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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 13
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
959 head
▼ 286 vs last sale 1,245▼ 84 vs year ago 1,043 · −8.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 131▲ 14 vs year ago 62 · +22.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 75▲ 7 vs year ago 11 · +63.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sold 100.00 to 150.00 higher, with feeder steers weighing over 400 lbs. 6.00 to 15.00 higher with spots as much as 35.00 higher, and feeder bulls weighing over 400 lbs. 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing up to 500 lbs. sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher with those weighing over 500 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Strong demand was noted for all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 11.00 lower with slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $371.19/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −22.54 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$371.19
51 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,007
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.49
vs TN average
−42.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541371.192,00751
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 sale51 hd
371.19
—
TN average16 barns · 866 hd
366.71
+4.49
National average188 barns · 26,809 hd
413.48
−42.29
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
−22.54
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—Average1,803190.463,43410
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,288152.041,95918
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,472151.752,23411
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,103142.911,57614

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)1,242$2,5203thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$2,3501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,345$2,0751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,0001thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310632.78/cwt590.00–650.001,9624
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy342550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8812
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added360690.00/cwt690.00–690.002,4841
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364600.00/cwt585.00–630.002,1845
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy406450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8274
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427492.02/cwt480.00–520.002,1017
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470489.47/cwt470.00–500.002,30112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added519467.72/cwt460.00–477.002,4277
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532443.39/cwt430.00–455.002,35917
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy543404.98/cwt400.00–410.002,1992
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added575432.03/cwt430.00–435.002,48410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579413.97/cwt395.00–420.002,39710
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added609422.01/cwt412.50–425.002,57016
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622327.50/cwt325.00–330.002,0374
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629395.47/cwt382.00–405.002,4887
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added665385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5607
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677357.11/cwt347.50–375.002,41824
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy677320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1662
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713342.99/cwt340.00–344.002,4464
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added726351.61/cwt348.00–360.002,55310
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy746320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3873
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added770354.16/cwt340.00–360.002,72791
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added820330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7061
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1888319.01/cwt318.00–320.002,8332
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Fleshy935300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8052
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,9101
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added976310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,0263
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Value Added1,000317.50/cwt317.50–317.503,1752
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324520.08/cwt475.00–550.001,68516
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4741
Heifers300–350Large 1338445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5047
Heifers300–350Small 1Full340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376446.82/cwt425.00–475.001,68018
Heifers350–400Small 1385380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added389486.84/cwt480.00–500.001,89410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added403455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8343
Heifers400–450Large 1423370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5653
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426429.75/cwt405.00–442.501,83118
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7381
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed470442.58/cwt440.00–445.002,0802
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474414.10/cwt390.00–436.001,96333
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy483360.13/cwt355.00–365.001,7392
Heifers450–500Large 1487350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7057
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy506405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0493
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527378.39/cwt360.00–395.001,99427
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8532
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1181
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy550330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8151
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567359.07/cwt340.00–375.002,03617
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612335.39/cwt325.00–345.002,05315
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added633355.71/cwt352.50–360.002,25225
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy656280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8373
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added675350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3632
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680319.94/cwt310.00–340.002,1765
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy713290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0683
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added778327.83/cwt314.00–331.002,55198
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added859298.71/cwt290.00–300.002,5668
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added990240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3764
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278677.88/cwt650.00–710.001,8854
Bulls300–350Small 1325495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6091
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330622.09/cwt570.00–660.002,0539
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1362580.10/cwt540.00–640.002,10014
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9833
Bulls400–450Small 1420450.20/cwt440.00–465.001,8913
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424501.88/cwt485.00–530.002,12825
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2441435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9183
Bulls450–500Small 1450400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8001
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478483.43/cwt470.00–510.002,31111
Bulls500–550Small 1Full500375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527428.61/cwt410.00–440.002,25917
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Full547400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1882
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571396.58/cwt380.00–425.002,26410
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618379.94/cwt375.00–385.002,3482
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658326.68/cwt320.00–330.002,1503
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3682
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,135176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,9981
Bulls——1,768187.99/cwt182.00–195.003,3246
Bulls——2,095200.23/cwt199.00–203.004,1953
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103142.91/cwt136.00–152.001,57614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285149.35/cwt144.50–155.001,91911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292159.13/cwt157.00–161.502,0566
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,8141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,472151.75/cwt145.00–159.502,23411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2422,519.60/head2,250.00–2,900.002,5203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751

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.