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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 8
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
542 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 533▼ 462 vs year ago 1,004 · −46.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 57▼ 47 vs year ago 97 · −48.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 23▲ 50 vs year ago 23 · +217.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 8.00 to 9.00 lower overall. Feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. 18.00 lower with those weighing over 450 lbs. 8.00 lower. Feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. 20.00 to 30.00 lower with those weighing over 500 lbs. 11.00 lower. Slaughter cows mostly steady with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, but a higher undertone was noted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.92/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −88.81 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$304.92
64 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,675
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−4.66
vs TN average
−11.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549304.921,67564
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 sale64 hd
304.92
—
TN average16 barns · 834 hd
309.58
−4.66
National average178 barns · 10,561 hd
316.55
−11.63
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−88.81
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—Low1,887168.463,1797thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,184143.061,69420
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,676140.312,3528thin
CowsLean 85-90%High897130.001,1663thin

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)1,196$2,1526
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,283$1,8962thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,177$1,8303thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,190$1,7902thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,7251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,7184thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$1,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)745$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$3,0673thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$3,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,0069
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,0814thin

Every lot

91 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310419.84/cwt400.00–440.001,3024
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added320470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5041
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1841
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added355420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370393.97/cwt390.00–395.001,4585
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added385410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5791
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422402.14/cwt390.00–420.001,6976
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466377.56/cwt370.00–390.001,7598
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added474409.36/cwt395.00–415.001,94016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added513358.45/cwt355.00–360.001,83910
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516332.88/cwt320.00–350.001,71822
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568337.59/cwt325.00–345.001,91823
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added571356.81/cwt355.00–357.502,03718
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added623317.55/cwt314.00–325.001,9786
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8761
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added677312.06/cwt300.00–317.002,1138
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added726288.47/cwt284.00–297.502,0948
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added844269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,2705
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318359.84/cwt350.00–370.001,1445
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed335405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3572
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added369407.54/cwt390.00–420.001,5047
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy375322.53/cwt320.00–325.001,2092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380354.80/cwt340.00–370.001,3482
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed420369.82/cwt365.00–375.001,5532
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431332.71/cwt320.00–360.001,43421
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full445305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3571
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed465361.59/cwt355.00–365.001,6813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added474347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,64714
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474329.13/cwt320.00–345.001,56014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy497310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517306.22/cwt295.00–317.501,58314
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added532320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,70215
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added561317.43/cwt308.00–320.001,78113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571289.63/cwt282.50–305.001,65417
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy588275.52/cwt272.50–277.501,6205
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1606280.27/cwt275.00–285.001,6989
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added615290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7842
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720242.49/cwt242.00–243.001,7462
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added723246.23/cwt245.00–247.501,7806
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy740230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7021
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7981
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added790240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8962
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328411.39/cwt390.00–430.001,3496
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed345445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5353
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380401.02/cwt370.00–420.001,52413
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427376.19/cwt350.00–395.001,60610
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added430425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8284
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3921
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8143
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469359.80/cwt340.00–375.001,68713
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy488328.81/cwt325.00–335.001,6054
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Full495300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4851
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530315.84/cwt295.00–330.001,67410
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5681
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5391
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573306.81/cwt285.00–330.001,75810
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623283.65/cwt275.00–290.001,7679
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5961
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670280.29/cwt270.00–292.501,8783
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723252.60/cwt247.50–270.001,82623
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1827225.00/cwt220.00–230.001,8613
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,380149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,0561
Bulls——1,758184.00/cwt184.00–184.003,2352
Bulls——2,078165.56/cwt160.00–175.003,4404
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%830133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1041
Cows—Lean 85-90%930139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2931
Cows—Lean 85-90%930118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156154.31/cwt150.50–159.501,7844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191140.25/cwt132.00–146.001,67016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,676140.31/cwt134.50–144.502,3528
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,718.26/head1,350.00–1,850.001,7184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1771,830.35/head1,700.00–1,925.001,8303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,790.39/head1,650.00–1,925.001,7902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1962,152.06/head1,800.00–2,650.002,1526
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,896.43/head1,860.00–1,930.001,8962
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,066.67/head2,650.00–3,650.003,0673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,050.00/head2,950.00–3,150.003,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,950.00/head2,600.00–3,150.002,9504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,937.50/head2,650.00–3,150.002,9384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,081.25/head1,900.00–2,250.002,0814
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27901,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.