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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 25
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
921 head
▼ 132 vs last sale 1,053▲ 27 vs year ago 894 · +3.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 72▼ 8 vs year ago 121 · −6.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 25▲ 36 vs year ago 30 · +120.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls unevenly steady with exception of 5-weight bulls sharply lower. Feeder heifers weighing up to 600 lbs. 3.00 higher with those weighing over 600 lbs. sharply higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls steady. Today's offerings included the following load lot: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 848 lbs., $279.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mixed colors.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.36/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −89.37 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$304.36
84 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,632
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.45
vs TN average
−17.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536304.361,63284
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 sale84 hd
304.36
—
TN average14 barns · 858 hd
299.91
+4.45
National average178 barns · 15,613 hd
321.74
−17.38
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−89.37
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—Average1,601159.572,55511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,225142.121,74131
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,457139.652,03415
CowsLean 85-90%High1,031128.491,32519
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,450134.611,9523thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,445130.001,8791thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,390110.001,5291thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,332$2,4035
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,102$2,4026
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,139$2,18610
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,0903thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,283$1,9654thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,355$1,8901thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,255$1,8502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$1,8153thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,7501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,255$2,5001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,165$1,9251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$3,2384thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,5634thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$2,4002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,3382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,0564thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422418.23/cwt400.00–445.001,76513
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy446390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7394
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469366.98/cwt360.00–395.001,7217
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485326.67/cwt320.00–330.001,5843
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524341.69/cwt335.00–370.001,7908
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy538322.04/cwt315.00–327.501,7335
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575335.35/cwt315.00–347.501,92818
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy576304.01/cwt300.00–310.001,7515
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added604340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0547
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613316.18/cwt310.00–327.501,93812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy628298.75/cwt297.50–300.001,8762
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665301.83/cwt287.50–317.502,0074
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added725301.30/cwt298.50–313.002,18410
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735272.12/cwt269.00–280.002,0008
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,0061
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,2201
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added848279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,36663
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added902267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,4132
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1264377.29/cwt370.00–405.009967
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added332396.22/cwt385.00–410.001,3156
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334349.77/cwt335.00–375.001,1688
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy367330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374370.73/cwt350.00–385.001,38718
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added380395.92/cwt390.00–410.001,50410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added409401.06/cwt390.00–418.001,64013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414367.93/cwt350.00–385.001,52319
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4242
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added459363.35/cwt355.00–375.001,66810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474332.23/cwt320.00–347.501,57530
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy474307.78/cwt300.00–312.501,45913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added500330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513310.83/cwt290.00–325.001,59546
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added561315.25/cwt310.00–322.501,7699
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568292.02/cwt280.00–305.001,65925
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy568266.72/cwt260.00–270.001,5153
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616291.38/cwt275.00–303.001,79521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added620308.41/cwt308.00–310.001,9125
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy632258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,6312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added670280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,87610
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676265.18/cwt250.00–274.001,7936
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy690237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6391
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711256.67/cwt250.00–267.501,8256
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825223.34/cwt220.00–225.001,8433
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274460.69/cwt440.00–500.001,2628
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324418.14/cwt405.00–440.001,3558
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Full340395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3432
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy346357.37/cwt350.00–380.001,2374
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy365367.07/cwt355.00–380.001,3404
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382411.40/cwt395.00–420.001,57211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy422352.04/cwt350.00–355.001,4865
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429390.87/cwt370.00–415.001,67725
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466367.68/cwt345.00–385.001,71316
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Full475320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5202
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy491328.13/cwt320.00–335.001,6118
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527310.52/cwt300.00–320.001,63627
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy534282.39/cwt280.00–290.001,5085
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565301.54/cwt290.00–310.001,70413
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570272.59/cwt270.00–280.001,5545
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619295.44/cwt285.00–310.001,82914
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added674304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,0497
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674275.47/cwt270.00–290.001,8579
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718262.54/cwt258.00–275.001,8858
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1758252.57/cwt250.00–260.001,9144
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8755
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,113159.48/cwt156.00–163.001,7752
Bulls——1,305133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,7361
Bulls——1,737160.47/cwt150.00–171.002,7877
Bulls——1,920180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,4561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%940137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2881
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036128.02/cwt120.00–135.001,32618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182138.93/cwt130.00–145.001,64224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,373153.05/cwt148.00–161.002,1017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,1461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,457139.05/cwt130.00–146.002,02614
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,390110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5291
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,8791
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,450134.61/cwt131.50–139.001,9523
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28051,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29151,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29281,810.31/head1,750.00–1,875.001,8102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,835.65/head1,800.00–1,875.001,8362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1392,185.62/head1,850.00–2,450.002,18610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1892,698.05/head2,400.00–3,400.002,6984
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,297.15/head1,875.00–2,650.002,2972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,850.20/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,964.96/head1,825.00–2,100.001,9654
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3322,402.63/head2,000.00–2,750.002,4035
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,890.00/head1,890.00–1,890.001,8901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,350.00/head3,300.00–3,450.003,3503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,800.00/head2,300.00–3,200.002,8003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,337.50/head2,325.00–2,350.002,3382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,125.00/head1,900.00–2,350.002,1252
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—1,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.