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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, May 26
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
453 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 560▼ 109 vs year ago 562 · −19.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 70▲ 23 vs year ago 62 · +37.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 48▲ 54 vs year ago 34 · +158.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers weighing up to 600 lbs. sold sharply lower with those weighing over 600 lbs. mostly steady. Feeder bulls weighing up to 550 lbs. sold unevenly steady with those weighing over 550 lbs. sharply lower. No market trends could be established for feeder steers due to limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted. Lower-quality feeder offerings was noted along with significant discounts on feeders carrying excess flesh. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 11.00 higher with strong demand noted, and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.15/cwt on 38 head, down $18.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 34 comparable sales and sits +4.42 against this barn's trailing median of $393.73.
Average price
$398.15
▼ 18.30 vs prior sale
38 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,155
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−3.05
vs TN average
−9.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541398.152,15538
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 sale38 hd
398.15
—
TN average13 barns · 413 hd
401.20
−3.05
National average128 barns · 4,974 hd
407.44
−9.29
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.73
+4.42
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—High1,770231.364,09613
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,227192.032,35626
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,392190.332,65012
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,049168.711,76910

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)1,318$3,5844thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,217$3,2179
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,267$2,9683thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$2,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$2,8843thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$2,3382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)940$2,2751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$3,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,113$3,1272thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)895$3,1001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)943$3,0495
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)788$2,6426
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)799$2,5634thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,138$2,6932thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$4,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,8752thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added305635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,9372
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,9531
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385527.50/cwt525.00–530.002,0312
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added391578.30/cwt565.00–580.002,2618
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414542.78/cwt520.00–575.002,2476
Steers400–450Small 1440472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,0792
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459542.28/cwt500.00–570.002,4894
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1151
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy472461.57/cwt455.00–465.002,1793
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508474.98/cwt435.00–485.002,41329
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1841
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,6276
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565405.63/cwt400.00–407.502,2924
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568437.27/cwt422.50–440.002,48412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627409.86/cwt395.00–420.002,5709
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668381.97/cwt370.00–400.002,5527
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720341.08/cwt325.00–355.002,4564
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763347.61/cwt344.00–350.002,6525
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8141
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1878332.45/cwt325.00–335.002,9194
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920320.03/cwt315.00–325.002,9442
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2930310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,8831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5374
Heifers300–350Small 1335430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4411
Heifers350–400Small 1350390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3652
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,9356
Heifers350–400Small 1Value Added380430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6341
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384454.10/cwt440.00–465.001,7449
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428441.93/cwt420.00–460.001,89115
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6771
Heifers400–450Small 1438401.06/cwt390.00–412.501,7572
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471421.73/cwt410.00–431.001,98630
Heifers450–500Small 1490390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added502425.30/cwt420.00–427.502,1358
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518409.27/cwt400.00–415.002,1207
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy532385.15/cwt380.00–387.502,0496
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569391.17/cwt380.00–401.002,22614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590358.33/cwt355.00–365.002,1143
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609379.37/cwt375.00–387.002,3106
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy628360.98/cwt350.00–367.502,2673
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663353.46/cwt347.50–357.502,3435
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1781
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729331.02/cwt330.00–335.002,4135
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy730310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1782330.02/cwt325.00–335.002,5817
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added826317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,6237
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4901
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1872318.25/cwt305.00–330.002,7753
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2Value Added879284.03/cwt280.00–285.002,4975
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223667.46/cwt640.00–680.001,4883
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270685.43/cwt650.00–740.001,8513
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,8811
Bulls300–350Small 1335490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6421
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370537.18/cwt500.00–580.001,9886
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7861
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416522.78/cwt515.00–540.002,1754
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy420463.25/cwt460.00–470.001,9463
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469481.29/cwt475.00–490.002,25711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy482455.74/cwt450.00–457.502,1977
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy523408.76/cwt400.00–420.002,1384
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524450.01/cwt440.00–460.002,3587
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571419.09/cwt400.00–440.002,3936
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618386.58/cwt380.00–390.002,3893
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2051
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
Bulls650–700Small 1655325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1291
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660360.08/cwt350.00–370.002,3772
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2941
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1722330.29/cwt320.00–347.502,3853
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2502
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,744221.67/cwt213.00–229.003,8667
Bulls——1,801242.66/cwt240.00–247.004,3706
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%905154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3941
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050169.01/cwt165.00–173.001,7758
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,1361
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190185.29/cwt178.00–194.002,20517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,296204.76/cwt198.00–212.002,6549
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,328200.04/cwt199.00–201.002,6572
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405188.39/cwt183.00–196.002,64710
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1382,693.08/head2,500.00–2,850.002,6932
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29402,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0932,884.45/head2,850.00–2,950.002,8843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1101,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2173,216.53/head2,950.00–3,550.003,2179
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2672,967.76/head2,600.00–3,450.002,9683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3183,584.30/head2,900.00–4,250.003,5844
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27302,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-37932,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7005
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-38202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28252,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28953,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29433,048.86/head2,900.00–3,100.003,0495
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1133,126.85/head2,750.00–3,400.003,1272
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1253,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2—3,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501

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.