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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 28
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
853 head
▲ 245 vs last sale 608▼ 112 vs year ago 965 · −11.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 103▲ 61 vs year ago 46 · +132.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 32▲ 33 vs year ago 18 · +183.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold unevenly steady, with feeder heifers 4.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder bulls 4.00 higher. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and boning cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower with lean cows and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $410.40/cwt on 75 head, down $11.74 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −34.99 against this barn's trailing median of $445.38.
Average price
$410.40
▼ 11.74 vs prior sale
75 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,344
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+16.91
vs TN average
+11.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1571410.402,34475
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 sale75 hd
410.40
—
TN average13 barns · 293 hd
393.49
+16.91
National average142 barns · 3,877 hd
399.29
+11.11
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.38
−34.99
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—High1,558226.423,52728
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,169182.582,13417
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,385179.382,48515
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,129167.011,88515

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)1,234$3,9074thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,227$3,0203thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,420$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,259$2,9454thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$2,7413thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,179$2,5404thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,048$2,3752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$2,2502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$2,0992thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)950$2,6001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,485$3,5001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,075$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$4,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$3,8501thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added280600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6801
Steers300–350Small 1345435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4701
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385510.00/cwt480.00–540.001,9642
Steers400–450Small 1Value Added400450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431496.84/cwt480.00–510.002,14119
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy436450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9624
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added437465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0322
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474414.69/cwt400.00–455.001,96616
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520376.47/cwt370.00–390.001,9583
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added528440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3236
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535419.70/cwt415.00–430.002,2459
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562397.26/cwt390.00–402.502,23313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy582350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0376
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added592420.23/cwt407.50–423.002,48838
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added617393.66/cwt390.00–402.502,4297
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2231
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1641375.70/cwt375.00–387.502,40817
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,5429
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added694383.50/cwt383.50–383.502,66175
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added733358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,6249
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,5141
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added775340.80/cwt337.50–342.502,6413
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added849337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,86152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1238509.68/cwt480.00–540.001,2132
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3231
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added315510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,6071
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327450.01/cwt440.00–470.001,4727
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371402.46/cwt400.00–410.001,4934
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376430.22/cwt420.00–450.001,61822
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8681
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418411.45/cwt395.00–427.501,72031
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added460410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8864
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465396.04/cwt380.00–405.001,84229
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy476370.50/cwt370.00–371.001,7644
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7502
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523377.59/cwt360.00–387.501,97545
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573348.54/cwt340.00–357.501,99716
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added594374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,22257
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611337.75/cwt332.50–339.002,06419
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy697307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,1432
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720306.20/cwt302.50–310.002,2052
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy720285.07/cwt280.00–290.002,0532
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added779301.20/cwt300.00–305.002,3464
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,4951
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278596.11/cwt590.00–610.001,6573
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324507.39/cwt490.00–540.001,6445
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy327451.68/cwt450.00–455.001,4773
Bulls300–350Small 1340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4282
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2352420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4784
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374475.82/cwt450.00–515.001,7809
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419461.74/cwt445.00–490.001,93512
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7815
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy428423.39/cwt420.00–430.001,8123
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1488390.10/cwt380.00–420.001,90417
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8902
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528388.89/cwt370.00–405.002,0539
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy563355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9992
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565381.52/cwt372.50–395.002,15613
Bulls550–600Small 1590340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy613326.52/cwt320.00–330.002,0023
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623363.87/cwt360.00–368.002,2676
Bulls650–700Small 1660270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7821
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670324.14/cwt310.00–342.502,17213
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0851
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1745300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2351
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880287.50/cwt285.00–290.002,5302
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,030202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,0811
Bulls——1,519226.81/cwt217.00–236.003,44523
Bulls——1,590243.00/cwt243.00–243.003,8642
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,235217.52/cwt216.00–219.004,8622
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054157.61/cwt155.00–159.501,6614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,124180.09/cwt170.00–190.002,02414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,156170.43/cwt163.00–177.001,97011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,285159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,0431
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365197.04/cwt193.50–201.002,6902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,378194.20/cwt193.50–195.002,6763
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,397178.14/cwt170.00–186.502,48912
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0753,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4853,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39252,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,099.03/head2,050.00–2,150.002,0992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1792,539.53/head2,125.00–2,800.002,5404
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,740.90/head2,050.00–3,450.002,7413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1932,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2273,020.38/head2,750.00–3,450.003,0203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2343,906.53/head3,500.00–4,300.003,9074
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2592,945.23/head2,500.00–3,250.002,9454
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 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—3,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.