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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 26
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066
Feeder Cattle receipts
684 head
▼ 245 vs last sale 929▼ 182 vs year ago 866 · −21.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 211▼ 50 vs year ago 158 · −31.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 42▼ 41 vs year ago 64 · −64.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder classes measuring 3.00 to 5.00 higher overall, with slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher overall, and slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.21/cwt on 185 head.
Average price
$155.21
185 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$811
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.77
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524155.79817176
Medium and Large 2-3485143.786979thin
One grade step is worth $12.01/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale185 hd
155.21
—
TN average9 barns · 1,750 hd
146.43
+8.77
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,895115.492,18811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22583.321,02028
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49182.031,22314
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09276.0683111

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)1,095$1,0251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,0251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$7901thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—720129.00/cwt129.00–129.009291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—622143.07/cwt137.00–149.0089018
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—522178.93/cwt170.00–182.0093410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—742153.73/cwt152.00–160.001,1418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—573169.37/cwt162.00–177.509708
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—370179.73/cwt175.00–185.006652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—677139.70/cwt137.00–144.0094613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—427164.18/cwt159.00–168.0070129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—340184.93/cwt180.00–190.006292
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—390162.50/cwt162.50–162.506341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—384195.36/cwt191.00–200.007508
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—755154.31/cwt150.00–163.001,1653
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—670137.50/cwt137.50–137.509211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—566182.46/cwt181.00–184.001,0336
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—468172.64/cwt171.00–177.508085
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—622166.17/cwt160.00–177.001,03423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—539187.29/cwt186.00–189.001,0097
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—412181.45/cwt179.50–184.0074811
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—495167.00/cwt167.00–167.008271
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—427160.90/cwt157.50–165.006873
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—474183.72/cwt180.00–185.5087114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—432194.61/cwt192.50–195.008416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—525159.98/cwt155.00–163.008404
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—370185.00/cwt185.00–185.006851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—391190.00/cwt190.00–190.007433
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—624147.29/cwt142.00–155.009196
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—552167.00/cwt167.00–167.009222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—440186.00/cwt186.00–186.008181
Bulls——1,880113.48/cwt109.00–120.002,1339
Bulls——1,960124.52/cwt124.00–125.002,4412
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,29393.23/cwt90.00–96.001,2056
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20680.62/cwt76.00–88.5097222
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09276.06/cwt70.00–80.0083111
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49182.03/cwt76.00–88.001,22314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0951,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1901,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—845790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—711135.99/cwt133.00–137.009674
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—425175.13/cwt170.00–181.007447
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—469174.21/cwt170.00–179.0081715
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—717135.88/cwt132.00–143.009747
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—581155.54/cwt150.00–164.009045
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—769131.27/cwt129.00–133.501,0094
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—572146.80/cwt140.00–152.5084028
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—520159.34/cwt153.00–162.0082928
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—658140.57/cwt139.00–141.009257
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—310132.00/cwt132.00–132.004091
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—478146.02/cwt143.00–149.006982
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—540144.00/cwt144.00–144.007785
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—661162.66/cwt160.00–175.001,0758
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—388172.50/cwt172.50–172.506693
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—425171.00/cwt171.00–171.007278
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open—926120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—378159.36/cwt155.00–167.506026
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—468165.26/cwt160.00–170.0077336
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—875134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1731

How this sale compares

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.