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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, May 27
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
562 head
▼ 276 vs last sale 838▼ 47 vs year ago 609 · −7.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 150▼ 36 vs year ago 98 · −36.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 54▲ 17 vs year ago 17 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. All classes of Feeder Cattle steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.63/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −78.10 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$315.63
55 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,743
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.58
vs TN average
−17.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554321.341,77947
Medium and Large 2543282.121,5338thin
One grade step is worth $39.22/cwt here — about $246 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale55 hd
315.63
—
TN average10 barns · 418 hd
316.21
−0.58
National average127 barns · 6,029 hd
332.69
−17.06
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−78.10
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—Average1,673201.523,37210
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,497164.992,4707thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,181162.871,92333
CowsLean 85-90%High943141.441,3347thin

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)1,190$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,173$2,2903thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,455$2,2751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,107$2,2203thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,305$1,7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)995$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,5333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,6001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,9001thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1281511.56/cwt500.00–520.001,4375
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5621
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380365.00/cwt360.00–370.001,3872
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added395435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7183
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413373.39/cwt370.00–380.001,5423
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432410.08/cwt395.00–415.001,7725
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463342.66/cwt320.00–355.001,5873
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1491371.34/cwt365.00–380.001,82322
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added493395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9473
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518392.16/cwt390.00–395.002,0317
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524372.52/cwt360.00–385.001,9528
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2541345.80/cwt325.00–350.001,8716
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565360.41/cwt350.00–367.502,0365
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575339.78/cwt335.00–343.001,95411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581281.22/cwt265.00–310.001,6349
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615313.12/cwt300.00–340.001,9263
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added618363.78/cwt362.50–365.002,2482
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624339.48/cwt335.00–340.002,11810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy626325.05/cwt320.00–327.502,0353
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added654336.15/cwt335.00–339.002,1987
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670315.44/cwt300.00–320.002,1138
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724312.01/cwt310.00–312.502,2595
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2Value Added765285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1802
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1771291.53/cwt290.00–293.002,2484
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy775250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9381
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy815245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9971
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added820275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2552
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2Value Added855280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3941
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added896270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4197
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4381
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1997245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4432
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0622
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed310405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0721
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2771
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383388.44/cwt380.00–400.001,4887
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4041
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2392313.28/cwt300.00–320.001,2283
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added400398.33/cwt390.00–400.001,5936
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431345.87/cwt335.00–350.001,49114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431292.44/cwt260.00–300.001,2606
Heifers400–450Small 1435340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4791
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy439328.75/cwt325.00–330.001,4434
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added458356.56/cwt350.00–360.001,6336
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463313.98/cwt285.00–330.001,4547
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475335.17/cwt330.00–340.001,59217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy477327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,5622
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520284.13/cwt250.00–315.001,4775
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521335.77/cwt332.50–340.001,74913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added522345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy534318.75/cwt310.00–325.001,7024
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added569331.64/cwt331.00–335.001,8876
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy569296.27/cwt280.00–300.001,6868
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582278.77/cwt235.00–300.001,6223
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583312.91/cwt309.00–325.001,82413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy618277.53/cwt275.00–280.001,7152
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added632300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8962
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660254.36/cwt250.00–260.001,6794
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6681
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8721
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775256.25/cwt255.00–257.501,9862
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added812250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0309
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0212
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy305390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1901
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5482
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373427.48/cwt400.00–445.001,5956
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed375460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380363.33/cwt330.00–380.001,3813
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed405410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6611
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426378.59/cwt370.00–385.001,61310
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443322.54/cwt315.00–330.001,4292
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed463392.46/cwt390.00–400.001,8174
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470318.34/cwt280.00–330.001,4966
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481363.79/cwt340.00–380.001,75023
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517301.60/cwt270.00–325.001,5597
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520367.43/cwt360.00–375.001,91110
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy536351.00/cwt345.00–352.501,8815
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy568335.06/cwt330.00–337.501,9033
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569349.65/cwt340.00–365.001,99021
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571302.17/cwt280.00–330.001,7254
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618279.70/cwt265.00–295.001,7292
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623319.22/cwt300.00–328.001,98916
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665305.57/cwt290.00–320.002,03212
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2681263.38/cwt260.00–270.001,7943
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9171
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1727273.49/cwt257.50–285.001,9886
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9881
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1682
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,483189.55/cwt186.00–194.002,8113
Bulls——1,755206.65/cwt198.00–220.003,6277
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%935150.88/cwt149.00–155.001,4113
Cows—Lean 85-90%945114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0771
Cows—Lean 85-90%950141.14/cwt137.00–147.001,3413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,012148.25/cwt145.00–150.001,5003
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155159.81/cwt152.00–168.001,84621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298174.87/cwt168.00–189.002,2709
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,479160.81/cwt154.50–168.002,3785
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543175.43/cwt172.00–178.002,7072
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1732,289.77/head1,950.00–2,675.002,2903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1882,380.00/head2,125.00–2,600.002,3802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4552,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—2,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001

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.