513
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1528250.14/cwt240.00–260.001,3212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy529271.45/cwt270.00–277.501,4365
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added559309.14/cwt307.50–312.501,7286
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572288.02/cwt280.00–300.001,64738
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy576265.01/cwt260.00–272.501,52615
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1629267.06/cwt255.00–280.001,68036
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670253.94/cwt242.00–271.001,70113
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5531
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724240.26/cwt235.00–245.001,7394
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763230.80/cwt230.00–231.001,7615
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823223.71/cwt220.00–232.501,8418
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,740176.76/cwt170.00–186.003,0763
Bulls——1,796152.48/cwt144.00–163.002,73914
Bulls——2,095139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,9121
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%945104.00/cwt104.00–104.009831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079112.71/cwt107.00–120.001,2169
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,085120.04/cwt119.50–120.501,3022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249129.98/cwt123.50–136.001,62321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252142.71/cwt138.00–144.501,7875
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465131.92/cwt124.50–138.001,93325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,0291
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered8101,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,320.00/head1,320.00–1,320.001,3201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1271,526.62/head1,325.00–1,640.001,5273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,720.00/head1,720.00–1,720.001,7201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27901,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.