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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 7
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
915 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 947▲ 373 vs year ago 542 · +68.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 77▲ 43 vs year ago 50 · +86.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 63▼ 24 vs year ago 73 · −32.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold unevenly steady with feeder heifers 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold sharply higher with exception of those weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply lower and those weighing over 650 lbs. mostly steady. Regarding slaughter classes- bulls and breaker cows sold mostly steady, with boning cows 5.00 higher, and lean cows 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 $422.87/cwt on 108 head, up $1.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 34 of 34 comparable sales and sits +29.14 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$422.87
▲ 1.77 vs prior sale
108 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,359
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+10.28
vs TN average
−5.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558422.872,359108
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 sale108 hd
422.87
—
TN average16 barns · 808 hd
412.59
+10.28
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−5.49
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
+29.14
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—High1,750212.543,72010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,226192.462,36028
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,435188.152,70011
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,034162.391,67921

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)1,130$2,9502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,069$2,8776
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,218$2,7213thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,325$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$2,5873thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,153$2,5753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$2,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$2,2251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)858$2,5002thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,235$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$4,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,5884thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added320535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326606.23/cwt600.00–620.001,9763
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added350540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8902
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361565.15/cwt540.00–610.002,0409
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416533.26/cwt510.00–550.002,21812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475507.77/cwt500.00–530.002,4129
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added530530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,8092
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531456.23/cwt446.00–480.002,42313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575462.46/cwt460.00–465.002,6592
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added577480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,7704
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added607438.13/cwt437.50–440.002,6594
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2611398.74/cwt390.00–400.002,4368
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy620435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,6971
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683391.43/cwt387.50–400.002,6735
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added694411.21/cwt410.00–412.002,85420
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added729396.08/cwt395.00–396.502,8877
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added770378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,9112
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added821354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,9064
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added916342.50/cwt342.50–342.503,13756
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added963334.50/cwt334.50–334.503,22156
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310464.52/cwt450.00–480.001,4402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323536.19/cwt500.00–570.001,73212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363453.30/cwt450.00–460.001,6453
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378498.15/cwt480.00–530.001,88322
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added398495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9703
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418494.37/cwt470.00–520.002,06628
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy418453.35/cwt450.00–460.001,8953
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9321
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy460435.05/cwt430.00–440.002,0012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470471.55/cwt460.00–485.002,21621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2052
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added508455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,31110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523421.31/cwt400.00–447.502,20336
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1586418.59/cwt390.00–435.002,45362
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617374.00/cwt365.00–390.002,30815
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added626400.69/cwt399.00–405.002,5087
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added658375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,46813
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666356.63/cwt340.00–362.502,3754
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1737332.10/cwt325.00–339.002,4489
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added748342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,5626
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758335.02/cwt330.00–340.002,5392
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283663.24/cwt630.00–680.001,8773
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7101
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed295740.00/cwt740.00–740.002,1831
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323564.81/cwt560.00–570.001,8242
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327627.66/cwt580.00–660.002,05211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369550.32/cwt520.00–600.002,03121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430550.03/cwt520.00–570.002,36530
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440472.80/cwt470.00–485.002,0805
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477506.79/cwt480.00–540.002,41726
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1421
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524473.12/cwt440.00–495.002,4798
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1402
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3171
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568449.51/cwt430.00–465.002,55318
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2881
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618419.93/cwt400.00–450.002,59513
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671377.49/cwt370.00–385.002,5336
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724356.57/cwt350.00–370.002,58210
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4752
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3320415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3281
Dairy Steers550–600Small 4590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0651
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3-4703316.50/cwt316.50–316.502,2259
Dairy Steers750–800Small 4756240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8143
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3771316.50/cwt316.50–316.502,44013
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,662205.21/cwt200.00–210.003,4116
Bulls——1,883223.54/cwt219.00–226.004,2094
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021156.40/cwt154.00–158.001,5976
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039164.79/cwt160.00–174.001,71215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210185.50/cwt176.00–195.002,24518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256204.98/cwt196.00–219.002,57510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,401202.01/cwt200.00–205.002,8304
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,4651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455181.94/cwt178.00–187.002,6476
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2353,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28582,499.56/head2,450.00–2,550.002,5002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,575.00/head3,550.00–3,600.003,5752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3—3,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28202,517.48/head2,500.00–2,550.002,5173
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28451,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29102,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0702,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,575.14/head2,450.00–2,650.002,5753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1682,905.67/head2,850.00–2,950.002,9062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,918.49/head2,700.00–3,100.002,9182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2182,721.14/head2,450.00–2,850.002,7213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,3503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5753,875.00/head3,875.00–3,875.003,8751

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.