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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 31
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
947 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 753▲ 414 vs year ago 533 · +77.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 98▲ 20 vs year ago 57 · +35.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 43▲ 40 vs year ago 23 · +173.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, non-preconditioned feeder steers sold sharply lower, with preconditioned ones sharply higher. Feeder heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady with exception of bulls weighing 450 to 600 lbs. sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 11.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $480.46/cwt on 100 head, down $2.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 34 comparable sales and sits +35.08 against this barn's trailing median of $445.38.
Average price
$480.46
▼ 2.67 vs prior sale
100 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,707
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$268
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$53.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.50
vs TN average
−2.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563482.072,71597
Medium and Large 2571428.332,4473thin
One grade step is worth $53.74/cwt here — about $268 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 sale100 hd
480.46
—
TN average13 barns · 545 hd
466.96
+13.50
National average169 barns · 10,003 hd
483.18
−2.72
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.38
+35.08
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
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—Average1,738213.453,70912
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,192189.972,26418
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,407185.532,6107thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,049168.651,76910

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)1,218$3,51017
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,565$3,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,146$2,7975
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,123$2,7752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,495$2,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,335$2,3501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)800$2,5002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)805$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,9083thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$3,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$3,1003thin

Every lot

104 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 Added295740.00/cwt740.00–740.002,1831
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy316550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7383
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330617.12/cwt600.00–630.002,0364
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365664.59/cwt640.00–700.002,4264
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371569.64/cwt550.00–600.002,1138
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418545.03/cwt520.00–560.002,2784
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added419575.94/cwt570.00–580.002,4135
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0581
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462491.86/cwt480.00–510.002,27213
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469465.02/cwt460.00–470.002,1814
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added481537.33/cwt520.00–550.002,58511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy482443.22/cwt440.00–450.002,1363
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added506532.32/cwt530.00–560.002,69422
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy517450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3275
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526485.63/cwt470.00–500.002,55410
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3851
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576446.20/cwt435.00–455.002,5708
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2592417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,4722
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added597468.73/cwt467.50–500.002,79852
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added603472.00/cwt472.00–472.002,84612
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4491
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6781
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5351
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added676411.01/cwt400.00–440.002,77820
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added707410.14/cwt396.00–412.502,90036
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added788360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,8376
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1788345.02/cwt340.00–350.002,7192
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added815337.47/cwt333.00–350.002,7507
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added900333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,99729
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,9601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added250630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,5751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fleshy263500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3153
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280590.18/cwt580.00–600.001,6532
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5342
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323521.16/cwt500.00–560.001,6836
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy369457.49/cwt455.00–460.001,6884
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373468.72/cwt465.00–470.001,7484
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1386489.32/cwt475.00–520.001,88923
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419449.92/cwt440.00–455.001,8855
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431479.30/cwt460.00–500.002,06638
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy447445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9892
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added468482.15/cwt477.50–500.002,25616
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9741
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479447.26/cwt430.00–470.002,14214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added480440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1121
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy489422.01/cwt420.00–422.502,0645
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added517447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,31418
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524421.13/cwt405.00–435.002,20714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570400.41/cwt380.00–420.002,28223
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added602387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,3334
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615368.06/cwt360.00–380.002,26411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1122
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2281
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added685365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5001
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added716354.78/cwt354.00–355.002,54014
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3842
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added797337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,6907
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280618.85/cwt600.00–670.001,7335
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed313710.00/cwt710.00–710.002,2223
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326634.84/cwt590.00–680.002,07010
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed361655.05/cwt650.00–670.002,3654
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375584.77/cwt550.00–630.002,19319
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9571
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9723
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2408477.45/cwt475.00–480.001,9482
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,3371
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421517.27/cwt500.00–560.002,17826
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy433480.97/cwt480.00–485.002,0835
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475480.02/cwt467.50–495.002,28031
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy476452.47/cwt440.00–460.002,1544
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2032
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523436.47/cwt400.00–467.502,28336
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572418.35/cwt400.00–435.002,39314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585388.72/cwt387.50–390.002,2744
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2803
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613403.19/cwt395.00–425.002,47210
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669380.91/cwt365.00–405.002,5486
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720360.10/cwt350.00–365.002,5933
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,125205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,3061
Bulls——1,669208.63/cwt201.00–215.003,4827
Bulls——2,011224.01/cwt220.00–228.004,5054
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%980154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,5091
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045168.32/cwt166.00–172.001,7597
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098177.13/cwt176.00–178.001,9452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150180.88/cwt172.00–190.002,08010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244201.34/cwt197.00–209.002,5058
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383194.50/cwt194.00–195.002,6902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,416181.94/cwt173.00–190.002,5765
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29402,495.74/head2,400.00–2,600.002,4962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2183,510.34/head2,750.00–4,200.003,51017
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2832,998.57/head2,750.00–3,350.002,9993
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3902,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4952,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5653,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,062.50/head3,600.00–4,525.004,0632
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—3,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003

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.
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