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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, May 10

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← May 3May 10May 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

743 head

▼ 307 vs last sale 1,050▲ 307 vs year ago 436 · +70.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 126▲ 52 vs year ago 94 · +55.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 21▼ 33 vs year ago 48 · −68.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 4.00 higher, with feeder heifers 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 6.00 higher overall with slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.03/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$179.03

216 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.29

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	584	179.03	1,045	216

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale216 hd

179.03

—

TN average10 barns · 1,875 hd

169.74

+9.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,750	113.32	1,983	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	88.81	1,043	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	83.98	1,247	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	77.45	807	22

Every lot

62 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	521	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	190.71/cwt	187.00–192.00	729	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	193.74/cwt	185.00–202.50	829	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	183.79/cwt	180.00–188.00	879	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	193.75/cwt	193.75–193.75	978	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	179.65/cwt	179.00–182.50	932	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue May 10, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 743Last week 1,050Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 126Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	150.00–167.00	156.50
5	—	428	185.00–202.50	193.74
1	—	345	195.00	195.00
9	—	715	146.50	146.50
4	—	382	187.00–192.00	190.71
1	—	1,125	124.00	124.00
7	—	519	179.00–182.50	179.65
2	—	267	195.00	195.00
8	—	478	180.00–188.00	183.79
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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, May 10

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← May 3May 10May 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

743 head

▼ 307 vs last sale 1,050▲ 307 vs year ago 436 · +70.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 126▲ 52 vs year ago 94 · +55.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 21▼ 33 vs year ago 48 · −68.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.03/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$179.03

216 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.29

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	584	179.03	1,045	216

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale216 hd

179.03

—

TN average10 barns · 1,875 hd

169.74

+9.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,750	113.32	1,983	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	88.81	1,043	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	83.98	1,247	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	77.45	807	22

Every lot

62 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	521	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	190.71/cwt	187.00–192.00	729	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	193.74/cwt	185.00–202.50	829	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	183.79/cwt	180.00–188.00	879	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	193.75/cwt	193.75–193.75	978	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	179.65/cwt	179.00–182.50	932	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue May 10, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 743Last week 1,050Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 126Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	150.00–167.00	156.50
5	—	428	185.00–202.50	193.74
1	—	345	195.00	195.00
9	—	715	146.50	146.50
4	—	382	187.00–192.00	190.71
1	—	1,125	124.00	124.00
7	—	519	179.00–182.50	179.65
2	—	267	195.00	195.00
8	—	478	180.00–188.00	183.79
3

Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	165.33/cwt	160.00–171.00	549	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	373	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	623	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	161.31/cwt	160.00–165.00	605	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	163.14/cwt	157.50–166.00	687	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	730	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	467	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	166.46/cwt	165.00–167.50	787	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	160.64/cwt	154.00–164.00	768	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	160.55/cwt	158.00–163.00	819	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	150.83/cwt	148.00–154.00	787	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	145.26/cwt	143.00–150.00	832	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	927	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	141.40/cwt	137.00–144.00	884	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	138.71/cwt	137.00–141.00	929	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	142.62/cwt	141.50–144.00	1,011	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	128.44/cwt	125.00–129.00	941	7

Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	187.51/cwt	180.00–197.50	600	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	183.33/cwt	177.50–196.00	708	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	173.60/cwt	170.00–180.00	736	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	177.23/cwt	170.00–182.00	826	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	486	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	787	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	490	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	916	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	168.83/cwt	160.00–176.00	886	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	158.66/cwt	152.50–168.00	888	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	150.93/cwt	145.00–158.00	928	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	136.46/cwt	131.00–143.00	931	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	129.19/cwt	127.50–131.00	946	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	116.34/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,001	3

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,737	111.99/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,945	21
Bulls	—	—	1,843	122.66/cwt	121.00–124.00	2,261	3

Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	76.06/cwt	70.00–82.00	785	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	86.26/cwt	84.00–89.00	951	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	85.44/cwt	78.00–90.50	962	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	96.67/cwt	92.50–102.00	1,245	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	81.85/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,188	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,614	92.09/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,486	5

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	910	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,189	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,783	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,588	1

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	—	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	578	187.25	187.25
27	—	505	193.75	193.75
15	—	641	171.00–173.00	171.13
21	—	729	153.50–155.25	154.40
1	—	765	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	432	169.00	169.00
34	—	709	141.50–144.00	142.62
2	—	510	158.00–163.00	160.55
11	—	473	165.00–167.50	166.46
4	—	373	167.00	167.00
10	—	618	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	670	137.00–141.00	138.71
20	—	625	137.00–144.00	141.40
4	—	332	160.00–171.00	165.33
7	—	733	125.00–129.00	128.44
37	—	478	154.00–164.00	160.64
6	—	375	160.00–165.00	161.31
13	—	522	148.00–154.00	150.83
17	—	573	143.00–150.00	145.26
22	—	421	157.50–166.00	163.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	127.50–131.00	129.19
3	—	860	114.00–119.00	116.34
10	—	525	160.00–176.00	168.83
12	—	615	145.00–158.00	150.93
6	—	386	177.50–196.00	183.33
23	—	466	170.00–182.00	177.23
4	—	320	180.00–197.50	187.51
6	—	682	131.00–143.00	136.46
9	—	424	170.00–180.00	173.60
9	—	560	152.50–168.00	158.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	486	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	187.00	187.00
1	—	520	180.00	180.00
1	—	665	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,451	77.00–87.00	81.85
5	—	1,614	90.00–95.50	92.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,126	78.00–90.50	85.44
9	—	1,288	92.50–102.00	96.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	84.00–89.00	86.26
19	—	1,032	70.00–82.00	76.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,843	121.00–124.00	122.66
21	—	1,737	106.00–117.00	111.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,340.00	1,340.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	920.00	920.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	790.00	790.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	950.00	950.00