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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, May 19
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
560 head
▼ 428 vs last sale 988▼ 278 vs year ago 838 · −33.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 75▼ 80 vs year ago 150 · −53.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 53▼ 6 vs year ago 54 · −11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, and based on a lighter test this week, feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower with exception of feeder bulls weighing up to 400 lbs. sharply higher, and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Lower-quality offerings and discounts for excessive flesh were noted for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower with slaughter bulls 9.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $416.44/cwt on 36 head, up $3.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 34 comparable sales and sits +22.72 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$416.44
▲ 3.83 vs prior sale
36 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,275
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$51.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.58
vs TN average
−1.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546419.322,28934
Medium and Large 2553367.502,0302thin
One grade step is worth $51.82/cwt here — about $259 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 sale36 hd
416.44
—
TN average14 barns · 600 hd
417.02
−0.58
National average175 barns · 12,602 hd
418.26
−1.82
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
+22.72
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—Average1,689227.783,84615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,472180.352,65510
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210178.212,15716
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,044160.881,6804thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,355$2,9142thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,093$2,8122thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,181$2,7085
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$2,6852thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,147$2,5754thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$2,3934thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$2,1832thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)835$2,5501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,220$3,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$4,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$4,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,9501thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8261
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added355606.58/cwt600.00–620.002,1533
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386537.28/cwt520.00–570.002,0744
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424544.96/cwt520.00–580.002,3117
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468512.95/cwt500.00–520.002,4013
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy472465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1952
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added475528.83/cwt525.00–545.002,5125
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full495450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2281
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added500517.50/cwt517.50–517.502,5882
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529502.11/cwt495.00–505.002,6565
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545459.04/cwt450.00–472.502,5025
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1592438.36/cwt431.00–460.002,5959
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622426.45/cwt420.00–440.002,6538
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added666421.86/cwt420.00–422.502,8104
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,6831
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,7341
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added815355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,8931
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975313.00/cwt313.00–313.003,0522
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281549.86/cwt530.00–560.001,5454
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added320560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,7921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328516.24/cwt485.00–540.001,6939
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy340470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5981
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full355470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6691
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360499.21/cwt490.00–515.001,7977
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378448.00/cwt420.00–465.001,6933
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7861
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added397490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9452
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415464.93/cwt450.00–495.001,92919
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy423432.49/cwt430.00–435.001,8292
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9141
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8831
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470438.21/cwt420.00–465.002,06028
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added474484.10/cwt470.00–500.002,29513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added507435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2054
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8871
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523424.70/cwt419.00–430.002,22110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565412.63/cwt385.00–425.002,33119
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added570430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1721
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added606398.12/cwt397.50–400.002,4134
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added635380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4133
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1643380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4433
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added665375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4941
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4141
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added700355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4853
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730334.99/cwt325.00–345.002,4456
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,7631
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,4791
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272672.57/cwt640.00–710.001,8295
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327593.45/cwt545.00–650.001,94111
Bulls300–350Small 1340470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5981
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9062
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1387540.63/cwt520.00–590.002,0929
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422515.74/cwt500.00–550.002,1769
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2436462.46/cwt460.00–470.002,0164
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471492.55/cwt480.00–500.002,3204
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy500420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526449.84/cwt435.00–470.002,36621
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578426.00/cwt415.00–470.002,46212
Bulls550–600Small 1585375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1941
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,4252
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614413.34/cwt405.00–420.002,53815
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4641
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy655350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2931
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667376.60/cwt370.00–380.002,5123
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4151
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768322.56/cwt320.00–325.002,4772
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6041
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6543
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,550240.07/cwt239.00–241.003,7212
Bulls——1,710225.89/cwt213.00–235.003,86313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,5381
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,057163.50/cwt159.00–169.001,7283
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,065158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198177.76/cwt171.00–186.002,13013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,363191.23/cwt188.00–194.002,6062
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,439177.72/cwt170.50–187.002,5579
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,770204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,6111
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2203,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29352,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0932,811.67/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1552,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1882,822.16/head2,600.00–3,050.002,8224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,393.01/head2,175.00–2,750.002,3934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,182.78/head1,950.00–2,375.002,1832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2172,716.78/head2,500.00–2,850.002,7173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,684.85/head2,575.00–2,800.002,6852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3552,914.30/head2,875.00–2,950.002,9142
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—2,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28352,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.