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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 6
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,245 head
▲ 732 vs last sale 513▲ 678 vs year ago 567 · +119.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 79▲ 18 vs year ago 113 · +15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 28▲ 55 vs year ago 20 · +275.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends available due to no sales the last two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $371.97/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −21.76 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$371.97
113 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,023
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$44.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.71
vs TN average
−38.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543372.362,024112
Medium and Large 2580328.001,9021thin
One grade step is worth $44.36/cwt here — about $121 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale113 hd
371.97
—
TN average10 barns · 621 hd
359.26
+12.71
National average199 barns · 28,725 hd
410.10
−38.13
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−21.76
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—High1,710193.483,30921
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,294164.012,12233
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,509162.912,45818
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,124145.511,63615

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)1,238$2,98311
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$2,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$2,65013
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,169$2,2724thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,048$2,0873thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,063$2,0034thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,233$1,9872thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,355$3,0314thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$3,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,3833thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$3,1003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,7001thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,4491
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288617.30/cwt610.00–625.001,7782
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318502.26/cwt490.00–517.501,5973
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added320550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7605
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384476.44/cwt460.00–490.001,8307
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8681
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421481.71/cwt465.00–505.002,02813
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added468496.61/cwt495.00–500.002,3246
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480465.39/cwt455.00–490.002,23412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added521438.11/cwt427.50–445.002,28323
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527408.13/cwt390.00–425.002,15113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy550355.83/cwt352.50–357.501,9573
Steers550–600Small 1Fleshy555330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8321
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added562452.50/cwt425.00–470.002,54320
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566404.20/cwt385.00–421.002,28818
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623383.32/cwt362.50–395.002,38814
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added624408.01/cwt400.00–415.002,54616
Steers600–650Small 1640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680347.97/cwt340.00–355.002,3668
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added682379.34/cwt375.00–383.002,58748
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717329.33/cwt325.00–335.002,3614
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added728377.51/cwt345.00–383.502,74868
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773335.98/cwt325.00–337.502,59710
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added789348.42/cwt346.00–349.002,7495
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added812337.92/cwt335.00–339.002,74413
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865328.36/cwt326.00–334.002,84011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1208460.36/cwt450.00–470.009582
Heifers250–300Small 1270380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0261
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272436.93/cwt420.00–445.001,1887
Heifers300–350Small 1315355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1181
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy318390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2403
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331417.00/cwt400.00–425.001,38013
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full370370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3691
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378426.46/cwt415.00–440.001,61218
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy388395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5332
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424403.93/cwt385.00–420.001,71336
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425371.69/cwt370.00–375.001,5803
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added429438.06/cwt430.00–442.001,8799
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added468425.10/cwt417.00–430.001,9897
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480378.63/cwt360.00–407.501,81736
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy486355.62/cwt355.00–357.501,7284
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added508411.84/cwt400.00–415.002,09219
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy521340.20/cwt335.00–346.001,7726
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525375.21/cwt355.00–390.001,97033
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added569375.76/cwt370.00–380.002,13828
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569346.62/cwt335.00–365.001,97223
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,9021
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy582320.82/cwt320.00–322.501,8673
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625352.68/cwt347.50–356.002,20418
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626332.21/cwt320.00–340.002,08028
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy636311.71/cwt300.00–315.001,9829
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added659340.76/cwt335.00–348.002,24617
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671317.76/cwt310.00–330.002,13214
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700317.50/cwt315.00–320.002,2232
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added713346.28/cwt334.00–348.002,46916
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy738275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0305
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770298.64/cwt290.00–307.502,3002
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added833301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,5077
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added916277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,5373
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Small 1285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1293540.35/cwt530.00–572.501,5834
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322467.99/cwt450.00–500.001,5077
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed324548.02/cwt530.00–560.001,7765
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377470.36/cwt440.00–505.001,77321
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421443.02/cwt425.00–470.001,86513
Bulls400–450Small 1430396.18/cwt395.00–400.001,7044
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy434401.84/cwt400.00–410.001,7445
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy458417.54/cwt415.00–420.001,9122
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465465.29/cwt440.00–490.002,16422
Bulls450–500Small 1480366.14/cwt355.00–385.001,7574
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526406.45/cwt390.00–425.002,13827
Bulls500–550Small 1545300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6351
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1579389.14/cwt365.00–410.002,25325
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy592335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9832
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615363.89/cwt337.50–390.002,23811
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625328.71/cwt327.50–330.002,0542
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0131
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674333.25/cwt317.00–343.002,24617
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1721333.57/cwt320.00–341.002,40510
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1758322.17/cwt322.00–322.502,4423
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,695211.25/cwt210.00–213.003,5812
Bulls——1,712191.61/cwt182.00–201.003,28019
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042130.05/cwt120.00–135.001,3553
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145149.37/cwt139.00–159.501,71012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265149.57/cwt149.00–150.001,8922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287160.56/cwt152.00–170.002,06625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,333183.21/cwt174.00–201.002,4426
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383177.11/cwt176.00–178.002,4492
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485150.50/cwt150.50–150.502,2351
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527161.84/cwt156.00–165.002,47115
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,3303,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3632,908.44/head2,350.00–3,350.002,9083
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28551,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1271,936.87/head1,700.00–2,125.001,9373
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,267.36/head2,175.00–2,400.002,2672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1692,271.50/head2,050.00–2,450.002,2724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,650.15/head2,350.00–3,170.002,65013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,987.47/head1,975.00–2,000.001,9872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,982.87/head2,650.00–3,550.002,98311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4252,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
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—3,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,100.00/head2,900.00–3,250.003,1003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501

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.