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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 22
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
990 head
▲ 166 vs last sale 824▼ 199 vs year ago 1,189 · −16.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 94▼ 11 vs year ago 92 · −12.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 35▲ 19 vs year ago 13 · +146.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.77/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −32.96 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$360.77
135 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,917
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$380
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$74.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+25.42
vs TN average
+20.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529378.002,00090
Medium and Large 1537329.111,76640
Medium and Large 2533303.971,6205thin
One grade step is worth $74.03/cwt here — about $380 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale135 hd
360.77
—
TN average14 barns · 943 hd
335.35
+25.42
National average146 barns · 6,788 hd
340.18
+20.59
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−32.96
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—Low1,572185.082,90911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,320157.432,07842
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,429155.842,22710
CowsLean 85-90%High1,125143.101,60910

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)1,680$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,332$2,5814thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,320$2,1204thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,309$2,0134thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)895$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)820$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,405$3,4076
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)920$2,0262thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260340.00/cwt340.00–340.008841
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2472
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy323387.52/cwt385.00–390.001,2522
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4392
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338389.89/cwt385.00–395.001,3182
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378415.37/cwt400.00–425.001,5705
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416401.98/cwt395.00–410.001,6725
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3981
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6241
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2464353.37/cwt305.00–365.001,6405
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465388.68/cwt385.00–390.001,8074
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy513356.97/cwt355.00–365.001,8315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513341.60/cwt300.00–365.001,7524
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520372.56/cwt370.00–385.001,93710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added533396.14/cwt390.00–400.002,1115
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576369.33/cwt362.50–375.002,12716
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added577385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2218
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578327.45/cwt325.00–330.001,8932
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623331.51/cwt325.00–340.002,0655
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669329.39/cwt320.00–335.002,20411
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0301
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3502
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added771330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5444
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780262.79/cwt240.00–285.002,0502
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782296.76/cwt292.50–300.002,3217
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added815312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,5471
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,4421
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4841
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added932284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,6472
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1985275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,7091
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Value Added1,000289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,89051
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,018258.73/cwt252.50–265.002,6342
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3292320.00/cwt320.00–320.009342
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333339.62/cwt330.00–350.001,1312
Heifers350–400Small 1358283.72/cwt275.00–300.001,0163
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368326.97/cwt310.00–350.001,2033
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385381.17/cwt380.00–385.001,4684
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429350.42/cwt340.00–357.501,50325
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432324.03/cwt317.50–335.001,4003
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440408.50/cwt408.50–408.501,797110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1381
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added459353.94/cwt350.00–355.001,6255
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2462323.34/cwt320.00–325.001,4943
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470315.82/cwt312.50–320.001,4843
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473337.89/cwt330.00–349.001,59816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added503345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7353
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518299.95/cwt270.00–315.001,5543
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525332.09/cwt320.00–336.001,74323
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,00090
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563320.80/cwt317.50–332.001,80614
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added605323.36/cwt320.00–330.001,9566
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623288.26/cwt275.00–295.001,7966
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634310.01/cwt305.00–315.001,9658
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658298.21/cwt290.00–305.001,9627
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added681311.22/cwt310.00–315.002,1194
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705280.04/cwt275.00–285.001,9742
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added708327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,31971
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1771285.02/cwt280.00–290.002,1984
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added800267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,1402
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9801
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376394.91/cwt380.00–410.001,4858
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380344.21/cwt330.00–375.001,3083
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425384.09/cwt375.00–405.001,63210
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429342.40/cwt320.00–365.001,4697
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458373.51/cwt360.00–375.001,71110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471342.81/cwt330.00–355.001,6154
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514362.02/cwt355.00–370.001,8615
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524322.91/cwt280.00–350.001,69215
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566338.32/cwt335.00–350.001,91512
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573314.85/cwt300.00–325.001,8043
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy582322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,8772
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612316.10/cwt310.00–320.001,93512
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615298.28/cwt297.50–300.001,83411
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666308.80/cwt300.00–315.002,05711
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2691273.36/cwt270.00–275.001,8893
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7391
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8501
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,212167.23/cwt163.00–177.002,0273
Bulls——1,385205.83/cwt203.00–209.002,8512
Bulls——1,814187.08/cwt183.00–196.003,3946
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0891
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130139.16/cwt132.00–142.001,5734
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,147152.87/cwt147.00–155.001,7535
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,230147.22/cwt145.00–149.001,8112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,304156.88/cwt151.00–162.002,04627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,339167.22/cwt163.00–170.002,2398
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358148.36/cwt143.00–151.002,0157
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,479157.99/cwt153.50–160.502,3378
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-38201,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28952,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,814.29/head2,600.00–3,000.002,8142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,120.34/head2,025.00–2,250.002,1204
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,084.34/head2,000.00–2,175.002,0843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,4732,348.39/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39202,025.68/head1,900.00–2,150.002,0262
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3703,447.99/head3,050.00–3,700.003,4484
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6553,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001

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.