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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 28
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
814 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 720▼ 173 vs year ago 987 · −17.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 77▼ 80 vs year ago 165 · −48.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 75▲ 29 vs year ago 18 · +161.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing up to 450 lbs. sold 9.00 lower with those weighing over 450 lbs. 20.00 to 40.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 20.00 to 45.00 lower overall and feeder bulls weighing up to 500 lbs. sold 6.00 lower with those weighing over 500 lbs. 25.00 to 45.00 lower overall. Drastic decline in price of feeder cattle due to recent sharp downturn in the feeder cattle futures market. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows sold 10.00 to 11.00 lower with lean cows and bulls 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $360.20/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −85.18 against this barn's trailing median of $445.38.
Average price
$360.20
25 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,939
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−3.88
vs TN average
−69.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538360.201,93925
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 sale25 hd
360.20
—
TN average12 barns · 421 hd
364.08
−3.88
National average179 barns · 33,800 hd
429.72
−69.52
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.38
−85.18
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
517458400341median 445.3803/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $355.08, median $445.38 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—Average1,634190.033,10613
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,510155.962,35417
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,226153.921,88720
CowsLean 85-90%Low998128.811,2857thin

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)1,278$2,2686
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$2,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,445$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$2,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,248$2,0022thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$1,9882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$1,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)975$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)950$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)885$2,2813thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,410$3,2251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$3,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,1004thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added285540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3331
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed320485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5522
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4431
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added381425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6193
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415422.89/cwt420.00–435.001,7555
Steers450–500Small 1Value Added450310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3951
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added452437.48/cwt430.00–440.001,9774
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477395.39/cwt385.00–410.001,8868
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519348.12/cwt340.00–370.001,80711
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added533391.97/cwt387.50–400.002,0898
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full570315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7961
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added575365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0991
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9894
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added618356.60/cwt351.00–357.502,20434
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,9072
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628326.33/cwt320.00–337.502,04914
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy650302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,9661
Steers650–700Small 1Fleshy665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1862
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added686345.73/cwt345.00–348.002,37212
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2401
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718305.03/cwt300.00–310.002,1903
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added774322.19/cwt317.50–325.002,49431
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added805335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,69760
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1814305.70/cwt292.50–310.002,4884
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy825280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3101
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added868336.17/cwt333.25–339.002,918120
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3331
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy361344.74/cwt335.00–350.001,2453
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387378.09/cwt365.00–380.001,4638
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415376.48/cwt370.00–385.001,5627
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418344.95/cwt340.00–355.001,4425
Heifers400–450Small 1435305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3271
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added466370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7245
Heifers450–500Small 1475290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3781
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477344.93/cwt335.00–360.001,64519
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490321.26/cwt320.00–322.501,5742
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy518307.58/cwt305.00–310.001,5932
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529328.97/cwt320.00–342.001,74032
Heifers500–550Small 1540302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,6342
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added557340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8944
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564315.26/cwt312.50–320.001,7788
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy583294.92/cwt285.00–305.001,7194
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added614316.99/cwt315.00–320.001,9465
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618291.96/cwt290.00–310.001,80410
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy634281.25/cwt280.00–285.001,7834
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685284.19/cwt275.00–290.001,9476
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy688260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7894
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added706290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,04713
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy757243.30/cwt240.00–250.001,8423
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added773290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2428
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy810260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1062
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325436.73/cwt420.00–460.001,4198
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed358475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7014
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381426.37/cwt425.00–435.001,6247
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy383402.58/cwt400.00–405.001,5422
Bulls350–400Small 1383365.20/cwt355.00–375.001,3992
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422392.39/cwt380.00–420.001,6569
Bulls400–450Small 1445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
Bulls450–500Small 1475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479388.36/cwt370.00–405.001,86010
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485357.55/cwt355.00–360.001,7342
Bulls500–550Small 1505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy519291.32/cwt280.00–300.001,5129
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526348.34/cwt340.00–352.501,8323
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4721
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565296.82/cwt290.00–310.001,6778
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566329.88/cwt320.00–335.001,86713
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624311.39/cwt290.00–315.001,94311
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630273.73/cwt270.00–282.501,7246
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2637280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7842
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668289.03/cwt280.00–300.001,9313
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy687273.37/cwt270.00–275.001,8783
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778286.97/cwt280.00–290.002,2335
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,300198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,5741
Bulls——1,590169.74/cwt167.00–173.002,6992
Bulls——1,632205.65/cwt203.00–211.003,3563
Bulls——1,696187.99/cwt187.00–189.003,1887
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%966122.22/cwt118.00–126.001,1814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040137.59/cwt135.00–140.001,4313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195153.95/cwt144.00–163.001,84016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335140.19/cwt138.00–142.001,8722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,363167.43/cwt165.00–169.502,2822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,509154.23/cwt143.50–163.502,32715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515168.91/cwt168.00–170.002,5592
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4103,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28851,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2482,001.50/head1,950.00–2,050.002,0022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2782,267.93/head1,900.00–2,600.002,2686
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4452,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29382,571.60/head2,250.00–2,850.002,5722
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.