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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 9
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
993 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 911▲ 993 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 105▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 76▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 500 lbs. sold sharply lower with those weighing over 500 lbs. unevenly steady. Feeder heifers weighing up to 450 lbs. sold sharply lower with those weighing over 450 lbs. 7.00 lower. Feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. sold sharply lower with those weighing over 500 lbs. 8.00 higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, with lean cows 8.00 to 9.00 lower, and bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $358.37/cwt on 168 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −35.36 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$358.37
168 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,917
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$401
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$54.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.35
vs TN average
−9.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536359.951,929163
Small 1510315.001,6071thin
Medium and Large 2501304.991,5284thin
One grade step is worth $54.96/cwt here — about $401 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale168 hd
358.37
—
TN average16 barns · 1,111 hd
359.72
−1.35
National average171 barns · 13,169 hd
368.34
−9.97
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−35.36
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—Average1,890201.563,80910
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,444171.032,46912
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,216168.962,05529
CowsLean 85-90%Average969145.461,4097thin

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)1,156$2,8417
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,3623thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)837$2,1775
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)745$1,8751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)795$1,8001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,050$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$3,5501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$3,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,3004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,6501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)—$3,1001thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7942
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6523
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,5372
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added440455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473389.90/cwt375.00–395.001,84411
Steers500–550Small 1500340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed510410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529381.35/cwt370.00–400.002,01720
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571377.82/cwt355.00–395.002,15722
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9341
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627360.72/cwt332.50–375.002,26216
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added631394.17/cwt382.50–400.002,48727
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669366.28/cwt355.00–375.002,45012
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705346.99/cwt335.00–352.502,4465
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added724364.00/cwt362.50–367.502,63522
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added759354.66/cwt338.00–359.002,6925
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1781329.29/cwt325.00–331.002,5724
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added833339.58/cwt339.00–340.002,8297
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added871335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,91812
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,8441
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added950313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,9744
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed305445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3571
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330399.42/cwt390.00–415.001,31812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367368.32/cwt365.00–370.001,3523
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376390.02/cwt375.00–400.001,46625
Heifers400–450Small 1415345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4321
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422375.08/cwt350.00–395.001,58344
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6225
Heifers450–500Small 1470320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5041
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added475372.44/cwt365.00–375.001,7694
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476364.64/cwt350.00–380.001,73617
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy483332.46/cwt325.00–335.001,6064
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2501304.99/cwt300.00–320.001,5284
Heifers500–550Small 1510315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6071
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518399.35/cwt367.50–411.002,06956
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523346.53/cwt330.00–362.501,81256
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6965
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570330.64/cwt320.00–346.001,88536
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7833
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added593352.70/cwt350.00–370.002,0927
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623316.81/cwt310.00–330.001,9748
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added630345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,17427
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy637300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9112
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy656281.67/cwt275.00–285.001,8483
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1661308.32/cwt300.00–310.002,0386
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714311.01/cwt295.00–315.002,22113
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added728326.29/cwt320.00–330.002,3758
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added847310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6262
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,3003
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280505.08/cwt495.00–510.001,4143
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed295560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6521
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed305550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6782
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3641
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318487.97/cwt475.00–500.001,5528
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2350400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374461.03/cwt440.00–475.001,72410
Bulls350–400Small 1395360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4221
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8251
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415416.46/cwt395.00–435.001,72811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy418371.71/cwt370.00–375.001,5543
Bulls400–450Small 1440382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,6832
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5931
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467375.72/cwt362.50–400.001,75511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528376.97/cwt355.00–390.001,99027
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569366.58/cwt345.00–385.002,08622
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9931
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622337.03/cwt320.00–355.002,09626
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666334.29/cwt330.00–340.002,22619
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1717295.44/cwt285.00–312.502,1185
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763294.07/cwt291.00–300.002,2443
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835260.12/cwt250.00–270.002,1723
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1631
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1928237.69/cwt227.50–247.502,2062
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,2552
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,825198.57/cwt187.00–209.003,6248
Bulls——2,150213.52/cwt213.00–214.004,5912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%903138.28/cwt137.50–139.001,2492
Cows—Lean 85-90%995148.33/cwt143.00–156.001,4765
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,093156.11/cwt154.00–158.001,7062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197167.60/cwt160.00–176.002,00623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,388183.21/cwt178.00–188.002,5434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,418168.02/cwt165.00–174.002,3839
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520180.04/cwt178.00–183.002,7373
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-27451,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Heifers—Small 1-27901,962.42/head1,950.00–1,975.001,9622
Bred Heifers—Small 1-27951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28682,319.77/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3203
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28851,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39402,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1922,940.03/head2,450.00–3,400.002,9406
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,806.10/head2,500.00–3,100.002,8062
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small 1-2—3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001

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.