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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 4
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,564 head
▲ 348 vs last sale 1,216▲ 650 vs year ago 914 · +71.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 92▼ 25 vs year ago 137 · −18.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 143 vs last sale 21▲ 121 vs year ago 43 · +281.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, based on a heavier test this week, feeder cattle weighing up to 500 lbs. sharply higher with those weighing over 500 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 higher, and high-quality offerings were noted. Strong demand was noted for all classes of feeder and replacement cattle. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows steady, with lean cows 4.00 higher, and bulls 3.00 lower. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 723 lbs., $282.50 per cwt., medium flesh, appx. 85 percent black/bwf and 15 percent other colors; 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Heifers, 561 lbs., $309.50 per cwt., medium flesh, mostly black/bwf; 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 616 lbs., $319.75 per cwt, medium flesh, mixed colors; and 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Heifers, 590 lbs., $290.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mixed colors.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $347.83/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −97.55 against this barn's trailing median of $445.38.
Average price
$347.83
149 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,862
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.28
vs TN average
−1.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535347.831,862149
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 sale149 hd
347.83
—
TN average13 barns · 734 hd
342.55
+5.28
National average172 barns · 12,998 hd
349.28
−1.45
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.38
−97.55
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—Average1,773163.982,90812
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,210143.951,74243
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,424139.931,99213
CowsLean 85-90%High1,036121.961,26422

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,066$2,6346
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$2,36615
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,258$2,2486
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,162$2,1506
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,063$2,1312thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)848$2,0404thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$2,0196
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,124$2,00610
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,5673thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$3,1001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,003$2,5003thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)983$2,1522thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)895$1,8251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,518$2,9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,0759
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,8049
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,5252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)—$2,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,17913
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,4001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,9751thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,7751thin

Every lot

120 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 1332410.05/cwt395.00–435.001,3614
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added358425.54/cwt425.00–427.001,52322
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1387398.68/cwt375.00–415.001,54316
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410414.94/cwt412.00–430.001,70113
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465407.74/cwt400.00–415.001,8962
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477359.99/cwt347.00–395.001,7179
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added503380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,91142
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538339.61/cwt320.00–360.001,82768
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added560343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,9213
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566326.23/cwt310.00–337.001,84636
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610299.53/cwt286.00–305.001,8278
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added627317.09/cwt312.50–328.001,988135
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added665315.46/cwt310.00–321.002,0982
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1682273.97/cwt267.50–284.001,86812
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718262.86/cwt255.00–267.501,88712
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added727280.52/cwt270.00–283.502,039101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added790252.14/cwt243.00–264.001,9926
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added830243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,0171
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added873249.51/cwt247.50–252.002,1784
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1284384.23/cwt370.00–405.001,0917
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added302395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1932
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy313320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0024
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325363.36/cwt340.00–377.501,18113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added356391.41/cwt380.00–397.001,3939
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387351.62/cwt337.00–367.001,36115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy392327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,2844
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full397320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2702
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425328.86/cwt320.00–340.001,39822
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added428348.72/cwt344.00–367.501,49320
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy447310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3867
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added470329.84/cwt327.50–345.001,55018
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477310.34/cwt305.00–320.001,48020
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,4012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added517307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,5902
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526289.26/cwt277.50–300.001,52253
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added561309.50/cwt309.50–309.501,73689
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585289.56/cwt282.50–290.001,69497
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612245.26/cwt239.00–255.001,50115
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy628223.34/cwt220.00–230.001,4033
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added643268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,72313
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665244.72/cwt237.50–252.501,62712
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added678259.04/cwt254.00–262.501,7569
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement6852,033.82/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0343
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement7032,024.91/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0252
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added715253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,8094
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1732240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7572
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy750220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Replacement7532,087.29/head2,025.00–2,150.002,0872
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added758237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,8003
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Replacement8102,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added838228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,9114
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1239401.44/cwt365.00–415.009594
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280395.45/cwt370.00–420.001,1072
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1344399.80/cwt380.00–430.001,3755
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377388.29/cwt370.00–410.001,46414
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy408388.43/cwt385.00–392.001,5855
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435353.40/cwt337.00–375.001,53721
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471346.85/cwt327.50–368.001,63433
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522321.91/cwt305.00–338.001,68021
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561314.52/cwt295.00–330.001,76424
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy589288.21/cwt287.50–290.001,6987
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610261.68/cwt260.00–265.001,5963
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617292.72/cwt270.00–305.001,80619
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676269.33/cwt255.00–277.001,82111
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740245.76/cwt243.00–248.001,8198
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775233.58/cwt225.00–242.501,8104
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,765175.51/cwt174.00–179.003,0983
Bulls——1,776160.14/cwt150.00–169.002,8449
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%868111.67/cwt108.00–115.009694
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048122.84/cwt119.50–131.001,28716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,174140.15/cwt132.50–146.001,64530
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253123.90/cwt120.00–128.001,5522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,278135.49/cwt134.00–137.001,7322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301157.97/cwt148.00–167.502,05511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,407138.97/cwt132.50–144.001,95512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625151.50/cwt151.50–151.502,4621
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,7153,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs17 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Registered—3,566.67/head3,000.00–4,000.003,5673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Registered—3,450.00/head3,400.00–3,500.003,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Registered—3,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,150.00/head3,100.00–3,200.003,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,775.00/head2,650.00–3,000.002,7753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,728.33/head2,700.00–2,785.002,7283
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,575.00/head2,550.00–2,600.002,5752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,508.33/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5083
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,383.33/head2,250.00–2,550.002,3833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,025.00/head1,850.00–2,200.002,0254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,775.00/head1,600.00–1,950.001,7752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3—1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Registered—3,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Registered—2,800.00/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Registered—2,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Registered—2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2Registered—1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Registered—1,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28482,079.87/head1,925.00–2,225.002,0802
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28751,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39151,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0632,131.18/head1,950.00–2,300.002,1312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0662,550.35/head2,350.00–2,700.002,5504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1242,005.94/head1,750.00–2,425.002,00610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1332,018.99/head1,700.00–2,400.002,0196
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1701,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,360.32/head1,750.00–2,925.002,36014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,247.76/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2486
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2962,380.62/head2,150.00–2,900.002,3814
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Registered—1,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Registered—1,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Registered—3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28951,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29832,152.48/head2,075.00–2,225.002,1522
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0032,500.25/head2,200.00–2,650.002,5003

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.
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