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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 26
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
918 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 779▲ 404 vs year ago 514 · +78.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 104▼ 10 vs year ago 68 · −14.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 37▲ 90 vs year ago 12 · +750.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall with slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady overall.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.12/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −27.61 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$366.12
77 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,952
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+9.58
vs TN average
−3.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533366.121,95277
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 sale77 hd
366.12
—
TN average19 barns · 1,332 hd
356.53
+9.58
National average160 barns · 10,603 hd
369.81
−3.69
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−27.61
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—Average1,655203.883,37416
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,250175.622,19513
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,472173.492,55410
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,029149.001,53313

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)1,395$3,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,228$3,1924thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,333$2,8583thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,295$2,8106
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,344$2,6924thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,288$2,5952thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,298$2,5793thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,070$2,8001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,083$2,9772thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$4,41411
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$3,8501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$3,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$3,5305
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,2501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$4,3003thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373504.53/cwt480.00–525.001,8824
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423459.73/cwt445.00–475.001,9452
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7202
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483407.47/cwt400.00–445.001,9687
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7681
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added511430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1974
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525389.10/cwt370.00–400.002,04311
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added552439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,4232
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576367.20/cwt345.00–385.002,11527
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0701
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added610395.63/cwt382.50–400.002,4134
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2191
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678336.39/cwt329.00–345.002,2817
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added722355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5632
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732333.87/cwt331.00–342.502,4444
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3311
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy785315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4732
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added812342.55/cwt340.00–344.002,78230
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2Value Added812327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,6552
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,6411
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added858335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8744
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added911352.00/cwt352.00–352.003,20755
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320417.03/cwt410.00–425.001,3342
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy327405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3242
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331456.00/cwt435.00–470.001,5098
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed335480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6081
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added350440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed353445.04/cwt440.00–450.001,5712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384409.63/cwt395.00–415.001,57326
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added395415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6391
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424398.86/cwt382.50–420.001,69127
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy431376.25/cwt375.00–377.501,6226
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added451407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,8383
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466381.26/cwt365.00–397.501,77737
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy474350.29/cwt330.00–360.001,6604
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524365.00/cwt345.00–380.001,91344
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added530390.56/cwt385.00–393.002,07016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7493
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567349.43/cwt340.00–357.001,98114
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added612350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1424
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622319.02/cwt310.00–330.001,98417
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added665348.32/cwt325.00–349.752,31634
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720292.52/cwt290.00–295.002,1062
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added782304.17/cwt302.50–305.002,3793
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1218669.31/cwt650.00–690.001,4592
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273589.45/cwt555.00–645.001,6095
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327447.30/cwt430.00–480.001,4633
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed332520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7262
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy368406.70/cwt400.00–420.001,4973
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5771
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382457.04/cwt435.00–485.001,74614
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed395500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9751
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy419371.99/cwt365.00–380.001,5595
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428410.32/cwt390.00–445.001,75615
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy465360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6741
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469387.30/cwt370.00–400.001,81638
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520374.77/cwt350.00–385.001,94919
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569362.94/cwt350.00–385.002,06530
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy596335.99/cwt335.00–340.002,0035
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619334.81/cwt320.00–350.002,07219
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670326.17/cwt320.00–345.002,1856
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added693367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,5473
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0801
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713312.56/cwt300.00–322.502,22911
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3955225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1493
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,525187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,8521
Bulls——1,630201.80/cwt191.00–210.003,28912
Bulls——1,797217.85/cwt214.00–220.003,9153
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%915138.32/cwt138.00–139.001,2663
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063152.20/cwt143.00–168.001,61810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,9071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248192.89/cwt183.00–198.002,4074
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253169.56/cwt163.00–177.002,1258
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,280164.17/cwt163.50–165.002,1012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,512174.08/cwt167.50–180.002,6327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,9611
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0832,976.91/head2,900.00–3,050.002,9772
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2283,191.50/head2,900.00–3,400.003,1924
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2882,595.05/head2,450.00–2,750.002,5952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,810.23/head2,500.00–3,000.002,8106
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2982,578.95/head2,350.00–2,700.002,5793
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3332,858.13/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3442,692.23/head2,450.00–2,950.002,6924
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3953,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,868.75/head4,650.00–5,000.004,8698
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,475.00/head3,350.00–3,600.003,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,050.00/head2,800.00–3,300.003,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.