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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 14
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
965 head
▲ 277 vs last sale 688▼ 107 vs year ago 1,072 · −10.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 97▲ 3 vs year ago 119 · +2.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 45▼ 23 vs year ago 67 · −34.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher overall with no comparisons available for feeder steers and bulls due to limited comparable data from last week's sale. High-quality offerings and strong demand was noted for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower overall.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.65/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −26.08 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$367.65
82 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,019
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+15.46
vs TN average
−30.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549367.652,01982
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
367.65
—
TN average14 barns · 557 hd
352.19
+15.46
National average180 barns · 19,448 hd
397.86
−30.21
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−26.08
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—Low1,706193.563,30215
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,195166.191,98522
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,482164.352,43627
CowsLean 85-90%High1,026146.771,50616
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,390146.002,0291thin

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)1,346$2,6524thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,6251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$2,4557
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,069$2,1697
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$1,9913thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,335$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)775$2,1001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,010$2,8282thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$3,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,0502thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,3611
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed335501.00/cwt501.00–501.001,6785
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy345430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4841
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372468.50/cwt445.00–485.001,7433
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421417.39/cwt415.00–420.001,7574
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added445475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1141
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9581
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476412.70/cwt395.00–420.001,96411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8621
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added528434.95/cwt420.00–445.002,2975
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531393.87/cwt390.00–400.002,09117
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570377.11/cwt370.00–395.002,1507
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added600377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,2653
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677336.28/cwt330.00–340.002,2778
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added678390.51/cwt385.00–397.502,64818
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added715370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6461
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717336.91/cwt330.00–340.002,41613
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added795358.88/cwt337.50–360.002,85320
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5992
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added840338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,8391
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added884334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,9535
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,045300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,1351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added310485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5041
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319413.93/cwt390.00–435.001,32019
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382403.01/cwt390.00–430.001,53931
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed390445.00/cwt440.00–450.001,7362
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423392.96/cwt370.00–410.001,66218
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added431415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7893
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy433360.27/cwt350.00–365.001,5603
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468327.49/cwt325.00–330.001,5332
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473377.90/cwt365.00–385.001,78736
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added481395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9004
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added526386.63/cwt385.00–390.002,0349
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531370.90/cwt352.50–380.001,96934
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0902
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569362.26/cwt350.00–375.002,06133
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590335.60/cwt330.00–340.001,9804
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615340.40/cwt320.00–352.502,09329
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy655294.96/cwt290.00–300.001,9322
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667324.81/cwt315.00–335.002,1665
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705303.71/cwt290.00–312.502,1414
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added734359.86/cwt320.00–361.002,64173
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1772298.35/cwt290.00–310.002,3036
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added790312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,4693
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873294.99/cwt285.00–300.002,5753
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added930295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235489.36/cwt470.00–510.001,1504
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed239541.46/cwt530.00–545.001,2944
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2268452.57/cwt450.00–455.001,2132
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3201
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327434.81/cwt420.00–440.001,4224
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1334477.77/cwt450.00–485.001,59616
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363446.57/cwt430.00–480.001,62111
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed365495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8073
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365389.79/cwt385.00–395.001,4232
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed402450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8092
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415359.88/cwt350.00–370.001,4942
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423417.88/cwt390.00–440.001,76827
Bulls450–500Small 1455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5931
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470398.20/cwt385.00–415.001,87218
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7972
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7955
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520355.14/cwt350.00–360.001,8472
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521386.74/cwt370.00–400.002,01544
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8082
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573376.46/cwt365.00–390.002,15715
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2593352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,0906
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621350.37/cwt325.00–372.502,17637
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1679339.86/cwt322.50–365.002,30810
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy685325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2261
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728318.35/cwt315.00–320.002,3183
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,195189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,2591
Bulls——1,435180.08/cwt179.00–181.002,5842
Bulls——1,774193.80/cwt185.00–201.503,43810
Bulls——1,893208.13/cwt207.00–209.003,9402
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%928162.96/cwt162.00–164.001,5122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,020142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,4481
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039146.21/cwt138.00–154.001,51912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045133.91/cwt133.00–135.001,3992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183149.24/cwt148.00–150.501,7662
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188177.80/cwt174.00–185.002,1126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199163.64/cwt157.00–172.501,96214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,424175.91/cwt174.00–178.002,5054
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,514163.26/cwt155.00–170.502,47222
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,390146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,0291
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,828.47/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8282
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27752,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0692,169.05/head1,850.00–2,700.002,1697
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,454.83/head2,150.00–3,150.002,4557
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,985.99/head1,750.00–2,250.001,9862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3462,651.90/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6524
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
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—3,050.00/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0502

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.