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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 17
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
698 head
▲ 176 vs last sale 522▼ 22 vs year ago 720 · −3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 85▼ 53 vs year ago 126 · −42.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 41▲ 37 vs year ago 6 · +616.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with lower-quality feeder offerings noted, feeder steers sold 5.00 higher, with feeder heifers mostly steady overall, and feeder bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher overall and no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $380.53/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −64.85 against this barn's trailing median of $445.38.
Average price
$380.53
38 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,084
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+15.91
vs TN average
+8.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548380.532,08438
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 sale38 hd
380.53
—
TN average14 barns · 538 hd
364.62
+15.91
National average146 barns · 8,317 hd
371.92
+8.61
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.38
−64.85
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—High1,603200.163,2097thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,249164.282,05228
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,397160.882,2478thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,027144.331,48210
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,239132.611,6435thin

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)1,315$2,8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,425$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,430$2,3892thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,258$2,3724thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,272$2,0013thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,113$1,8942thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$2,0801thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,470$3,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,3926
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$3,2002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,6444thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,2836

Every lot

92 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,0461
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335402.47/cwt400.00–410.001,3484
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367437.85/cwt415.00–445.001,6074
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429403.09/cwt390.00–410.001,72913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added431420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8104
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471406.67/cwt395.00–415.001,9155
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added483418.56/cwt418.00–420.002,0227
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,1041
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521389.85/cwt371.00–402.502,03117
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added572375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,14511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572366.13/cwt345.00–370.002,0949
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625348.28/cwt345.00–350.002,1773
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added650345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2431
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1652320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0862
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added705315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2212
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added832309.50/cwt309.50–309.502,57560
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1862281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,4224
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added922299.50/cwt299.50–299.502,76158
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220430.00/cwt430.00–430.009461
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed230485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,1161
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed255430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0971
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1267378.97/cwt370.00–390.001,0123
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321380.51/cwt370.00–400.001,2214
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed325420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3651
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360342.33/cwt330.00–355.001,2322
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369375.54/cwt365.00–390.001,3868
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added383402.76/cwt395.00–410.001,5437
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added409403.59/cwt392.50–415.001,6519
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428353.07/cwt340.00–380.001,51111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy433325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4072
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472351.39/cwt342.50–360.001,65918
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy472321.99/cwt320.00–325.001,5205
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6582
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6281
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526333.73/cwt325.00–345.001,75522
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added530352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,8683
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added563342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,9284
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572324.89/cwt317.50–335.001,85820
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2596280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6693
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624305.49/cwt282.50–317.501,90615
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added650292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,9011
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672276.37/cwt270.00–287.501,8579
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added715279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,9951
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1734269.59/cwt260.00–275.001,9796
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280422.10/cwt400.00–450.001,1824
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1312
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed325445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4461
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330398.75/cwt395.00–405.001,3164
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy360370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3322
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382397.38/cwt385.00–430.001,51815
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed405445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8021
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420390.03/cwt370.00–410.001,63819
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5482
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy467346.79/cwt340.00–355.001,6203
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476371.88/cwt360.00–400.001,77021
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,6871
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526370.64/cwt350.00–390.001,95016
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577343.78/cwt330.00–360.001,98424
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy613300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8392
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615325.48/cwt316.00–342.502,00211
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660309.29/cwt292.50–325.002,0414
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy710265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8821
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725281.85/cwt280.00–287.502,0434
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,501194.18/cwt193.00–195.002,9154
Bulls——1,570184.50/cwt184.50–184.502,8971
Bulls——1,825219.96/cwt219.00–221.004,0142
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018126.22/cwt124.00–129.001,2852
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029148.86/cwt139.00–153.001,5328
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230160.99/cwt154.00–168.001,98021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307174.16/cwt170.00–180.502,2767
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,372162.58/cwt155.00–168.002,2317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,3391
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128128.01/cwt127.00–129.001,4443
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,405139.50/cwt139.00–140.001,9602
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4703,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,600.00/head3,550.00–3,650.003,6004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,975.00/head2,450.00–3,500.002,9752
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—2,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,662.50/head2,650.00–2,675.002,6632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,625.00/head2,600.00–2,650.002,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0754
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29302,080.00/head2,080.00–2,080.002,0801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,893.60/head1,800.00–1,975.001,8942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,371.87/head2,250.00–2,600.002,3724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2722,000.62/head1,775.00–2,200.002,0013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4302,388.51/head2,375.00–2,400.002,3892

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.