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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 12
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
985 head
▼ 272 vs last sale 1,257▲ 985 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 93▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 65▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 3.00 higher overall; feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 higher overall with exception of those weighing 650 to 750 lbs. 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.36/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −49.36 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$344.36
82 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,878
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.44
vs TN average
−6.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545344.361,87882
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 sale82 hd
344.36
—
TN average17 barns · 944 hd
338.92
+5.44
National average152 barns · 8,349 hd
350.81
−6.45
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−49.36
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—Average1,693197.003,33612
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,223168.702,06326
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,445159.702,3086thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,053153.941,6218thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,085146.001,5841thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,3963thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,096$2,3855
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)963$1,8443thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)740$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)953$2,9122thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,178$2,8642thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$2,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,0003thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)780$1,6751thin

Every lot

99 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
Steers300–350Small 1335375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6991
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed415490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0343
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419430.39/cwt420.00–465.001,8038
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483398.59/cwt387.50–405.001,9255
Steers500–550Small 1500330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524378.35/cwt360.00–390.001,9839
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added569385.10/cwt372.50–390.002,19112
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1588355.95/cwt335.00–370.002,09313
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635348.68/cwt330.00–355.002,2148
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added666375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,49825
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685338.05/cwt325.00–365.002,31618
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714314.35/cwt310.00–320.002,2448
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added724358.76/cwt350.00–378.002,59735
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added752371.26/cwt330.00–375.002,79273
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778312.52/cwt310.00–315.002,4312
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1812310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5177
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added833319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,6573
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1893295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6343
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245420.00/cwt415.00–425.001,0292
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281409.78/cwt400.00–430.001,1514
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added295455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3421
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed318452.56/cwt445.00–460.001,4392
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334415.48/cwt395.00–435.001,3885
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed367445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6332
Heifers350–400Small 1375355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382410.36/cwt392.50–430.001,56824
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy383369.84/cwt365.00–375.001,4162
Heifers400–450Small 1400335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed415430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7851
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430380.29/cwt370.00–400.001,63525
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy433352.54/cwt350.00–355.001,5262
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2443364.99/cwt362.50–367.501,6173
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476369.05/cwt350.00–385.001,75733
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy492340.86/cwt337.50–345.001,6773
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added517375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9395
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525350.29/cwt330.00–370.001,83943
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added569350.67/cwt345.00–355.001,99514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579321.94/cwt315.00–337.501,86416
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy581310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629314.24/cwt305.00–330.001,97731
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added643363.93/cwt345.00–365.502,34081
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666290.04/cwt280.00–315.001,9326
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717289.96/cwt270.00–301.002,07910
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added720312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,2501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added756305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3064
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778266.66/cwt260.00–270.002,0753
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added846297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,5175
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added922300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,76656
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed265500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285435.53/cwt420.00–450.001,2412
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318405.12/cwt400.00–410.001,2882
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377427.30/cwt410.00–440.001,6118
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed378464.77/cwt460.00–470.001,7572
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415411.92/cwt395.00–430.001,70922
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy421381.52/cwt375.00–385.001,6063
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467377.75/cwt362.50–395.001,76434
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6733
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed484415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0095
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520361.98/cwt345.00–380.001,88240
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed537390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy542328.54/cwt320.00–335.001,7817
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572360.24/cwt337.50–377.502,06129
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8881
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9341
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617328.07/cwt315.00–345.002,02417
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625295.65/cwt290.00–307.501,8483
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635302.46/cwt300.00–305.001,9212
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669305.60/cwt292.50–317.502,0448
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1726297.12/cwt290.00–302.502,1575
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755271.66/cwt270.00–275.002,0513
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0021
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1851257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,1915
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Small 4576215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2383
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,300186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,4181
Bulls——1,729198.00/cwt188.00–207.003,42311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048155.65/cwt148.00–165.001,6317
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,5481
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203167.06/cwt159.00–174.002,01019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220154.84/cwt154.00–155.501,8892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299180.46/cwt177.00–185.002,3445
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412164.56/cwt162.00–169.002,3243
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478154.83/cwt152.50–157.002,2883
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,5841
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39631,843.86/head1,500.00–2,050.001,8443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,395.56/head2,200.00–2,550.002,3963
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0802,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,468.81/head2,250.00–2,750.002,4694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1151,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-27801,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,175.00/head2,850.00–3,500.003,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—2,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29532,911.75/head2,900.00–2,925.002,9122
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29902,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1782,864.49/head2,800.00–2,925.002,8642

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.