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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 21
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
720 head
▼ 245 vs last sale 965▼ 437 vs year ago 1,157 · −37.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 122▼ 45 vs year ago 122 · −36.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 44▲ 55 vs year ago 20 · +275.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 6.00 to 9.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 12.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.49/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −37.24 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$356.49
85 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,968
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$548
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$115.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.49
vs TN average
−34.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552362.802,00476
Medium and Large 2542322.411,7466thin
Small 1530300.001,5901thin
Medium and Large 2-3588247.501,4552thin
One grade step is worth $115.30/cwt here — about $548 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 sale85 hd
356.49
—
TN average17 barns · 1,100 hd
360.99
−4.49
National average186 barns · 24,193 hd
390.82
−34.33
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−37.24
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—Low1,744194.003,38314
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,538165.142,54017
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,311161.252,11338
CowsLean 85-90%High1,056146.331,54618

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)1,173$2,8002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,325$2,7232thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,222$2,2988
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,127$2,1774thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$2,1751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,025$2,6001thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,590$3,5001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,310$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,398$2,9833thin

Every lot

128 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1228492.36/cwt490.00–495.001,1232
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4852
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320453.72/cwt440.00–465.001,4525
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added345500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2369396.09/cwt385.00–410.001,4628
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376438.54/cwt420.00–450.001,6495
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy380395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5011
Steers350–400Small 1385347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,3381
Steers400–450Small 1410345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4151
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy417390.85/cwt390.00–392.501,6303
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added420460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9322
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440413.53/cwt400.00–430.001,82011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2442378.25/cwt355.00–390.001,6723
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467400.99/cwt390.00–415.001,8735
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478340.68/cwt300.00–360.001,6285
Steers450–500Small 1480300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added483442.44/cwt430.00–455.002,1372
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9243
Steers500–550Small 1520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525426.75/cwt410.00–435.002,2403
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526384.48/cwt377.50–395.002,02214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529354.33/cwt320.00–370.001,8748
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,2893
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555334.18/cwt310.00–350.001,8555
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569385.17/cwt380.00–397.502,19216
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620356.87/cwt342.50–365.002,21320
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9841
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625275.16/cwt270.00–280.001,7202
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added628395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671345.71/cwt340.00–360.002,32010
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8771
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3081
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added735340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4992
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy735300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2051
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4921
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy760305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3181
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added783335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6232
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added823319.50/cwt319.00–320.002,6292
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added925352.50/cwt352.50–352.503,26156
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1928305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8302
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223400.00/cwt400.00–400.008922
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1226432.65/cwt425.00–460.009786
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295320.00/cwt320.00–320.009441
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy300390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316430.69/cwt415.00–445.001,3614
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330354.77/cwt340.00–370.001,1712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368415.92/cwt395.00–425.001,53111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374372.09/cwt350.00–390.001,39210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418383.65/cwt370.00–395.001,60417
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432348.80/cwt325.00–370.001,5075
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5232
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added437403.42/cwt400.00–405.001,7633
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added454420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9074
Heifers450–500Small 1455320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4561
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy473340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6083
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475370.15/cwt360.00–382.501,75831
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485323.83/cwt320.00–335.001,5714
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522350.29/cwt345.00–360.001,82917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added524377.83/cwt375.00–380.001,9807
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7852
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525314.86/cwt300.00–330.001,6534
Heifers500–550Small 1530300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5901
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added560376.85/cwt370.00–380.002,11025
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575355.79/cwt342.50–362.502,04624
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575337.50/cwt330.00–345.001,9412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,9291
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3588247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4552
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616329.35/cwt320.00–337.502,02919
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620269.60/cwt250.00–280.001,6723
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3258
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665316.40/cwt310.00–335.002,10410
Heifers650–700Small 1670220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4741
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673275.04/cwt270.00–280.001,8514
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1706285.02/cwt280.00–300.002,0129
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added720327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,3582
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2801
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2779263.61/cwt245.00–275.002,0544
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added792323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,55812
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2961
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added826336.50/cwt336.50–336.502,77963
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1893263.52/cwt257.50–267.502,3535
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4361
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382409.34/cwt395.00–422.501,5643
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383440.09/cwt435.00–450.001,6863
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy410395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415351.96/cwt337.50–367.501,4612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,7796
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473339.93/cwt310.00–370.001,60810
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485379.92/cwt375.00–385.001,8434
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515321.57/cwt300.00–330.001,6564
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531379.12/cwt365.00–395.002,0137
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2553330.03/cwt320.00–335.001,8253
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562365.58/cwt355.00–375.002,0559
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617358.80/cwt330.00–365.002,2149
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2617275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6972
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668330.73/cwt325.00–334.002,20914
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715317.63/cwt305.00–324.002,2717
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728273.35/cwt270.00–275.001,9903
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780308.63/cwt305.00–320.002,4074
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865247.54/cwt245.00–250.002,1412
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2900220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9801
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,630195.01/cwt192.00–198.003,1797
Bulls——1,688209.25/cwt208.50–210.003,5322
Bulls——1,925186.50/cwt180.00–189.003,5905
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047157.35/cwt154.00–163.001,6477
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055129.16/cwt124.00–136.001,3634
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066145.13/cwt139.00–151.001,5477
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282163.21/cwt158.00–169.002,09226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,357152.47/cwt145.00–158.002,06910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,4481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445156.40/cwt153.00–160.002,2602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,450179.59/cwt174.00–184.002,6042
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560165.83/cwt162.00–171.002,58714
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3103,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5903,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0202,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0732,069.33/head1,950.00–2,200.002,0693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0982,019.42/head1,800.00–2,250.002,0194
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3253,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,722.74/head2,325.00–3,100.002,7232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,577.32/head2,450.00–2,800.002,5774
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3703,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4552,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501

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.