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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, May 21

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

611 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 650▼ 235 vs year ago 846 · −27.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

148 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 108▼ 7 vs year ago 155 · −4.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 22▲ 3 vs year ago 27 · +11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers and feeder steers weighing up to 600 lbs. 7.00 higher overall, with feeder steers weighing over 600 lbs. sharply higher, and feeder bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower overall. Regarding slaughter classes- breaker and lean cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher overall, with boning cows 1.00 higher, and bulls 7.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.99/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −115.80 against this barn's trailing median of $392.79.

Average price

$276.99

74 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.49

vs TN average

+0.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	276.99	1,502	74

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 sale74 hd

276.99

—

TN average11 barns · 542 hd

262.49

+14.49

National average166 barns · 13,212 hd

276.42

+0.57

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.79

−115.80

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

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.87, low $321.98, median $392.79 across 35 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,688	158.95	2,683	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	137.95	1,931	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	128.24	1,518	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	115.63	1,190	23

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,593	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$1,477	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue May 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 650Year ago 846

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 108Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 22Year ago 27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,008	125.00–135.00	128.40
15	—	1,065	109.00–123.00	114.85
3	—	882	94.00–101.00	98.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,448	144.00–150.00	146.25
2	—	1,085	116.00–121.00	118.63
21	—	1,416	128.00–143.00

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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, May 21

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

611 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 650▼ 235 vs year ago 846 · −27.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

148 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 108▼ 7 vs year ago 155 · −4.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 22▲ 3 vs year ago 27 · +11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.99/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −115.80 against this barn's trailing median of $392.79.

Average price

$276.99

74 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.49

vs TN average

+0.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	276.99	1,502	74

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 sale74 hd

276.99

—

TN average11 barns · 542 hd

262.49

+14.49

National average166 barns · 13,212 hd

276.42

+0.57

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.79

−115.80

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

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.87, low $321.98, median $392.79 across 35 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,688	158.95	2,683	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	137.95	1,931	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	128.24	1,518	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	115.63	1,190	23

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,593	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$1,477	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue May 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 650Year ago 846

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 108Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 22Year ago 27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,008	125.00–135.00	128.40
15	—	1,065	109.00–123.00	114.85
3	—	882	94.00–101.00	98.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,448	144.00–150.00	146.25
2	—	1,085	116.00–121.00	118.63
21	—	1,416	128.00–143.00

Every lot

72 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,030	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	357.24/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,215	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	339.48/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,293	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	329.00/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,385	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,458	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	306.09/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,573	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,699	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	290.81/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,666	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	298.53/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,866	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	285.01/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,904	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	257.49/cwt	252.50–273.00	1,905	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	831	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,911	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	328.93/cwt	320.00–345.00	921	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	309	326.08/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,008	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	306.85/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,126	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	379	335.07/cwt	333.00–345.00	1,270	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	407	328.73/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,338	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	298.27/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,286	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	275.73/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,326	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	289.00/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,480	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,067	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	352.32/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,170	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	337.19/cwt	323.00–355.00	1,264	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	311.94/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,313	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	301.90/cwt	289.00–315.00	1,434	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	287.10/cwt	275.00–301.00	1,536	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	275.27/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,564	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	255.66/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,567	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3-4	408	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	908	5
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3-4	482	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,070	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,143	144.25/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,649	2
Bulls	—	—	1,518	145.80/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,213	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	159.90/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,747	10
Bulls	—	—	1,971	170.48/cwt	168.00–173.00	3,360	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	98.27/cwt	94.00–101.00	867	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	128.40/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,294	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	114.85/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,223	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,085	118.63/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,287	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	125.56/cwt	116.00–134.00	1,460	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,331	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	141.30/cwt	136.00–151.50	1,789	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	137.42/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,946	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	146.25/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,118	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	765	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	1,362.90/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,363	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	1,476.85/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,477	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,170.00/head	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	1,593.17/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,593	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	2,070.00/head	2,070.00–2,070.00	2,070	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,862.50/head	1,675.00–2,050.00	1,863	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1

Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	110.00	110.00
9	—	1,266	136.00–151.50	141.30
37	—	1,163	116.00–134.00	125.56

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,718	155.00–165.00	159.90
4	—	1,971	168.00–173.00	170.48
2	—	1,518	144.00–148.00	145.80

Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	141.00–148.00	144.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	913	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,476.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,170.00	1,170.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,593.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	790	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	920	2,070.00	2,070.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,675.00–2,050.00	1,862.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	395.00	395.00
10	300–350	332	330.00–360.00	352.32
7	350–400	375	323.00–355.00	337.19
9	400–450	421	305.00–315.00	311.94
20	450–500	475	289.00–315.00	301.90
12	500–550	535	275.00–301.00	287.10
12	550–600	568	270.00–282.50	275.27
3	600–650	613	250.00–265.00	255.66
9	650–700	663	242.50–265.00	253.48
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00
2	800–850	828	200.00–204.00	202.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	320.00–345.00	328.93
9	300–350	309	310.00–340.00	326.08
8	350–400	367	295.00–312.50	306.85
30	400–450	431	290.00–312.50	298.27
31	450–500	481	267.50–290.00	275.73
29	500–550	521	265.00–285.00	276.36
18	550–600	574	255.00–272.50	264.02
2	600–650	610	247.50–250.00	248.75
6	700–750	718	215.00–237.00	227.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	379	333.00–345.00	335.07
13	400–450	407	327.50–332.50	328.73
3	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
13	500–550	512	287.50–290.00	289.00
14	550–600	573	282.50–284.50	283.81
3	650–700	667	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	222.50	222.50
5	450–500	482	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	290	355.00	355.00
2	300–350	340	340.00–375.00	357.24
7	350–400	381	330.00–345.00	339.48
11	400–450	421	315.00–335.00	329.00
2	450–500	463	315.00	315.00
23	500–550	514	295.00–310.00	306.09
9	550–600	573	290.00–297.00	290.81
7	600–650	625	297.50–300.00	298.53
4	650–700	668	284.00–288.00	285.01
4	700–750	740	252.50–273.00	257.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	535	317.50	317.50
6	800–850	831	230.00	230.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Slaughter Cattle

Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Slaughter Cattle

Every lot

This sale against other markets

Replacement Cattle

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